Cosmopolis Conference

Dear WSNetters,

Here comes an invitation to a seminar at the University of
Helsinki, on themes related to the future of the world-system. Please
distribute it to potentially interested friends/colleagues/lists. 

With Best Greetings,

teivo

teivo.teivainen@helsinki.fi

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COSMOPOLIS: DEMOCRATIZING GLOBAL ECONOMY AND CULTURE

An International Interdisciplinary Conference
Friday 2 - Saturday 3 June 2000, University of Helsinki, Finland


Globalisation has given rise to new critical explorations of
cosmopolitanism. In particular, in a world led by the neoliberal,
globalising revolt of the elites, is it possible to demoratise global
economy and culture? How does the universalistic counterproject of
cosmopolitan democracy look from the point of view of other cultures and
civilisations? What is the role of nationalism, new technologies and
megalopolises in the visions of global democratisation? 

The Conference will bring together leading social theorists and innovatiove
political activists. Keynote speakers include Ulrich Beck, Johan Galtung
and R.B.J.Walker. It will lead to academic publications, including a
special issue of Theory, Culture & Society, and initiate a "traveling
seminar", which will organise future events with both and academic and
practical political intent.

Deadline for workshop proposals: 28 February 2000

Deadline for paper proposals: 15 March 2000.

Conference fee: £150 before 15 April 2000 (£190 thereafter; there may also
be difficulties in finding accommodation, given that Helsinki is the
European City of Culture 2000; see http://2000.hel.fi/).

For registration forms and paper proposals contact:
E-mail: cosmopolis@ntu.ac.uk Fax: +44 (0) 115 948 6331

For further details, including accommodation, contact:

Theory, Culture & Society Centre
Faculty of Humanities, Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Lane, Nottingham
NG11 8NS
United Kingdom. Tel: +44 (0) 115 948 6330 Fax: +44 (0) 115 948 6331
E-mail: tcs@ntu.ac.uk Web: http://tcs.ntu.ac.uk/confres/confres.html


Network Institute for Global Democratisation
Tel: +358 (0) 40 558 2916 (Finland); +44 (0) 802 598 332 (UK)
E-mail: info@nigd.u-net.com
Web: http://www.nigd.u-net.com


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Teivo Teivainen

Investigador                            Researcher
Centro Iberoamericano                   Ibero-American Center               
    
Apdo 59 FIN-00014                       PO Box 59
Universidad de Helsinki                 University of Helsinki
FINLANDIA                               FINLAND

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