The conference will gather together scholars from a variety of disciplines including political science, sociology, history and geography to present their latest thinking on the ways that membership in multiple societies challenges traditional notions of citizenship and nationhood, assimilation and identity.
From a comparative perspective that encompasses the United States, Canada and Europe, we will revisit our understandings of the meaning of citizenship and of social and cultural identities within the context of transnational flows of people and capital, as well as continue to explore the legal and policy implications of such large-scale global movement.
The keynote speaker is Lawrence H. Fuchs, Meyer and Walter Jaffe Professor of American Civilization and Politics at Brandeis University who has written extensively on these issues and was the Vice Chair of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform from 1991-1997. His talk is entitled, "Citizenship, Identity and Loyalty."
The program runs from 8:30 to 5:00 pm, includes a continental breakfast, and is free and open to the public. It will be held in the Conference Auditorium on the second floor of the George Sherman Union at Boston University, 775 Commonwealth Avenue. The T stop is BU Central on the B train of the Green Line. Those interested in attending may come to all or any part of the proceedings.
Please confirm your attendance by pre-registering with Amy Simmons at 353-9050 or by email: [email protected].
See the schedule online, at http://www.bu.edu/isec/isecpages/dual%20citizenship%20conference.htm
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