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GLOBALIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS
Registration is now open for the international conference on Globalization and its Discontents to be held at Simon Fraser University's Harbour Centre campus in Vancouver on July 23 and 24 1998.
REGISTRATION DETAILS AND THE PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE PROGRAMME CAN BE ACCESSED ON THE CONFERENCE WEB PAGE:
http://www.sfu.ca/politics/globe98.html
or by fax to Sherry Lloyd in the Department of Political Science at Simon Fraser University: Fax: 604-291-4786.
The conference features over 50 papers or presentations on various aspects of globalization.
Major themes include:
~ Globalization: Concepts and Challenges ~ Globalization and Restructuring ~ Democracy, Legitimacy and Globalization ~ Globalization and the Internationalization of Politics ~ Responses to Globalization
Workshop Sessions includes papers on: ~ migrant labour and immigration ~ environmental issues ~ developing countries ~ international cities ~ international finance and nation-state capacity ~ labour, business, and social movements ~ Canadian-American issues under NAFTA ~ the Asian crisis ~ politics and globalization in Canada, Australia, Latin America, Japan, Philippines, eastern Europe ~ agriculture, forestry, and mining in the global era ~ human rights and the welfare state
Speakers and presenters include: Gary Teeple, Michelle Swenarchuk, Claire Cutler, Hugo Radice, James Goodman, Isabella Bakker, George Hoberg, Marjorie Griffin Cohen, Michael Prince, Gerardo Otero, Laurel Ritchie, John Wiseman
Full details: http://www.sfu.ca/politics/globe98.html
__________________________________________________________ Michael Howlett, Associate Professor Department of Political Science, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, V5A 1S6 Phone (604) 291-3082 Fax (604) 291-4786 __________________________________________________________
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