Georgetown Faculty Conference Explores Indian Ocean World
The cultures, beliefs, politics, and citizens of countries bordering the Indian Ocean were on the agenda at a recent event at Georgetown University in Qatar. The University’s annual faculty conference brought together multidisciplinary scholars from around the world to discuss this year’s theme, The Liberal State and its Alternatives in the Indian Ocean.
The conference was held on March 20-21 at GU-Q’s Education City campus, and focused on the dynamics of continuity and change in the region. The conference was made possible by a Conference and Workshop Sponsorship Program award (CWSP 11-C-1019-16029) from the Qatar National Research Fund, a member of Qatar Foundation.
Through discussions on issues such as political power, state-building, globalization, migration, urbanization, and ethnicity, the conference aimed to foster a greater understanding of the states, movements, and people of the Indian Ocean world. In addition to GU-Q’s respected faculty, participants involved in the event hailed from a diverse mix of international and local institutions, including Oxford University, University of Cambridge, King’s College London, Stanford University, the University of Singapore, Qatar University, and Hamad Bin Khalifa University.
See program, other coverage, and videos of this conference below.
Conference Videos
Day 1
Opening and Keynote Speech
Panel 1: The Weberian State and its Challengers
Panel 2: Ethnicity, Justice and Urbanisation
Panel 3: Civil Society, Migration, and Social Development
Day 2
Panel 4: Neoliberal Development and its Alternatives
Panel 5: The Geopolitics of the Indian Ocean
Panel 6: Religion, Nationalism, and Conflict
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