A one-day conference to discuss the contribution and ideas of Peter Gowan (1946-2009), author of The Global Gamble, founding editor of Labour Focus on Eastern Europe, long-standing editor of New Left Review, and Professor of International Relations at London Metropolitan University.
Saturday, 12 June 2010, 10.00 to 5.30, School of Oriental and African Studies, Room G2
Agenda
10.00 - 12.30
Introduction: Tariq Ali
Session 1: Eastern Europe
Speakers: Gus Fagan, Marko Bojcun, Catherine Samary
12.30 - 1.30 lunch
1.30 - 3.00
Session 2: Imperialism and American Grand Strategy Speakers: Gilbert Achcar, Ellen Meiksins Wood, Susan Watkins
3.00 - 3.30 coffee break
3.30 - 5.00
Session 3: The Dollar-Wall St Regime Speakers: Robin Blackburn, Robert Wade, Alex Callinicos
5.00 - 5.30
Mike Newman: Peter Gowan as an educator
Awarding of the Peter Gowan Prize
The Conference is sponsored by Debatte: Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe and Historical Materialism.
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