Welsh Study Group

Perspectives on Development VI:
A University of Wales Colloquium
Wednesday 21st - Friday 23rd January, 2009

Gregynog Hall, Newtown, Powys, Wales, UK 

First Call for Papers:

Abstracts are invited for papers for the Sixth Colloquium of the Welsh Network of Development Researchers (NDR Cymru). The Network is an open, cross-disciplinary, group of academics and practitioners with a common interest in development wherever and however it is practised. The group is particularly interested in the links between international development issues and the post-devolution agenda in Wales.

The colloquium is aimed at experienced and new researchers, postgraduate students, activists and policy makers, from a diverse range of interests and disciplines, such as sociology, social policy, culture, tourism, geography, environment studies, economics, labour and employment, planning, human rights, health, education, child welfare, design and journalism.

The event is designed to mix disciplines, share knowledge, and debate issues. The environment at Gregynog encourages informal but concentrated and creative discourse.

We welcome presentations and interventions in fields related (but not limited) to recent research in aspects of national and international development. This could include discussion of research and actions linking international development issues and the post-devolution agenda in Wales. We also welcome proposals for full sessions, panels, round tables etc. Contributions are invited from activists, policy makers and practitioners, as well as academics, doctoral and postgraduate students.

Download the full Call for Papers here

Subject Coverage

Topics covered in previous colloquia include:

· planning and governance

· local participation, community planning and regeneration

· poverty alleviation

· sustainability, environment and development

· media representation of development issues

· the role of small and medium enterprises

· local agriculture, international trade and development

· cultural identity and multi-culturalism

· design and development

· papers discussing prospects for the ‘Wales for Africa' framework

· papers that place the Welsh experience in an international context

· papers that analyse links between Wales and the developing world

Abstracts

Abstracts of not more than 250 words should be sent as email attachments (MS Word .DOC or .RTF) to: Joan Fothergill (joan.fothergill@newport.ac.uk) or posted to:

Joan Fothergill, Research Administrator, Newport School of Art, Media and Design, Lodge Road, Caereon, Newport, NP18 3QT.

Abstracts must be received not later than 31st October 2008. They should identify the title of the proposed paper/presentation, the name(s) of the author(s), and their institutional affiliation (if applicable). They should state whether they are intended as full papers or work in progress, and should provide an email address, postal address, and day-time telephone number. The abstracts will be peer-reviewed and the outcome communicated as soon as possible after receipt.