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The 9th International Conference on
World-Class Universities (WCU-9)

第九届世界一流大学国际研讨会

18 NOVEMBER,2022 SHANGHAI,CHINA

2022年11月18日,中国 . 上海

演讲嘉宾

James Mittelman

Distinguished Research Professor and University Professor Emeritus, School of International Service, American University, USA

 

James Mittelman is Distinguished Research Professor and University Professor Emeritus at American University. His work focuses on the politics of knowledge production, globalization, development, and political economy, with emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa and Eastern Asia. Previously, he was Professor and Dean at Queens College of the City University of New York, Professor and Dean of the Graduate School of International Studies (today the Korbel School) at the University of Denver, Director of the Social Science Foundation, and the Pok Rafeah Chair at the National University of Malaysia. Mittelman has been on the faculty at Cornell and Columbia universities, and was named a Member at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study. In addition, Mittelman held teaching and research appointments in Japan, Mozambique, South Africa, and Uganda. The recipient of the International Studies Association's 2010 Distinguished Scholar award in International Political Economy, he is an Honorary Fellow at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies. Mittelman’s books include The Globalization Syndrome: Transformation and Resistance (Princeton University Press) and Hyperconflict: Globalization and Insecurity (Stanford University Press). His newest book is Implausible Dream: The World-Class University and Repurposing Higher Education (Princeton University Press). Currently, he is writing a book tentatively titled Runaway Capitalism: The Greatest Pandemic.