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The Business of Lobbying in China
Scott Kennedy discusses the growing influence of domestic & foreign businesses on China's national economic policy
Posted: 4/19/2005
Geoffrey Garrett on Globalization in Two Eras
In the first lecture of the new Global Studies course, the vice provost of the International Institute discusses globalization before and after 9/11, President Bush and the war on terror and opposing views about where the world is headed.
Posted: 4/11/2005
UCLA's Yunxiang Yan receives Association for Asian Studies China Book Prize
Levenson prize-winning Private Life Under Socialism shows how Chinese villagers, including young women, are increasingly demanding autonomy and privacy.
Posted: 4/9/2005
Opening the Doors to Global Studies
The first Global Studies course begins over 400 students strong.
Posted: 4/6/2005
France and Globalization in the Late 18th Century: The Kourou Disaster
Noted British historian Emma Rothschild recalls a terrible turning point in French efforts to expand into the New World.
Posted: 3/14/2005
Two Economists Look at Europe's Economic Slowdown
Economic growth and labor productivity have been slowing in Europe as workers take more leisure time. Two experts look at why.
Posted: 11/22/2004
Three Mexican Governors Discuss the Future of Their Country
Overflow crowd hear governors from three parties speak on the new pluralism and Mexico's place in a globalized world.
Posted: 10/28/2004
Mexican Presidential Candidate Discusses His Country's Future at Burkle Forum
Jorge Castaneda is joined by Harvard Law Professor Roberto Unger in a wide ranging discussion of the future of Latin America.
Posted: 10/11/2004
2004 California NCTA Study Tour of China
Nineteen California teachers spend three weeks exploring China's rich cultural legacy and its complicated present.
Posted: 9/1/2004
Trade Blocs, Neoliberalism, and the Quality of Life in Latin America
UCLA conference explores Mercosur, NAFTA, and the Free Trade Area of the Americas.
Posted: 6/16/2004
UCLA Conference Looks at Expansion of European Union
European and American experts, the German ambassador, and former vice chancellor of Austria weigh implications of the May 1 accession of 10 new states.
Posted: 5/5/2004
Globalization's Missing Middle
UCLA Magazine features an article on the effects of globalization on countries at different development levels by International Institute Vice Provost Geoffrey Garrett.
Posted: 4/24/2004
Zheng He's Voyages of Discovery
Noted oceanic scientist Jin Wu discusses the 15th century expeditions of the Chinese mariner Zheng He & the celebration of the 600th anniversary of his first voyage
Posted: 4/20/2004
Is Citizenship Being Diluted by Globalization?
Sociologist Saskia Sassen proposes that international business at one end and poor immigrants at the other are shaping a new status of individual rights no longer tied to citizenship in a national state.
Posted: 4/2/2004
Japanese Brazilian Return Migration and the Making of Japan's Newest Immigrant Minority
Dr. Takeyuki Tsuda (UC San Diego) asks: Are Japanese Brazilian Migrants in Japan a Transnational Community?
Posted: 1/27/2004
Storm Clouds over a New American Century?
International Institute Vice Provost comments in the South China Morning Post on America's current place in the world.
Posted: 10/2/2003
The Crisis in Argentina
Atilio Boron blames slavish adherence to IMF policies for Argentina's economic disaster.
Posted: 4/4/2003
America and the World: What Has Changed Since 9/11?
Vice Provost Geoffrey Garrett explores the post-9/11 world in first of Burkle Center public class series.
Posted: 4/3/2003
World in Focus TV Program
A four-part television series produced by UCLA International Studies, The UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, and Adelphia Communications.
Posted: 6/16/2002
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