*The Future of the Rural World? Africa and Asia*
*SOAS, University of London*
30th October 2015
*Woburn House Conference Centre, London*
We invite you to a day of provocation, discussion and networking with
others interested in the possible futures of the rural world.
*Once upon a time, the rural world held the key for the survival of the
planet: the antidote to unsustainable and hyperbolic modernisation. Today,
some social scientists think the village is no more. The village has become
the waiting room for the labour markets of the city, a ‘non-space’, a
resource, and part of a tightly-bound system in which the countryside can
only succumb to the rough seduction of the metropole.*
*The great transformation from peasant to industrial society in Europe has
not followed in other parts of the world; yet, agriculture is no longer the
mainstay of many ruraleconomies in Africa and Asia. Expanding populations,
extractive industries and evolving technologies and infrastructures have
filled the countryside and contributed to the diversification of the
peasant economy.*
*As the global sustainability agenda and concern over food security gather
pace, what happens in the rural world should be of concern to us all.*
The day consists of four keynote provocations focusing on the
possible future of the rural world in Africa and Asia, followed by a
roundtable discussion chaired by *Baroness Valerie Amos*. This event is
paired with the exhibition "*The future of the rural world? Indian
villages, 1950-2015"*
<http://www.soas.ac.uk/gallery/the-future-of-the-rural-world/>. Together,
these events mark the end of a four-year long, ESRC-funded project looking
at post-colonial change in rural India.
*Keynote Speakers:*
· *Peter Ho*, Chair Professor of Chinese Economy and Development, Delft
University of Technology
· *Katy Gardner*, Professor of Anthropology, London School of Economics
· *Henrietta Moore*, Director of the Institute for Global Prosperity and
Chair in Philosophy, Culture and Design at University College London
· *Edward Simpson*, Professor of Social Anthropology, SOAS, University of
London and ESRC project team members
The day will end with a wine reception in the Brunei Gallery at SOAS.
*Registration:*
Registration is free, but places are limited, so please book ASAP to
guarantee a place.
Click to Register
<http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/future-of-the-rural-world-africa-asia-tickets-18496789395>
*More information:*
See attached for the programme.
*Nicole Roughton*
ERC Project Coordinator
Department of Anthropology and Sociology
SOAS, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Tel:+44(0)20 7898 4499 Email: [log in to unmask]
The world's leading institution for the study of Asia, Africa and the Middle
East
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