Thursday, 24th November
Welcome
11.00 – 11.15h
Conference Organizers
Opening Session
11.15 – 12.45h
Petra Dannecker, Bielefeld (chair)
Luis Eduardo Guarnizo, Davis
Joanna Pfaff-Czarnecka, Bielefeld
Thomas Faist, Bielefeld
Lunch 12.45 – 13.45h
Keynote
13.45 – 14.15h
R. Cheran, Toronto
Open Borders and Closed Societies: National-ism, Transnationalism and Multiculturalism in North America
Transnationalism and Development
14.15 – 16.15h
R. Cheran, Toronto (Discussant)
Eva Kristin Gerharz, Bielefeld
Transnational Dimensions of Post-War-Reconstruction in Northern Sri Lanka
Stephanie Loddo, Paris
Palestinian Transnational Actors and the Con-struction of the Homeland
Gilberto Rescher, Bielefeld
Transnational Citizenship, Local Politics and Development: The Case of a Rural Community in Central Mexico
Coffee Break 16.15 – 16.45h
Implications of ICT Usage for
Transnational Populations’ Everyday Life
16.45 – 19.15h
Luis Eduardo Guarnizo, Davis (Discussant)
Olga Davydova, Joensuu
Transnational Russian Finnishness / Finnish Russianness
Urmila Goel, Frankfurt/Oder
Imagining Transnationality:
The Internet Portal theinder.net
Magdalena Nowicka, München
A Question of Quality. ICTs and Their Role in Global Social Networks
Heike Monika Greschke, Bielefeld
Does it Matter Where You Are? The Meaning of Co-presence in Internet based Global
Cohabitation
Dinner 20.00h
Friday, 25th November
Keynote
09.00 – 09.30h
Keith Hart, London
Transnational Practices and New Social Formations in Europe
09.30 – 12.00h
Keith Hart, London (Discussant)
Besim Can Zirh, Ankara
Euro-Alevis: From Gastarbeiter to Transnational Community
Michael Janoschka, Frankfurt
Transnational Democracy through Daily Prac-tices: Political Participation of the North-European Diaspora on the Mediterranean Coastal Strip
Germana D’Ottavio, Italy
Mobility Strategies in the Enlarged Europe: A Case-study on Polish Women in an Italian Prov-ince.
Remus Anghel, Bielefeld
Irregularity and Risks in Europe: Illegal Status, Labour Markets and Transnational Practices among Romanian Transmigrants in Milan
Lunch 12.00 – 13.00h
Transnationalism and Local
Marketplaces
13.00 – 15.30h
Thomas Faist, Bielefeld (Discussant)
Alexandra Lindenthal, Bremen
The Emergence of Industry-Spanning Practices. Theoretical Backgrounds and Preliminary Em-pirical Findings Concerning the Transnational
Management of Hazardous Chemicals
Stephanie Hering, Basel
A Global City-State of Finance – The Staging of Singapore as a Financial Hub Between Global and Local Rhetoric
Sascha Wisotzki, Bayreuth
Transnational Trade Networks of the Indian and Arabic Diaspora on Zanzibar
Sven Kleinekathöfer, Bielefeld
Local Marketplaces and Global Scope of the ‚Oriental Plaza’ (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Coffee Break 15.30 – 16.00h
Closing Keynote
16.00 – 16.30h
Monika Salzbrunn, Paris
Further Information:
http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/soz/iw/index.html
Conference Fee: € 25,-
VENUE:
Jugendgästehaus
Hermann-Kleinewächter-Str.1
33602 Bielefeld
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