On March 29th,2021, The Social Change and Development Working Group hosted Dr. Noémi Tousignant, Lecturer at The University College London. Her presentation was titled: Carcinogenic Residues of Global Biomedicine in […]
Read more "Recap: Social Change | Development Working Group with Dr. Noémi Tousignant"
On Monday February 17, Audrey Smith (University of Florida) presented at the Social Change and Development in Africa (SCAD) Working Group meeting. Her talk, “Large-scale Land Acquisitions and Ecosystem Services: […]
Read more "Recap: Social Change and Development | Africa with Audrey Smith"
The Social Change and Development in Africa Working Group met on Monday April 2 for a lecture by Ikram Getachew (University of Florida) titled, “Ruqa: Healing, Power Struggle and Women in Ethiopia.” […]
On Monday, March 12th, Peter Redfield (Professor of Anthropology at UNC-Chapel Hill) gave a provocative presentation titled “Aftermaths: Equipment for Living in a Broken World.” The lecture followed several examples of minimalist […]
On February 19, Valerie Valerio (University of Florida) gave presented, “Systems Modeling for Quantitative Value Chain Analysis: a Case Study from the Lowveld of Swaziland.” The lecture centered on her doctoral research […]
University of Florida MDP student, Jackie Curnick, presented on “Water Security and Rainwater Catchment Systems in Eastern Cape, South Africa,” at the February 5th SCAD meeting. Her lecture centered on the water […]
On November 13, the Social Change and Development in Africa working group welcomed Alula Pankhurst (Ethiopia WIDE) for his lecture titled, “The changing faces of Ethiopia’s rural communities: evidence […]
On Monday October 23, Natasha Sokolsky from the Pact Institute presented “Friend or Foe? The New Role of Corporations in Africa’s Development and Mining Sectors: Case Studies from the INGO […]
Social Change and Development in Africa On Monday October 9, Max Gelber (University of Florida) presented “Mapping the Shark Chain in Ghana,” at the Social Change and Development in Africa working group […]
SCAD Symposium: Revisiting Partnership for Development in Africa On Monday September 25, the Social Change and Development in Africa Working group held the symposium, “Revisiting Partnership for Development in Africa.” […]
Read more "Recap: SCAD Symposium “Revisiting Partnership for Development in Africa”"
On Monday April 10th, Nancy Rose Hunt gave a talk to the Social Change and Development Working Group titled, “Pleasure and Dreams in a Congolese ‘Shrunken Milieu’”. Dr. Hunt joined the University […]
On Monday, March 27th, Chesney McOmber gave a talk to the Social Change & Development Working Group titled, “The Feminization of Rural Space: Exploring the Politics of Male Absence in […]
On Monday March 13th, David Dillon delivered a presentation to the Social Change & Development Working Group (co-authored with Alyson Young), titled, “The Socioecology of Household Toxin Exposure in Eastern Zambia”. David Dillon […]
On Monday February 6th, Goran Hyden gave a Social Change and Development Working Group talk titled, “Who Owns What? Ownership in Partnership”. Dr. Goran Hyden is Emeritus Professor of Political […]
On Monday, January 23rd, Steven Brandt and Justin Dunnavant gave a Social Change & Development Working Group talk titled, “Cultural Heritage as an Agent of African Social Change & Development.” Dr. Steve Brandt is […]
Read more "Recap: SCAD with Steven Brandt and Justin Dunnavant"
On Friday November 18th, Amanda B. Edgell gave a presentation for the Social Change & Development in Africa Working Group titled, “Vying for a Man Seat: Constituency Magnitude and Mainstream Female Candidature […]
On Friday November 4th, Riley Ravary gave a talk titled, “Impacts of Transboundary Protected Areas Governance on Gender at Mount Elgon National Park” for the Social Change and Development in […]