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Spring 2006
Together with the Center for Global Studies, the Center for Global Ethics hosted a conference on April 5th, 2006 on the theme of
Dehegemonization: The
US and Transnational Democracy.
A Conference at George Mason University
Arlington Campus, Hazel Hall, Room 121
Wednesday, April 5, 2005
9:45-10:30: Keynote Address:
Daniele Archibugi (University of London and Italian National Research Council, Rome), “Can Democracy be Exported?”
10:45-12:15: Panel 1: Movements and Civil Societies
Chair: Peter Mandaville ( George Mason University)
Speakers:
Balakrishna Rajagopal (MIT)
“Social Movements and the Renewal of International Law”
James Riker ( University of Maryland)
“Counter-Hegemonic Visions and Strategies for Transnational Democracy:
Transnational Civil Societies and Movements”
Uma Narayan ( Vassar College)
"Women and Microcredit: NGO's, Debt and Development.
Wendy Harcourt (Society for International Development, Rome) “Transnational women's movements: power politics around the UN and World Social Forum”
1:30-3:00: Panel 2: Citizenship and Transnational Democracy
Chair: Claire Snyder (George Mason University)
Speakers:
Lisa Jordan (Ford Foundation)
“The Relationship between Global Civil Society and Democracy'
Julie Mostov ( Drexel University)
"Soft Borders and Thin Bonds: Rethinking Sovereignty and Citizenship"
Michael Menser ( Brooklyn College, City University of New York)
“Transnational Dehegemony in Practice: Via Campesina as Six-Dimensional Democratic Combat”
John Forrer ( George Washington University)
“Global Citizens and Global Citizenship: Pathways of Practice”
3:15-4:45: Panel 3: Philosophical Frameworks of Nondomination and Cosmopolitanism
Chair: Carol Gould ( George Mason University)
Speakers:
James Bohman ( St. Louis University)
"Instituting Nondomination: Transnational Democracy and the Normative Powers of Citizens"
Frank Cunningham ( University of Toronto)
"Twilight of the Modern Princes"
Omar Dahbour ( City University of New York)
“Sovereignty as an Antidote to Hegemony?”
Nigel Dower ( University of Aberdeen, Scotland/ Colorado State University)
“What a cosmopolitan approach entails”
Spring, 2006 Featured Speakers
Professor Jane Gordon presented a lecture titled "Why They Shouldn't Wait: The Decline of Black-Jewish Relations
and Ongoing Problems of Black Political Legitimacy," on April 24, 2006. Gordon teaches in the Department of Political Science at Temple University, where she also is Associate Director of the Institute for the Study of Race and Social Thought and the Center for Afro-Jewish Studies. She is the author of Why They Couldn't Wait: A Critique of the Black-Jewish Conflict Over Community Control in Ocean-Hill Brownsville, 1967-1971 (2001), which was listed by The Gotham Gazette as one of the four best books recently published on Civil Rights, and editor of "Radical Philosophies of Education," a special issue of Radical Philosophy Review. She also is co-editor of A Companion to African-American Studies (2005) and Not Only the Master's Tools (2004). Her current work focuses on problems of legitimacy in democratic societies. Please click here to see the lecture announcement.
Professor Lucinda Peach presented a lecture on the theme "Victims or Agents? Female Cross-Border Migrants and Anti-Trafficking Discourse," on March 7, 2006. Peach is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at American University, where she is Co-Director of the Ethics and Peace M.A. program. She has published a number of articles on gender and violence, the ethics of war, and women's human rights. Please click here to see the lecture announcement.
The Center for Global Ethics was also one of the co-sponsors for "Who Owns Knowledge: A Symposium on Science and Technology in the Global Circuit" held on April 18. 2006. This one day symposium was organized by the Cultural Studies Program at George Mason. Please click here to access the audio archive of the event.
The Center for Global Ethics lauched its Lunchtime Lecture Series in the Fall 2005 semester. Featured speakers included:
Rachelle Hollander, Senior Science Adviser, Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE), National Science Foundation, “Global Responsibilities, NSF, and Science and Society"
Tim Hayward, Reader in the School of Social and Political Studies, University of Edinburgh, "Human Rights vs. Emission Rights: Climate Justice and the Equitable Distribution of Ecological Space"
David Wood, Associate Professor of Law, University of Melbourne, "Law, Democracy, and Human Rights: How Law Embodies and Sometimes Distorts Basic Moral Values"
In Fall 2005, the Center for Global Ethics also co-sponsored the following lecture:
Jin Y. Park, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion, American University, “The Non-Substantiality of Buddhist Ethics”
The Center for Global Ethics co-sponsored a number of lectures and workshops in the Spring 2005 semester. Featured speakers included:
George G. Brenkert "Integrity and Responsible Leadership"
Professor Brenkert is a highly regarded teacher and researcher in the fields related to business ethics and leadership. He serves as Professor and Director of the Business Ethics Institute at Georgetown University. Together with GMU's School of Management, the Center for Global Ethics is pleased to invite the Mason community and public to Professor Brenkert's lecture on integrity and responsible leadership on Thursday, February 17th at 3:00pm in Mason Hall, room D23.
Ariel Colonomos "Rendering Account: The Ethics of the Post-Cold War"
Professor Colonomos teaches international ethics at Sciences Po in France and is currently a visiting professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. His publications focus on the emergence of norms in the post-cold war era and on the role of moral entrepreneurs. The Center for Global Ethics is pleased to sponsor Professor Colonomos' lecture and invites all interested campus and community members to attend. This event will be held April 14th, 12:00 to 1:15pm in Mason Hall, room D-23.
Nell Minow "Business Ethics: An Oxymoron?"
Nell Minow is co-author of three books and the author of over 150 articles on corporate governance. Minow will discuss the need to embed ethical concerns and consequences into the risk assessment calculus of every corporate decision - from overall strategy to human resources to the corporate boardroom. The School of Management and the Center for Global Ethics invite the Mason community and public to this lecture, which will be held Monday, April 4th at 8:30am in Mason Hall room D23.
Patricia H. Werhane "Six Sigma Quality as the Standard: Why Practical Ethics Make a Difference"
Professor Werhane is Ruffin Professor of Business Ethics and Senior Fellow at the Olsson Center for Applied Ethics, University of Virginia. She is also Wicklander Chair in Business Ethics and Director for the Institute for Business and Professional Ethics at DePaul University. Together with the School of Management, the Center for Global Ethics is pleased to host this public lecture, which will be held Wednesday, May 4 at 1:45 pm in Mason Hall Room D23.
Updated: April 27, 2006