Alternative Worlds / Dissenting Visions:
Globalization, Ethics, and Community
On Thursday, November 21, 2002, George Mason University Libraries Fenwick
Fellow recipient (2001) Dr. Peter Mandaville delivered a lecture entitled,
"Alternative Worlds/ Dissenting Visions: Globalization, Ethics, and
Community." Prof. Mandaville's compelling commentary touched on many
disciplines, including history, religion, political science, cultural
studies, and philosophy. His main thesis was to address notions of
globalization beyond standard westernized perceptions.
Dr. Mandaville proposed, if we understand the current world political
order--based on the sovereign nation-state--to embody the ethics of
modernity, then to what extent can we view globalization as an opportunity
to rethink the future of political community--that is, to imagine
alternative worlds and distinctly postmodern conceptions of political space?
Drawing on various trends in contemporary Islamic, Indian, and European
political thought, Dr. Mandaville's presentation explored the conditions for
a new dialogue of cultures.
This lecture was the first of the 2002-2003 academic year Fenwick Fellowship
lecture series. Fenwick Fellows are selected each academic year to support
instructional faculty research projects. Recipients are awarded a stipend
and have a research office located in Fenwick Library. During the following
academic year, fellows are invited to share the results of their research
through a lecture open to the entire university community. The second
Fenwick Fellow lecture for the 2002-2003 academic year will be delivered by
Rose Cherubin during the spring semester.
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Peter Mandaville is Assistant Professor of Government and Politics at
George Mason University, and was previously Lecturer in International
Relations at the University of Kent at Canterbury in England. He studied at
the University of St. Andrews and the University of Kent. Most recently the
author of Transnational Muslim Politics: Reimagining the Umma (London:
Routledge, 2001), he has also co-edited two volumes of essays on non-Western
and phenomenological approaches to international relations, The Zen of
International Relations and Meaning and International Relations. He has also
contributed articles to journals such as Millennium and the Review of
International Studies, and chapters to numerous edited books. He has
provided briefings to government agencies and testified before Congress on
issues such as Saudi Arabia and al-Qaeda. Born and raised in the Middle
East, much of his recent research has focused on transnational linkages
between Islamist movements and intellectual developments within Muslim
communities in the West. Current research examines the impact of
globalization on conceptions of ethics and political community in the
non-Western world.
Contact Information:
Adriana
Ercolano 703-993-3389 or Kelly
Jordan 703-993-3712 |
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