Yth. rekan milis,
Berikut ada informasi seminar yang diadakan oleh Network-Association of
European Researchers on Urbanization in the South (N-AERUS). Tidak ada biaya
registrasi untuk mengikuti seminar ini dan terdapat kemungkinan bantuan dana
bagi presenter dari negara berkembang. Info selengkapnya di:
http://www.naerus.net/sat/workshops/2007/london_2007_en.htm
Call for papers: 8th N-AERUS Conference, 6th-8th September 2007, London, UK
Grassroots-led Urban Development: Achievements; Potentials; Limitations
There is a growing recognition within development of the role of grassroots
organizations in addressing problems in urban areas in low- and middle-income
nations not only in what they demand and negotiate from governments but also
in what they themselves can do. Their achievements, innovations and capacities
are documented in a growing number of case-studies for instance of
slum/squatter financing and upgrading, new house developments and basic
service provision. There are also many nations where grassroots organizations
have formed their own slum/shack/homeless peoples federations to support
each others initiatives and press for support and change within municipal,
city and national governments. This development of collective capacity by
grassroots organizations and federations has led to large-scale programmes in
many nations and many strong and innovative partnerships between these
organizations, the private sector and local governments. There are also some
examples of national governments and international agencies developing
mechanisms to team up with grassroots-led urban development. These initiatives
emerge in specific social, political, cultural and economic contexts and there
is much to be learnt from understanding the contexts within which the potential
for interaction between grassroots-led actions, initiatives and movements and
state structures and supports is realised.
At the same time, such recognition is accompanied by a debate highlighting the
limitations of the role that grassroots-led initiatives can play in urban
development. This debate questions the capacity of grassroots organisations to
bring about urban change at scale, efficiently and effectively; the legitimacy
and accountability deriving from their growing political role and its claim for
bottom-up politics; and the way in which the emerging configurations of
grassroots, private sector and local authorities tend to marginalise central
government involvement.
This Conference aims to provide an opportunity for researchers, policymakers,
development practitioners, private sector representatives et alia from Europe
and elsewhere to reflect critically on the achievements, potentials and
limitations of grassroots-led urban development.
Papers are encouraged on any topic of relevance to this Conference theme,
including:
Networking and federating as strategies to increase grassroots organizations
scope for action and for negotiation;
The interface and configurations of power between grassroots-led initiatives
and other institutional stakeholders within an understanding of local context;
Tools, methods and financial provisions that support grassroots-led urban
development;
Intra-city, inter-city and international exchanges as means for promoting
learning and action;
Grassroots perspectives on livelihoods and on social protection/safety nets;
Avoiding evictions and negotiating tenure or, where this is not possible,
community-managed relocation;
Grassroots-led strategies and actions for changing urban governance; and,
Current and potential roles for international donors: do they support, co-opt
or subvert grassroots-led development?
The Conference is organised and hosted by the Development Planning Unit
(University College London) and the International Institute for Environment and
Development (IIED).
Submission timetable:
Abstracts of between 150 and 250 words should be submitted in .rtf or .doc
by Friday, 1st June 2007, to calls©naerus.net. Abstracts should:
a) state the issue to be addressed
b) define the context
c) highlight the main arguments
Authors of the selected papers will be notified by e-mail by Friday, 15 June
2007. Final papers should be submitted by Wednesday, 15 August and will be
posted on the N-AERUS website.
N-AERUS will try to provide paper copies for distribution at the Conference.
However authors, particularly from Europe, are strongly encouraged to bring
their own copies.
FUNDING: Limited financial support will be available to support the
participation of some researchers or practitioners from Africa, Asia and Latin
America, whose papers are accepted for presentation at the Conference (deadline
for abstract submissions: 1st June 2007). Candidates are encouraged to indicate
their wish to be considered for funding when submitting their abstracts.
ACCOMMODATION: Some low-cost accommodation will be available for participants.
Relevant details to apply for low-cost accommodation will be provided on the
conference website (www.naerus.net) along with supplementary information on
additional accommodation at special negotiated rates.
COSTS: No registration fee accompanies attendance of the conference. There will
be however a charge for all participants to cover the costs of documentation,
lunches and coffee/tea and an optional excursion. Semoga bermanfaat.
Salam hangat,
Delik Hudalah
http://www.planningstudies.blogspot.com
http://www.rug.nl/frw/faculteit/medewerkers/hudalah?lang=en
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