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Call for Papers "Southern Perspectives on Development: Dialogue or Division?" DevNet Conference 2006 The Aotearoa New Zealand International Development Studies Network (DevNet), University of Otago Dunedin (New Zealand) 30 Nov - 2 Dec 2006 __________________________________________________ The southernmost university in Oceania provides a unique vantage point from which to consider the current debates in Development Studies and to promote the dialogue that is necessary to chart a firmer future. Such a dialogue can only succeed if it is truly inclusive of perspectives from the Global South. The aim of this three-day get together is to bring a variety of perspectives to bear on the intellectual and policy challenges faced by scholars and practitioners in the field of development. The Organising Committee is now calling for paper proposals for the Conference. Ideally, papers should address one or more of the panel themes listed below, but the organisers will consider any paper proposal with a clear development focus. Prospective paper presenters should indicate whether they are prepared to act as chair for one or more of the parallel sessions. Abstracts of papers should be e-mailed to <[email protected]> before or on 31 May 2006. Confirmation of acceptance will be distributed from 30 June 2006. Please download and use the proposal sheet on the conference website when submitting your paper abstract. Panel Themes - Aid effectiveness and coordination - Climate change: implications for development - Completing the Pacific Rim Perspectives on Latin America - Community development in the international context - Contestations over water - Doing post-development: empowering the south? - General Agreement on Trade in Services: Implications of current WTO negotiations for development - Indigenous peoples and development - Information and Communication Technology (ICT): Potential for development or digital divide? - Linking Sexual and Reproductive Health and poverty, the environment, HIV and AIDS - Monitoring the conversation between development partners - Pacific Island Countries (PICs) and Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) - Politics of inequality - Post-conflict development (IPD) - Progress towards the Millennium Development Goals - Rural communities in the Pacific - Southern perspectives of human rights - Tourism and poverty reduction - Urban transformations in an era of globalisation - The state of development Key dates for 2006 March 1: First call for papers and announcement of session themes May 30: Final date for submission of abstracts for consideration 30 June: Acceptance letters and notifications for those who submitted proposals will begin to be distributed on June 30, 2006 July 30: Early bird registration November 1: Final date for regular registration Contact: Dr Andrew McGregor Department of Geography University of Otago PO Box 56 Dunedin New Zealand Phone +64 3 4798780 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.devnet.org.nz __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org/ Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://agd.polylog.org/cal/
