HOLIDAY IN UNITED KINGDOM 24 - 31 DECEMBER 2009

AN EVENING WITH PROF DR PETER TAYLOR

On 23 December 2009 is my last day in Loughborough University. I have a chance with Prof Dr Peter Taylor for the end of my day in Loughborough. He gave me a few tips how to be a good researcher. We talk about the future of world cities development and what is the role of urban governance for next 5 years. He hopes that my research will bring a few changes of the role of city-region stakeholders. City should be more equaltibility, harmony and peaceful in order the enhance city sustainability and competitiveness.

GLOBALIZATION MODULE : FINANCIAL GLOBALIZATION BY DR JON CLOKE

The aim of this lecture is to account for the rapid globalization of the financial service sector in the modern world economy. The lecture has four specific objectives: (i) to present an adequate definition of the financial service sector; (ii) to account for the rapid ascendancy of service industries in the world economy; (iii) to present a case study of producer financial service growth; and (iv) to introduce the major commentators who have written on the globalization of the financial service sector in the world economy.

Processes of financialization are claimed to manifest at a number of scales, ranging from higher levels of instability within the economy as a whole, through pressure exerted on corporations by capital markets, to the equity effects of the financial system on individuals and households.. In seeking to explain the change within contemporary society financialization has to date been relatively underplayed, particularly when compared to similar and related concepts such as neoliberalization. While the concept of financialization has the potential to unite researchers across cognate social science fields, thereby building critical mass and recognition within social studies of money and finance, we argue that to date research has been insufficiently attentive to the role of space and place, both in terms of its processes and its effects.There are 6 sessions in this module such as:

Session 1 - Banking and the Financial Services Sector - 24 November 2009

Session 2 - The Service Sector, the WTO and GATS - 27 November 2009

Session 3 - Asian, Russia, the World : Considering Financial Crises - 1 December 2009

Session 4 - Globalization, Financial Services and the Environment - 4 December 2009

Session 5 - Financial Services and the Role of Corruption - 8 December 2009

Session 6 - Chaos and Kondratiev Waves : Self Governance, Creative Destruction or Free Market - 11 December 2009

DISCOURSE SESSIONS WITH DR JOHN HARRISON

Sometimes when I discuss with him, I feel so ambrassing looking a his face and express my ideas. May be our age different, he 28 and me 42 . At the age of 25 he received Phd Degree from Aberystwyth University. He joined Loughborough University in 2006 as a Lecturer in Human Geography within the Globalisation and World Cities Research Group (GaWC) at Loughborough University. He has widen knowledge about research methodology and urban development planning in theoretical way. He had published a few journal articles in European Planning Studies, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Geography Compass ,Journal of Economic Geography , Geoforum and Space & Polity.

When I think back and take positive way put the issue of age and experience aside , if we collaborate the idea and knowledge, its will enhance my Phd research. The discourses sessions start from 2 until 4 pm every week. Its so interesting and we discussed about the concept of regionalism and governance. During the session he never shown that he knows everything, his down to earth attitude and respectful other people ideas really make me honour working with him. Thank You Dr John Harrison

Below the date and topic of our discussions:

17 November 2009 : Re-reading the New Regionalism : A Sympathetic Critique

24 November 2009 : From Competitive Regions to Competitive City-Regions : A New Orthodoxy, But Some Old Mistakes

1 December 2009 : Networks of Connectivity, Territorial Fragmentation, Uneven Development : The New Politics of City Regionalism

8 December 2009 : City-Regions and Governance

15 December 2009 : Life after Regions : The Evolution of City Regionalism in England

MEETING WITH MANUEL CASTELLS AT IFoU 2009 IN TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF DELFT, THE NETHERLANDS 26 NOVEMBER 2009

MEETING WITH SASKIA SASSEN AT IFoU 2009 IN TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF DELFT, THE NETHERLANDS 26 NOVEMBER 2009