From chriscd@jhu.edu Thu Jan 4 06:54:40 1996 by jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu (PMDF V4.3-9 #5488) id <01HZLUO3Q4WW923DZG@jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu>; Thu, 04 Jan 1996 08:54:26 -0400 (EDT) by jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu (PMDF V4.3-9 #5488) id <01HZLUO15ISG923FVO@jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu>; Thu, 04 Jan 1996 08:54:25 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 04 Jan 1996 08:42:08 -0600 (CST) From: chris chase-dunn Subject: Fw: announcement Sender: chriscd@jhu.edu To: wsn@csf.colorado.edu Reply-to: chriscd@jhu.edu X-NUPop-Charset: English Please forward this to other relevant lists and individuals: Edward A. Tiryakian will direct a 6-week, NEH funded summer seminar for teachers at 4-yr or 2-yr colleges, July 8-August 16, at Duke University. The seminar's theme is "National Identity, Nationalism and Modernity" and will be inter- disciplinary and comparative. Stipend of $3200, US citizenship required. March 1 deadline. For application materials, contact Prof. Chris Chase-Dunn Department of Sociology Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD. 21218 USA tel 410 516 7633 fax 410 516 7590 email chriscd@jhu.edu From chriscd@jhu.edu Thu Jan 4 09:10:48 1996 by jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu (PMDF V4.3-9 #5488) id <01HZLZEZQQSG923DZG@jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu>; Thu, 04 Jan 1996 11:10:39 -0400 (EDT) by jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu (PMDF V4.3-9 #5488) id <01HZLZEXBLM8923IMD@jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu>; Thu, 04 Jan 1996 11:10:37 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 04 Jan 1996 10:58:18 -0600 (CST) From: chris chase-dunn Subject: article by Immanuel Wallerstein in JWSR Sender: chriscd@jhu.edu To: wsn@csf.colorado.edu Reply-to: chriscd@jhu.edu X-NUPop-Charset: English An article by Immanuel Wallerstein, "The modern world-system and evolution," is now published as Number 19 in Volume 1 of the _Journal of World-Systems Research_. This is available for free by ftp or gopher from csf.colorado.edu//wsystems/journals or on the web at http://csf.colorado.edu/wsystems/jwsr.html chris Prof. Chris Chase-Dunn Department of Sociology Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD. 21218 USA tel 410 516 7633 fax 410 516 7590 email chriscd@jhu.edu From THALL@DEPAUW.EDU Sun Jan 7 07:02:40 1996 id <01HZQ1MJWVJK001H3P@DEPAUW.EDU>; Sun, 07 Jan 1996 09:02:36 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 07 Jan 1996 09:02:36 -0500 (EST) From: "Thomas D. [Tom] Hall, THALL@DEPAUW.EDU" Subject: review articles on women & world system To: wsn@csf.colorado.edu hi all, I'm putting the finishing touches on my introductory essay for the Sociological Inquiry special section/issue on world-system theory. [ONce it is officially in press, I post forthcoming contents]. I have not found, so am hoping I missed, any review essays or even papers with strong literature reviews that address gender and the world system. I know there is a lot of good work being done. The most recent I have is Kathryn Ward's essay in the Paula England volume in 1993. Does anyone know of any more recent summary/review articles out, on even "in press"? If so I'd appreciate the references. In advance thanks to wsn / psc readers. tom hall thall@depauw.edu From agfrank@epas.utoronto.ca Mon Jan 8 10:38:14 1996 Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 12:38:07 -0500 (EST) From: "A. Gunder Frank" To: "Thomas D. [Tom] Hall, THALL@DEPAUW.EDU" Subject: Re: review articles on women & world system In-Reply-To: <01HZQ1MJXOGY001H3P@DEPAUW.EDU> 1. Smith at SUNY Bing did work on women/ws 2. AGF hasSECTIONS on gender in the CA book and the 93 Ws book p 43ff. 3. i just saw 2 refs to gender/ws somewhere, but dont recall, and will inform if i find them again 4. At AAA i bought GENEER AND DEVELOPMENT.RETHINKING MODERNIZATION AND DEPENDENCE THEORY by Catherin Scott, Lynne Rienner publisher. havent read it yet, but the index does not mentionWS or Wallerstein. however it mayh have relevance,m and maybe SHE knows more. the books says she is Poli Sci prof at Agfnes Scott College. 5. i have a few books on women/pre-history times. if you wish i can reference some. i get them precisely to help me do more gender/ws, but they dont usually help much. gunder frank On Sun, 7 Jan 1996, Thomas D. [Tom] Hall, THALL@DEPAUW.EDU wrote: > hi all, > > I'm putting the finishing touches on my introductory essay for the > Sociological Inquiry special section/issue on world-system theory. [ONce > it is officially in press, I post forthcoming contents]. > > I have not found, so am hoping I missed, any review essays or even papers > with strong literature reviews that address gender and the world system. I > know there is a lot of good work being done. The most recent I have is > Kathryn Ward's essay in the Paula England volume in 1993. Does anyone know > of any more recent summary/review articles out, on even "in press"? If so > I'd appreciate the references. > > In advance thanks to wsn / psc readers. > tom hall > thall@depauw.edu > From dassbach@mtu.edu Mon Jan 8 11:19:58 1996 Date: Mon, 08 Jan 1996 12:47:07 -0500 To: WSN@CSF.COLORADO.EDU From: dassbach@mtu.edu (Carl H.A. Dassbach) Subject: Call for Papers Sociological Research Online Edited by Martin Bulmer University of Surrey and Liz Stanley University of Manchester Sociological Research Online is a new international journal published in the English language which promotes rapid communication among sociologists. The first issue will be published in March 1996. The journal will publish high quality applied sociology, focusing on theoretical, empirical and methodological discussions which engage with current political, cultural and intellectual topics and debates. The journal will bring together peer-reviewed articles and debates concerned with the application of sociological forms of analysis to a wide range of public issues and private concerns. This will demonstrate the wide social relevance of sociological research and theory to contemporary social issues. Articles will use the innovative means of reporting empirical sociological research opened up by the World Wide Web. Submissions will be fully refereed in the usual way according to the standards of leading international journals. Sociological Research Online will include a reviews section, featuring articles and book and software reviews, which will cover the latest publications in the discipline. Sociological Research Online is supported by the Joint Information Systems Committee's Electronic Libraries Programme. It is managed by a consortium of the Universities of Surrey and Stirling, the British Sociological Association and SAGE Publications. 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Further details are available from Stuart Peters by filling out the form below or by email at . Editorial Board Editors Martin Bulmer University of Surrey Liz Stanley University of Manchester Review Editors Victoria D Alexander University of Surrey Sue Heath University of Manchester Editorial and IT Officer Stuart Peters University of Surrey Editorial Board Paul Atkinson University of Wales, Cardiff Kate Bloor University of Portsmouth Kevin Brehony University of Reading Dave Byrne University of Durham Vivienne Cree University of Edinburgh Angela Dale University of Manchester Carl A. Dassbach Michigan Tech. University Steve Fuller University of Durham Nigel Gilbert University of Surrey (chair of the journal's Management Board) Chris Hine Brunel University Ray Lee Royal Holloway College, University of London Nick Manning University of Nottingham Robert Moore University of Liverpool Sue Scott University of Stirling International Correspondents The journal will also be supported by a team of International Correspondents. Full details will be available on the webpage early in 1996 If you would like to be kept informed about Sociological Research Online, register your interest by: visiting our website emailing Stuart Peters From JGGSO@jazz.ucc.uno.edu Mon Jan 8 21:22:18 1996 From: JGGSO@jazz.ucc.uno.edu id <01HZS80KNUOW90QDSV@jazz.ucc.uno.edu> for wsn@csf.colorado.edu; Mon, 08 Jan 1996 22:22:21 -0600 (CST) Date: Mon, 08 Jan 1996 22:22:21 -0600 (CST) Subject: How do I forward email? To: wsn@csf.colorado.edu I was wondering how do I forward email. I have seen a number of messages that were forwarded. I am new to this can anyone tell me what to do? Thanks jggso@uno.edu. From THALL@DEPAUW.EDU Tue Jan 9 08:31:48 1996 id <01HZSXHWXJK0001VUU@DEPAUW.EDU>; Tue, 09 Jan 1996 10:31:37 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 09 Jan 1996 10:31:37 -0500 (EST) From: "Thomas D. [Tom] Hall, THALL@DEPAUW.EDU" Subject: What I've found on women & WST, thall To: wsn@csf.colorado.edu A quick note about my request about women/gender & wst posted a couple of days ago. What I had in mind was something like Chase-Dunn & Grimes recent review: Chase-Dunn, Christopher and Peter Grimes. 1995. "World-Systems Analysis." Annual Review of Sociology 21:387-417. It seems no such thing exists. There is, IMHO, a strong need for such. There is a tremendous amount of work going on--some explicitly using WST, much more that makes similar arguments without citing/using wst. I was hoping someone had seen/ or written a summary / review essay of recent work. Thus, while there is a lot on the topic, I've not found any that addresses WST directly and full as well as Ward's paper. The best I've seen is Kathryn Ward's 1993 essay--and since a number of people have emailed me for the reference here it is: Ward, Kathryn. 1993. "Reconceptualizing World-system Theory to Include Women." Pp. 43-68 in Paula England (ed.) Theory on Gender/ Feminism on Theory, New York: Aldine. Also useful is: Wallerstein, Immanuel. 1991. "The Construction of Peoplehood: Racism, Nationalism, Ethnicity." Pp. 71-85 in Race, Nation, Class: Ambiguous Identities, edited by Etieene Balibar & Immanuel Wallerstein. London: Verso. I have proceeded with my immediate project, thanks to all who responded. But I remain interested and would like other references. I'm still hoping I'm wrong, and that there is a summary/review essay that I've somehow missed. tom hall thall@depauw.edu From OWENJACK@FS.isu.edu Tue Jan 9 16:14:08 1996 From: "J B Owens" Organization: Idaho State University To: wsn@csf.colorado.edu Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 16:14:38 -0600, MDT Subject: Global Flows of Labor and Capital: journal issue FYI. Jack Owens ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 12:42:33 -0800 Reply-to: H-NET List for World History Subject: Global Flows of Labor and Capital: journal issue From: David Fahey, Miami (Ohio) University INTERNATIONAL LABOR AND WORKINGCLASS HISTORY no. 45 (Spring 1995) featured a "Scholarly Controversy: Global Flows of Labor and Capital," an article by Charles Tilly, with responses by Immanuel Wallerstein, Aristide R. Zolberg, E. J. Hobsbawm, Lourdes Beneria, and a postcript by Tilly. From OWENJACK@FS.isu.edu Thu Jan 11 10:50:55 1996 From: "J B Owens" Organization: Idaho State University To: wsn@csf.colorado.edu Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 10:51:23 -0600, MDT Subject: Centers & peripheries in E. & SE Asia FYI. Jack Owens, Idaho State Univ. ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1996 21:43:19 -0500 Reply-to: World-L - Forum on non-Eurocentric world history From: Haines Brown ********************************* Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1996 08:56:35 -0800 Reply-To: H-Net list for Asian History and Culture From: Frank Conlon Subject: H-ASIA: CFP Centers and peripheries in East and SE Asia H-ASIA January 10, 1996 Call for papers: Center and peripheries in East and South East Asia *************************************************************************** From: Magnus Fiskesjo Renewed call for papers: "CENTERS AND PERIPHERIES IN EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIA" Papers are welcome for the panel on "Centers and Peripheries in East and Southeast Asia", Session I of the First World Conference of the East Asian Archaeology Network, convened at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, 9-11 April 1996 (in conjunction with the AAS, Association for Asian Studies, annual conference 1996). This panel, which will be held Tuesday 9 April, 10:00-1:00, has been announced previously. We are repeating this call as we now --due to unfortunate cancellations of papers accepted earlier-- are able to welcome new papers! Thus anyone who wishes to participate with a paper in the session, "Centers and Peripheries in East and Southeast Asia" is most welcome to contact the panel organizers - as soon as possible! To join with a paper or to obtain further information, please contact either of us: Magnus Fiskesjo Francis N. Allard University of Chicago University of Pittsburgh fisk@midway.uchicago.edu allard+@pitt.edu Note: Registering for the EAAN First World Conference before February 15 guarantees a seat at the EAAN member meals. Registration forms can be obtained through Professor Sarah M. Nelson at the University of Denver (email: snelson@du.edu). Questions about the conference and EAAN may also be directed to Pak Yangjin, Harvard University (email: ypak@fas.harvard.edu), or to Professor Gina L. Barnes of the University of Durham (email: gina.barnes@durham.ac.uk). =========================================================================== From chriscd@jhu.edu Tue Jan 16 07:27:15 1996 by jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu (PMDF V4.3-9 #5488) id <01I02MZM1H1C8YBQFS@jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu>; Tue, 16 Jan 1996 09:18:08 -0500 (EST) by jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu (PMDF V4.3-9 #5488) id <01I02MZC2YEO926OHK@jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu>; Tue, 16 Jan 1996 09:17:58 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 09:05:19 -0600 (CST) From: chris chase-dunn Subject: Fw: Technology Learning Conference Sender: chriscd@jhu.edu To: wsn@csf.colorado.edu Reply-to: chriscd@jhu.edu X-NUPop-Charset: English ------------------------------ From: isa@sis.ucm.es (International Sociological Association) Date: Mon, 15 Jan 1996 14:41:09 -0500 To: Apparently-to: chriscd@jhu.edu To: chriscd@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu Subject: Technology Learning Conference INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGICAL LEARNING, INNOVATIONS, AND INDUSTRIAL POLICIES: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES MEXICO CITY 25-27 September 1996 First Announcement The Conference aims at gathering persons that have worked on technology development in entreprises in Latin America, poeple that are experiencing day-to-day work in technology and production in plants in industry and also policy people that are involved in the definition of industrial and technological policies. Recent research in Latin America has shown the importance of *technological learning*, that is the accumulation of experiences on how to select, develop, and master technologies. This phenomenon has been documented only since a decade with some detail. It has shown how firms get to continuously improve their production processes, design new processes, adapt their technologies, and develop innovation even if they are minor innovations. Thus, innovation seems very tightly linked to technological learning. Research permitted up to now to show the specific nature of these processes; each entreprise learns in its own way, and there is still no clear undestanding of what factors determine thi process. The fact that technological learning is local, cumulative, and collective seems to arouse more questions that need thorough research and understanding. These ideas show the necessity to reopen the debate on technology transfers in a novel way. It is necessary to examine the acquisition and developpement of technology as interdependent activites and not as opposed choices. Also the technology learning processes reopens the policy debate about the nature of the links between academia and the industry (the "triple-helix, in the context of developing countries). The meeting wishes to set technological learning as a core element in the science and technology policy debates and agenda. Organizing Committee: CONACYT: Elsa Blum. FLACSO: Monica Casalet. Friedriech Ebert Stieffung: Carlos Garcia ORSTOM: Rigas Arvanitis UAM (Universidad Autnoma Metropolitana) UAM-A, Academic coordination: Jordy Micheli UAM-I, Dept. Engineering: Jesus Alvarez Calderon UAM-I, Dept. Antropology: Rodrigo Diaz UAM-X, Dept. Economic production: Arturo Lara UAM-X, Master prog. Economics and Management of Technical Change: Gabriela Dutrenit, Liliana Minsberg UAM-X, Master prog. Public policies: Giovanna Valenti UAM-X, Doctorate in Social Sciences: Daniel Villavicencio UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico): UNAM, Institute of Social Studies : Rosalba Casas UNAM,Center for technological innovation: Enrique Medellin Scientific Committee: Martin Bell (SPRU) Jose Casar (UNAM) Robert Cabanes (ORSTOM) Mario Cimoli (Univ. di Venezia) Jose Antonio Esteva Maraboto (UNAM) Henry Etzkowitz (Columbia University) Andoni Garritz Ruiz (Fac. Quimica, UNAM) Jorge Katz (CEPAL) Jaime Kravzov Jinich (UAM) Marc Humbert (Univ. Rennes 1) Felipe Lara (UNAM) Bengt-Ake Lundvall (Univ. Aalborg) Jaime Martuscelli (UNAM) Arnoldo Pirela (UCV, Ven.) Carlota Perez (Consultant, Ven.) Jean Ruffier (GLYSI, CNRS) Kurt Unger (CIDE) Tentative list of themes of the meeting: -Technological learning in industry in Latin America -The technical relations between firms and their environments -The role of Research and Development -Case studies of innovative developments in firms -Formation and manpower policies in innovation -Regional and industrial development -Learning and entrepreneurial development -Technological culture and organization -Effects of the environmental policies on technological learning -Industrial and technological policies Proposal for papers or round tables can be sent by email at : rigasa@cueyatl.uam.mx (Rigas Arvanitis) vcdh3758@cueyatl.uam.mx (Daniel Villavicencio) By normal mail at: Daniel Villavicencio/Rigas Arvanitis Maestria en Economia y Gestion del Cambio Tecnologicao Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco 1100 Calz. del Hueso Colonia Villa Quietud, Coyoacan 04960 - Mexico DF MEXICO Phone: (52-5) 724.52-79 / 723.54.67 FAX: (52-5) 724.51.72 (in case this number does not function, try: (52-5) 282.08.00) Prof. Chris Chase-Dunn Department of Sociology Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD. 21218 USA tel 410 516 7633 fax 410 516 7590 email chriscd@jhu.edu From chriscd@jhu.edu Tue Jan 16 14:34:36 1996 by jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu (PMDF V4.3-9 #5488) id <01I032698F4W8YB47Y@jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu>; Tue, 16 Jan 1996 16:32:59 -0500 (EST) by jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu (PMDF V4.3-9 #5488) id <01I0325LYKR48YAKQV@jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu>; Tue, 16 Jan 1996 16:32:06 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 16:19:35 -0600 (CST) From: chris chase-dunn Subject: Fw: Asia Conference Sender: chriscd@jhu.edu To: wsn@csf.colorado.edu Reply-to: chriscd@jhu.edu X-NUPop-Charset: English ------------------------------ From: isa@sis.ucm.es (International Sociological Association) Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 10:21:39 -0500 To: Apparently-to: chriscd@jhu.edu To: chriscd@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu Subject: Asia Conference Asia Pacific Regional Conference of Sociology The Asia Pacific Regional Conference of Sociology (APRCS) aims to provide a platform for the development of a forum between sociologists and social science practitioners in the Asia Pacific Region. The Conference is to be held at the Philippine Social Science Centre, Quezon City, Manila from 28 to 31 May 1996. The Steering Committee for the APRCS comprises representatives of The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) and other sociologists from the Asia Pacific Region including China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore. The Chairperson of the Steering Committee is Professor John S. Western from The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. The Conference Co-ordinator is Dr. Corazon Lamug from The University of Philippines, Los Banos. Two specialist meetings of Research Committees of the International Sociological Association (ISA) will be held at the conclusion of the APRCS.Registrants at the APRCS are invited to attend either of these meetings (for an additional fee). The two ISA Committees staging these meetings are: Research Committee 05 on Race, Ethnicity and Minority Relations and Research Committee 31 on Sociology of Migration. Four plenary sessions and ten thematic sessions are planned during the APRCS. Themes for the plenary sessions are as follows: Asian Experiences and Sociological Thought Comparative Methodology and Transnational Collaboration Contribution of Sociology to Sustainable Development Future Regional Co-operation. Within this framework, the following thematic sessions will be scheduled: Environment and Development Gender Relations The Growth of Cities Modernity and Identity International Migration Ethnicity and Nationalism Health, Education and Welfare Class and Economic Restructuring Theory Formation in Asian Sociology Teaching Sociology Papers are invited from interested persons for all sessions, the deadline for receipt of abstracts being mid January 1995. Conference registration is US$150 or US$60 for students (proof of student status during 1996 is required). For further information about the conference, please contact either of the following persons: Professor John Western Chairperson of Conference Planning Committee College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Queensland Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia Phone: 61 + 7 + 3365 3152 Fax: 61 + 7 + 3365 1544 Email: j.western@mailbox.uq.oz.au Dr. Corazon Lamug Conference Co-ordinator College of Arts and Sciences, University of Philippines Los Banos Laguna 4031, Philippines Phone: 63 + 94 2761 Fax: 63 + 94 2761 Email: cbl@mudspring.uplb.edu.ph Prof. Chris Chase-Dunn Department of Sociology Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD. 21218 USA tel 410 516 7633 fax 410 516 7590 email chriscd@jhu.edu From ROZOV@nw.cnit.nsk.su Thu Jan 18 00:31:58 1996 18 Jan 96 13:29:14 NSK-6 From: "Nikolai Sergeevich Rozov" Organization: Center of New Informational Tech. To: wsn@csf.colorado.edu Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 13:28:54 -0700 (NSK) Subject: journal adresses Is there a place in Internet with addresses and e- addresses of social, historical, and philosophical journals? Please direct me to it. If there is no such info, maybe somebody knows e-mail and/or mail addresses of the following journals: Philosophy of Social Sciences Social Forces Theory and Society History J.of Philosophy World Futures Our libraries lack both journals and information of them. Thank you, Nikolai Nikolai S. Rozov Professor of Philosophy PhD., Dr.Sc. Moderator of the mailing list PHILOFHI (PHILosophy OF HIstory and theoretical history) Dept. of Philosophy Tel.: (3832) 397488 Novosibirsk State University Fax.: (3832) 355237 630090, Novosibirsk E-mail: rozov@nw.cnit.nsk.su Pirogova 2 rozov@adm.nsu.nsk.su From chriscd@jhu.edu Thu Jan 18 12:17:39 1996 by jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu (PMDF V4.3-9 #5488) id <01I05PQCXWB48YC0P0@jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu>; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 14:09:20 -0500 (EST) by jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu (PMDF V4.3-9 #5488) id <01I05PQ8Y0A88YC2GW@jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu>; Thu, 18 Jan 1996 14:09:16 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 13:56:49 -0600 (CST) From: chris chase-dunn Subject: Fw: the book for discussion Sender: chriscd@jhu.edu To: wsn@csf.colorado.edu Reply-to: chriscd@jhu.edu X-NUPop-Charset: English ------------------------------ From: Nikolai Sergeevich Rozov Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 19:10:40 -0500 To: chriscd@jhu.edu Subject: the book for discussion Hello Chris, I am organizing discussion in PHILOFHI on 'Civilizations and World- Systems' (ed by S.Sanderson) 1995. Maybe you or somebody from wsn or other lists would like to to join. Feel free to repost this msg if find it useful. Thanks, yours Nikolai I would like to suggest the book 'Civilizations and World-- systems'1995 for discussion in PHILOFHI (see below the table of contents and order info of the book and subs info) according to the following reasons: it is the last joint summary and attempt for synthesis of two most interesting and productive (from my viewpoint, surely) approaches to theoretical world history: civilization approach and world-system approach, the book contains a sufficient pool of modern language, concepts, paradigms, views which can serve for formation of some common language, intellectual space for mutual understanding in our list, the book does not deal directly with phil.of hist. - yes, but I still insist that without concepts (schemes, models, paradigms) of real historical structures and processes, all philosophical discussions may occur scholastic and fruitless. Thus we need theoretical history not INSTEAD OF but as a BASIS and a CHALLENGE FOR philosophy of history. If it is realistic and accepted I suggest to try to get this book, to read it and to begin discussion in mid- February.( Surely all other subjects are welcome all the time.) Nikolai Rozov >from: s_sanderson BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT CIVILIZATIONS AND WORLD SYSTEMS: STUDYING WORLD HISTORICAL CHANGE, edited by Stephen K. Sanderson, has just been published. Copies may be ordered from Altamira Press, 1630 N. Main St., Suite 367, Walnut Creek, CA 94596. Phone 510 938-7243, Fax 510 933-9720, E-mail altamira@ccnet.com. Cloth $46.00 (ISBN: 0-7619-9104-2), paper $24.95 (ISBN: 0-7619-9105-0). Examination copies may be ordered on approval (i.e., an invoice will accompany the book but will be cancelled if the book is adopted for course use). CONTENTS PART I: CIVILIZATIONAL APPROACHES TO WORLD-HISTORICAL CHANGE S. Sanderson, Introduction 1. M. Melko, The Nature of Civilizations 2. D. Wilkinson, Central Civilization 3. W. Eckhardt, A Dialectical Evolutionary Theory of Civilizations, Empires, and Wars PART II: WORLD SYSTEM APPROACHES TO WORLD-HISTORICAL CHANGE S. Sanderson and T. Hall, Introduction 4. C. Chase-Dunn and T. Hall, Cross-World-System Comparisons 5. B. Gills, Capital and Power in the Processes of World History 6. A.G. Frank, The Modern World-System Revisited: Rereading Braudel and Wallerstein 7. A. Bergesen, Let's Be Frank About World History 8. A. Bosworth, World Cities and World Economic Cycles PART III: CIVILIZATIONISTS AND WORLD SYSTEM THEORISTS: DIALOGUE AND INTERPLAY S. Sanderson and T. Hall, Introduction 9. I. Wallerstein, Hold the Tiller Firm: On Method and the Unit of Analysis 10. D. Wilkinson, Civilizations _are_ World Systems! 11. S. Sanderson, Expanding World Commercialization: The Link Between World-Systems and Civilizations 12. V. Roudometof and R. Robertson, Globalization, World-System Theory, and the Comparative Study of Civilizations PART IV: EPILOGUE S. Sanderson, Introduction 13. W. McNeill, _The Rise of the West_ After Twenty-Five Years The application for new subscribers to PHILOFHI is attainable now by WWW. Please point your Web browser to: http://darwin.clas.virginia.edu/~dew7e/anthronet/subscribe/phi If you have not access to WWW, just get in touch with me. Nikolai S. Rozov Professor of Philosophy PhD., Dr.Sc. Moderator of the mailing list PHILOFHI (PHILosophy OF HIstory and theoretical history) Dept. of Philosophy Tel.: (3832) 397488 Novosibirsk State University Fax.: (3832) 355237 630090, Novosibirsk E-mail: rozov@nw.cnit.nsk.su Pirogova 2 rozov@adm.nsu.nsk.su From dew7e@virginia.edu Fri Jan 19 09:00:06 1996 Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 10:57:45 -0500 (EST) From: "David E. Wheeler" To: WORLD SYSTEMS NETWORK Subject: Re: Fw: the book for discussion Nikolai S. Rozov Wrote: >The application for new >subscribers to PHILOFHI is attainable now by WWW. Please point >your Web browser to: >http://darwin.clas.virginia.edu/~dew7e/anthronet/subscribe/phi Somehow the complete URL got cut off here. The full URL is http://darwin.clas.virginia.edu/~dew7e/anthronet/subscribe/philofhi.html David David E. Wheeler, Archaeology Graduate Student Department of Anthropology, University of Virginia Email: Wheeler@Virginia.edu WWW: http://darwin.clas.virginia.edu/~dew7e/ From chriscd@jhu.edu Sat Jan 27 14:59:26 1996 id <01I0IG9FIAGW926C1D@jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu>; Sat, 27 Jan 1996 16:58:01 -0400 (EDT) id <01I0IG8TLMKW8YGJO0@jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu>; Sat, 27 Jan 1996 16:57:32 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 27 Jan 1996 16:57:09 -0500 From: Christoph Chase-Dunn Subject: Sociology Position (fwd) To: wsn@csf.colorado.edu ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 09:31:18 -0500 From:KELLEY@platte.unk.edu To: PROGRESSIVE SOCIOLOGISTS NETWORK Subject: Sociology Position Please feel free to pass on or post to anyone interested. Assistant Professor of Sociology, Tenure Track. College of Natural and Social Sciences. Teach social science research methods and general sociology courses; specialty area is open. Engage in scholarship, grant writing and departmental activities. Demonstrated competence in teaching and research. Required: PhD in Sociology; data analysis/computer program proficiency. Preferred: teaching experience. Starting date: August 1996. Salary is competitive. The University provides retirement plan options and a flexible benefits program at a minimal cost to the employee. Review of applications will begin February 15, 1996. Provide curriculum vitae (including transcripts), brief description of research interests and three letters of reommendation to: Chair, Department of Sociology, Universtiy of Nebraska at Kearny, Kearney, NE 68849. pigott@platte.unk.edu. AA/EO/ADA http://www.unk.edu From chriscd@jhu.edu Sun Jan 28 15:41:43 1996 id <01I0JW2X1ZCG9267I7@jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu>; Sun, 28 Jan 1996 17:41:34 -0400 (EDT) id <01I0JW2V41OG8YGOQL@jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu>; Sun, 28 Jan 1996 17:41:31 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 28 Jan 1996 17:41:25 -0500 From: Christoph Chase-Dunn Subject: Grants - Rural Mexico / Becas - Mexico Rural - 2nd Call / 2o Convocatoria (fwd) To: wsn@csf.colorado.edu ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 27 Jan 1996 18:55:46 -0500 From:ejido@weber.ucsd.edu To: PROGRESSIVE SOCIOLOGISTS NETWORK Subject: Grants - Rural Mexico / Becas - Mexico Rural - 2nd Call / 2o Convo= catoria GRANT OPPORTUNITY FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS ! BECAS PARA ESTUDIANTES DE POSGRADO! ***SE ENCUENTRA ABAJO LA VERSION EN ESPANOL*** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ---- Reply to: ejido@weber.ucsd.edu PLEASE PRINT AND POST! PLEASE CIRCULATE! The Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies University of California, San Diego ANNOUNCES A COMPETITION FOR SMALL GRANTS FOR GRADUATE STUDENT FIELD RESEARCH ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF RURAL MEXICO Mexico's campesino sector faces unprecedented challenges as a consequence of the 1992 constitutional amendment ending the ejido's special legal status and permitting the sale or rental of collectively- controlled ejido lands, the withdrawal or reorientation of much state financial support for community-based rural development efforts, growing pressure on natural resources, and the liberalization and internationalization of agricultural commodity markets. The Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies of the University of California at San Diego, in association with the Guadalajara unit of the Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropolog=EDa Social de Occidente (CIESAS-Occidente), has established a research project to determine how rural producers in Mexico are adapting, especially through the local and regional institutions they control, to this transformed environment. To promote the study of rural Mexico by a new generation of researchers, the project offers small grants to support graduate students in the social sciences who are conducting fieldwork in the Mexican countryside on one of three topics of priority concern for the project: (1) the future role of the ejido in rural economy, politics and society, (2) institution building in support of sustainable rural development, and (3) strategies to improve resource use and promote new forms of agricultural production and marketing. Applicants must propose a specific plan for fieldwork in one locality or region in rural Mexico. They also must detail how their research will increase our understanding of the processes transforming rural Mexico. Successful applicants will use the funding to carry out research for their Master's theses, dissertation proposals, or doctoral dissertations. Drawing on funds awarded to the project by the Ford Foundation, the grants are available to students in accredited Master's and Doctoral programs at Mexican, U.S., and Canadian educational institutions. Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate that their fieldwork will be supervised by a researcher engaged in the study of contemporary rural Mexico, and who have not previously received a graduate student research grant from the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies for work in rural Mexico. Approximately five to eight grants ranging from US$1,000 to US$1,500 will be available to support four to ten weeks of fieldwork in rural Mexico during the period May 1, 1996 to October 31, 1996. Funding from other sources may be used concurrently. To obtain a grant application packet and information about the Center's research on rural Mexico, please contact David Myhre, Coordinator, Rural Mexico Project, by mail: Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla CA 92093-0510 USA; by FAX: (619) 534-6447; or via the Internet: ejido@weber.ucsd.edu. You may also obtain a packet (in WordPerfect 6.0) via anonymous FTP (ftp to weber.ucsd.edu, go to the directory /pub/usmex/rural/grad96, and retrieve the file "gradengl.pak"), or via the WorldWide Web (http://weber.ucsd.edu/Depts/USMex/rural.htm). APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 29, 1996 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= ---- Conteste a ejido@weber.ucsd.edu FAVOR DE IMPRIMIR Y ANUNCIAR FAVOR DE CIRCULAR EL CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS MEXICO-ESTADOS UNIDOS UNIVERSIDAD DE CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO CONVOCA A UN CONCURSO PARA OBTENER BECAS DE INVESTIGACION PARA ESTUDIANTES DE POSGRADO QUE EXAMINAN LA TRANSFORMACION DEL SECTOR RURAL MEXICANO El sector campesino mexicano enfrenta un reto sin precedente como consecuencia de diversos factores: la modificacion del Articulo 27 constitucional que termino con importantes aspectos legales del ejido y que posibilito la venta y renta de terrenos ejidales, la reduccion o reorientacion de apoyos fiscales del Estado para el desarrollo rural, la presion creciente sobre los recursos naturales, y la liberalizacion e internacionalizacion de los mercados de productos agricolas. El Centro de Estudios Mexico-Estados Unidos de la Universidad de California en San Diego, en asociacion con el Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropologia Social de Occidente (CIESAS-Occidente; Guadalajara), ha establecido un proyecto de investigacion para determinar como se estan adaptando a este nuevo ambiente, especialmente en lo que se refiere a sus propias instituciones y organizaciones locales y regionales, productores rurales mexicanos. A fin de promover una nueva red de investigadores jovenes que esten siguiendo estos procesos de cambio rural a traves de trabajo de campo hoy en dia, el proyecto ofrece becas para estudiantes de posgrado que realicen trabajo de campo en areas rurales de Mexico en alguno de los tres temas de investigacion prioritarios del proyecto: (1) el papel futuro del ejido en la economia, politica, y sociedad rural, (2) el desarrollo de instituciones para el desarrollo rural sustentable y (3) estrategias para mejorar el uso de recursos y para promover nuevas formas de produccion agricola y comercializacion. Se requiere que los solicitantes propongan un proyecto de investigacion para trabajo de campo en una localidad o region en el sector rural mexicano. La propuesta debe detallar la forma en que la investigacion ampliara nuestra comprension de los procesos que estan transformando al campo mexicano. Los becarios utilizaran los fondos otorgados para su investigacion de tesis de maestria o doctorado, o para la propuesta de tesis doctoral. Estas becas, financiadas por la Fundacion Ford, estan destinadas a estudiantes cursando la maestria o el doctorado en instituciones acreditadas de Mexico, Estados Unidos o Canada solamente. Se dara preferencia a aquellos postulantes que muestren que su trabajo de campo estara supervisado por un investigador especializado en estudios del Mexico rural contemporaneo, y que no han recibido previamente una beca de posgrado para este tipo de investigacion del Centro de Estudios Mexico-Estados Unidos. Se pondran a concurso de cinco a ocho becas de entre 1,000 y 1,500 dolares (US) cada una para apoyar de cuatro a diez semanas de trabajo de campo en el Mexico rural durante el periodo del 1o de mayo de 1996 al 31 de octubre de 1996. Los becarios podran utilizar concurrentemente financiamiento complementario proveniente de otras fuentes. Para obtener los formularios y las instrucciones para solicitar una beca, asi como mayor informacion sobre el programa de investigacion del sector rural del Centro y sus colaboradores, favor de dirigirse a David Myhre, Coordinador, Proyecto Mexico Rural, por correo: Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla CA 92093-0510 EE.UU.; por FAX: (619) 534-6447; o por correo electronico (Internet): ejido@weber.ucsd.edu. Despues del 18 de enero de 1996, se podra obtener un paquete de formularios e instrucciones (en WordPerfect 6.0) a traves de "FTP anonimo" (ftp a weber.ucsd.edu, cambie al directorio /pub/usmex/rural/beca96 y obtenga el archivo "gradesp.paq"), o a traves de WorldWideWeb (http://weber.ucsd.edu/Depts/USMex/rural.htm).=20 EL 29 DE FEBRERO DE 1996 ES LA FECHA LIMITE PARA RECIBIR SOLICITUDES From chriscd@jhu.edu Mon Jan 29 09:56:27 1996 by jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu (PMDF V4.3-9 #5488) id <01I0KY9XWUDC8YG3DX@jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu>; Mon, 29 Jan 1996 11:55:21 -0500 (EST) by jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu (PMDF V4.3-9 #5488) id <01I0KY9PDL4W8YGLNF@jhmail.hcf.jhu.edu>; Mon, 29 Jan 1996 11:55:07 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 11:42:24 -0600 (CST) From: chris chase-dunn Subject: Fw: Larry Summers on globalization Sender: chriscd@jhu.edu To: wsn@csf.colorado.edu Reply-to: chriscd@jhu.edu X-NUPop-Charset: English ------------------------------ From: dhenwood@panix.com (Doug Henwood) Date: Sat, 27 Jan 1996 16:57:52 -0500 To: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY Subject: Larry Summers on globalization In a neglected passage in his famous December 12, 1991, memo, in which he argued that Africa was "vastly under-polluted," Lawrence Summers also said this, commenting on a passage from a draft of that year's World Development Report (the opening quote): "Closer integration has...demonstrated the benefits of exploiting economies of scale in technological development, production, and trade." Alfred Chandler has a book (Scale and Scope) on the development of modern industrial capitalism from (roughly) 1880-1920 in which he argues the most important factors for firms' success were capturing economies of scale (in R&D and production) and scope (marketing). What's new? Throughout the outline I struggle with the evidence showing *what* exactly the proclaimed revolution has revolutionized. FDI has always existed and many of the world's largest firms have been transnational from birth. The "globalization" of production has happened sure, but has the telecommunications revolution really had a major impact? I would guess the invention of relatively simple things, like steamship transport, did more for world trade than digitalized data transmission through fiber optic cables. How exactly has the nature of manufacturing been "fundamentally altered"? Aren't people just incrementally better at doing things they've always done, like locate production in the lowest cost location for delivery to markets (now "globalization of production"), like manage inventories in a least cost way (now "just-in-time inventory management"), like choose the appropriate level of vertical integration depending on the production process (now "critical buyer-seller links"), like match production to demand (now "short product cycles"). Is a "revolution really the appropriate metaphor for these changes? I think the detailed evidence from the US about the very small impact on productivity from the large investment in information technology should convince us to hold off on the breathless tone about technology. I think Summers may have an important point here; both capital's publicists and its enemies (such as they are) seem to fall prey to the breathlessness tone he describes. Doug -- Doug Henwood Left Business Observer 250 W 85 St New York NY 10024-3217 USA +1-212-874-4020 voice +1-212-874-3137 fax email: web: From wxhst3+@pitt.edu Mon Jan 29 13:44:23 1996 ID ; Mon, 29 Jan 1996 15:15:19 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 15:15:16 -0500 (EST) From: Bill Haller Subject: Re: Fw: Larry Summers on globalization To: chris chase-dunn In-Reply-To: <199601291142339705.chriscd@jhu.edu> Hi all, >From the vantage point of (yes, yawn as you may) NIDL, I have to question whether it is really the case that the international trade we recognize over the long term in the modern world system has implied a globalization of production. Perhaps production is too general a term. If we were to categorize agriculture with extractive industries (which I believe is defensible from the point of view of "classical dependency") we can avoid blurring whatever useful distinctions there may be between the "globalization" of extraction and the "globalization" of manufacturing and some "services." I bring this up simply because I think that such distinctions (recognizing the differences in local sectoral mixes within the broader context of the world system) make an important difference for the ways in which the local trajectories of social change unfold. But that's merely my considered opinion; others may, and do, disagree. Bill Haller -------------------------------- ------------------------------ Bill Haller ^ University Center for Department of Sociology ^ Social and Urban Research University of Pittsburgh ^ 121 University Place Pittsburgh, PA 15260 ^ Pittsburgh, PA 15260 --------------------------------^------------------------------