Due to a flurry of late interest, the deadline for abstracts has been extended to April 15 for the Symposium on International Change. =20 If you have already read what is attached below, sorry for the verbage. If not, please review the Conference material and, if you feel that some of the topics merit your attention please respond to =20 [EMAIL PROTECTED] with an intent to participate. Already the Conference has received abstracts and intents to=20 participate from Europe, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Africa, as well as North America. Furthermore, it is expected that several (at least) major US presidential candidates will speak or debate on the Saturday prior to the conference. Thank you for your attention. William Strauss, Symposium Coordinator ______________________________ _________________________________________ A SYMPOSIUM ON INTERNATIONAL CHANGE Sponsored by=20 The Whittemore School's Department of Economics and The Center for the Humanities=20 at=20 The University of New Hampshire THIRD WORLD DEVELOPMENT: WHY IS THE FUTURE NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE? ________________________________________________________________=20 THIS IS A CALL FOR PAPERS World Wide Web Page at http://pubpages.unh.edu/~wss/call4.html e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------=20 CONFERENCE THEME The understandings sought by many analysts of the structures of relations= =20 betweennations are often based on a synthesis of determinants which transce= nd a single category or discipline. Thus, although explanations or predictions for action may be framed in the discourse of economics, political science, history, communication, sociology, philosophy or one of many other perspectives on the ways in which humankind moves through time, these explanations often incorporate assumptions which are taken as a priori base= d on the work of others selected from outside of the specific discipline.=20 This thesis, which explicitly recognizes the interdisciplinary nature of perceiving and prescribing the process of international change, is the foundation for a two day symposium to be held at the University of New Hampshire's New England Center on October 2 and 3, 1995 (Registration begin= s on Sunday, October 1). This symposium will be a forum for investigating ma= ny of the new questions about international relations that increasing transnationalism has generated. Below are the specific topics to be inve stigated. In general, the questions attempt to expose to scrutiny the underlying assumptions which influence the prescriptions and judgments whic= h are made with regard to international relations; specifically, those international relations that connect the "developed" world with the "less developed" world. Clearly, even the use of the words "development" and "third-world" carry implications that delimit the possibilities for understanding. =20 It is hoped that this symposium will help us all to understand why the futu= re is not what it used to be.=20 Academics and practitioners from the social sciences, the humanities, and science are invited to submit current or recent work that is relevant to th= e topics to be discussed (see below). Manuscripts selected by the sessions committee will be placed in a bound volume to be distributed to all participants who select this option with registration. All attendees who select this option will also receive a follow-up volume with the written comments and transcripts of the discussions.=20 THE SESSIONS: There will be seven sessions. =20 1. "The Policy, Politics, and Business of International Interaction"=20 Participants in this session will engage in a multi-level critique of the current understandings of what is defined as positive action in the interactions of government and businesses between developed and less developed nations.=20 2. "The Ideologies of Global Progress" This session will provide a focus f= or an investigation of the underlying discourses that define the set of possibilities from which progress is evaluated.=20 3. "The Rhetoric of Concern: Who Cares about What and Why?" This session i= s to be a forum which will explore the motives for international investment a= nd development policy.=20 4."Measuring and Evaluating Change" Participants will specifically investigate the methodologies and the selection of variables which provide the inputs for perceiving and judging change.=20 5. "Global Growth: Who Gets Better, Who Doesn't, and for How Long?" This session will focus on the distribution of well-being and on the externaliti= es developed in the pursuit of progress as well as the implications over time = of these aspects of global growth.=20 6. "Democracy and Free-Market Economics in World Development: Are the Norms of the West Best for the Rest?" This session will provide an opportunity f= or discussing the spread of Western-style motivational incentives to a diversi= ty of cultures.=20 7. "Aggression and Enforcement in World Affairs" Participants in this session will investigate the relationships of social systems, culture, and the interactions of international governmental and business policy with violence.=20 There will be a keynote address by a well-known participant in development activities. The luncheon speaker the first day will speak on foreign polic= y vis-=85-vis the First World, the Third World, and the structure of corporat= e transnationalism. This topic is intended to inspire a review of the linkag= es between the foreign policies of governments and the foreign policies of multinational businesses. The luncheon speaker on the second day will be fr= om a large multinational corporation and will speak on the visions of world business for success in the next century.=20 Please respond with an intention to participate by April 1, 1995. Abstract= s will be due April 1, 1995. Notification of selection will be made by April 25, and papers will be due by September 1, 1995. A tentative agenda will be mailed out to all who respond on May 1, 1995, including identification of the keynote and luncheon speakers on each day.=20 Send responses to William Strauss, Symposium Coordinator, Box 22, The Whittemore School of Business and Economics, McConnell Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824. Call (603) 433-5602 if you have question= s.=20 At the WWW PAGE http://pubpages.unh.edu/~wss/call4.html there is an elect= ronic form by which you may submit an abstract (click on the "registration" butto= n and from that page click on FORM). Internet Address [EMAIL PROTECTED] See the following for details regarding conference fees and accommodations. Conference Fees =09For attendees that do not wish to attend the luncheons or receive the published proceedings: One day - $20 Two days - $30. =09For attendees that do wish to attend the luncheons but do not wish to receive the published proceedings: One day - $40 Two days - $70. =09For attendees that wish to attend the luncheons and receive the published proceedings: One day - $70 Two days - $100.=20 =09 =09Fees may be paid upon registration at the New England Center. Accommodations =09A block of rooms has been set aside at the New England Center (NEC) located on the University of New Hampshire campus for Saturday, September 3= 0, Sunday, October 1, and Monday October 2, 1995. The New England Center is a full service conference center surrounded by the hardwoods of northern New England. The NEC offers a secluded environment for meetings coupled with a full service hotel and restaurant. The NEC is one hour from Boston and one hour from Portland, Maine.=20 =09The symposium will occur during the peak of the New England fall foliage season. Thus, although this timing offers attendees the benefit of viewing the spectacular colors of the New England Autumn, it also means tha= t accommodations throughout the area are often booked well in advance.=20 =09A deadline of September 1, 1995 for reservations must be honored to assure the availability of rooms at the NEC. Room costs must be paid at th= e time of registration.=20 =09Room rates are as follows: =09Single room per night - $64 plus 8% room tax. =09 =09Double room per night - $69 plus 8% room tax. The New England Center can be reached at: 15 Stafford Avenue University of New Hampshire Durham, NH 03824 (603) 862-2801 Mention the Conference on "International Change" Attendees for whom reservations have been made will receive a brochure describing the Center and providing guidance for transportation from Boston or Portland. A custom shuttle service is provided by the NEC to and from Boston's Logan airport for $35 per person.=20
