I have been asked to post the following call for papers for an
international conference. Please reply to the address given below in the
announcement and not to me.
Paul Auchterlonie.
University of Exeter.
International Conference on
Globalisation, Economic Reforms, Aid and Democracy
in the Arab World
February, 03-04, 2008
To be held at
The Arab Thought Forum, Amman, Jordan
Under the patronage of
HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal
Call for Papers
The Arab Thought Forum, the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS),
University of London and the Centre for International Business and
Innovation (CIBI), Manchester Metropolitan University are organising a
conference on ‘Globalisation, Economic Reforms, Aid and Democracy in the
Arab World’. The conference will be opened and presided over by HRH Prince
El Hassan bin Talal, the founder and President of the Arab Thought Forum.
The conference is of particular interest to the international business
community, academics, the policy-making community and international
organisations, such as the IMF, World Bank and WTO.
The conference invites high-quality theoretical, empirical and policy
contributions linked to the conference themes from academics and policy-
makers. The deadline for the receipt of extended abstracts is 06 October
2007.
A series of keynote speeches will be delivered by distinguished experts,
provisionally: HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal; Professor Hafiz Mirza,
Investment Analysis Branch, UNCTAD; Hilary Rantisi, Director of the Middle
East Initiative of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard
University and Professor Abdul-Aziz Sachedina, University of Virginia.
For full information on the conference, including details to the
conference themes and submission of papers please visit the conference
website:
http://www.business.mmu.ac.uk/cibi/globconf/
Alternatively, the full details can be obtained via e-mail:
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