[Discussion] Globalization, Security and the Nation State

[Gonul Pultar]

Globalization, Security and the Nation State
Saturday-Sunday, June 15-16, 2002
Sheraton, Noktali Sok, Kavaklidere, Ankara, Turkey

The international conference, which is organized by the Center for
Eurasian Strategic Studies (CESS), seeks to draw links between the
concepts of globalization,
security, and the nation state. The literature has seen considerable
debate
centering on the relationship between globalization and the nation
state,
revealing a largely traditionalist approach based on a belief in the
resilience of the nation state, as well as a transformationalist
approach,
which postulates that the concept and role of statehood is in
transformation. The events of September 11 remind us of the necessity to
reincorporate issues of national security/security dilemmas into this
discussion. If the September 11 attacks reveal the changing nature of
security concerns on the bases of level, actor and impact, how does this
affect the traditionalist and transformationalist viewpoints? The
intention
of the workshop is to focus largely on states of the Developing World
both
because the new threat to global security is perceived to be primarily
stemming from there and also because these states remain largely on the
receiving end of both pressures of traditional security threats and the
integrative/ fragmentive dynamics of the new epoch. For further
information
on the conference please visit:

http://www.avsam.org/conference/


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confirm
their attendance to Yasemin Ozbek, yozbek@avsam.org (Phone:+90 312 491
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than
June 10, 2002 providing the following information:

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