Foreningen af Udviklingsforskere i Danmark (FAU) - The Association of Development Researchers in Denmark

 

 

 

FAU CONFERENCE 2010

                                                                                                                           

'Development that matters: Religion, Livelihoods, Social Movements and Community
Development'

The Association of Development Researchers in Denmark (FAU) Annual Conference 2010 - 17-19 March 2010 at Danhostel Gjerrild, Grenå.

This year's conference includes workshops on:

I. Religion, Communities and Social Change Programme

II. Community Organisations, Livelihood and Social Change Programme

III. Livelihood, Food and Nutrition Programme

IV. Community Entrepreneurs and Local Economic Development

 

Social change takes place in developing countries as continuous processes
in time and space. These changes are the outcome of a combination of
(sometimes coming as a result of) state policies and international actors,
(but more often as results of) as well as local level dynamics (on local
level, between government, civil society and the private sector, and within
civil society). The 2010 FAU conference aims to trace the various dynamics
at the local level in bringing about social change. We need to understand
the roles of different themes and actors (within) particularly within civil
society in bringing about social change. The conference theme opens up for
multi-facetted discussions of participation (social movements) and state
policies seen from different actor’s levels: Community based organisations,
NGOs, faith-based or interest organisations, social movements, political
parties, economic actors, government organisations, international donors
etc.

The core themes of the conference lie within analysing the processes in
society among different levels of action and understanding the power
structures both on different levels and between levels in society. In this
perspective social change and development could be regarded as ‘demand
driven’ (from below) instead of driven by policies initiated by government
and international (donor) organisations. And it invites to a discussion from
many different disciplines and geographical areas - addressing ‘development
that matters’.


You can obtain further information from FAU, either by contacting the
Chairman of FAU Søren Jeppesen, CBS at sj.ikl@cbs.dk or the FAU secretariat,
Steffen Randahl at fau@diis.dk
 

                  

Preliminary Programme:
Wednesday March 17:
12.30-13.30: Arrival and Lunch
13.30-14.00: Opening session (Welcome by FAU & Technical Committee)
14.00-16.00: First key note presentation, by Erica Bornstein: "Disquieting
Gifts: Some Cosmological Considerations Regarding
Development and other Humanitarian Endeavors"
16.00-16.30: Break
16.30-18.00: Workshops (1st session – 4 in parallel)
18.30-19.30: Dinner
19.30-21.30: Second key note presentation, by Frances Cleaver: “Community-
Based Resource Management, Poverty and Equity”
Thursday March 18:
08.00-09.00: Breakfast
09.00-09.15: Introduction to day 2
09.30-12.00: Workshops (2nd session - 4 in parallel), including a break
where coffee and tea are available
12.00-13.00: Lunch
13.00-14.45: Third key note presentation, by E. Mihanjo: “Village level
Entrepreneurship, Livelihoods and Local Development”
14.45-16.00: Break & time to catch a bit of fresh air
16.00-18.00: Workshops (3rd session - 4 in parallel)
19.00-??.??: Conference dinner (and time for socialising and dance)
 
Friday March 19:
08.00-09.00: Breakfast
09.00-11.00: Introduction to day 3 & Fourth key note presentation, by
Kanchan Lama: "Food Security and Livelihood in perspective
of Nutrition, Women's contributions and Climate Change"
11.00-12.00: Final panel: Four key note presenters’ reflections on the
conference theme & Comments from the participants
12.00-12.30: Brief evaluation & Closing session
12.30-13.30: (Departing) Lunch

View the FAU Conference 2010 invitation folder for further information click here

Please contact the secretariat for a paper version.