Events and Seminars 2012-13

All seminars and meetings take place at 2:30pm in the Verney Room, S674 Ross, unless otherwise stated.

October 18	Replacing the Nation: South Africa's Passive Revolution Professor Gillian Hart, Department of Geography, UC Berkeley York University, Department of Political Science Seminar Series, inaugural lecture, 2012-13. Additional sponsors: International Development Studies, African Studies Program and Department of Geography. Professor Hart is introduced by Professor Ananya Mukherjee-Reed, Chair Department of Political Science.
October 29	Consciousness and Civilization: The Inside Story Professor Robert Cox, Professor Emeritus, York Political Science York University, Department of Political Science Seminar Series 2012-13. Professor Cox is introduced by Professor Stephen Gill, Department of Political Science.
November 12	NO WAY OUT: Crime, Punishment and the Capitalization of Power Professor Jonathan Nitzan, York Political Science
November 19	People, Power and Non-Violent Resistance: Is Gandhi still relevant? Ramin Jahanbegloo, York-Noor Chair in Islamic Studies York University, Department of Political Science Seminar Series, 2012-13. Professor Jahanbegloo is introduced by Professor Ananya Mukherjee-Reed, Chair Department of Political Science.
January 7	Excavating Development: Resource extraction, social classes and the new 'Developmental State' York University, Department of Political Science Seminar Series, 2012-13, January 7, 2013. - Thomas Chiasson-LeBel: Ecuador, Sumak Kawsay and class formation - Jesse Ovadia: Angola, Nigeria, local content and state-led development in the Gulf of Guinea - Adam Pearce: The Kua, forced removals and the weak foundations of the Botswana Developmental State - Alex Caramento: Discussant Introduction by Professor Richard Saunders. Department of Political Science Sponsored by Department of Political Science and CERLAC, York University, Toronto
January 14	Alternatives to Privatization: Public Options for Essential Services in the Global South, David McDonald York University, Department of Political Science Seminar Series, 2012-13, January 14, 2013. Introduction by Professor Richard Saunders. Department of Political Science. York University, Department of Political Science Seminar Series, 2012-13, January 14, 2013. Introduction by Professor Richard Saunders. Department of Political Science
January 16	Development, Emancipation and Depolitication of Impoverishment, Firoze Manji York University, Department of Political Science Seminar Series, 2012-13, January 16, 2013. Sponsored by Canada Research Chair in Comparative Political Economy, Political Science, Faculty of Environmental Studies, African Studies and Geography. Dr. Manji is introduced by Professor Leo Panitch, Canada Research Chair in Comparative Political Economy, Department of Political Science