Wednesday 25th - Friday 27th January, 2006
Gregynog Hall
Abstracts are invited for papers for the third colloquium of the Welsh Network of Development Researchers (NDR). The Network is an open, cross-disciplinary, group of academics and practitioners with a common interest in development wherever and however it is practised and in the links between international development issues and the post-devolution agenda in Wales.
Since the NDR held its very successful 2005 colloquium on sustainability in development, we have entered a period of unprecedented public interest in international development and globalization. The Make Poverty History campaign and Live 8, the G8 Summit at Gleneagles, the London bombings and the continuing 'war on terror' all emphasise the interconnectedness of the local with the global. In response, the overarching theme of the 2006 colloquium will be:
· Local Development and Reactions to Globalization
Papers are particularly sought which relate the Welsh experience to that of other small countries or which place the Welsh experience in an international context in respect of the following sub-themes:
· the role of small and medium enterprises
· local participation, community planning and regeneration
· local agriculture, international trade and rural development
· cultural identity and multi-culturalism
Both academic papers and contributions from activists or practitioners, on aspects of these sub-themes or other topics that relate to the main theme, are very welcome.
The colloquium is aimed at experienced and new researchers, as well as postgraduate research degree students, from a diverse range of interests and disciplines, such as economics, sociology, planning, social policy, geography, health, education, product design and manufacture, human rights, child welfare, culture, the environment, tourism, labour and employment and journalism.
The format of the event is designed to mix disciplines, to share knowledge, and to debate issues. The environment at Gregynog encourages informal but concentrated and creative discourse.
Abs tracts
Abstracts of not more than 250 words should be sent as email (MS Word or RTF) attachments to: Professor Alan Thomas [log in to unmask] and to
Professor Tim Coward [log in to unmask] - or by mail to:
Professor Tim Coward, Cardiff School of Art & Design, UWIC, Howard Gardens, Cardiff CF24 0SP, not later than 14th October 2005.
Abstracts should identify the title of the proposed paper, the name(s) of the author(s), and their institutional affiliation (if applicable). They should state whether they are intended for full papers or papers in progress, and provide an email address, postal address, and day-time telephone number. The abstracts will be peer-reviewed and the outcome communicated by 31st October 2005.
Full papers should be of no more than 6,000 words in length, and papers in progress should be of no more than 3,000 words in length, plus diagrams, illustrations, etc. The full text should either be submitted before the colloquium as MS Word or RTF electronic files, together with any diagrams, illustrations, etc., or brought in draft to the colloquium and revised ready for reproduction and dissemination by 28th February 2006.
Dr. Larch Juckes Maxey
Departmet of Geography
University of Wales Swansea
Singleton Park,
Swansea SA2 8PP
Adran Dearyddieath
Prifysgol Cymru Abertawe
Parc Singleton,
Abertawe SA2 8PP
01792 513162