{"id":2315,"date":"2013-01-25T19:56:50","date_gmt":"2013-01-26T02:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/idrnblog\/?p=2315"},"modified":"2013-02-06T16:25:05","modified_gmt":"2013-02-06T23:25:05","slug":"idrn-campus-dialogue-what-is-international-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/idrnblog\/2013\/01\/25\/idrn-campus-dialogue-what-is-international-development\/","title":{"rendered":"EVENT &#8212; Feb 6, 11:30am-2:00pm<br> IDRN Campus Dialogue | What Is International Development?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 20px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Liu Institute for Global Issues and<br \/>\nthe International Development Research Network (IDRN) present:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><big>What is international development?<\/big><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 70px; text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><big>A critical discussion on how to advance\u00a0the study and teaching of development at UBC<\/big><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2325\" style=\"width: 347px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/idrnblog\/files\/2013\/01\/income-inequality.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2325\" class=\" wp-image-2325    \" title=\"income-inequality\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/idrnblog\/files\/2013\/01\/income-inequality.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"337\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/idrnblog\/files\/2013\/01\/income-inequality.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/idrnblog\/files\/2013\/01\/income-inequality-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Is <em>this<\/em> development?<\/strong> <em>(Reuters 2011)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><em>When:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>Feb 6th, 11:30am &#8211; 2:00pm<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Where:\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> <em>Multi-Purpose Room,<br \/>\nLiu Institute for Global Issues, UBC<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>*RSVP <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/event\/5347669022\">HERE<\/a>*\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Free <strong>PIZZA<\/strong> served \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 from 11:30-12:00!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 30px; text-align: left; padding-left: 150px;\"><em>&#8230;How should we teach development at UBC? <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px; text-align: left;\"><em>Do you have an idea for a course on global issues?&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><em>&#8230;What can we do at UBC to better engage with the South?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 180px;\"><em><\/em><em>Are you ready to enter the field?&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 90px;\"><em>&#8230;What do you wish you understood better about development?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Come share your ideas! We want your input!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><\/strong>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/event\/5347669022\">RSVP<\/a> <em>now<\/em> to save a space<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This <strong>Campus Dialogue<\/strong> will explore ways we can advance<br \/>\ndevelopment education at UBC in order to: <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" dir=\"ltr\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211; better prepare UBC students for international development work<br \/>\nand high-level scholarship; and <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" dir=\"ltr\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211; ensure international development practice better reflects<br \/>\ncutting-edge theory and research.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Dialogue will feature (1) an <strong>interdisciplinary\u00a0panel<\/strong> of speakers with critical views on international development, and development education. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Panel presentations will be followed by (2) a moderated <strong>dialogue<\/strong><br \/>\namongst the panelists and the audience. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For those interested, <strong>break-out groups<\/strong>\u00a0(3) will follow, focusing on<br \/>\nways to <strong>improve and enrich development education<\/strong> on campus. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 30px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The conclusions of the breakout groups will be publicized by IDRN,<br \/>\nand distributed to relevant UBC departments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 30px; text-align: center;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong style=\"color: #000000;\">Speakers:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Dr. Patrick Francois <\/strong>(Economics)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Dr. Sean Smukler<\/strong> (Land and Food Systems)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Dr. Benita Bunjun<\/strong> (Women\u2019s and Gender Studies)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Dr. \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Michael Leaf<\/strong> (School of Community and Regional Planning)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a class=\"twitter-share-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" data-url=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/idrnblog\/2013\/01\/25\/idrn-campus-dialogue-what-is-international-development\/\" data-via=\"idrnubc\">Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/idrnblog\/2013\/01\/25\/idrn-campus-dialogue-what-is-international-development\/\" data-send=\"true\" data-width=\"450\" data-show-faces=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Liu Institute for Global Issues and the International Development Research Network (IDRN) present:\u00a0. 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