NTNU Globalization Programme
Invitation to the conference "Global Communication of Fundamentalist Knowledge", December 14 - 16, at NTNU (16.11.06) Fundamentalism and globalisation are two widely contested concepts. While some analysts claim that both terms refer to increasingly powerful political forces, others argue that neither refers to anything empirically real. This conference seeks to address the following questions: What distinguishes modern fundamentalism from other forms of religious revivalism and political activism? How do global media communicate “fundamentalist knowledge”? Keynote speakers are Robert A. Pape, Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago, David S. Katz, Professor of History, Tel-Aviv University and Stewart M. Hoover, Professor of Journalism and Adjunct Professor of Religious Studies, University of Colorado at Boulder. See programme. Conference webpage at http://www.hf.ntnu.no/cofu/
Religion & Globalisation seminar, Wednesday 8 November (03.11.06), 14.15-16.00 in the Library, Dept. of Religious Studies, Dragvoll, Ulrika Mårtensson will present her conference paper "Exegesis and Destiny: 'Fundamentalism' in Two Islamic Contexts".
"China today", seminar with Harald Bøckman, Center for Development and Environment, University of Oslo(03.11.06) Thuesday 16 November. See full program.
New book: "Bridges of Understanding Perspectives on Intercultural Communication" (03.11.06). Eds. Øyvind Dahl, Iben Jensen and Peter Nynäs. Intercultural communication builds bridges of understanding between different people in various circumstances. Every intercultural encounter is also a human encounter, whether people come from the same national background or from different parts of the world. Every human being is unique, with unique life experiences, relationships, languages, feelings, and faith. That is why construction of intercultural bridges often is troublesome. More.
Religion & Globalisation seminar, Wednesday 11 October (05.10.06), 14.15-16.00 in the Library, Dept. of Religious Studies, Dragvoll, Jennifer Bailey will begin working out her arguments for a conference paper for the conference Global Communication of Fundamentalist Knowledge (See conference website at www.hf.ntnu.no/cofu) Religion & Globalisation seminar series, autumn 2006.
Professor Mark Sedgwick from the Department of History at the American University, Cairo, (02.10.06) will talk about "New Religious Movements and Extremist Politics: Traditionalism from Italy to Russia" on Friday October 6 at 14.15-16.00 in room D 107, Dragvoll Campus.
Professor Olivier Roy in September 8th seminar (13.09.06) argued that Global Islam is emerging among “second generation immigrant youth” who live in (or in close contact with) the West, 
and it is therefore disconnected from both the territories and cultures of Islamic countries. These youth neither speak their parents’ languages nor live their cultural norms and values, but rather speak the same languages and live the same norms as other Westerners. They are thus de facto assimilated into Western societies. This fact is usually confused with the equally real fact that they are discriminated against in terms of housing, employment, and social attitudes, which gives the impression that they live in “other” societies. Because of the de facto assimilation of Muslims into Western societies, the multiculturalist assumption that people belong to and live their lives according to the norms of religiously defined communities is both counter-factual and counter-productive as far as theories and practices of citizenship are concerned. Read more about the seminar.
Invitation and Call for Papers to the Workshop; ICT as enabler of Global Production and Outsourcing: Implications for developing countries, November 23rd – 24th, NTNU (07.09.06) The Norwegian Network on ICT and Development invites academics and representatives from the business community from the North as well as the South to participate in this internationsl workshop on "ICT as enabler og Global Production and Outsourcing". For further details about registration, paper submission and program please consult the workshop web page at http://www.ictdev.ntnu.no/conference.asp?menuid=1150197095
Olivier Roy: "Islamism" and "Islamic fundamentalis", Friday 8 September, room D 5, Dragvoll, at 14.15-16.00(24.08.06)The Department of Archaeology and Religious Studies invites to a lecture with Olivier Roy,distinguished French expert on political Islam and Islamic fundamentalism (École des Hautes Études des Sciences Sociales, Paris), who will give a talk on his distinction between "Islamism" and "Islamic fundamentalism". His latest book is Globalized Islam: The Search for a New Ummah (Columbia University Press, 2004 [French 2003])
Global production: 4 PhD positions and 1 post doc position within technology, social sciences, humanities and architecture (24.08.06)The Globalization Programme at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway, invites applications for 4 PhD positions and 1 post doc position:
- 3 PhD positions within the thematic area Production systems in a globalized world
- 1 post doc position within the thematic area Production systems in a globalized world
- 1 PhD position linked to the project Resilient Global Logistics – Maritime Logistics
Has Japan Rebounded? Economic Reform and New Opportunities for Norwegian Business (30.08.06) Seminar to be held Friday, September 8, 2006 at Rådssalen, Hovedbygningen, NTNU, Gløshaugen Campus. The seminar is free, but registration is required. Please consult the NTNU's Japan Program Homepage.
Invitation and Call for Papers to the Conference: Global Communication of Fundamentalist Knowledge, September 14 - 16 (24.08.06) Fundamentalism and globalisation are two widely contested concepts. While some analysts claim that both terms refer to increasingly powerful political forces, others argue that neither refers to anything empirically real. This conference seeks to address the following questions: What distinguishes modern fundamentalism from other forms of religious revivalism and political activism? How do global media communicate “fundamentalist knowledge”? Call for papers and programme. Conference website.
Professor Jeff Haynes of London Metropolitan University in June 7th seminar : How do Religious Actors affect Outcomes in International Relations?(15.06.06)Professor Jeff Haynes of London Metropolitan University rounded off this semester’s series of seminars on religion and globalisation organised by Dr Ulrike Mårtensson and Tanya Ellingsen with two papers examining the ways in which religion affects outcomes in international relations, within both European and global contexts. First to be examined was the problematic notion of “European identity” in its various guises. European identity may be construed in political terms – in relation to the institutional framework of the EU, or within a socio-political framework – in terms of common European norms and values, or thirdly, from within a culturalist perspective – where Europe is imagined as a cultural entity founded on a historic allegiance to institutionalised Christianity. Read more.
December issue of the Globalization newsletter (22.12.2005) The NTNU Globalization Programme have a new director. Kathrine Skretting is dean of the Faculty of Arts and professor at the Department of Art and Media Studies. She was the vice-rector at NTNU from 1999-2000, and she specializes in media- and movie studies. In this newsletter she sums up the achievements of the programme in 2005.
Navigating Globalization - newsletter (26.10.2005) The international conference included about 200 scientists from a total of 17 countries. More than 70 papers at 14 sessions were presented from August 4-8. NTNU Global is the university's newsletter on globalization research, and this issue is dedicated to the conference in its entirety, with highlights from many sessions. | Also, you can search the conference's papers here.
NTNU Global newsletter (11.8.2005) What has happened within the field of globalization research at NTNU recently? Some of the headlines:
- THE NORWEGIAN METAL INDUSTRY OVER THE LAST 100 YEARS: A CENTURY OF GLOBALIZATION: LESSONS FROM AND CHALLENGES FOR THE NORWEGIAN ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY
- GLOBALIZATION'S ARTISTIC EXPRESSION
- NORWEGIAN CATCH-UP: DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALIZATION BEFORE WORLD WAR II
- SWEDISH AND NORWEGIAN NGOS FUND TSUNAMI WORK
- CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND OIL
- THE ANGLO-AMERICAN MIDDLE EAST, 2-4 MAY 2005
Electronic version NTNU Global Vol. 1, no. 2, 2005
The world is better than its reputation ( 10.08.2005 ) Don't let the media decide your world perception. There have never been fewer armed conflicts since the Second World War, says associate professor Indra de Soysa at NTNU. He presented his findings at the conference "Navigating globalization" in Trondheim . - The number of large conflicts has been greatly reduced since the end of the Cold War. Far fewer have been killed in internal struggles. There is less poverty than before, even though it is still much too high, he says. All regions of the world experience an economic upturn, except for one: Africa south of the Sahara . (Full story in Norwegian: Adressa .
On business i China: Feature article in Dagens Næringsliv (Norwegian only) Balltre og business (10.08.2005) Joint ventures i Kina begynner som et kjølig fornuftsekteskap, men ender ofte i en opphetet skilsmisse, skriver Gard Hopsdal Hansen, stipendiat ved Institutt for tverrfaglige kulturstudier ved NTNU i denne kronikken i Dagens Næringsliv.
Search the conference (08.08.2005) The international conference "Navigating Globalization" in Trondheim has successfully completed. The conference included about 200 scientists from a total of 17 countries. Among these, Professor Petter Aaslestad - who is the director of the Strategic Area Globalization at NTNU, and Professor Gayatri Spivak - one of the keynote speakers (pictured). More than 70 papers at 14 sessions were presented from August 4-8.
Anything of interest? Searchfor the title of papers and the name of speakers at the conference:
Annual report (17/06/2005) Annual report for 2004 can be downloaded from here. Paper versions can be obtained by contacting Nina Sindre.
Statoil Chairman at NTNU ( 13/05/2005 ) Jannik Lindbæk is chairman of the board at Statoil - One of the world's biggest sellers of crude oil. He talked about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at the invitation of the Globalization programme at NTNU. Statoil has 24,000 employees in 29 countries, many of which are at the bottom of international statistics on poverty, respect for human values, corruption and the rule of law.
What place has human rights, social and environmental responsibility in Statoil's operational strategy home and abroad? A recent scandal involving corruption charges in Iran and pending investigation in the US has accelerated the internal efforts for a greater focus on ethical conduct in business operations abroad.
A more extensive summary of the talk can be read in the forthcoming NTNU GLOBAL newsletter.
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