DevNet Conference 2002 - Contesting Development: Pathways to Better Practice
The
Institute of Development Studies at Massey University hosted the 3rd
Biennial conference of the Aotearoa New Zealand International Development Studies Network
(DevNet), from 5-7 December 2002.
You can browse and download the archived papers and abstracts from the conference by
author or by session.
This event
was attended by 267 people and 92 papers were offered, as well as keynote
addresses and panel discussions. The main themes addressed were:
development research and education; Maori development; North-South
relations; trade issues; governance and participation; AIDS, health and
gender; appropriate technologies; post-conflict development; conflict and
peace; refugees and resettlement; relationships/partnerships; sustainable
development; sustainable livelihoods; development projects; qualitative
perspectives on development; tourism and development; microcredit/aid;
poverty policy; indigenous development; cities and development; gender and
development; rural development and food; and economic perspectives on aid
and poverty.
In addition, there were three panel sessions (Trade
and Development; Governance and Development; Human Rights) organised by
NZAID to encourage feedback on NZAID strategies and policies; a special
meeting on Internship Courses in Development Studies (organised by Julie
Park, Auckland University) was held one lunch time; the DevNet Steering
Committee met one evening; and we had the launch of the "State of the
World's Population" report, attended by Minister for the Environment,
Marian
Hobbs and UNFPA spokesperson Stacey Daniels. A
Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Workshop organised by Tony Banks
(Massey University) and facilitated by Mike Crooke (Transformation Systems,
Australia), was run prior to the conference.
All
keynote speakers apart from Mason Durie were generously funded by NZAID.
For more details see the conference website.
Proceedings of the Conference
Submitted papers will be published later in the year following a blind refereeing process.
Published proceedings can be ordered for NZ$30.
To order please send a cheque to:
DevNet Conference - Elaine Bristol
School of People, Environment & Planning
Massey University
Private Bag 11222
Palmerston North
Please make cheques payable to "Massey University"
Please don't forget to include your:
- name
- postal address
- email address where we can contact you if there is any problem
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