A day of talks and workshops with leading academics in politics, economics and development.
Info
Date: Saturday, 1st November 2008
Venue: Armstrong Building, Newcastle University (view map)
Ticket: £8 including lunch, available from Newcastle University Student's Union Reception
Venue: Armstrong Building, Newcastle University (view map)
Ticket: £8 including lunch, available from Newcastle University Student's Union Reception
Talks
Key note speaker: Helen Lewis of CHASE (Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department), DFID
Other speakers include:
- Professor James Stanfield on 'Africa's great leap backwards: How international aid undermines development'
- Dr Tony Waterstone on 'The controversies of Globalization'
- Sara Maioli on 'Economic and Political barriers to development'
Other speakers include:
- Professor James Stanfield on 'Africa's great leap backwards: How international aid undermines development'
- Dr Tony Waterstone on 'The controversies of Globalization'
- Sara Maioli on 'Economic and Political barriers to development'
Workshops
Workshops with representatives from NGOs:
- COCO (Comrades of Children overseas)
- VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas)
- Send a Cow
Concluding in an open floor debate with a panel of four speakers on the true meaning of International Development.
- COCO (Comrades of Children overseas)
- VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas)
- Send a Cow
Concluding in an open floor debate with a panel of four speakers on the true meaning of International Development.
Contacts
For further details, contact Caitlin Procter:
email: c.h.e.procter@ncl.ac.uk
mob: 07813 702 878
email: c.h.e.procter@ncl.ac.uk
mob: 07813 702 878
Extra
After Party at World Headquarters (£2 off entry with IDC ticket)