Programs
Responses To Globalization Program
Program Overview
Since its inception in 1981, the Martindale Center has sponsored many programs and activities aimed at increasing understanding of the structure and performance of the U.S. economy and its relationship to world economic developments. The Responses to Globalization program seeks to increase understanding of the leading role the U.S. has assumed in integrating financial markets, production of goods and services, labor markets, technology and information on a global scale. By encouraging discussion of issues related to globalization from a wide spectrum of perspectives, the Martindale Center seeks to promote understanding of the complex global processes influencing current economic and political developments both in the U.S. and throughout the world.
Responses To Globalization Speakers Series
Features an annual speakers series in which leading scholars and experts on the subject of globalization are invited to campus. The Spring 2003 speakers series, sponsored by the Nasdaq Educational Foundation, included: Barbara McDougall a former parliamentarian and minister in the Canadian cabinet; Dr. Roberto Steiner, the director of the Center for Studies of Economic Development at the University de los Andes in Colombia; Dr. Jiri Pollak, who leads the Telecommunication, Media and Technology group at Deloitte and Touch Central Europe; and Dr. John Hilley, President and CEO of Nasdaq International.
The 2003-2004 series, entitled European Responses to Globalization, is co-sponsored by the Department of International Relations and brings together leading experts on Europe in a range of fields including economics, international affairs, business and political economy. Drawing on their experiences in the public and private sectors as well as years of research in their respective fields, these scholars are asked to address the crucial question, To what extent are political and economic processes and decisions in Europe driving globalization, or being driven by globalization? In Fall 2003 and Spring 2004, the Martindale Center will host Dr. Philip Gordon, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.; Dr. Dorothee Heisenberg, a professor of European Studies at the School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at the Johns Hopkins University; Dr. Riva Kastoryano, a senior research fellow at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris; Dr. Paulette Kurzer, a professor of Political Science at the University of Arizona; Dr. Sylvia Ostry, a distinguished research fellow at the Munk Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto; and Dr. Jagdish Sheth, founder of the Center for Relationship Marketing (CRM) at Emory University.
Publications
In 2004, the Martindale Center will publish the first volume in a series on globalization. The premiere volume, entitled, European Responses to Globalization, will consist of contributions by the speakers in the 2003-2004 Speakers series. This interdisciplinary volume will bring together experts in European politics, economics, business, and foreign affairs to consider Europe's role in the global economy. Unique in its focus as well as its breadth, this volume undoubtedly will make a significant contribution to the scholarly debate on globalization. Authors' contributions to the volume are currently available as Martindale Center globalization working papers.
Responses To Globalization Undergraduate Seminar And The Martindale Affiliates
The interdisciplinary Responses to Globalization undergraduate seminar introduces students to the writings and ideas of the speakers in our Responses to Globalization speakers series. This one-credit seminar meets biweekly throughout the semester and features special seminar meetings attended by our invited speakers. By bringing them face-to-face with some of the leading scholars writing about globalization today, students gain a unique, in-depth understanding of the vital, complex processes associated with globalization. These students are designated Martindale Student Affiliates and are invited to attend special events hosted by the Martindale Center. Student affiliates are drawn from various university departments, are nominated by faculty and are selected based upon their academic background, achievement and interest in the subject.
Meet The Fall 2003 - Spring 2004 Speakers!
Dr. Philip Gordon is Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. He also serves as director of the Center on the United State and France and is affiliated with the Saban Center for Middle East Policy. He has served as Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council and Senior Fellow for U.S. Strategic Studies at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. He is the author of five books including, The French Challenge: Adapting to Globalization, with Sophie Meunier (2001).
Dr. Dorothee Heisenberg is assistant professor of European Studies at the School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at the Johns Hopkins University. She has taught at Yale University and was assistant vice president of the Global Financial Institutions Division at Manufacturers Hanover Trust She is the author of The Mark of the Bundesbank: Germany's Role in European Monetary Cooperation (1999), as well as numerous papers and articles.
Dr. Jagdish Sheth is Charles Kellstadt Professor of Marketing at Emory University and is the founder and director of the Center for Relationship Marketing (CRM) at Emory University. He is the author or co-author of over 40 books and many articles in professional business, economics and management journals. He has worked for numerous industries and companies in the U.S., Europe and Asia and has consulted for AT&T, Ford, GE, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, Nortel, Spring and many others.
Dr. Riva Kastoryano is Senior Research Fellow at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and teaches at the Institute for Political Sciences in Paris. She has taught at Harvard University and is currently a Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study working on a comparative study of immigrant participation in Europe and the United States. She is the author of numerous books including "Negotiating Identities: States and Immigrants in France and Germany" and many articles on European politics.
Dr. Paulette Kurzer is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Arizona. Her publications include Markets and Moral Regulation: Cultural Change in the European Union (2001) and Business and Banking: Political Change and European Integration in Western Europe (1993). Her work has appeared in the Journal for European Public Policy and the Journal of Common Market Studies, among others.
Dr. Sylvia Ostry is Distinguished Research Fellow, Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto. She has taught at a number of Canadian universities and has held numerous government posts including Chief Statistician, Chair of the Economic Council of Canada, Deputy Minister of International Trade, and Ambassador for Multilateral Trade. She also has headed the Economics and Statistics Department of the OECD in Paris. She is the author of numerous books and articles on the international economy, multilateral trade and globalization.
For more information about the Martindale Center's Responses to Globalization Program, please contact:
Martindale Center
Phone: (610) 758-4771
Email: taw4@lehigh.edu