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Introductory Notes |
Jonathan Fox, UCSC, co-convenor |
Friday – December 1st
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| 8:30-9:00 |
Coffee |
| 9:00-9:30 |
Welcoming remarks |
Sonia Alvarez, UCSC; Paul Lubeck, UCSC; Jonathan Fox, UCSC |
| 9:30-10:45 |
Discussion 1: Local/National Impacts of Transnational World Bank Advocacy Campaigns |
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Discussant:
Michael Watts, UC Berkeley |
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"Searching for Common Ground – Transnational Advocacy Networks and Environmentally Sustainable Development in Amazónia" |
Maria Rodrigues, College of the Holy Cross |
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"Countering Corporate Influence at the World Bank: The Mobilization of Transnational Coalitions to Promote Sustainable Community-based Development"
**ABSTRACT** |
Marcia Iishii-Eiteman, Pesticide Action Network North America |
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"The World Bank Inspection Panel: Lessons from the First Five Years"
**PLEASE NOTE: This is a large file (3.8 MB) and may take several minutes to download. |
Jonathan Fox, UCSC |
| 10:45-11:00 |
Break |
| 11:00-1:00 |
Discussion 2: Local/National Actors in Transnational Indigenous Rights Networks |
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Discussant:
Fernando Calderón, UC Berkeley visiting scholar/FLASCO |
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"Building International Civil Society: Lessons from the Amazon Coalition" |
Melina Selverston-Scher, Johns Hopkins University |
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"Global Linkages and the Emergence of Indigenous Collective Action in Nigeria's Niger River Delta" |
Clifford Bob, Duquesne University |
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"Indigenous Transcommunalities: Human Rights and Globalization" |
Guillermo Delgado, UCSC |
| 1:00-2:00 |
Break |
| 2:00-4:15 |
Discussion 3: Global Islamic Networks and Human Rights |
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"Antinomies of Islamic Movements Under Globalization" |
Discussant:
Paul Lubeck, UCSC |
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"Vernacularization of Human Rights Discourse: The Case of Mazlumder in Turkey" |
Hakan Yavuz, University of Utah |
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"The Globalisation of Islamist Discourse and its Impact in Malaysia and Beyond" |
Farish A. Noor, Free University, Berlin |
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"Women Living Under Muslim Laws: Transnational Networking Strategies for Building Civil Societies" |
Homa Hoodfar, Concordia University, Montreal/Women Living Under Muslim Laws |
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Network Statement: WLML |
Homa Hoodfar and Nelofer Pazira, Women Living Under Muslim Laws |
Saturday – December 2
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| 8:30-9:00 |
Coffee |
| 9:00-11:00 |
Discussion 4: Social and Environmental Dimensions of Trade Advocacy Movements and Organizations |
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Discussant:
Jonathan Fox, UCSC |
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"Of Labor Tragedy and Legal Farce: The Han Young Factor Struggle in Tijuana, Mexico" |
Heather Williams, Pomona College |
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David Sonnenfeld, Washington State University |
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Presentation/Outline |
David Sonnenfeld, Washington State University |
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"Regulation for the Rest of Us? Global Civil Society, Social Regulation, and National Impacts" |
Ronnie Lipschutz, UCSC |
| 11:00-1:00 |
Discussion 5: Grounding Global Feminism: Local Effects of the Transnationalization of Gender Discourses and Feminist Practices |
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Discussants:
Sonia Alvarez, UCSC and Raka Ray, UC Berkeley |
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"Global Gender Norms, Donor Activities, and Local Realities: A Case Study from Turkey" |
Nuket Kardam, Monterey Institute of International Studies; |
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"The Effects of "Transnationalism Reversed" in Venezuela: Assessing the Impact of UN Global Conferences on the Women’s Movement" |
Elisabeth Friedman, Barnard College |
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"Cross-Border Talk: Transnational Perspectives on Labor, Race and Sexuality" |
Teresa Carrillo, San Francisco State University |
| 1:00-2:00 |
Break |
| 2:00-3:30 |
Cross-Cutting Comparative Lessons and Research Strategies
followed by open discussion |
Ronnie Lipschutz, UCSC
Sonia Alvarez, UCSC |
| 3:30 |
Adjourn |
