Welcome to the website of the 4th Global Studies Conference. The 2011 conference will be held at JW Marriot, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 18-20 July 2011. The 2011 Global Studies Conference will address a range of critically important ideas relating to globalization in the world today, as well as focusing on a special theme – Latin America and Globalisation: Emerging Societies and Emancipation. Plenary speakers will include leading thinkers and practitioners, as well as paper, workshop and colloquium presentations.
We invite prospective participants to submit a presentation proposal for one of the following parallel session options: a 30-minute paper; a 60-minute workshop; a jointly presented 90-minute colloquium session; or a virtual session. Parallel sessions are loosely grouped into streams reflecting different perspectives or disciplines. Each stream forms a talking circle, an informal forum for focused discussion of issues and conference themes.
This is a conference for any person with an interest in, and concern for, the question of globalization – including researchers, teachers and graduate students. All are encouraged to register and attend this significant and timely conference. Accommodation options are also available.
Participants may choose to submit written papers before or after the conference for possible publication in the peer reviewed Global Studies Journal. Virtual participants also have the option to submit papers for consideration by the Journal. All registered conference participants receive a complimentary online subscription to the journal when registration is finalized. This subscription is valid until one year after the conference end-date. Virtual and in-person presenters may upload videos or slideshows with voice annotation to our YouTube channel.
If you would like to know more about this conference and join our online community for discussion of the key issues it addresses, you may subscribe to the Global Studies Conference Email Newsletter or subscribe to the RSS feed of the News Blog of the this online knowledge community. You may also wish to subscribe to our Facebook or Twitter feeds.
For all inquiries, please contact the Conference Secretariat.
