FRANK THAKURDAS MEMORIAL LECTURE SERIES 2020-21
Panel Discussion I: Globalization’s Conundrum – Are we in a flux?
La Politique organized its annual flagship event Frank Thakurdas Memorial Lecture Series 2021 on 24th - 25th March, 2021 virtually on Zoom platform. The event was organized under the patronship of Dr. Vibha S. Chauhan, Principal, Kirori Mal College. Prof. Antonio Marcio Buainain and Prof. Miguel Rocha de Sousa presided as the guest speakers over the Panel Discussion I on the topic “Globalization’s Conundrum – Are we in a flux?”
Prof. Buainain is presently a Senior Lecturer of Economics at the Institute of Economics of the University of Campinas, Brazil. Prof. Sousa is Assistant Professor and Economics Department-Head at Évora, Portugal.
Dr. Chauhan presented the inaugural address paying tribute to the exemplary contributions of Prof. Frank Thakurdas as the faculty member of La Politique. Dr. Roopinder Oberoi, Staff Advisor, La Politique, presented the keynote address putting into perspective the theme of
discussion as to whether the phenomenon of globalization is increasingly turning into an unregulated, complacent form of interconnection that has left communities vulnerable to a potent array of threats.
Prof. Buainain initiated the discourse by highlighting the global nature of issues like climate change, terrorism, and human rights regime, terming them ‘problems without walls’. The widening gulf between the promises of globalization and their fruitful results has put a question mark on the ability of the multilateral institutions to deliver the benefits of globalization equitably. Prof. Buainain’s presentation titled ‘Human Rights: Empty Promises’ highlighted how hunger, war, and joblessness are a threat to the inherent human dignity and natural rights of individuals. Foregrounding the discussion around the question ‘Is Brazil meeting the Constitutional Commitment to Human Rights?’, Prof. cited the
absence of the level playing field as one of the major causes of exacerbating inequalities both at intra and international level.
Prof. Miguel began his lecture differentiating between the concepts of global governance and globalization. His presentation revolved around the three issues of post- pandemic global order, agriculture and climate change. Prof. extensively dwelled on theoretical concepts like Rousseau’s ‘Social Contract’, Prisoners Dilemma and John Rawls’ 'Distributive Justice’ to substantiate his arguments against the contemporary Euro- centric model of global governance. He elucidated on the PLA (Proximity, Legitimacy, Accountability) from his his paper titled “A Global Governance Approach to FAO” (2013) for preventing the worldwide food crisis.
The lectures were followed by the question- answer session in which the participants asked a diverse set of questions ranging from the failure of multilateral institutions to the confrontation between Islamism and the West and its fallout on global economy vis- a- vis migration and citizenship rights.
The discussion was attended by more than 100 participants including the faculty members of La Politique and the students’ union members. The discussion concluded with Miss Pankhuri Jain, President, La Politique extending the vote of thanks to Prof. Buainain and Prof. Sousa for
gracing the event and giving a wider perspective on the challenges posed by globalization to the international order in the post- pandemic era. The session was moderated by Ms. Simrit Arora, a
third year student and an union member.
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