Southwest Labor Studies Association Call for Papers 27th Annual Conference May 9-11, 2002 California State University, Los Angeles
Globalization, Labor, and Inequality Within and Across Borders The Southwest Labor Studies Association (SWLSA) is an organization of academics, labor unionists, and community activists. The purpose of SWLSA is to explore and promote public understanding of both the labor movement's heritage and current undertakings, and of workers' experiences on the job and in the community. It is open to anyone with an interest in the labor movement. This year's conference is organized around the theme Globalization, Labor, and Inequality Within and Across Borders. SWLSA solicits proposals for panels, scholarly papers, or roundtables on the conference theme. Proposals on other themes of labor, work, and community are also invited. Students, teachers, college and university professors, labor unionists, community activists, and public policy makers are encouraged to participate. Paper topics areas may include (but are not limited to): -The Impact of War and Recession on Workers and Communities -Labor Reform: Rank and File Movements and Organizing Drives -Labor and Popular Movements in the Third World -U.S. Labor Foreign Policy: International Solidarity or Protectionism? -The Impact of Free Trade Agreements on Jobs, Living Standards, etc. -The Feminization of Labor; the Gendered Impact of Globalization -Anti-globalization Struggles -Neoliberalism and the Assault on the Welfare State -Managed Migrations in the World Context -New Industrialization/Maquiladorization and Prospects for Class Struggle -What Can be Learned from Past Class Struggles: Working Class Successes and Setbacks SWLSA encourages submission of proposals via email. A proposal for a panel, paper, or roundtable should include the title of the session and the names and affiliations of all participants. The proposal should include the title and brief (one-paragraph) abstract for each paper or presentation and a biographical paragraph for each person proposing a paper. Submit Proposals by February 1, 2002 to: Enrique Ochoa Department of History California State University, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 90032 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Co-Sponsor: Department of History CSULA, Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research, UCI-Labor Studies Program, CSU-DH Labor Studies Program, UCLA Labor Center -- Yoshie * Calendar of Anti-War Events in Columbus: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/calendar.html> * Anti-War Activist Resources: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/activist.html> * Student International Forum: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/> * Committee for Justice in Palestine: <http://www.osu.edu/students/CJP/>
