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Apologies for cross-postings. Please DO NOT reply to email list but to the email address given below. ------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS GEOGRAPHIES OF TRANSNATIONAL WORK Organised Session at the Centennial Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Philadephia, 14-19 March 2004 Organiser: Andrew Jones, School of Geography, Birkbeck College, University of London Contemporary globalization is producing rapid changes in the nature and geographical organization of work in all its forms in global society. Transnational corporations continue to grow in both size and number, as well as in the extent of their operations. This is having profound and far-reaching implications on the nature of work for employees at all levels in these organisations. International business travel as well as temporary and semi-permanent labour migration is becoming more prevalent as a feature of global society. Furthermore, transnational work is extending into more and more industry sectors and other non-conventional forms of work. For example, wider processes of societal integration and interconnectedness across the globe are producing new forms of transnational working in a variety of areas including the media, science and research, policy and politics, NGOs and the voluntary sector. In this rapidly-evolving area, the focus has tended to fall on the development of transnational communities, identity and culture. Economic and social geographers have only recently begun to develop theoretical understanding of the implications that transnational working has on economies, people and organisations. This session presents an opportunity to examine the common theoretical and empirical issues captured in around the globalisation of work. It thus proposes to include papers examining all aspects of contemporary trends in transnational working in all its forms. The papers should be theoretically informed and as a guide, the session particularly aims to include papers addressing one or more of the following core themes: * Geographical patterns of transnational working in different industry sectors * The function of transnational work in business organisations * Rationales, policies and strategies behind transnational work * Transnational working and corporate competitiveness * Mapping transnational social contact networks * Nature of regional & global interpersonal contact networks * Relationship between international working & information / communications technology * Impacts of transnational working practices on personal life/ values The AAG website <http://www.aag.org> provides more information about the annual meeting. Please register online your paper title and short abstract (no more than 250 words and with 3 keywords) by 31 August 2003 and email your Program Identification Number (PIN) and paper title to Andrew Jones at <[log in to unmask]> ---------------------- Andrew Jones School of Geography Birkbeck College University of London 7-15 Gresse Street LONDON W1T 1LL Tel. +44 (0)207 631 6471 Fax. +44 (0)207 631 6498 Email. [log in to unmask] Web 'www.bbk.ac.uk/geog'