Professor Saskia Sassen, Ralph Lewis Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago, USA, and Centennial Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics, UK.
Registration is now open for this conference (on Asian Horizons: Cities, States and Societies), to be held in Singapore from 1-3 August 2005.
For full details and registration please go to: http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/horizons/
Keynotes speakers include:
Professor Saskia Sassen, Ralph Lewis Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago, USA, and Centennial Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics, UK.
The conference will also feature a forum session entitled “100 Years of Change in Southeast Asia “ led by three distinguished panelists, as follows:
Professor Jonathan Rigg (Geography, University of Durham, UK) on development issues
Professor Thongchai Winichakul (History, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA) on state formation
Professor Peter Coclanis (History, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, USA) on economic and social concerns
James D Sidaway
Associate Professor
The Department of Geography
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