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Conference - Empire, Labour, Citizenship. Current Research on Globalization(Brussels, November 18-20)Since the second half of the 19th century, accelerations in the processes of globalization profoundly transformed human communities throughout the world. This event aims at highlighting current research in human sciences around concepts of empire, labour and citizenship and their connections with the long-term history of mankind. During three days, researchers in history, anthropology and political sciences are invited to reflect together on how political superstructures, workforce management and the making of collective identities contributed to shape today’s globalized societies. The conference will be closed by a lecture of Pr. Frederick Cooper (New York University), a leading scholar in the History of (post)colonial Africa, and a major contributor to academic debates on these topics.Panel 1. Empires and the making of global societiesFrom the expansion of the Roman and Qin empires to the USSR, vast political structures encompassing numerous territories and societies are one of the leading forms of political organisation in the history of mankind. In the conference’s first panels, historians investigating any societies who were part of imperial structures will be invited to present papers on how the experience of such polities contributed to further contacts between distant communities and unconnected areas.Panel 2. The African experience of labourEver since the 16th century, Africa played a major role as a provider of manual labour and natural resources for the world economy, often at the expense of its own populations. For this panel, Africanists will be invited to present their work on various experiences of labour on the continent, or within its diasporas, from the Modern era to the present day.Panel 3. Citizenship in a (post)colonial worldPolitical organisations and the various ways individuals and communities participate to them have significantly evolved over the last 150 years. New polities emerged from the deliquescence of ancient empires. The experience of European rule in Asia and Africa and the increased circulation of migrants throughout the world led to profound transformations in globalised societies. The understanding and uses of citizenship as well as the rights and duties attached to it have profoundly changed. In this panel, participants from all fields of human sciences will be invited to present case studies on the notion and practices of citizenship throughout the globe, from 1850 up until today.Attendance is free, but you are invited to register through the website : www.globalizationconference2015.tumblr.com