Lord Falconer and Senator Hugh Segal at Canada House
Canada House
6 March 2007 10.00-12.30
This event is free, by prior registration: rsvp.papd@international.gc.ca or phone 020-7258 6332.
The seminar will explore issues of democratic accountability, patronage and corruption in parliamentary systems. Is patronage defensible in a developed democracy in the 21st century? How can parties challenge the perception that money buys influence and that politics is for sale? Is Parliament 'fit for purpose'? How can public faith in politics and politicians be restored?
Lord Falconer will reflect on his experience of constitutional reform since 1997 and in particular House of Lords reform while Senator Hugh Segal will share his experiences of Senate reform and the new Financial Accountability Act. As a former Chair of Canada's largest public policy think tank, and a prominent Conservative Senator who has written extensively on the subject of parliamentary reform, he will bring an interesting perspective to the UK debate.
Monday, February 26, 2007
John Paul Jones: America's First Sea Warrior
Talk by Joseph Callo
Tuesday 6 March 2007
Talk followed by book-signing and reception.
Scots' born John Paul Jones, became a hero of the American War of Independence and is credited as the founder of the American Navy. His eighteenth century exploits in the North Sea, especially as captain of the Bonhomme Richard, brought a distant war home, as he sheltered in France, and took American vengeance on English ships. Joseph Callo discusses his biography of this trans-Atlantic living legend of the sea.
Location: Conference Centre, St PancrasPrice: £6.00 (concessions £4.00) Supported by the Eccles Centre for American Studies.
Book online through the Eccles Centre webpage http://www.bl.uk/ecclescentre
Talk by Joseph Callo
Tuesday 6 March 2007
Talk followed by book-signing and reception.
Scots' born John Paul Jones, became a hero of the American War of Independence and is credited as the founder of the American Navy. His eighteenth century exploits in the North Sea, especially as captain of the Bonhomme Richard, brought a distant war home, as he sheltered in France, and took American vengeance on English ships. Joseph Callo discusses his biography of this trans-Atlantic living legend of the sea.
Location: Conference Centre, St PancrasPrice: £6.00 (concessions £4.00) Supported by the Eccles Centre for American Studies.
Book online through the Eccles Centre webpage http://www.bl.uk/ecclescentre
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
AREA STUDIES AND THE GLOBALISED WORLD CONFERENCE
Tuesday 27 February 2007
British Library Conference Centre, London £25 (£15 for postgraduates)
The British Library (Eccles Centre), the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies , the UK Council for Area Studies Associations (UKCASA) and the Canadian High Commission in London have joined to organise this conference. Keynote speakers are Lord Giddens (London School of Economics) and Canadian social philosopher John Ralston Saul. A full programme and downloadable registration form is available at http://www.llas.ac.uk/events/llaseventitem.aspx?resourceid=2616
10.00 - 10.30 Registration and coffee
10.30 - 11.15 Europe and Globalisation Keynote speaker: Lord Giddens London School of EconomicsAuthor of Runaway World: How Globalization is Reshaping Our Lives
11.15 - 12.45 Higher Education panel Chair: Michael Kelly (Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies, University of Southampton)Panel: Itesh Sachdev (SOAS); Elspeth Jones (Leeds Metropolitan University); David Sadler (Director of Networks - Higher Education Academy)
12.45 - 13.30 Lunch
13.30 - 14.15 Area Studies, globalisation and British Library resourcesMatthew Shaw and Dorian Hayes
14.15 - 15.00 The collapse of globalism: the way the world is turningKeynote speaker: John Ralston Saul Essayist and NovelistAuthor of The Collapse of Globalism and the Reinvention of the World
15.00 - 15.30 Tea
15.30 - 17.00 Area studies, globalisation and 21stC diplomacy Chair: Iwan Morgan (Institute for the Study of the Americas)Panel: Frank Pieke (University of Oxford), John Dumbrell (Durham University), Yasir Suleiman (University of Edinburgh
Tuesday 27 February 2007
British Library Conference Centre, London £25 (£15 for postgraduates)
The British Library (Eccles Centre), the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies , the UK Council for Area Studies Associations (UKCASA) and the Canadian High Commission in London have joined to organise this conference. Keynote speakers are Lord Giddens (London School of Economics) and Canadian social philosopher John Ralston Saul. A full programme and downloadable registration form is available at http://www.llas.ac.uk/events/llaseventitem.aspx?resourceid=2616
10.00 - 10.30 Registration and coffee
10.30 - 11.15 Europe and Globalisation Keynote speaker: Lord Giddens London School of EconomicsAuthor of Runaway World: How Globalization is Reshaping Our Lives
11.15 - 12.45 Higher Education panel Chair: Michael Kelly (Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies, University of Southampton)Panel: Itesh Sachdev (SOAS); Elspeth Jones (Leeds Metropolitan University); David Sadler (Director of Networks - Higher Education Academy)
12.45 - 13.30 Lunch
13.30 - 14.15 Area Studies, globalisation and British Library resourcesMatthew Shaw and Dorian Hayes
14.15 - 15.00 The collapse of globalism: the way the world is turningKeynote speaker: John Ralston Saul Essayist and NovelistAuthor of The Collapse of Globalism and the Reinvention of the World
15.00 - 15.30 Tea
15.30 - 17.00 Area studies, globalisation and 21stC diplomacy Chair: Iwan Morgan (Institute for the Study of the Americas)Panel: Frank Pieke (University of Oxford), John Dumbrell (Durham University), Yasir Suleiman (University of Edinburgh
Thursday, February 08, 2007
The Canadian Metropolis
Conference organised by the London Conference for Canadian Studies, Le Groupe de recherche et d’études sur le Canada francophone (le GRECF), and the Urban Studies Group of the British Association for Canadian Studies.
Friday 16th and Saturday 17th February 2007
Whole conference (two days, including lunches, teas, coffees, and reception) £ 40 (£ 20 for concessions: registered students, unemployed and retired)
Friday 16th February only (including lunch, coffee, tea, reception) £ 25 (£12.50 for concessions)
Saturday 17th February only (including lunch, coffee, tea)£ 25 (£ 12.50 for concessions)
The aim of this conference is to combine social science, architectural and cultural studies perspectives on the analysis of contemporary change in major Canadian cities, exploring the connections between diversity, multiculturalism and cosmopolitanism on the one hand and economic change, creativity and urban regeneration on the other.
For full programme please contact Dr Richard Dennis directly by email ( r.dennis@geog.ucl.ac.uk
Conference organised by the London Conference for Canadian Studies, Le Groupe de recherche et d’études sur le Canada francophone (le GRECF), and the Urban Studies Group of the British Association for Canadian Studies.
Friday 16th and Saturday 17th February 2007
Whole conference (two days, including lunches, teas, coffees, and reception) £ 40 (£ 20 for concessions: registered students, unemployed and retired)
Friday 16th February only (including lunch, coffee, tea, reception) £ 25 (£12.50 for concessions)
Saturday 17th February only (including lunch, coffee, tea)£ 25 (£ 12.50 for concessions)
The aim of this conference is to combine social science, architectural and cultural studies perspectives on the analysis of contemporary change in major Canadian cities, exploring the connections between diversity, multiculturalism and cosmopolitanism on the one hand and economic change, creativity and urban regeneration on the other.
For full programme please contact Dr Richard Dennis directly by email ( r.dennis@geog.ucl.ac.uk
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