Recent Conferences

The Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies
presents:
GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN INTERNATIONAL NGOS
November 10-11, 2006

Exploring new directions in the study of global civil society and the role of international non-governmental organizations, this conference, to be held at UCSB and hosted by the Orfalea Center, is being organized in collaboration with the New Global History Initiative based at MIT and Harvard. It will be joined by researchers affiliated with the Centre for the Study of Global Governance based at the London School of Economics, as well as faculty from several UC campuses and other American and overseas universities.

The purpose of the conference is to convene leading scholars in fields related to the governance of NGOs in order to illuminate the subject from various angles. Papers will cover the internal governance of NGOs and their relations with local, national, international, and trans-national agencies and authorities.

Data Collection Workshop: “Globalization and Social Science Data”
On the Thursday prior to the November 10-11 NGO conference, a group ofinternational scholars working on the collection of data about diverse aspects of globalization will meet at UCSB, hosted by the Orfalea Center. The purpose of the workshop is to explore innovative ways of responding to the growing data problems faced by the social sciences in dealing with processes and patterns of globalization.

* DOWNLOAD SUMMARY OF DATA COLLECTION WORKSHOP [pdf]

 

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All conference sessions (except Friday evening) to be held in the Faculty Club, on the grounds of the UCSB campus

Friday, November 10, 2006  (2:00pm)
Opening Remarks:
Bruce Mazlish (MIT), Mark Juergensmeyer (UCSB)

Introductory presentation: “Int’l NGOs and Governance in the Post-Cold War Era”
Akira Iriye (Harvard)

Panel One: Internal Governance of Int’l NGOs: Accountability and Transparency
Moderator: Richard Appelbaum (UCSB)

Paper 1: “Issues of Accountability in Int’l NGOs”
Helmut Anheier (UCLA)

Paper 2: “Civil Society, Globalization and Global Civil Society”
Krishan Kumar (University of Virginia)

Friday evening presentation: Faulkner Room, Santa Barbara Public Library, 7:00pm
Panel Discussion: Have International NGOs Gotten Out of Hand?
Helmut Anheier (UCLA), Richard Falk (UCSB), Thomas Tighe (Direct Relief International), Chuck Slosser (Santa Barbara Foundation),
Melvin Oliver (Dean of Social Sciences, UCSB), Moderator

Saturday morning (9:30)
Panel Two: NGOs and National & Local Governance
Moderator: Dominic Sachsenmaier (UCSB/Duke)

Paper 3: “Legitimacy and the Rise of NGOs”
George Thomas (Arizona State University)

Paper 4: “Transnational NGOs and National Governance:  Who Wins, Who Loses?”
Ron Lipschutz (UC Santa Cruz)

Paper 5: “Feminist Local Responses to Economic Globalization”
Kum Kum Bhavnani (UC Santa Barbara)

Saturday afternoon (1:00)
Panel Three: NGOs and International Institutions
Moderator: Giles Gunn (UCSB)

Paper 6: “Does NGO Involvement Make International Decision-Making More Democratic? The Case of the ICC Statute”
Marlies Glasius (LSE/ Amsterdam)

Paper 7: “Legitimacy and Legality in Human Rights Intervention”
Richard Falk (UC Santa Barbara)

Paper 8: “Civil Society, the World Social Forum, and the Crisis of the Globalist Project”
Walden Bello (University of the Philippines)

 

Closing Reception (4:00)
Brandenburg House, Isla Vista

 

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