This conference is an attempt to redress some of the weaknesses in the current status of knowledge and discourse on Pakistan by going beyond intelligence and media concerns and exploring a broad range of themes related to globalization, transnationalism, and the national civil society. We aim to initiate an appropriately grounded academic discussion on the state of Pakistan and its communities. We would also like to place the issue of religion in proper perspective by addressing what we consider are other critical problems facing Pakistan today. We would like to host panels and invite papers related especially to the following themes: Downloads Conference Schedule Visa Form The politics and economics of structural reform The new contestations of urban space The past and future of social movements The terrain of global versus local culture The role of media and academia The role of Islam vis-à-vis the Pakistani state and society
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