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From:    agfrank+ at pitt.edu

Robert Fagley. Conference Coordinator
Andre Gunder Frank's Legacy of Critical Social Science
University of Pittsburgh
agfrank at pitt.edu

Please distribute this Call for Papers for the Andre Gunder Frank's
Legacy of Critical Social Science
Conference, to any faculty and graduate students who would
be interested in participating or attending the conference.
Thank you in advance!

Robert Fagley, Conference Coordinator

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Call for Papers

Andre Gunder Frank's Legacy of Critical Social Science

April 11-13, 2008
University of Pittsburgh, David Lawrence Hall

This is to be a major, international conference, honoring the life and
work of Andre Gunder Frank, a pioneer in global analysis in history and
social science. He died at age 76 in April 2005 after more than fifty
years of prodigious output in economic and social analysis of global
interaction. The conference will gather the major scholars with whom Frank
has worked and debated, to remember his contribution, to take stock, and
to identify future directions of study. It also provides encouragement for
scholars of all ages and disciplines to take the next steps in debate and
documentation of these key social issues.
Featured Speakers. Giovanni Arrighi, John Beverley, Christopher
Chase-Dunn, Barry K. Gills, Kenneth Pomeranz, Anibal Quijano, Kaoru
Sugihara, and Immanuel Wallerstein.
Conference Topics. The conference is organized with attention to (but not
limited to) the following six topical areas of Gunder Frank's writings:
1.        Underdevelopment and dependency in Latin America.
2.        World accumulation and world system.
3.        5000-year world system.
4.        East Asia in the World Economy.
5.        Social Movements.
6.        Contemporary political and economic analysis.
Deadline for Proposals: October 1, 2007. Submit proposals electronically
to AGFRANK at pitt.edu.
Form of Proposals.

Author's name, address (postal & e-mail), and institutional
affiliation.

Paper title.

Abstract (250 words).

Author's biography (up to 150 words).

Options: feel free to suggest additional topics or panels; proposals

from graduate students are encouraged.
Contact. For all conference issues contact Conference Coordinator Robert
Fagley at AGFRANK at pitt.edu. Conference
website:www.worldhistorynetwork.org/dev/AGFRANK-conference.htm.
Conference Registration. Registration fee: U.S. $40 for general
registration; U.S. $20 for students. Certain plenary sessions will be open
to the general public.
Travel and Lodging. The Pittsburgh International Airport is served by
USAirways and numerous other airlines. There is a direct and regular
connection by city bus to the University of Pittsburgh campus and
conference hotels. Lodging at moderate rates will be available at hotels
close to the University of Pittsburgh campus.
Conference Committee and Sponsorship. Patrick Manning (University of
Pittsburgh), Director; Barry K. Gills (University of Newcastle),
Co-Director; John Beverley (University of Pittsburgh); Thomas Rawski
(University of Pittsburgh); Salvatore Babones (University of Pittsburgh);
Robert Fagley, Conference Coordinator. The conference is supported by a
GAP (Global Academic Partnership) grant from the Global Studies Program at
the University of Pittsburgh.
On Andre Gunder Frank: for biographical and bibliography, see
www.rrojasdatabank.org/agfrank/.

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