Below is a full description of an
International Symposium to be held
Oct. 2, 3, 1995 at the University
of New Hampshire.
Note the deadline for abstracts is
April 15.
Please email me with questions.
Note that at the URL
http://pubpages.unh.edu/~wss/call4.html
there is also a full description AND
an electronic form for submitting an
abstract.
So far, we have people presenting work
from almost every continent. Also, for
evening entertainment, we are trying to
(and have received some positive responses)
have several of the major US presidential
candidates speak at the Conference Center
during the weekend prior to the Monday and
Tuesday Symposium.
Thank you for your consideration, William Strauss, Symposium Coordinator.
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A SYMPOSIUM ON INTERNATIONAL CHANGE
Sponsored by=20
The Department of Economics and
The Center for the Humanities=20
at=20
The University of New Hampshire
THIRD WORLD DEVELOPMENT: WHY IS THE FUTURE NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE?
________________________________________________________________=20
THIS IS A CALL FOR PAPERS
World Wide Web Page at http://pubpages.unh.edu/~wss/call4.html
e-mail wss@christa.unh.edu
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CONFERENCE THEME
The understandings sought by many analysts of the structures of relations=
=20
betweennations are often based on a synthesis of determinants which transce=
nd a
single category or discipline. Thus, although explanations or predictions
for action may be framed in the discourse of economics, political science,
history, communication, sociology, philosophy or one of many other
perspectives on the ways in which humankind moves through time, these
explanations often incorporate assumptions which are taken as a priori base=
d
on the work of others selected from outside of the specific discipline.=20
This thesis, which explicitly recognizes the interdisciplinary nature of
perceiving and prescribing the process of international change, is the
foundation for a two day symposium to be held at the University of New
Hampshire's New England Center on October 2 and 3, 1995 (Registration begin=
s
on Sunday, October 1). This symposium will be a forum for investigating ma=
ny
of the new questions about international relations that increasing
transnationalism has generated. Below are the specific topics to be inve
stigated. In general, the questions attempt to expose to scrutiny the
underlying assumptions which influence the prescriptions and judgments whic=
h
are made with regard to international relations; specifically, those
international relations that connect the "developed" world with the "less
developed" world. Clearly, even the use of the words "development" and
"third-world" carry implications that delimit the possibilities for
understanding. =20
It is hoped that this symposium will help us all to understand why the futu=
re
is not what it used to be.=20
Academics and practitioners from the social sciences, the humanities, and
science are invited to submit current or recent work that is relevant to th=
e
topics to be discussed (see below). Manuscripts selected by the sessions
committee will be placed in a bound volume to be distributed to all
participants who select this option with registration. All attendees who
select this option will also receive a follow-up volume with the written
comments and transcripts of the discussions.=20
THE SESSIONS:
There will be seven sessions.
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1. "The Policy, Politics, and Business of International Interaction"=20
Participants in this session will engage in a multi-level critique of the
current understandings of what is defined as positive action in the
interactions of government and businesses between developed and less
developed nations.=20
2. "The Ideologies of Global Progress" This session will provide a focus f=
or
an investigation of the underlying discourses that define the set of
possibilities from which progress is evaluated.=20
3. "The Rhetoric of Concern: Who Cares about What and Why?" This session i=
s
to be a forum which will explore the motives for international investment a=
nd
development policy.=20
4."Measuring and Evaluating Change" Participants will specifically
investigate the methodologies and the selection of variables which provide
the inputs for perceiving and judging change.=20
5. "Global Growth: Who Gets Better, Who Doesn't, and for How Long?" This
session will focus on the distribution of well-being and on the externaliti=
es
developed in the pursuit of progress as well as the implications over time =
of
these aspects of global growth.=20
6. "Democracy and Free-Market Economics in World Development: Are the Norms
of the West Best for the Rest?" This session will provide an opportunity f=
or
discussing the spread of Western-style motivational incentives to a diversi=
ty
of cultures.=20
7. "Aggression and Enforcement in World Affairs" Participants in this
session will investigate the relationships of social systems, culture, and
the interactions of international governmental and business policy with
violence.=20
There will be a keynote address by a well-known participant in development
activities. The luncheon speaker the first day will speak on foreign polic=
y
vis-=85-vis the First World, the Third World, and the structure of corporat=
e
transnationalism. This topic is intended to inspire a review of the linkag=
es
between the foreign policies of governments and the foreign policies of
multinational businesses. The luncheon speaker on the second day will be fr=
om
a large multinational corporation and will speak on the visions of world
business for success in the next century.=20
Please respond with an intention to participate by April 1, 1995. Abstract=
s
will be due April 1, 1995. Notification of selection will be made by April
25, and papers will be due by September 1, 1995. A tentative agenda will be
mailed out to all who respond on May 1, 1995, including identification of
the keynote and luncheon speakers on each day.=20
Send responses to William Strauss, Symposium Coordinator, Box 22, The
Whittemore School of Business and Economics, McConnell Hall, University of
New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824. Call (603) 862-3457 if you have=20
questions.=20
At the WWW PAGE http://pubpages.unh.edu/~wss/call4.html there is an elect=
ronic
form by which you may submit an abstract under a link found after pushing=
=20
the "Response deadline" button.
Internet Address wss@Christa.unh.edu.
See the following for details regarding conference fees and accommodations.
Conference Fees
=09For attendees that do not wish to attend the luncheons or receive the
published proceedings: One day - $20 Two days - $30.
=09For attendees that do wish to attend the luncheons but do not wish to
receive the published proceedings: One day - $40 Two days - $70.
=09For attendees that wish to attend the luncheons and receive the
published proceedings: One day - $70 Two days - $100.=20
=09
=09Fees may be paid upon registration at the New England Center.
Accommodations
=09A block of rooms has been set aside at the New England Center (NEC)
located on the University of New Hampshire campus for Saturday, September 3=
0,
Sunday, October 1, and Monday October 2, 1995. The New England Center is a
full service conference center surrounded by the hardwoods of northern New
England. The NEC offers a secluded environment for meetings coupled with a
full service hotel and restaurant. The NEC is one hour from Boston and one
hour from Portland, Maine.=20
=09The symposium will occur during the peak of the New England fall
foliage season. Thus, although this timing offers attendees the benefit of
viewing the spectacular colors of the New England Autumn, it also means tha=
t
accommodations throughout the area are often booked well in advance.=20
=09A deadline of September 1, 1995 for reservations must be honored to
assure the availability of rooms at the NEC. Room costs must be paid at th=
e
time of registration.=20
=09Room rates are as follows:
=09Single room per night - $64 plus 8% room tax.
=09
=09Double room per night - $69 plus 8% room tax.
The New England Center can be reached at:
15 Stafford Avenue
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824
(603) 862-2801
Mention the Conference on "International Change"
Attendees for whom reservations have been made will receive a brochure
describing the Center and providing guidance for transportation from Boston
or Portland. A custom shuttle service is provided by the NEC to and from
Boston's Logan airport for $35 per person.=20