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Charlotte
SPEAKERS and Suggested Readings:
Gary Gereffi is a professor of sociology and director of the Center on Globalization, Governance, and Competitiveness. He teaches courses in economic sociology, globalization and comparative development, and international competitiveness. Gereffi's research focuses on social and environmental certification in global industries, competitive strategies of global firms, and industrial upgrading in East Asia and Latin America. He has published several books and numerous articles on international business-government relations, including Latin America in the 21st Century: Toward a New Sociopolitical Matrix and Free Trade and Uneven Development: The North American Apparel Industry after NAFTA.
This is a link to Dr. Gereffi's website on North Carolina in the Global Economy:
http://www.soc.duke.edu/NC_GlobalEconomy/
Click here to view Dr. Gereffi's faculty profile and curriculum vitae:
http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Sociology/faculty/ggere
A link to a recent talk Dr. Gereffi gave on the teaching and research he has been doing on North Carolina in the Global Economy: http://www.cggc.duke.edu/events.html
Learn more about Dr. Gereffi’s recent book which relates to his presentation.
Gereffi_ILO flyer_The new offshoring of jobs global development_Nov 2006.pdf
Link to an editorial Gary Gereffi wrote about China's impact on the American economy which appeared in the Feb. 8 edition of the Baltimore Sun.
Gereffi_oped_China_Baltimore_8Feb2007.doc
Seyward Darby T'07 of Greenville, N.C., is a Benjamin N. Duke Scholar majoring in English, minoring in political science, and pursuing a certificate in policy journalism and mass media studies. A former editor of The Chronicle, Seyward is currently editor of the editorial page and a senior writer for Towerview. Having spent part of 2006 teaching in a rural province of Thailand and backpacking across Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, she plans to join the Peace Corps or a similar international service program after graduation.
Click here to read an article about Seyward as part of a Senior Stories feature:
http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/2006/11/darby.html
A link to Seyward's work with the Hart Leadership Program:
http://www.pubpol.duke.edu/centers/hlp/about/staff/darby-seyward/
Chauncey Nartey T'07 is a political science and public policy double major pursuing a minor in economics. He was born in war-torn Liberia, but his mother fled, first to Ghana and then to the United States. Now a Reginaldo Howard Scholar, Chauncey has been active with Duke Student Government, the Africana Mentoring Program, and his fraternity. He also serves on the Campus Culture Initiative Committee, a task force charged with recommending improvements to student life and campus culture.
A link to Chauncey's bio and his role in the Africana Mentoring Program:
http://mlw.studentaffairs.duke.edu/our_story/profiles/Chauncey_Bio.html
Click here to read an article about Chauncey as part of a Senior Stories feature:
http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/2006/11/nartey.html
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