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Worcester State College Campus News Item

Released 03/31/2008

The Center for Global Studies presents their
THIRD ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM

Democracy: South and North

Monday April 7, 2008
Student Center - North/South Auditorium

For some time now the (colonial) construct "North and South" has been undergoing deep transformations. The idea of a North standing for democracy, intellectual leadership, fair play and respect for resources and the environment as opposed to a South mired in pre-democratic violence, lack of sophistication, and irrational forces confronting "progress" is being challenged, by undemocratic processes in the north, and creative political and social strides for popular democracy in the South. This year’s panel addresses various movements for democracy in the south and
global threats to democracy.

~ Session One ~

10:30-11:20

“Alternative Notions of Democracy in Latin America in the Neoliberal Era”
Presented by: Paul W. Posner Assistant Professor, Department of Government
and International Relations, Clark University

“Democracy and Development in South Asia in the Context of Globalization”
Presented by: Srini Sitaraman Assistant Professor, Department of Government and International Relations, Clark University

~ Session Two ~

11:30-12:20

“'Aquí No Pasa Nada': Of Marches, Death Threats, and Attempts to
Redefine Democracy in Colombia”
Presented by: Diana Ojeda, Ph.D. student, Geography Department, Clark University

“Black Social Movements, Development and the Environment in
the Pacific Lowlands of Colombia”
Presented by: Kiran Asher, Associate Professor, International Development
and Social Change, and Women’s Studies, Clark University

Organized by the Center for Global Studies.
This event is free and open to the public.