Saturday 16th November 2013
Venue: University of Birmingham

The DSA Annual Conference 2013 will be co-hosted by the University of Birmingham’s International Development Department and will also be celebrating their 50th Anniversary. It will take the form of a one day Conference with an open call for panels and papers, reflecting a more democratic process of bringing together current research and thinking on development related issues.

The International Development Department is delighted to be hosting the DSA conference on the eve of its 50th anniversary in January 2014. As IDD marks this anniversary, many other development studies departments in the UK have also, or are about to, celebrate similar anniversaries. It is hoped that you’ll join us in marking this occasion by coming along to the key note address on Friday 15th November and for dinner after that. The conference provides a further occasion as we consider post-2015 deliberations to reflect on the direction and contribution of the UK development studies sector to international development theory and practice. Attendance is free for this Keynote Lecture but there will be a charge for dinner and you will need to arrange your own accommodation if you are staying on for the DSA Conference on Saturday.

Panels accepted for the Conference (Open Panels have a link to their Call for Papers):

• Giving meaning to Sustainability in Development
• The Power of Evidence on Multi Dimensional Poverty and Poverty Dynamics
• Innovation and Industrialisation in Low Income Countries
• NGOs and Development Communication in the 21st Century
• Transformational Journeys: Exploring Teaching and Learning on International Development Courses
• Evaluating Innovation in Contract Farming
• Novel Research Approaches into Collective Action for Development: Experiences from Cooperatives Research
• Is ‘Climate Compatible' Development possible?
• State Role in Welfare Provision in Development Countries: Attacking Extreme Poverty

• Rethinking Citizenship in the Global South: Meanings, Practices and New Challenges for Development
• Mixed Methods Research in Poverty and Vulnerability: Sharing Ideas and Learning Lessons
• The IF Campaign and Public Engagement with Global Poverty: An Evaluation
• The Rationality of Corruption
• Transparency of development cooperation - implementing the commitments made at the Busan high-level forum
• The Relationship between Service Delivery and State-building in Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations: Evidence from the First Round of an Original Panel Survey
• Evidence on the Policies Practices and Effectiveness of Budget Support
• Operating Space for NGOs in Fragile Contexts
• 'Constructing' Africa
• Exploring the Links between International Business and Poverty Reduction
• Private Sector, Global South and the Post 2015 Agenda
• Visual Images and Popular Representations of Development
• New and Old Challenges of 'Constructing' Development with BRICS

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