Fred J. Hansen
Distinguished Lecture Series
San Diego State
University is presenting a semester-long lecture series "Understanding
Globalization." The weekly lectures will explore the topic of international
interdependence and its implications for wide-ranging disciplines such
as medicine and capitalism.
The Fred J. Hansen
Distinguished Lecture Series is free and open to the public and is
being organized by Dipak K. Gupta, SDSU political science professor
and Fred J. Hansen Professor of Peace Studies and Ron Bee, director
of the Charles Hostler Institute on World Affairs.
The series is
funded by the Fred J. Hansen Foundation and the Charles Hostler Institute
on World Affairs. The mission of the Fred J. Hansen Institute for
World Peace is to promote peaceful relations among adversary nations
through cooperation on programs of mutual benefit and interest. Hansen
was one of the San Diego region's first avocado growers and, based
on his travels around the world, Hansen became convinced that if adversary
nations could be encouraged to work together on projects of mutual
benefit, they could help heal their differences.
The Charles Hostler
Institute on World Affairs, founded in 1942, is beginning its 65th
year at SDSU. It is the second oldest organization of its kind west
of the Mississippi River. Its purpose is to make available to the
SDSU community, and to the people of Southern California, a forum
for the discussion of critical topics in international affairs by
hosting ambassadors to the U.S. from around the globe. Hostler is
a former U.S. ambassador to Bahrain and a former SDSU adjunct professor
of political science.
The following
lectures will be presented as part of the “Understanding Globalization”
lecture series:
Jan. 25
— Globalization and the Environment features a presentation by Richard
Matthew, professor of social ecology at the University of California,
Irvine . He is also the senior fellow for security at the
International Institute for Sustainable Development; a member of the
World Conservation Union's Commission on Environmental, Economic and
Social Policy; and a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council
(Region 1). Hardy Tower, Room 140, 7-9 p.m.
Feb. 1
— Globalization and Changing Identities features a presentation by
Ronald Suny, professor emeritus of political science at the University
of Chicago. He was the first holder of the Alex Manoogian
Chair in Modern Armenian History at the University of Michigan (1981-1995),
where he founded and directed the Armenian Studies Program. Hardy
Tower, Room 140, 7-9 p.m.
Feb. 8
— Judy Bernstein and Benson Athiin Deng will present "The Lost Boys
of Sudan and Darfur: A Missing Global Agenda."
Bernstein works with the International Rescue Committee and is one
of the coauthors of the book, They Poured Fire on Us from the Skies
with Benson Athiin Deng and two other "Lost Boys" from Sudan. This
lecture is also co-sponsored by: The Baron Fund for Ethics Education.
Hardy Tower 140, 7-9 p.m.
Feb. 15
— Raymond Clemencon will address "Globalization and Climate Change."
Clemencon is based at the UCSD Graduate School of International Relations
and Pacific Studies, where he also edits the Journal of Environment
and Development. Clemencon served as a member of the Swiss delegation
to the 1992 Rio Conference where the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change, also known as the Climate Convention, got its start.
He has consulted for the World Bank on environmental change and biodiversity
issues. Hardy Tower 140, 7-9 p.m.
Feb. 22
— Globalization of Service Work features a presentation by Rhacel
Parrenas, associate professor of Asian American studies at the University
of California, Davis. Hardy Tower, Room 140, 7-9 p.m.
March
1 — Globalization, Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity: The Case
of Pinochet's Chile features a presentation by Peter Kornbluh, director
of the National Security Archive's Chile Documentation Project.
Hardy Tower, Room 140, 7-9 p.m.
March 8 — "Who Are the Rulers of the World?" features a presentation
by internationally renowned author, lecturer and political analyst
Michael Parenti. Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, Room
280, 7-9- p.m.
March
15 — Globalization and Alienation of the Muslim Youth features a presentation
by John Horgan, author and lecturer at the University of St. Andrews
in Scotland. Horgan is also senior research fellow at the
Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence. Hardy
Tower, Room 140, 7-9- p.m.
March
22 — Globalization: Transnational Terrorism and Crime features Loretta
Napoleoni, the best-selling author of "Terror Incorporated" and "Insurgent
Iraq." She is an expert on financing of terrorism and advises
several governments on counter-terrorism. Hardy Tower, Room 140, 7-9
p.m.
April
5 — Global Rise of Religious Violence features Mark Juergensmeyer,
director of the Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies
and professor of sociology and religious studies at the University
of California, Santa Barbara. Hardy Tower, Room 140,
7-9 p.m.
April
12 — Globalization and Global Poverty features Pranab Bardhan, professor
of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, and co-chair
of the MacArthur Foundation-funded network on the "Effects of Inequality
on Economic Performance." Hardy Tower, Room 140, 7-9 p.m.
April
19 — The Labor of Globalization: How Chinese Workers Confront 21st
Century Capitalism features Ching Kwan Lee from Princeton University's
Institute for Advanced Studies. Hardy Tower, Room 140,
7-9 p.m.
May 3
— Understanding Globalization will feature a roundtable discussion
with SDSU political science faculty members Latha Varadarajan, Jonathan
Graubart, Ahmet Kuru and Lei Guang. Hardy Tower, Room
140, 7-9 p.m.
