[Peace] also Tuesday, October 4; 5pm / Rejecting Globalization: The Rise of Populism and Xenophobia in 2016

[Karen Medina]

Rejecting Globalization: The Rise of Populism and Xenophobia in 2016

“Join us for a discussion that explores the ideological, political, and
economic connections between increasingly strong populist and
anti-globalization movements worldwide.” - The Center for Global Studies, a
public event.

Tuesday, October 4, 2016; 5pm-7pm; Gregory Hall Room 100; / 810 South
Wright Street, Urbana, IL.



“Many of these political and social movements share characteristics such as
a rejection of globalization, disengagement from global systems,
anti-immigration fervor, and tendencies toward nationalistic rhetoric. The
discussion features the following scholars who will discuss these trends
and offer some insights based on their expertise:



Moderator:



Edward A. Kolodziej, PhD, is Emeritus Research Professor of Political
Science and former Director of the Center for Global Studies and the
Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security at UIUC.



Presenters:



Hadi Salehi Esfahani, PhD, is a Professor of Economics and Business
Administration at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UIUC. His
theoretical and empirical research is in the field of political economy of
development. His work focuses on the role of politics and governance in
fiscal, trade, labor, and regulatory policies.



Kostas Kourtikakis, PhD, is a Teaching Associate Professor of Political
Science at UIUC. His research interests lie in comparative politics,
international relations, Western European politics, the European Union and
education.



Maxime H. A. Larivé, PhD, is Associate Director and Director of Graduate
Studies at the European Union Center at UIUC. His main areas of research
include European security and defense, transatlantic relations, energy
security and trade relations between the EU and the US.



Parthiban Muniandy, PhD, is a lecturer in the College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research
interests lie in critical and global ethnography, transnational sociology,
labor migration, and postcolonial theory.

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