GALLOWAY, NJ – The Modern Greek Studies Association (MGSA) held its biennial Symposium at Stockton University in New Jersey. The 25th biennial Symposium took place November 2-5, in Galloway (near Atlantic City), NJ. The Symposium was hosted by the Pappas Center for Hellenic Studies at Stockton University. Professors David Roessel and Tom Papademetriou, Director of the Center, co-chaired the Local Arrangements Committee.
The Symposium keynote address, entitled “Globalization and the return to the national: Perspectives on Greece’s ongoing crisis,” was delivered by Anna Triandafyllidou. Dr. Triandafyllidou is Professor at the Global Governance Programme (GGP) of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS), European University Institute.
From 2004 through 2012, Professor Triandafyllidou was a Senior Fellow at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) in Athens, where she headed a successful migration research team. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies.
The year 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the MGSA, and this milestone in the organization’s history was celebrated at the 2017 biennial Symposium. A commemorative retrospective was provided that highlighted the historical leaders of the organization and certain keystone events of the past fifty years. Since its inception, the MGSA has been at the forefront of scholarly debates.
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