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Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-PMX-Version: 5.4.3.345767, Antispam-Engine: 2.6.0.325393, Antispam-Data: 2008.9.23.174312 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='BODY_SIZE_2000_2999 0, BODY_SIZE_5000_LESS 0, __C230066_P1_5 0, __CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __STOCK_PHRASE_1 0, __USER_AGENT 0' X-CCLRC-SPAM-report: 0 : X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.57 on 130.246.193.104 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. [log in to unmask] _______________________________________________________ [log in to unmask] An urban geography discussion and announcement forum List Archives: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/URB-GEOG-FORUM Maintained by: RGS-IBG Urban Geography Research Group UGRG Home Page: http://www.urban-geography.org.uk