GW Center for the Study of Globalization

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GW Center for the Study of Globalization

• Advisory Board Meeting

September 29, 2005
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About the GWCSG
GW Center for the Study of Globalization

• The GWCSG is part of a four-university consortium
  called the Globalization Research Network.
  (University of Hawaii at Manoa, UCLA, and the
  University of South Florida)
• The Globalization Research Network was founded by
  the U.S. Congress.
• The four universities collaborate on research and
  on public education programs addressing
  globalization issues.
• The GWCSG has been operating as a research center
  on campus since 2000.
• The GWCSG conducts research on different aspects
  of globalization and use these findings to help
  people gain a better understanding of what
  globalization is all about.

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GWCSG Governance
GW Center for the Study of Globalization

• Executive Director John Forrer
• Program Director Rita Maximilian
• Senior Fellows
• James Rosenau, University Professor of
  International Affairs
• Leon Fuerth, Research Professor of International
  Affairs at the Elliott School and former national
  security adviser to Vice President Al Gore
• Research Fellows
• Advisory Board
• Honorary Chair, James Rosenau
• Housed in Office of the Executive V.P for
  Academic Affairs
• Report to Elliot Hirshman, Professor of
  PsychologyInterim Chief Research Officer

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GWCSG Research Projects
GW Center for the Study of Globalization

• Support for faculty to conduct collaborative,
  multidisciplinary research on globalization
• 25 research projects, 34 GW faculty members from
  14 Departments and Centers
• Approximately 600,000 made to support 25
  research projects

• Dept of Management Science
• Dept of Political Science
• Dept of Strategic Management Public Policy
• Dept of Womens Studies
• GW Law School
• Dept of Geography
• Dept of Public Administration/SPPPA

• Center for International Health
• Center for Latin American Issues
• European Union Research Center
• Dept of Economics
• Dept of Finance
• Dept of International Business
• Dept of Sociology
• Dept of Tourism and Hospitality Management

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Individual Research Projects
GW Center for the Study of Globalization

• The Gulf Crisis Report from the Volatility Front
  
• Financial Measurement of Political Risk and Its
  Effects on U.S. Direct Foreign Investment
• The Commercialization of Public Purchasing
  Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Global Marketplace
• On the Role of Mutual Funds During Crises
• National Innovation System in a Globally
  Integrate Industry A Longitudinal Analysis of
  National and Global Knowledge-Diffusion Networks
• Globalization and Converging Social Safety Nets
  Is There a Race to the Bottom
• Measuring the Spread of Management Theories and
  Methods Around the World
• Prospects for Antidumping Reform
• Women, Racial Minority, and Lower-wage Workers in
  the New Economy Crossing the Digital Divide
• Building Blocks Toward a Public-Private
  Partnership for AIDS Prevention and Treatment
  Post South Africa Conference Review

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Collaborative, Multidisciplinary Projects
GW Center for the Study of Globalization

• Preemptive Strategies for the Assessment and
  Management of Financial System Risk Levels in
  Latin American Countries
• Networks and Globalization
• U.S. Economic Sanctions and Globalization
  Economic Impact and Policy Implications
• Network Indicators and Globalization Public
  Policy Implications
• Privatization and Organizational Change
• Global Competition Policy Winners, Losers and
  Limitations
• Convertibility of the Chinese Currency and Its
  Impact on Global Financial Stability
• Immigrants and Globalization Developing a New
  Measure for Global Cities
• Digital Diasporas, Identity, and International
  Policy Processes (DIP2)
• The Europeanization of Global Governance
• Global Governance in New Product
  Commercialization Evidence from the Mobile
  Telephone and Fuel Cell Industries
• Globalization and Governance Examining the
  Contest Between Commercial and Social Agendas
• Development Assistance Network for Tourism
  Studies

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GW Center for the Study of Globalization
GWCSG Research Programs

• Globalization, Migration and Gateway Cities
• Globalization, Public Management, and Public
  Accountability
• Diasporas and Global Governance
• Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Outsourcing Networks
• Global Trade and China

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Research Deliverables
GW Center for the Study of Globalization

• Research is be disseminated through
• Occasional Paper Series
• Book series
• Monographs
• Brown Bag Lunches
• Conferences
• Workshops
• Dialogues on Globalization
• Participation in Globalization Week
• Contribution to Global-e-zine
• GWCSG website

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Public Outreach
GW Center for the Study of Globalization

• Globalization week
• Provides a forum for students and faculty to
  discuss and learn cutting-edge issues of
  globalization
• Events include keynote speech, student forum,
  colloquia, brown bag lunches, international
  dialogues, photo contest etc.
• Global E-zine
• Written and managed by students magazine topics
  paralleled with globalization weeks theme
• Students worldwide are encouraged to submit
  editorials, interview question and to participate
  in online forums (GSN)

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GW Center for the Study of Globalization
Public Outreach

• Web Site
• gwcsg.gwu.edu
• 25,000 hits on average per month
• Captures all on-campus GWCSG events
• GWCSG publications
• Collaborative projects DANTEI, GUM, Practices of
  NGOs, and GSN

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GW Center for the Study of Globalization
Public Outreach

• Web Site
• gwcsg.gwu.edu
• 25,000 hits on average per month
• Captures all on-campus GWCSG events
• GWCSG publications
• Collaborative projects DANTEI, GUM, Practices of
  NGOs, and GSN

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Global Governance Conference
GW Center for the Study of Globalization

• Focuses on pressing global policy challenges and
  examines new initiatives needed to meet these
  challenges
• Keynote Speech Kemal Dervis, UNDP Administrator
• Panel Discussions
• Global Human Security and Development
• Global Health
• Global Trade and Investment
• November 4, 2005

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Global Governance Conference
GW Center for the Study of Globalization

• Focuses on pressing global policy challenges and
  examines new initiatives needed to meet these
  challenges
• Keynote Speech Kemal Dervis, UNDP Administrator
• Panel Discussions
• Global Human Security and Development
• Global Health
• Global Trade and Investment
• November 4, 2005

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NGO Project
GW Center for the Study of Globalization

• Videoconference series on practices of NGOs
• A collaborative partnership with the Shanghai
  Jiao Tong University
• Provides a forum for Chinese university students
  to learn from experts about the role of NGOs in
  the USA

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Middle Eastern Program Initiative (MEPI)
GW Center for the Study of Globalization

• GW Task Force on the Middle East
• Program created and funded by the US State
  Department
• Funding source approx 800, 000
• GW collaborative approach
• Law School
• American Studies
• Business School
• Partner Universit(ies)
• Al Akhawayan
• Kuwait University (?)

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Collaborative Research
GW Center for the Study of Globalization

• GRN collaborations
• Global Human Security
• HIV/AIDS
• Globalization, Migration and Cities
• Water

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Global Studies Network
GW Center for the Study of Globalization

• http//gstudynet.com/ - created and maintained by
  GWCSG
• A unique association of worldwide scholars and
  practitioners who all share an interest in
  studying globalization collaboratively
• Founded in 2001
• Close to 100 participants from 80 countries
  (members, associates and supporters)
• Provides forum for multidisciplinary research and
  discussions

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Role of Advisory Board
GW Center for the Study of Globalization

• Near-Term
• Global Governance initiative
• Contribution to Globalization week and Global
  E-zine
• Fundraising efforts (collaborative research)
• Long-term
• Help build a sustainable GWCSG