Saskia Sassen on Crossborder Issues, Thursday 2/24

Saskia Sassen will be delivering the keynote address this week at a UCSD conference that may be of interest to USP2 students. See below for information:
WHEN: Thursday, February 24, 2005, 5-6:30pm
Keynote Address by Saskia Sassen:
"Territory, Authority and Rights: Towards New Crossborder Assemblages"
WHERE: Meridian Room at Café Ventanas, ERC, UCSD
RSVP REQUIRED: Please RSVP to lasmail@ucsd.edu or 858.534.6050

Conference website and more about the conference:
http://cilas.ucsd.edu/current/ConferenceAgenda.htm
Homelands, Borders and Trade in Latin America: Freedom, Violence, and Exchange After 911
While some observers view globalization as opening up markets and expanding trade in Latin America, critics condemn globalization, citing growing social inequality and the privatization of vital services. Have borders become more porous to goods and capital but more punitive to people? How has 9-11 and the specter of violence changed this equation? Noted scholars holding diverse perspectives will debate the issues at this multidisciplinary conference.