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Joint Nordic Conference, 24-25 November, 2011:

The Future of Development Research: Exploring the Nordic Perspective(s)?

Jointly arranged by the Nordic Development Research Associations, institutions and organisations
Venue: Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Copenhagen


 

PROGRAMME – preliminary version:

 

Thursday November 24:

08.00 - 09.00 Registration and coffee
09.00-09.15 Welcome session, by Søren Jeppesen, CBS, Chairman of FAU and Head of the organising committee, Tiina Kontinen, IDS, Helsinki, Chairman of FSDR, and Henning Melber, Director, DHF
09.15-10.45 1st Plenary Panel session:*
Taking Stock of Nordic Development Research
Moderated by Søren Jeppesen & Annica Moore, UniPiD
10.45-11.15 Break  (coffee and tea)
 
11.15-12.30 1st Keynote Plenary session
Carlos Lopes: 'Is there a post-Washington consensus?'
Discussion moderated by Henning Melber, DHF
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-15.00 Workshops (1st session - 10-12 in parallel)
15.00-15.30 Break
 
15.30-17.00 Workshops (2nd session – 10-12 in parallel)
17.00-18.00 Reception - by FDS - Centre Square
17.30-18.45 FAU-Annual General Meeting
 
19.30- Conference dinner**


Friday November 25:

09.00-09.15 Introduction to day 2, by Søren Jeppesen, CBS & FAU & Nordic
Development Research Associations
09.15-10.00 2nd Plenary session
Aili Tripp: "The Uses and Abuses of "Womens Rights": Implications for the Future of Development Research" )
10.00-10.30 Discussion - moderated by Tiina Kontinen, IDS & FSDR
10.30-11.00 Break (coffee and tea)
 
11.00-12.15 Workshops (3rd session – 10-12 in parallel)
12.15-13.15 Lunch
 
13.15-14.45 3rd Plenary session
Shalini Randeria: ‘The new architecture of unaccountable governance: Challenges for Development Research’).
Discussion - moderated by Knut Nustad, NUPI & NFU
14.45-15.15 Break
 
15.15-16.30 2nd Plenary Panel session:*
Nordic Development research collaboration – Importance to Policy
in a Globalised World
Moderated by Carin Norberg, NAI
16.30-17.00 Closing remarks, by Søren Jeppesen, CBS & FAU & The Organising Committee, by Knut Nustad, NFU, announcing the next joint Nordic Conference - in 2012 in Norway
   

 

*Panels:

Panel 1: Thursday 24th 09.15-10.45

Title: Taking Stock of Nordic Development Research

a. Introduction and presentation of findings from a study on Nordic Development Research, by Søren Jeppesen CBS and FAU
b. Evaluation of Norwegian Development Research, by Dorothy Rosenberg, SIPU International
c. Swedish development research in a historical perspective up till today, by Tomas Kjellqvist, former Head of SIDA Research unit
d. Finland's support to development research, by Ms Marianne Rönkä, Programme officer, Department for Development Policy, Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Discussants:
Desmond McNeill, SUM, Oslo
Bertil Odén, Associate, NAI
Moderation: Søren Jeppesen and Annica Moore


Panel 2: Friday 25th 15.15-16.30

Title: Nordic Development Research - Importance for Policy in a Globalised World

a. The future of Danish and Nordic Development Research, by Ms. Tove Degnbol, Head of Development Policy (UFT), Danida
b. Key roles for Norwegian and Nordic Development Research, by Anne Wetlesen, Ph.D, Norad
c. Swedish & Nordic Development Research, by Mr. Anders Granlund, Head of Development Research, Sida

Moderation: Carin Norberg, NAI
 

**The Conference Dinner will  be a nice 3 course dinner with a glas of wine or soft drink
Information on  venue here
Price: 225 DKK/30 Euros