Global Studies, the Place of the U.S. – Dubai

The Second Global Studies Conference will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 30 – June 1, 2009.

This Conference is to be held at Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 30 May to 1 June 2009. It will address critically important issues related to globalization in the world today, as well as focusing on a special theme – the place of the United States in this process, during this crucial Presidential election year. Plenary Speakers include some of the leading thinkers in global studies, as well as numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations.

Participants are welcome to submit a presentation proposal either for a 30-minute paper , 60-minute workshop, jointly presented 90-minute colloquium session or a virtual session. Parallel sessions are loosely grouped into streams reflecting different perspectives or disciplines. Each stream also has its own talking circle, a forum for focused discussion of issues. For those unable to attend the Conference in person, virtual participation is also available.

Presenters may choose to submit written papers to the Global Studies Journal, a fully refereed academic 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 finalised. This subscription is valid until one year after the Conference end date.

The deadline for the current round of the call for papers is Jan. 8, 2009. For journal articles, the deadline is either Feb. 28 (for double-blind refereeing) or July 1 (for one-way blind refereeing).