Meeting Notes 
Business Meeting: Global Division 
Date: 7.26.21; 2-3 pm, Virtual 
Convener: Manjusha Nair (outgoing Chair of the division) 

Attendees: 
Manjusha Nair (Chair)
Jessica Graham 
Carlos J. L. Balsas
Alvaro German 
Paul Gellert 
Miriam Gleckman-Krut
Marko Salvaggio
Annie Hikido 
Nikhil Deb (new Chair) 

Minutes:
- The meeting began with a round of introductions 
- New Chair, Nikhil Deb, was introduced by the current Chair. Deb expressed his excitement to lead this section forward.
- Recognized all award winners with a summary of their award-winning works 
o  Carlos J. L. Balsas Arizona State University for his book Walkable Cities: Revitalization, Vibrancy, and Sustainable Consumption and Jessica Lynn Graham, University of California, San Diego for her book Shifting the Meaning of Democracy: Race, Politics, and Culture in the United States and Brazil. 
o The authors then offered a summary of their work 
- Paper award honorable mention Miriam Gleckman-Krut, University of Michigan, was there. Her paper titled “The Rainbow Nation and the Gays it Excludes: South Africa, Homonationalism, and African LGBTI Refugees”
- We discussed creating a new award committee. It’s not completed yet. In the book award committee, we have Annie Hikido from Colby College
- In the student paper award committee, we have Marko Salvaggio
- The meeting, then, decided on a few sessions (division-sponsored and co-sponsored sessions) for the 2022 annual meeting