Scriptorium

at the Danish Institute for International Studies DIIS / in DANSK HJEM – (Found on Weitzenegger’s Newsletter/websites of the moment, July 12, 2010)

Since the onset of the global financial crisis in late summer 2008 a widespread consensus has emerged that the previous two decades of de-regulation, and related institutional dismantling, bear a considerable part of the burden of responsibility for the crisis. Correspondingly, a large number of proposals to re-regulate not only the financial sector but also the global economy more generally have emerged  … (about GEARED 1/2).

GEARED: Homepage; Programmes, Projects; News; Events; Publications; Staff;
DIIS: Homepage; Global Economy Mondays; E-alerts online; Policy Briefs; Working Papers;News; About DIIS;
Address for both: GEARED resp. DIIS, Strandgade 56, 1401 Copenhagen, Denmark;
Contact online for both.

About GEARED: …  In relation to the financial sector, they have concerned banking institutions, hedge funds, credit rating agencies and offshore financial centres – as well as specific markets ranging from commodity exchanges to over-the-counter derivatives trading. Continuer la lecture de « Global Economy, Regulation and Development GEARED »

UCLA

The Center was established in the autumn of 2000 in response to the growing need for informed research and debate on all aspects of globalization, and, in particular, on the many difficult policy questions that are being raised as globalization runs its course … (Overview 1/2).

Executive committee; Advisory committee; Fellowship; Project (06/2006); Links;
Address: Center for Globalization and Policy Research, School of Public Affairs, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA;
Contact.

Overview 2/2: … Radically new forms of social, economic and political organization are being brought into being by this process, not only across nations but also within nations and within the individual cities and regions of different nations. Globalization is associated with massive increases in cross-national flows of capital, labor, technological know-how, goods and services, and it has correspondingly important effects on employment, economic development, political institutions, and social welfare.  Continuer la lecture de « Center For Globalization And Policy Research CGPR »

RMIT University (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology), Australia

At a time of acute sensitivity to questions of social dislocation, economic inequity and political upheaval, the Globalism Research Centre is committed to rethinking the relationship between the global and the local. Its primary intellectual task is to understand the processes of change and continuity, and to think through cultural-political questions about sustainable living in a globalising world. In particular, it is concerned to facilitate and enhance activities of cultural dialogue across the continuing and positive boundaries of cultural diversity in the world today … (full text Homepage).

Identity mark; Aims, what we do; Affiliations;
Research Themes: Community; Governance; Education; Insecurity; Histories;
Address: Globalism Research Centre, at RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne VIC 3001, Australia;
Contact: at RMIT.

About /Manifesto: The tumultuous and uneven globalization of social relations has forced upon us the task of re-imaging a better world. The presumed lack of alternatives to market globalism constitutes a world-wide challenge.  Continuer la lecture de « Globalism Research Centre »

A research Centre within the Strategic Research Centre (ADRI-CGG) – Deakin University, Australia

• The nature of globalisation and its impact on the relationship between nation states and their citizens is one of the key issues confronting contemporary societies and polities. New global forces challenge traditional ideas of citizenship and democracy that are primarily based on rights and institutions within the nation state. These tendencies call for more complex understandings of how individuals, political groups and corporations interact with, and claim membership of, social, economic, political and cultural organisations within and beyond the nation.
• As traditional forms of social, political and cultural infrastructure are eroded and superseded, innovative ways of thinking about belonging, participation and accountability are urgently called for … (full text Director’s Welcome).

Homepage;
Research questions; Research groups; Publications; Events; Visiting; Links; About CCG, members and staff; Latest News; Newsletter;
Address: Centre for Citizenship and Globalisation CCG, Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood VIC 3125, AUSTRALIA;
Contact.

Aims and Objectives: The overarching aim of the Centre for Citizenship and Globalisation (CGG) is to make a major contribution to our knowledge and understanding of the changing ways in which people collaborate, participate in and identify with society.  Continuer la lecture de « Centre for Citizenship and Globalisation CCG »

University of Princeton

• The Center for Globalization & Governance is part of the Woodrow Wilson School. It began operation in Fall 2004, and is directed by Helen Milner. Charles R. Beitz, Carles Boix, Christina L. Davis, Joanne S. Gowa, Gene M. Grossman, G. John Ikenberry, Harold James, Robert O. Keohane, Douglas S. Massey, Andrew Moravcsik, and Katherine S. Newman make up its executive committee … (about 1/2).
• The full press release (2005) announcing the Center.

Homepage;
Fellows Program; Application; People; Events; Research; Links;
Contact.

About 2/2: … Our mission is three-fold. First, we seek to create a large and dynamic community of scholars and students interested in both the academic and policy dimensions of globalization and international governance. Continuer la lecture de « Niehaus Center for Globalization & Governance CGG »

• The British Institute of International and Comparative Law continues a mission first begun in 1895: to advance the understanding of international and comparative law; to promote the rule of law in international affairs; and to promote their application through research, publications and events.
• As an independent legal research institute with charitable status, unaffiliated to any university, the Institute is the only body of its sort in the UK. The Institute creates a diverse community of scholars and practitioners and serves as an unrivalled focal point for its substantial membership base.
• More about the Institute of International and Comparative Law … (about).

Homepage; Sitemap;
News, Media; Research; Publications; Opportunities; Support us; Help; Events; Links; Meetings, Conferences;
Address: The British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5JP, UK;
Contact.

Individual Membership of the Institute: What is the Institute? An independent legal research institute with charitable status, unaffiliated to any university, the Institute is the only body of its sort in the UK.  Continuer la lecture de « British Institute of International and Comparative Law »

• This site aims to contribute to the understanding of linkages between legal issues and social and economic progress, and strives to support an applicable concept of how law can aid economic development.
• Global interactions increasingly rely on law to govern them. Today, numerous rules apply to the interactions between states and non-state parties. International courts and dispute settlement mechanisms have been set up to enforce compliance with commonly agreed norms … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
International Law; Governance; Rule of Law; Finance and Trade; Conflict and Justice; Human Rights; Authors; Links: see on page of each Topic;
Contact.

About 2/2: … International Law, however, is complex and often lacks universal acceptance. Worse, its influence is disproportionally strong on the poorest countries and countries in crisis.  Continuer la lecture de « Law and Development, University of London »

Since its founding as part of Georgetown University in 1955, the ILI has provided training and technical assistance to find practical solutions to the legal, economic and financial problems of developing countries training over 15,000 officials, managers, and practitioners from more than 185 countries since its first seminar in 1971. Since 1983, ILI has been an independent, non-profit educational institution serving an international constituency of government officials, legal and business professionals and scholars from its headquarters in Washington, D.C … (about Mission 1/2).

Homepage;
Faculty; Participants; Training; History; Employment; Links;
Address: INTERNATIONAL LAW INSTITUTE, The Foundry Building, 1055 Thomas Jefferson St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007, USA;
Contact.

Our Mission 2/2: … ILI is headquartered in Washington, DC, and has regional centers in Kampala, Uganda, Abuja, Nigeria, Cairo, Egypt, Santiago, Chile and Hong Kong, SAR – its newest center.  Continuer la lecture de « International Law Institute ILI, Washington »