From: glevy@PRATT.EDU
Date: Fri Aug 31 2007 - 10:53:03 EDT
From URPE-announcements list. / In solidarity, Jerry >*/Annual conference of the ASA’s Political Economy of the World System >section /* > >/THIRTY-SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE of the POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE >WORLD-SYSTEM SECTION OF THE AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (24-26 April >2008)/ > >* * > >*Call for Papers* > >/ / > >/THIRTY-SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE of the POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE >WORLD-SYSTEM SECTION OF THE AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION / > >FLOWS OF PEOPLE AND MONEY ACROSS THE WORLD-SYSTEM: PAST, PRESENT AND >FUTURE. > >The XXXIInd Political Economy of the World-System (PEWS) Conference will >take place 24-26 April, 2008, at Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT. The >organizers of the PEWS Conference invite papers relating to the theme, >“Flows of People and Money across the World-System.” > >Keynote Speakers: I. Wallerstein (Yale U.) (April 24, 2008), and (April 25, >2008). > >A focus on the migration of people attempts to address the migration >literature and invites people who study the multiple experiences of >migrants across different zones of the world system to enter into a >dialogue with world-system theory. The central goal of this conference is >to create multiple spaces for conversations among scholars who are >addressing theoretical and methodological issues that deal with the >movement of people across the world system and, in symbiosis, the money >flows that have to be scrutinized to fully comprehend the structural >material conditions in which the migration process occurs. The four >sub-themes to be addressed in four different panels are: flows of people in >the contemporary world system; flows of money in the contemporary world >system; the incorporation of immigrants and immigrant experiences in >multiple zones of the world system; and the intersection between the >migration literature and and the analysis of financial flows in dialogue >with the world system perspective. > >The Conference organizers invite abstracts on these four sub-themes as part >of the overall theme elaborated above. Paper topics could include any of >the following: > >1. */Flows of people in the contemporary world system/*/:/ > >- What are the past and current dynamics of mass migration? > >- How are different regions dealing with various migration pressures? > >- What are the current theoretical and methodological issues that allow >those in the field of migration studies to understand present dynamics in >the world system? > >- To what extent do past migration flows explain current trends? > >*2. /Flows of money in the contemporary world system:/* > >- What is the significance of remittances of various migrants from the core >to the periphery? > >- What are the consequences of Foreign Direct Investment and Portfolio >Investment in the Triad as well as in the Periphery? > >- What are the implications of the recent deregulations of financial >markets across the world-system, and the link with migration flows in the >world-system ? > >- What are the challenges related to the Dollarization in parts of the >Periphery, the emergence of the Euro, financial speculation in World >Cities, or the future of Petrodollars? > >-What relationships exist between the liquidity roles of banks, financial >fragility and economic growth in the long run? > >- How will foreign capital penetration impact future standards of living in >the periphery? > >- What is the relation between foreign direct investments and mass >migration in the world system? > >-How does NAFTA create a context for differential treatment of skilled >migrants, goods and flows of money on the one hand and unskilled migrants >on the other hand? > >*/3. The Incorporation of Immigrants in the World System /* > >We invite papers in this section pertaining to the following topics: > >-human smuggling & trafficking; > >-the differential incorporation of migrants; > >-racism and discrimination towards immigrants; > >-the gendered dimension of migration; > >-migrant laborers and state practices; > >-public policies and asylum seekers; > >-unions and immigrants; > >-the future of dual citizenship; and > >-the transformation of immigrants into ethnic minorities. > >/ / > >*/4. The intersection of migration studies and financial flows/* > >The last panel will attempt to reflect upon the intersections of broadly >conceived migration studies and the analysis of financial flows. >Theoretical and methodological reflections as well as case-studies in which >both topics are addressed (e.g. the Argentine crisis of 2002) are welcome, >including papers that invite reflection upon past and present challenges to >the world-system perspective, most notably in how to successfully >incorporate migration studies and the analysis of financial flows into the >evolving paradigm. > >Please send your 2-3 page proposals or entire paper as an electronic >attachment to: > >pews2008@yahoo.com > >Alternatively, you can contact the Conference Organizers by mail: > >Dr. Terry-Ann Jones & Dr. Eric Mielants > >Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology > >Donnarumma Hall 212 >Fairfield University > >1073 North Benson Road > >Fairfield, CT 06824 > >The deadline to submit proposals is December 31, 2007. > >/ / > >/Participants whose papers have been accepted will be provided with free >lodging and free meals for the duration of the conference. Participants are >encouraged to seek funding from their home institutions for transportation >to the conference in //Fairfield//, //CT// in order to enable the >attendance of additional international scholars and provide financial >assistance to graduate students submitting papers./ > >/ / > >Fairfield University is a Jesuit institution that prepares undergraduate, >graduate, and continuing education students for leadership and service in a >constantly changing world. Approximately 5,000 students from 35 states, 46 >countries, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico are enrolled at the >University which was founded in 1942 in the scenic shoreline community of >Fairfield, CT, within 65 miles of JFK, Newark and LaGuardia Airports from >where shuttle service is available. > >*Metro North service to **Fairfield** from Grand Central Terminal >(**Manhattan**, NYC) (65 minutes) and **New Haven** (30 minutes): *For >information, from within Connecticut, call (800) 638-7646. In New York's >Westchester and Dutchess Counties, dial (212) 532-4900. Cab service is >available at the Fairfield’s Metro North Railroad Station. Shuttle service >between the campus and the train station is also available at specific >hours (circa 5 minutes). See http://fairfield.edu/x2837.html > >*Amtrak service to **Bridgeport** from **Boston** and **Hartford**:** >*For information, call (800) USA-RAIL. The Bridgeport station is >approximately 10 minutes by car from Fairfield University. A 24-hour taxi >service to Fairfield is available form the station. For information, call >(203) 255-5797. >
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