"Navigating Globalization: Stability, Fluidity, and Friction" Interdisciplinary Conference Globalization Programme, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Trondheim (Norway) 4-6 August 2005
The Globalization Program at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), has the pleasure of inviting you to participate in this international conference on globalization. We invite researchers and doctoral fellows to present papers on finished and ongoing work about globalization and its manifestations. Globalization is the inescapable force that propels events of the 21st century. Our conference seeks to make fresh contributions to the debate over globalization's consequences, as described by the three overarching themes in our conference title. Stability reflects the ability of cultures, languages, the environment, nation states and global institutions to maintain equilibrium in the face of globalization. Friction results from the tensions and ethical dilemmas inherent in the push and pull of globalizations far-reaching effects. Fluidity describes globalization's most visible outcomes: the movement and changes in individuals and information, goods and services, and culture, arts, and religion. We are most interested in the broad, interdisciplinary aspects of globalizations challenges and benefits. Our speakers and conference sessions will explore both the positive value inherent in globalizations manifestations as well as the difficulties posed by such a dominant phenomenon. The conference committee welcomes papers, session proposals and poster sessions that address the breadth and depth of current, cutting-edge globalization research. Of particular interest is research that addresses globalization, development and conflict; globalization, regionalization and the nation-state; businesses, the workplace and the global economy; media and culture in the global age; mobility; and ethics, morality and religion. The conference committee is committed to offering a forum for a range of views and opinions and is particularly interested in papers and sessions that address the themes as outlined in the conferences name: Stability, or the ability of nation states and global institutions to cope with the myriad forces of globalization; Friction, or the tensions and ethical dilemmas inherent in the push and pull of globalization's far-reaching effects; and, Fluidity, or the movement and changes in individuals and information, culture, art and religion and goods and services, that are among globalization's most visible outcomes. Particularly welcome are papers and sessions that highlight collaborative and interdisciplinary work and bring together scholars in a wide range of fields, including, but not limited to, anthropology, history, geography, economics, environmental science, political science, philosophy, religion, sociology, literary theory, technology, information technology, and new media. In addition, the committee seeks topics that have not been addressed in recent conferences or areas that have traditionally been underrepresented. Paper and session proposals may be made to the e-mail address shown below. Deadlines: January 15, 2005: Deadline for abstracts and session proposals May 15, 2005: Final deadline for papers July 1, 2005: Late registration fee applies Featured speakers are Gayatri Spivak, Roland Robertson, Barry Gills, Victoria de Grazia, Jagdish Bhagwati, and Amit Bhaduri. Contact: NTNU Globalization Programme NTNU Dragvoll NO-7491 Trondheim Norway Telefax: +47 73 59 10 30 Telephone: +47 73 59 80 17 email: [email protected] web: www.ntnu.no/global/ _________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org/ Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://agd.polylog.org/cal/
