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v i r t u a l  d i a s p o r a s and global problem solving project papers   Information Technology, Virtual Chinese Diaspora and Transnational Public Sphere Guobin Yang Assistant Professor Department of Sociology University of Hawaii at Manoa Guobin@hawaii.edu Abstract: This paper explores the implications of transnational public spheres […]

Virtual Diasporas and International Conflict and Cooperation This workshop addressed an urgent question:  how does contemporary globalization, especially the Internet, affect how diasporas are constituted and in turn, their impact on peace and security? How have so many diasporians made the transition from border-crossing refugees to cosmopolitan citizens (hereafter referred to ascosmos)? Are transnational diasporic […]

The field of global problem-solving is less than a century old. It began with early scientific recognition that humanity shares a common fate despite its cultural differences. Global events such as the explosion of Krakatoa in 1883 prefigured the eruption of hundreds of shared global problems by the end of the twentieth century. Since 1975, […]

Phineas Baxandall Harvard University Introduction   Most governments from countries with major diasporas are far more worried about capital flight than the dangers of capital inflows. Yet unregulated capital inflows are illegal almost everywhere because they pose a number of potential dangers. Funds from foreign nationals have been instrumental in financing ethno-nationalist conflict and separatist […]

April 27-28, 2004 Berkeley, California The 2004 Scenarios Workshop will focus on “Who Will Stop Nuclear Next Use?” Representing government, civil society, media, artists, military, and universities, participants from the US, Canada, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and South Korea will explore the uncertainties underlying and opportunities for reducing the risk of nuclear war. On the workshop […]

By Zulfiqar Ahmad and Peter Hayes March 19, 2003 Iraq: A War Already Lost? The United States has embarked on its first full-fledged battle in a war guided by the Bush doctrine. Our enemies, President Bush declared when he delivered his ultimatum to Iraq, are “terrorists and terror states” who can attack us without “fair […]

Nautilus Institute August 2002   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report is based on two workshops held at the Nautilus Institute over three days in May and June, 2002. These workshops brought together a group of experts to explore the uncertainties that North Korea faces and to begin a dialogue about effective strategies for United States engagement […]

By Robert Smith Sociology Department, Barnard College rsmith@barnard.edu 212 854 3663 tel. 6-10-02 This paper analyzes and reflects on the actual and possible uses of cyberspace by and among states, diasporas and migrants. In particular, I analyze the use of the internet as it figures into state-diaspora and intra-migrant relations among and between Latin American […]

Virtual Diasporas and International Conflict and Cooperation This workshop addressed an urgent question:  how does contemporary globalization, especially the Internet, affect how diasporas are constituted and in turn, their impact on peace and security? How have so many diasporians made the transition from border-crossing refugees to cosmopolitan citizens (hereafter referred to as cosmos)? Are transnational […]

Commissioned Authors  Phineas Baxandall Harvard University Baxandall’s chief interests are in political economy, especially comparative employment policy and the welfare state and the politics of the “New Economy.” He has taught at the Budapest University of Economic Sciences (1990-91). His recent work focuses on the political construction of unemployment and explanations for the varying political […]