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Trumped? National Sovereignty and Globalization
December 5, 2001
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Powerful corporations and international financial institutions are expanding their reach, often shaping the policies of many national governments. On this program, we take a look at the extent to which these entities affect national sovereignty.
Featuring:
Saskia Sassen, author and Ralph Lewis professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago; Bamidele Aturu, lawyer in Lagos, Nigeria
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo; Funso Kupoluku, special assistant to the president on petroleum affairs; Sylvester Odion Akhaine, Lagos human rights activist; Martin Wagner, director of international programs at Earthjustice;Chief Art Manuel, of the Neskonlith Band Reserve within the Secwepemc Nation.
For more information:
Ralph Lewis Professor of Sociology
The University of Chicago
Social Science Research Building
1126 East 59th Street, Rm 323
Chicago, Illinois 60637
773-702-7279;
fax: 773-702 4849
Indigenous Environmental Network - National Office
P.O. Box 485
Bemidji, Minnesota 56619
218 751 4967;
fax: 218 751 0561; ien@igc.org
www.ienearth.org
Earth Justice
180 Montgomery Street, Suite 1400
San Francisco, CA 94104-4209
415-627-6700;
fax: 415-627-6740; eajus@earthjustice.org
www.earthjustice.org