Worldviews for the 21st Century
The Worldviews for the 21st Century monograph series, published by the Global Connections Foundation and the University of Central Florida's Global Perspectives Office and Political Science Department, appears three times a year. The series is a key part of the Global Connections Foundation's educational networking activities and is made possible by the support of Darden Restaurants.
Titles include
"America at Risk: The United States in the Age of Anti-Americanism, Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction," by Jack Mendelsohn, Summer 2003.
"Slavery in the 21st Century," with contributions by Mohamed Mattar and Charles Jacobs, Fall 2003.
"Globalization: The Peril Behind the Promise," by Amy Chua, Spring 2004.
"Haiti and the Democratic Experience", by Georges Fauriol, Fall 2004
"Globalization, Free Trade and the Americas", by Myles R.R. Frechette, Spring 2005
"The Pinta Tortoise: Globalization and the Extinction of Island Species", Peter C.H. Pritchard, Summer 2005
"Global Terrorism: Taking the Long View," Brian Michael Jenkins, Fall 2005
"A Conversation with Lech Walesa on Democracy: The Never-Ending Battle," Lech Walesa, Spring 2006
"Iran's Turbulent Year," Sanam Vakil, Summer 2006
"The War on Terror: A View from Europe," Sebestyen L.V. Gorka, Fall 2006
"Chains Across the Rhine," James Bacchus, Spring 2007
"A Conversation with Shi Haitao on Climate Change: A Challenge and Responsibility for all Nations," Shi Haitao, Summer 2007
"The Imperative to Innovate in a Global World," Gerrit W. Gong, Winter 2007.
"A Conversation with Colonel (Ret.) Paul Hughes on The Iraq War at the Five-Year Point: Recommendations for a Change of Course," Colonel (Ret.)
Paul Hughes, Spring 2008.
"Towards a New U.S. Foreign Policy: Experts Discuss the Key Issues," Fall 2008.
"Obama's Abolitionists," Kevin Bales, Winter 2009.
"Evaluating the Rise of the Kurds: Two Perspectives," Spring 2009.
"A Conversation with Joan Johnson-Freese on Space: The Future Frontier," Joan Johnson-Freese, Summer 2009.
White Papers:
White Paper: "A Global Assessment of Terrorism"
The Latin Americanist The Latin Americanist is the international, peer-reviewed, multi-disciplinary journal of the South Eastern Council on Latin American Studies that was sponsored and published by the Global Perspectives Office and the Global Connections Foundation from 2004 to 2006. Published continuously since 1956, it is the oldest journal of Latin American Studies in the United States. It is indexed by the Library of Congress Handbook of Latin American Studies, CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts and the MLA International Bibliography. The last issue published by the Global Perspectives office at UCF was the Fall 2006 edition. The Latin Americanist was then transferred to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. For more information about The Latin Americanist please visit http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=1557-2021&site=1
