Many analysts have argued that a rapidly changing global context has created new challenges for developing countries and for developmental states. Especially since the formation of the WTO, many of the strategies formerly used to …
Research
Call for Proposals: 2010 WAGE Individual Faculty Research Awards – Applications Due April 6
The Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) announces an individual grant competition to support research projects on globalization and the international economy. All University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty are encouraged to apply. There …
Symposium on Globalization and the Humanities: Then and Now, Here and There – Feb. 25-27
The Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is celebrating its 50th Anniversary by sponsoring a Symposium on Globalization and the Humanities: Then and Now, Here and There. Natalie Zemon Davis, …
“Global Trends in Higher Education: Tracking an Academic Revolution” with Philip Altbach – March 1
The Spring 2010 Global Studies in Higher Education (GSHE) Distinguished Speaker Series presents, “Global Trends in Higher Education: Tracking an Academic Revolution”with Philip Altbach. The event will be held Monday, March 1, from 2:30 – …
Fulbright Faculty Workshop – March 8
Gary Garrison, senior program officer for Asia and the Pacific at the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), will offer a workshop on the Fulbright Program for faculty and professionals. Learn about lecturing and …
How a Year in India Changed Everything – Q&A with Ed Wallace
[NB: This interview first appeared in last week’s Oconto Reporter.] Ed Wallace, Oconto, WI native, is a senior majoring in Languages and Cultures of Asia (LCA) and English. Last year, he studied abroad in Varanasi, …
Tikrit University Representative Visits UW-Madison
Last week, Ahmed Mohammad Salih, instructor of English and linguistics at Tikrit University and a staff member in its Office of Cultural Relations, visited UW-Madison to explore potential avenues of collaboration in the fields of …
Global Hot Spots: “Bismarck, the Scramble for Africa, and the Destructive Residue of Colonialism”
Daniel W. Bromley, Anderson-Bascom professor emeritus of applied economics at UW-Madison, will present “Bismarck, the Scramble for Africa, and the Destructive Residue of Colonialism,” Friday, February 19 from 1:30-2:30 p.m., at the Pyle Center, 702 …
WAGE to Host Workshops on “Current Issues in International Law: Implications for Wisconsin”
The Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) is offering free workshops titled “Current Issues in International Law: Implications for Wisconsin” for attorneys, policy makers, state agencies, civil society groups, students, and others …
Today on Here on Earth: Valentine’s Day in Ghana
Today, Thursday, February 12, tune into WPR’s Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders to hear Jean Feraca discuss the relatively new phenomenon of Valentine’s Day in Ghana with Jo Ellen Fair, professor of Journalism & …