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GlobCap2011


An International Conference



Global Capitalism and Transnational Class Formation


September 17 -18, 2011

Centre of Global Studies, Academy of Sciences,
Prague, Czech Republic


Sponsored by the Centre of Global Studies (Prague) and the Global Studies Association of North America



Keynote Speakers: William Robinson and Leslie Sklair


This will be the first international conference devoted to transnational capitalist class theory and global class formation. Over the past decade a growing body of work has established TCC theory as an important theoretical approach for examining global capitalism. The conference will provide a place to share research, debate and explore this newly emerging school of social/economic analysis.

Papers topics can include: transnational capitalist class and working class formations; transnational capitalist class and national capitalist class relations; elite networks; immigration and migration; global capitalism; production networks and commodity chains; global finance; transformation of the nation-state; the transnational state; transnational governance; information technology and globalization; the military/industrial complex and state.

The deadline for the submission of abstracts is June 30, 2011.

Abstracts should be sent to:
Marek Hrubec, Director of the Centre of Global Studies, Academy of Sciences, Prague: marek.hrubec@gmail.com

Jerry Harris, Organizational Secretary of the Global Studies Association, North America: gharris234@comcast.net

International Organizing Committee: William Carroll, Canada; Jerry Harris, U.S.A.; Marek Hrubec, Czech Republic; Georgina Murray, Australia.



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