Conference to focus on economic globalization

SALT LAKE CITY — Researchers and practitioners from around the world will gather at the University of Utah to examine economic, political and social changes raised by greater global interdependence.

The conference on “Global Justice: Economic Globalization, Crisis, and the Common Good,” will be held from Feb. 22-24.

It will look at how economic globalization affects living standards and the repercussions of rapid economic growth on social, cultural and political institutions within nations. 

This event is the sixth annual Conference on Human Rights, Conflict Resolution, Nonviolence, and Peace presented by the Barbara L. and Norman C. Tanner Center for Nonviolent Human Rights Advocacy at the University of Utah.     

All events are free and open to the public. More information and a detailed schedule are available at www.humanrights.utah.edu/forum/Forum2012/index.html.