In the aftermath of the covid-19 pandemic, the global disruptions on supply chains marked the end of efficiency-focused and least-cost approaches to supply chain management. This tendency is amplified by worldwide crises ranging from climate change to inter-state wars. Although without a clear alternative, the world is beginning to witness the return of national resilience, neo-mercantilism, and risk-averse strategies toward supply chain governance.
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Hard Times Issue
Perspectives on Punishment and Decarceration
edited by Jayne M. Thompson, Cornelia Wächter and Andrea Zittlau
December 4 - 7, 2023
International Workshop & Lecture Series, Berkeley & Stanford | Conveners: Sören Urbansky (Pacific Office Berkeley, GHI Washington) and Nino Vallen (Pacific Office Berkeley, GHI Washington)
For those interested in the history of sugar, the back issues of the periodical, the "World Sugar History Newsletter", can now be found at
https://sugarhistory.artsci.utoronto.caThe 48th Annual Great Lakes History Conference is pleased to announce an official call for paper, panel, roundtable, and workshop proposals for its annual conference held at GVSU in Grand Rapids, Michigan from October 5th – 7th, 2023. This year’s conference is sponsored by the University of Michigan at Dearborn and Hope College. This year’s theme is “Division and Reaction”—during an era when everyday Americans are increasingly worried about the longevity of the Republic and Democracy. The conference will be open to the public for no fee.
Job Description
The Department of Malay Studies at the National University of Singapore (NUS) seeks to appoint an outstanding candidate for a full professorial or associate professorial hire (with tenure).
The Folk Belief and Religious Folklife Section of the American Folklore Society invites submissions for the William A.
The Folk Belief and Religious Folklife Section of the American Folklore Society invites submissions for The Don Yoder Prize for the Best Graduate Student Paper in Folk Belief or Religious Folklife, with an honorarium of $500. The award is given to recognize an excellent graduate student paper on a topic in folk belief and religious folklife.
The Folk Belief and Religious Folklife Section of the American Folklore Society invites submissions for the annual Leonard Norman Primiano Book Prize on Vernacular Catholicism. The purpose of the Prize is to recognize and stimulate new work in vernacular Catholicism and to commemorate the life and work of distinguished scholar Leonard Norman Primiano (1957-2021).
The Mediterranean Studies Section of the American Folklore Society invites submissions for the Fernand Braudel Prize for an Outstanding Student Research Paper in Mediterranean folklore with an honorarium of $500.