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> From: Chris Fowler <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 23 September 2008 19:03:07 BST
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> Subject: [URB-GEOG-FORUM] 2nd CFP: AAG 2009 Rising oil prices and
> the changing face of globalization
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> CFP: AAG 2009 Rising oil prices and the changing face of
> globalization
>
> Session organizers: Christopher Fowler and Derik Andreoli,
> University of
> Washington
>
> Economic globalization as we have known it in the past decade is
> founded
> in part on decreasing transportation costs that made it cost effective
> for businesses to extend their logistics chains across the globe. From
> this humble beginning in the cheaper movement of goods, globalization
> has found purchase in a vast range of research agendas that cover the
> entire breadth of geographic research. Recently, fuel prices have
> risen
> enough to begin to change the calculus for some businesses and perhaps
> of even greater importance there is a tremendous uncertainty as to
> where
> prices will go in the future. What are the ramifications for the
> movement of capital and labor? For the organization of firms, supply
> chains, and the workers they employ across the globe? How important
> are
> fuel costs compared to wage differentials when thinking about location
> decisions? How sticky are the investments in infrastructure and
> relationships made while fuel was cheap and how long will they remain
> when it is not? How do rising fuel costs link to other aspects of
> globalization such as 'buy local' and other social movements? Where
> must
> we turn theoretically, methodologically, and empirically to get a
> handle
> on what is happening and what will happen? The potential for change in
> our thinking about globalization is vast and we have yet to scope out
> the full extent of this change or the places where we might expect to
> see it. This call for papers is left intentionally broad in the hope
> that we can begin a conversation that will bring together geographers
> with a wide range of research interests to offer insight into how a
> rapid and global change in the price of a single factor of production
> might change our understanding of globalization.
>
> If you are interested in participating in this session please send a
> title and abstract to [log in to unmask] by October 1st. If
> there
> is enough interest we are hoping to do a pair of complimentary
> sessions,
> one a panel of speakers and one a presentation of completed research
> relevant to this topic. Please indicate the capacity in which you
> would
> like to participate.
>
>
> Christopher S. Fowler PhD.
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