GSA 2008 Conference:
The Nation in the Global Era:
Nationalism and Globalization in Conflict and Transition
Pace University, New York City, New York
June 6-8, 2008
NOW AVAILABLE!
Alternative Globalizations contains papers from the fifth annual conference of the Global Studies Association of North America (GSA/NA), held at DePaul University in Chicago in May 2006.
The special focus of the 2006 conference was alternative developmental paths emerging mainly in global South. A number of papers examine changes occurring in Latin America, particulary in Venezuela, Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil.
Highlights are from keynote speakers and well-known Latin American specialists Mark Weisbrot, Fred Rosen and Graciela Monteagudo.
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MORE UPCOMING CONFERENCES
The World and Business:
Responsibilities, Obligations and Profit
Carthage College, October 17-18, 2008
Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
GLOBAL STUDIES PROGRAMS: Hamline University, Minnesota
One hundred fifty-three years ago, Methodist pioneers founded Hamline University as the first institution of higher education in the state. Today, Hamline is a high-quality, nationally ranked, comprehensive university with more than 4,000 students in its undergraduate college, law school, and graduate schools.
The Global Studies Program provides a sound general education, grounded in an interdisciplinary approach, for students interested in the complex political, cultural, social, biological, and economic connections and interrelationships that exist among peoples of the world. Through its focus on global issues as they play out in varied local settings (both domestic and international), the major seeks to overcome provincialism and to further the college’s mission of preparing compassionate citizens of the world.The program provides background for graduate study, professional studies, and careers in the public and private sectors wherever there is a need for international and intercultural expertise.
Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Hamline is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and offers courses and degree programs in Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
Visit the Global Studies Program at Hamline University website now for more information!
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New Books:
Global Capitalism Unbound
Edited by Eva Paus
Economic Development, Education and Transnational Corporations
by Mark Hanson
Education in Globalization
by Paul Mocombe
The Political Economy of U.S. Militarism
by Ismael Hossein-Zadeh
The Dialectics of Globalization: Economic and Political Conflict in a Transnational World
by Jerry Harris
America Transformed: Globalization, Inequality, and Power
by Gary Hytrek and Kristine Zentgraf
