The Centre for Global and Transnational Politics is very pleased to announce that Routledge are launching a new book series called Routledge Studies in Global and Transnational Politics, named for the research centre at Royal Holloway whose work it will promote. The series hopes to publish its first titles in 2013 and will be edited by Sandra Halperin … Continue reading »
Re-Living the Global City
The GSA was proud to organise a recent workshop (hosted by University of Roehampton) entitled - Re-Living the Global City. The event explored the influence and legacy of the landmark book Living the Global City: Globalization as Local Process (1997). Participants included many of the original contributors and other highly-regarded academics. The workshop was a great success and we … Continue reading »
JCGS Issue 7 Call for Papers: ‘Modelling Capitalism’
Deadline for submissions: 1 August 2013 The next issue of the Journal of Critical Globalisation Studies on ‘Modelling Capitalism’ will be the journal’s most ambitious special issue to date. We aim to be the first interdisciplinary journal to examine this important global trend: the increasing use of models and computer simulations to … Continue reading »
Conference Registration and Payments Page
Full registration £175 (includes accommodation, lunch and other refreshments, and conference fee). Discounted student registration £150. Conference dinner £40 extra for all delegates. Registration includes automatic GSA membership. To register for the conference please follow this link: http://estore.roehampton.ac.uk/browse/product.asp? catid=92&modid=2&compid=1
‘Democracy and Law’ Issue 6 Journal of Critical Globalisation Studies
Democracy and law are central themes of global studies. Nowadays international politics seems to be interceded via a multitude of legal practices and processes, consequently bringing the role of, and need for, international law into sharp relief. Yet particularly since the emergence of the ‘war on terror’ many have questioned the efficacy of international law. … Continue reading »
2013 GSA Conference Poster
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Interview with Principal Lecturer Darren O’Byrne on Theorizing Global Studies
Your book Theorizing Global Studies, co-authored with Alexander Hensby, is centrally concerned with global studies. How important is the distinction between global studies/sociology of globalization in your work? Very important. Research into processes that we tend to call ‘globalization’ by its very nature transcends disciplinary boundaries. I’m a sociologist, and proud of it, but an understanding … Continue reading »
GSA Annual Conference 2013 Call for Papers
The Cosmopolitan Ideal: Challenges and Opportunities Roehampton University, Wed 10th – Fri 12th July 2013 Keynote speakers (confirmed): Gerard Delanty (University of Sussex), Kate Nash (Goldsmith’s College, University of London) Call for papers: The conference aims to critically interrogate the idea of cosmopolitanism. Whereas previously cosmopolitanism was associated with (abstract) ideas of world citizenship and … Continue reading »
Interview with Robin Cohen on third edition of Global Sociology
The GSA conducted an interview with Emeritus Professor Robin Cohen on the subject of a recently published third edition of Global Sociology (co-authored with Dr. Paul Kennedy): First published twelve years ago a third edition of Global Sociology, co-authored with Paul Kennedy, has recently been published (Nov. 2nd 2012). What are some of the enduring challenges of pursuing … Continue reading »
News Flash: 2013 Conference
Provisional arrangements for the 2013 conference are in place. The proposed venue is Roehampton University and the dates are Wed 10th – Friday 12th July 2013. The conference theme will be “’The Cosmopolitan Ideal: Challenges and Opportunities”. Further details in due course.
