The Transnational Seminar Series links University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign faculty in the social/policy sciences and humanities with counterparts around the world through paper workshops and discussion. Directed by Jan Nederveen-Pieterse, an internationally recognized scholar of globalization and development, this workshop is sponsored by the Departments of Sociology, Political Science, Geography, Urban and Regional Planning, and the Center for Global Studies.
Past seminars are listed here along with some accompanying full-text papers. Current seminars are listed on the Transnational Seminars page.
AY 2006-2007 Seminar Archive
Trust, Social Networks and the Informal Economy: A Comparative Analysis
Professor Larissa Adler Lomnitz
Culture: Global multiculturalism, flexible acculturation
Markus Schulz, Sociology Dept.
Why the World Isn't Flat Enough: Bringing more women contributors and beneficiaries into the information society
Nancy Hafkin, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Denaturalizing Dispossession: Critical Ethnography in the Age of Resurgent Imperialism
Gillian Hart, UC Berkeley
Globalization, property development and urban politics
Andy Wood, University of Kentucky
Islam's engagement with neo-liberal market economy
Yildiz Atasoy, Simon Fraser University
Locating Hunger Vulnerability: An Atlas of World Hunger Full Text of Paper (pdf) | Accompanying Maps (pdf)
Tom Bassett, Professor of Geography, UIUC
Basset, T. and A. Winter-Nelson. "Locating Hunger Vulnerability: An Atlas of World Hunger." Transnational Seminar Series. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL. 9 Feb. 2007.
Local First...But What Next?: Knowledge, Sustainability, and the Localist Movement
David Hess, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Director of the Program on Ecological Economics, Values, and Policy
US EXPERIMENTATION IN IRAQ
Isam al Khafaji, Visiting Professor, Yale University
AY 2005-06 Seminar Archive
Putting the S Back in Coporate Social Responsibility Full Text of Paper (pdf)
Ruth Aguilera, Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, UIUC
Aguilera, Ruth V., Deborah E. Rupp, Cynthia A. Williams and Jyoti Ganapathi. "Putting the S Back in Corporate Social Responsibility: A Multi-Level Theory of Social Change in Organizations." Transnational Seminar Series. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL. 14 Oct. 2005.
Invisible Immigrants: Algerian Families and the French Welfare State in the Era of Decolonization Amelia Lyons, History, UIUC
Archaeological Tourism in the Context of Global Tourism in Peru
Helaine Silverman, Anthropology, UIUC
Places or Polygons? Government, Sexuality, and the Census in The Gay and Lesbian Atlas Full Text of Paper (pdf)
Larry Knopp, Geography, University of Minnesota-Duluth
Knopp, Larry and Michael Brown. "Places or Polygons? Governmentality, Sexuality, and the Census in The Gay and Lesbian Atlas." Transnational Seminar Series. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL. 11 Nov. 2005
Transnational Feminist Solidarities: The Face of International Women's Movement Post-Beijing
Manisha Desai, Sociology and WGGP, UIUC
Shock and Awe: Women's Income Generation Strategies during the end of the MFA, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Katherine Ward
"Illegal Minds": Residency and Undocumented Student Access to Public Higher Education
Rachel Buff, Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Social Movements in Asia: Building Research and Collaborative Action
Smitu Kothari
'Spaces of Hunger, Memories of Hope: The Neoliberal Co-optation of Radical Grassroots Anti-Hunger Politics in Milwaukee'
Nik Heynen, UW-Milwaukee
The Seventh Transnational Sociology Workshop
Neil Brenner, Sociology, NYU (Keynote)
Calling Capital to Account: Corporate Gender Responsibility in the Global Era
Ruth Pearson, Director of the Centre for Development, University of Leeds, UK
AY 2004-2005 Seminar Archive
The Middle East, Terrorism and the United States Full Text of Paper (pdf)
Jamal R. Nassar, Professor in the Department of Politics at Illinois State University
Nassar, Jamal. "Globalization, Terrorism, and Regional Conflicts: The Case of Palestine." Transnational Seminar Series. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL. 17 Sep. 2004.
The Politics of Property Valuation: Tax Increment Financing in Chicago Abstract Only (pdf)
Rachel Weber, Associate Professor in the Urban Planning and Policy Program, University of Illinois at Chicago
Weber, Rachel. "The Politics of Property Valuation: Tax Increment Financing (TIF) in Chicago." Transnational Seminar Series. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL. 8 Oct. 2004.
The Cannabalism Myth Revisited Full-Text of Paper (pdf)
Patrick Brantlinger, Professor of English and History, Indiana University at Bloomington
Brantlinger, Patrick. "'Black Armband' versus 'White Blindfold' History in Australia: A Review Essay." Transnational Seminar Series. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL. 15 Oct. 2004.
Buddhist Political Activism
Sulak Sivaraksa, Buddhist political activist, Bangkok, Thailand
Human Rights and War Crimes Tribunals Full-Text of Paper (pdf)
Jonathan Allen, Professor of Political Science, UIUC
Allen, Jonathan. "Memory and Politics: Three Theories of Justice in Regime Transitions." Transnational Seminar Series. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL. 5 Nov. 2004.
The Endgame of Globalization Full-Text of Paper (pdf)
Neil Smith, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Geography, Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Smith, Neil. "The Endgame of Globalization." Transnational Seminar Series. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL. 3 Dec. 2004.
Close-Knit Kin, Korean America, and the U.S. University Full Text of Paper (pdf)
Nancy Abelmann, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Asian American Studies, East Asian Languages and Cultures, and Women's Studies, UIUC
Abelmann, Nancy. "Close-Knit Kin, Korean America, and the U.S. University." Transnational Seminar Series. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL. 11 Feb. 2005
Global Fast Food or Local Slow Cuisine: Are These the Only Options on the Menu? Full Text of Paper (pdf)
Richard Wilk, Professor of Anthropology and Gender Studies, Indiana University
Wilk, Richard. "Global Fast Food or Locale Slow Cuisine: Are these the Only Options on the Menu?" Transnational Seminar Series. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL. 25 Feb. 2005.
International Education and the Construction of Cosmopolitan Identities Full-Text of Paper (pdf)
Fazal Rizvi, Professor of Educational Policy Studies , UIUC
Rizvi, Fazal. "International Education and the Production of Cosmopolitan Identities." Transnational Seminar Series. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL. 4 March 2005.
Entrepreneurial Urbanism and City Management: the Example of Busniess Improvement Districts Full Text of Paper (pdf)
Kevin Ward, Professor of Geography, Manchester University
Ward, Kevin. "Entrepreneurial Urbanism and the Management of the Contemporary City: the example of Business Improvement Districts." Transnational Seminar Series. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL. 11 March 2005.
Transnational Spaces on the Pacific Rim Full Text of Paper (pdf)
Xiangming Cheng, Sociology, University of Illinois-Chicago
Cheng, Xiangming. "Bending Borders and Emerging Transnational Spaces." Transnational Seminar Series. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL. 18 March 2005.
Configurations of Globalization in Laos and Combodia: Does Faster Globalization Mean Better Development? Full Text of Paper (pdf)
Boike Rehbein, Acting Chair of Sociology, University of Freiburg, Germany
Rehbein, Boike. "Configurations of Globalization in Laos and Cambodia: Does Faster Globalization Mean Better Development?" Transnational Seminar Series. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL. 29 March 2005.
Educational Reform Around the World: Globalization from Above or from Below? Full Text of Paper (pdf)
Robert F. Arnove, Chancellor's Professor Emeritus of Education, Indiana University
Arnove, Robert F. "To What Ends?: Educational Reform Around the World." Transnational Seminar Series.University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL. 1 April 2005.
Parallel Worlds? Comparing Modernity and Globalization in Six Non-Western Cities Full Text of Paper (pdf)
Malcolm McKinnon, Victoria University of Wellington
McKinnon, Malcolm. "Parallel Worlds? Comparing Modernity and Globalization in Six Non-Western Cities." Transnational Seminar Series. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL. 8 April 2005.
Networks in the Public Interest Full Text of Paper (pdf)
Noshir Contractor, Professor of Speech Communication and Psychology, UIUC
Contractor, Noshir S. "Networks in the Public Interest." Transnational Seminar Series. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL. 15 April 2005.
The Znaniecki Conference
Elzbieta Halas, University of Warsaw, Keynote Speaker
6th Annual Transnational Workshop Abstract Only (pdf)
Lily Ling, International Affairs, New School University, Keynote Speaker
Ling, L. H. M. "Terror and Desire and the Neoliberal Imperium." Transnational Seminar Series. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL. 22 April 2005.
