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14th EADI General Conference: Call for expressions of interest

On 23-26 June 2014 the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) will host its triennial General Conference in Bonn, Germany.

EADI cordially invites expressions of interest from interested institutions, researchers, NGO- and academic networks and study/research consortia and EADI working groups to organize a panel for the 14th General Conference in Bonn. We particularly invite large international research projects/programmes (e.g. EU Framework projects) to organize panels for the Conference on their work.

The conference is entitled: Responsible Development in a Polycentric World: Inequality, Citizenship and the Middle Classes

With the 150 institutional members (European institutes and think tanks working on development research) that compose the network of EADI, the General Conference offers unparalleled opportunities to network with the main actors in European development research across Europe.

Please submit your expression of interest by 15 September via the conference website. Further details on the conference theme and procedures are available at MailScanner soupçonne le lien suivant d’être une tentative de fraude de la part de « eadi.us4.list-manage2.com » www.gc2014.org

Forthcoming events:

EADI Masterclass on « Participatory Monitoring in Development Projects »
from 12 – 13 September 2013, Bonn. Registration is open.

Annual EADI Directors’ Meeting at Sapienza University of Rome
from 5 – 6 November 2013
The meetings of EADI in Rome – will be organised within the «Euro-Mediterranean Days» at SAPIENZA University of Rome, 4-9 Novemebr 2013. A workshop of the EADI Working Group on Sustainable Development, Vulnerability and Resilience will take place on 5 November.

Save the date: International Conference – Global Justice through Global Citizenship – The role of Global Education –
Brussels – 20-21 November 2013
What do we know about the role of global education in relation to global citizenship and global justice? What constitutes good practice? What are the challenges and how can we address them? These are some of the questions that we will answer during the conference. A cooperation of PULSE research platform, HIVA, CIDIN, NCDO, CONCORD/ DEEEP, EADI.

Virtual issue European Journal of Development Research

In celebration of the EJDR’s 25th anniversary volume and to showcase its international content, Palgrave Macmillan and the EJDR’s editorial team are proud to introduce this virtual issue, FREE to view for a limited time.

These handpicked articles span the last 4 years of EJDR’s published articles and discuss international relations and development between China and Africa as well as emerging national economies in the BRICS group. We hope you enjoy them!

Protests in Brazil: Chance2Sustain researcher Einar Braathen on the issue of mega-events

One year before the FIFA World Cup, the Confederations Cup has triggered the largest mass protests Brazil has seen in decades. Read what members from the Chance2Sustain team have put forward in their research.

Featured EADI member

Kimmage Development Studies Centre

For almost 40 years, Kimmage DSC has facilitated education and training for development practitioners working in a range of occupations from over 65 countries. Kimmage DSC has a strong reputation in Development Studies in Ireland and abroad and offers an inter-cultural and experience-based learning environment.