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CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT 

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The Politics of Globalization/s

Thursday 5 November to Saturday 7 November 1998

Cornell University, Ithaca NY

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Bringing together academics, practitioners and local activists, this
conference aims to engage the Cornell and Ithaca communities in debates
about globalization/s. Recent developments, such as the establishment of
the World Trade Organization and related attempts to further
institutionalize the 'free market' and harmonize macroeconomic policies
across countries, in addition to growing resistances to and anxieties
about globalization/s, provide compelling entry points for discussion.
Within this context, we are committed to facilitating integrated and
reflexive explorations and analyses of globalization/s. Thus, this
conference also seeks to engage a variety of disciplines and perspectives 

in dialogues regarding globalization/s. The conference is
<bold>free</bold> and open to all. 


 THURSDAY November 5

3pm STUDENT ACTIVIST WORKSHOP, Uris G-08. 

(Contact iwb1@xxxxxxxxxxx for more details)

6pm LOCAL ACTIVIST WORKSHOP, Telluride House 

(contact ccg6@xxxxxxxxxxx for more details)


FRIDAY, November  6

Warren Hall 401 

9.30 Global/Regional Implications of the Asian Crisis

REGIONAL OR GLOBAL CRISIS?

Mitchell Bernard Political Science, York University

THE INTERNATIONAL ORIGINS OF THE ASIAN CRISIS

Jonathan Kirshner Government, Cornell University

FROM MIRACLE TO MELTDOWN: DYNAMICS AND IMPLICATIONS OF THE EAST ASIAN
CRISIS

Giovanni Arrighi Sociology, The Johns Hopkins University

11.00. Morning Tea

11.30       ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS-

THE MOVIE:  VILLAINS, VICTIMS, AND SUPPORTING CAST

Keynote Speaker: Walden Bello

Professor of Sociology, University of the Philippines/Focus on the Global
South,  Chulalongkorn University

12.30.  Lunch

1.30 The Project of Globalization

GLOBALIZATION: TREND OR PROJECT?

Philip McMichael Rural Sociology, Cornell University

MANAGING THE WORLD

Sue Roberts Geography, University of Kentucky

GLOBALIZATION, NATION STATES 

AND THE SCOPE FOR COLLECTIVE ACTION

Manfred Bienefeld Public Administration, Carleton University

3.00. Afternoon Tea

3.30 Labor in the Global Economy

REVITALIZING LABOR IN TODAY'S WORLD MARKET

Lowell Turner Industrial & Labor Relations, Cornell University

AMERICAN SWEATSHOPS IN GLOBAL CONTEXT

Bob Ross Sociology, Clark University

MIGRANT CAPITAL: ONE CORPORATION'S UNREQUITED SEARCH FOR CHEAP LABOR

Jeff Cowie Industrial & Labor Relations, Cornell University



SATURDAY, November 7

Warren Hall 401

10.00 Globalization and Governance

GLOBALIZATION AND THE NEW SOVEREIGNTY

Ronen Palan Political Science, Sussex University

THE LIMITS TO GLOBAL CONVERGENCE 

IN LABOR MARKET PRACTICES

Susan Christopherson City & Regional Planning, Cornell

GLOBALIZATION IN CRISIS: 

BRINGING THE STATE BACK IN?

Leo Panitch Political Science, York University

11.30. Lunch and Roundtables. Topics TBA.


1.00  Globalizations and Reconfigured Knowledges

KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION AND /OR RECONSTRUCTION IN/FOR A 'GLOBALIZING'
WORLD

Davydd Greenwood  Anthropology, Cornell University

CINEMA AND THE GLOBAL CITY: A LOOK AT CONTEMPORARY BOMBAY CINEMA

Ranjani Mazumdar  New York University

CULTURAL IDENTITY AS POLITICAL IDEOLOGY IN THE NEOLIBERAL STATE: THE
GLOBAL CONNECTION

Terry Turner  Anthropology, Cornell University


2.30. Afternoon Tea


3.00 Globalization Politics

AROUND THE WORLD, PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS' MOVEMENTS TAKE ON GLOBALIZATION

Lori Wallach Director, Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch

AFRICA AND GLOBALIZATION

Muna Ndulo Law School, Cornell University

GLOBALIZATION AND THE NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE

Denis Benn Public Policy, University of the West Indies


4.30 Concluding Session


The Conference is sponsored by Cornell International Political Economy
Program, with International Studies in Planning, Southeast Asian Area
Program, Institute for European Studies, School of Industrial and Labor
Relations, University Lectures Committee