Cities and Globalization
About
Interest in the study of cities in global context, and of cities as transnational spaces where globalization is produced, experienced, and challenged, has grown dramatically in recent years. Scholars from a wide range of disciplines have turned their attention to urban spaces, which for the first time in history are home to a majority of the urban population. The purpose of the working group is to both contribute a distinctive voice to this interdisciplinary inquiry and to develop a collaborative space, drawing from the considerable expertise that exists within the university.
The mission of the Cities & Globalization working group is to provide a space for faculty and graduate students from a variety of disciplines and approaches across George Mason University to share work, comment on writing projects, and build consciousness around urban issues and urban research in global and transnational contexts. We create a dynamic environment where Mason scholars and graduate students can come together, both to enrich our own work and thinking, and work to bring global urban studies to a wider audience.
Group Contact is Tony Roshan Samara
Working Group Members
Tony Roshan
Samara, PI (SOC)
Johanna
Bockman (SOC)
Jo-Marie
Burt (PIA)
John Dale
(SOC)
Katie Kerstetter
(SOC, CSSR)
Terrence
Lyons (S-CAR)
Agnieszka
Paczynska (S-CAR)
Rashmi
Sadana (ANTH)