Wednesday, March 12th, 7pm, Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall, Landmines and Cluster Munitions: Civil Society's role in Prohibiting Indiscriminate Weapons - Noble Peace Prize Winner,Rae McGrath, International Spokesperson on Cluster Munitions.

Thursday, March 13th, (Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium) 4:30pm - DAVID HARVEY - Spaces of Global Capitalism: Towards a theory of Uneven Geographical Development

Friday, March 28th, 3-5pm, B32 Warren - Future of Rural NY Seminar - "Workforce and Economic Development: The Competitive Position of New York State Regions."

Promotions, Awards and Honors

Publications
CaRDI Publications: Rural New York Minute and Research & Policy

Presentations and Recent Travels
Marygold Walsh-Dilley
Workshops and Conferences
CSREES Integrated Competitive Programs Grantsmanship Workshop
Job Opportunities
CALS Career Development Newsletter
USAID Careers
NASULGC Careers
POPULATION ACTION INTERNATIONAL
Student Activities

Fellowships, Internships and Other Funding Opportunities
Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies - Funding
Community Service Awards now available
HHS - Rural Health Research Grant Program Coop. Agreement
Non-Dept. Seminars
DNR Seminar
Sustainable Enterprise Speaker Series
PPPMB Seminar
Call for Papers, Abstracts and Panels
NESS Summit Call
American Anthropological Association
11th International Karl Polanyi Conference Call for Papers
Miscellaneous News

Blood Drive
Academic State of the University Address
Recognizing A Stroke
New Peace Corps Coordinator

Department Meetings and Seminars
To View the entire schedule of Department meetings and seminars, please click here. This schedule is frequently updated.

Meetings:
Friday, February 15th 11:30-12:30, 401 Warren, President Skorton and Provost Martin visit combined AEM Faculty and DSOC Meeting

Seminars:  This is still a work in progress.  Please remember to keep Friday afternoons free for these seminars.  Several will be held jointly with CRP and DSOC.

Thursday, February 21st - 2:55-4:10, 100 Caldwell Hall, DSOC 481 Special Guest Lecture - Dr. Bruce Hoffman (Author of Inside Terrorism) - “The Cult of the Insurgent: Strategic and Tactical Repercussions.”  Professor Hoffman has been studying terrorism and insurgency for thirty years. He is currently at the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in Washington, DC. He previously held the Corporate Chair in Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency at the RAND Corporation and was Director of RAND’s Washington Office. Professor Hoffman was adviser on counterterrorism to the Office of National Security Affairs, Coalition Provisional Authority, Baghdad, in 2004 and from 2004-2005 was an adviser on counterinsurgency to the Multi-National Forces-Iraq Headquarters in Baghdad. He is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Terrorism and Counterterrorism Program, Human Rights Watch in New York; a Senior Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C.; a Senior Fellow at the Combating Terrorism Center, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY; a Senior Fellow at the National Security Studies Center at Haifa University, Israel. Professor Hoffman is Editor-in-Chief of Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. He holds degrees in government, history, and international relations and received his doctorate from Oxford University. Co-sponsors: Peace Studies Program; Polson Institute for International Development; Einaudi Center; Science & Technology Studies; Development Sociology

Friday, February 29th -  (Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium) 3:00pm JOHN AGNEW - THE NEW GLOBAL ECONOMY: TIME-SPACE COMPRESSION, GEOPOLITICS, AND UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT
JOHN AGNEW is Professor of Geography at UCLA.  Originally from England, he taught for over twenty years in the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. He has been at UCLA since 1996.  He is the author or coauthor, among other works, of the following: Hegemony: The New Shape of Global Power (Temple UP, 2005), a "Choice" Outstanding Academic Title for 2005; Place and Politics in Modern Italy (University of Chicago Press, 2002); The Geography of the World Economy (Hodder, Fifth Edition, 2008); and The United States in the World Economy (Cambridge University Press, 1987); Berlusconi's Italy: Mapping Contemporary Italian Politics (Temple UP, 2008). His current research concerns globalization and sovereignty as prefigured in a recent article: "Sovereignty Regimes: Territoriality and State Authority in Contemporary World Politics," Annals of the Association of American Geographers (2005).

Wednesday, March 12th, 7pm, Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall, Landmines and Cluster Munitions: Civil Society's role in Prohibiting Indiscriminate Weapons - Noble Peace Prize Winner,Rae McGrath, International Spokesperson on Cluster Munitions.

Thursday, March 13th, (Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium) 4:30pm - DAVID HARVEY - Spaces of Global Capitalism: Towards a theory of Uneven Geographical Development DAVID HARVEY is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY). He was for many years Professor of Geography at the Johns Hopkins University; and from 1987-1993 was Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography at Oxford University. He is the author of numerous books including: Social Justice and the City (1973); The Limits to Capital (1982); The Urban Experience (1988); The Condition of Postmodernity (1989); Justice, Nature and the Geography of Difference (1996); Spaces of Hope (2000); Paris: Capital of Modernity (2003); The New Imperialism (2003); and A Brief History of Neoliberalism (2005). His most recent book is Spaces of Global Capitalism: A Theory of Uneven Geographical Development (2006). David Harvey is a recipient of several international awards and was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Friday, March 28th, 3-5pm, B32 Warren - Future of Rural NY Seminar - "Workforce and Economic Development: The Competitive Position of New York State Regions."

Promotions, Awards and Honors

Publications

CaRDI Publications: Rural New York Minute and Research & Policy Brief Series

Presentations and Recent Travels

Marygold Walsh-Dilley traveled from Bolivia to Cartagena de las Indias, Colombia, to attend the InterAmerica Foundation Grassroots Development Fellowship Mid-Year Conference. She presented a summary of her research titled “Ayni in the Modern Andes: Cooperative Economics and Globalization”, as well as sat on a panel discussion on “Grassroots Development: Movements and Networks”. The conference was held February 6-8, 2008.

Workshops and Conferences

CSREES Integrated Competitive Programs Grantsmanship Workshop - Dr. Gale Buchanan, Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, USDA, will provide opening remarks at the CSREES Integrated Competitive Programs Grantsmanship Workshop. The last day to take advantage of the reduced registration fee is March 1, 2008, and the special hotel room rate is only available through February 22, 2008. REGISTER NOW! CSREES-USDA Integrated Competitive Programs Grantsmanship Workshop March 10-11, 2008 – Memphis, Tennessee The 1890 Region and Florida A&M University will host a Grantsmanship Workshop on CSREES Integrated Competitive Programs focusing on the Section 406 Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Program and opportunities within the National Research Initiative for support of integrated activities. Agency staff will give an overview of CSREES Integrated Competitive Programs and describe how to integrate research, education, and extension in developing and implementing competitive proposals. Experienced Project Directors will speak on how to successfully design a strong integrated project, write a winning proposal, and implement a successful integrated project. Faculty in research, extension, and academics are encouraged to attend. For additional details and registration information, visit http://www.famu.edu/cesta/csrees-famu.cfm.

Job Opportunities
CALS Career Development Newsletter, "CALS Jobs, Internships, and Events", is now available on line at: http://www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/current/career/newsletter/

USAID Careers link (http://www.usaid.gov/careers/applicant.html)

NASULGC  Careers - NASULGC is the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges.

POPULATION ACTION INTERNATIONAL http://www.populationaction.org/ Position Announcement Demographer - Climate Change/Environment Demographer - Climate Change/Environment is being sought by Population Action International (PAI), an organization that works to improve individual well-being and preserve global resources by mobilizing political and financial support for population, family planning and reproductive health policies and programs. Through research and advocacy, PAI seeks to strengthen public awareness and political and financial support worldwide for population programs grounded in individual rights. At the heart of PAI's mission is its commitment to universal access to family planning and related health services, and to educational and economic opportunities, especially for girls and women. This position will provide demographic expertise to a well-established organization that researches and advocates for evidence-based policies on population and reproductive health/family planning and women’s centered development. Primary responsibilities include: Job Announcement: Demographer - Climate Change/Environment, Population Action International Lead PAI’s demographic research efforts to assess the links between population and climate change and the environment. Conduct relevant demographic analysis in collaboration with climate change experts, including staff and consultants. Develop methodologies to assess quantitative aspects of population and reproductive health/family planning that build public and policymaker awareness of, and contribute to, advocacy for sound population policies, programs and funding. This position requires a Master’s Degree or PhD in population studies, demography or related social science with 5-10 years experience in demographic/population research, including research related to climate change and/or environmental issues. Other qualifications include: excellent research and analytical skills; ability to communicate complex technical issues to a policy and advocacy-oriented audience; experience conducting demographic research; working knowledge of public health, epidemiology and international development, ability to identify important demographic/population issues and related-policy trends and challenges; and fluency in English. Overseas field experience in public health or development and fluency in a second language are pluses. In addition, a team player with a sense of humor, collaborative spirit and creativity is needed for this position. PAI is a family friendly organization, offering a highly competitive benefit package. PAI is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people of color to apply for this position. Resumes with cover letter and salary requirements can be e-mailed to RMR@popact.org or fax to (202) 728-4177 Attn: Rachael Murray Rakestraw. Salary: Commensurate with experience Date Posted: February 5, 2008 Deadline for applications: Open until filled.

Student Activities

Fellowships, Internships and Other Funding Opportunities

Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies - Funding Opportunities for Faculty: Visit their website (www.einaudi.cornell.edu/funding/displaysearch.asp) to search all international research funding opportunities for faculty.

Call for Papers, Abstracts and Panels

NESS Summit Call - Call for Contributed Oral and Poster Abstracts 3rd Annual National Environmental Studies and Sciences Summit Jonesboro, Arkansas May 22-24, 2008. For information, click here. 

American Anthropological Association - CALL FOR PAPERS—American Anthropological Association panel DEADLINE: February 28 (ASAP!) Seeking panelists whose work addresses the topic of political engagement by transnational migrants residing in North America (see panel abstract below). This panel will be submitted for consideration for invited session status to the Society for the Anthropology of North America for the AAA annual meeting on November 19-23, 2008. Please submit paper proposals of no more than 250 words to Miranda Cady Hallett at mrb24@cornell.edu by February 28, 2008. The turbulence and mobility of the past 30 years have seen the development of vibrant communities of transnational migrants across North America. Many of these diasporic communities have been active politically, both in the hostland context and in homeland settings. The response of nation-states has often been one of exclusion and/or exploitation, though there are examples of restructuring of political institutions to facilitate the participation of migrant voices. This panel explores the practice and signification of transnational migrant political action. How are the political practices of migrants related to their own lived experiences of racialization, ethnicity, class, and gender? How are these experiences transforming through the process of migration itself? How do various sociolegal institutions, including the construction of “illegality,” impact the lives of (im)migrants residing in North America? What practices of signification set the limits—and push the boundaries—of (im)migrant enfranchisement? In the case of homeland politics, how does (e)migrant action impact political practices and institutional forms? What is the role of (e)migrant nostalgia, remittance practices, and legal status in shaping the efficacy and orientation of homeland-directed political action? What kinds of international and transnational institutions are emerging or transforming to engage with migrant activism? Finally, what insight can we gain from these practices into the future of political belonging and participation? Without assuming a “post-national” world, how can we re-conceptualize political participation in the context of multiple geographic orientations? As organizer I welcome abstracts dealing with migrant communities residing or sojourning in Canada, the United States, or Mexico. I seek diversity of perspective, analytical mode, and methodology. Activists, students, first-time presenters, and people with a disciplinary background other than anthropology are welcome as well. Please write me at the above email with any questions.

11th International Karl Polanyi Conference - Call for papers: The Relevance of Karl Polanyi for the 21st Century", December 4-6, 2008, Concordia University, Montreal.  At this anniversary conference, we invite papers on the relevance of the work of Karl Polanyi for scholarship and social change in the 21st century. The influence of Karl Polanyi in the social sciences and the humanities continues to grow, contributing to an intellectual counter-movement. Recent publications call for a renewed political economy inspired, among others, by the work of Karl Polanyi. His contribution to interdisciplinary approaches within the social sciences has been acknowledged as foundational. Within economics, Polanyi's work is contributing to the construction of a socially rooted, historical and institutional heterodox economics that is effectively challenging the excessively abstract approach of mainstream theory and the limitations of its underlying hypotheses. New research on democratic socio-economic alternatives as they emerge throughout the world also refers extensively to the importance of Polanyi. Researchers are increasingly drawing upon Polanyi's writings that preceded and followed The Great Transformation. We invite proposals for individual presentations as well as proposals for panels on specific themes. Please send abstracts to the Karl Polanyi Institute of Political Economy (polanyi@alcor.concordia.ca) by March 15, 2008. Abstracts must not be more than 300 words. If you propose panels, please include details on the panelists (no more than four) as well as their abstracts.