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Ulandsseminar
Tuesdays 17.15 - 18.45
NOTE NEW TIME!!!
Aud. 7, SV-bygg (Eilert Sundts Hus)
Programme Fall 2007
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6 November Seminar in Environmental Ethics
Nye tenkemåter i kamp for naturen: Natur, bevissthet og verdier
Hans Kolstad
Kl. 12.15-14.00 SUM, Seminarrom, Sognsveien 68, 4. etasje
Please note that the seminar will be in Norwegian.
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7 November - Poverty and Development Seminars
Living Where the Birds No Longer Sing: Rights-Based Approaches to Exclusion in Bangladesh
Dr. Tone Bleie, Professor, Institute of Planning and Community Studies Faculty of Social Science, University of Tromsø
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12. desember Seminaret i Miljøetikk
Etiske og politiske sider ved klimaendringene
Arne Johan Vetlesen
kl. 12.15-14.00
SUM Seminarrom, Sognsveien 68, 4. etasje
Seminaret i Miljøetikk er et seminar arrangert av Senter for utvikling og miljø (SUM), UiO. Formålet med seminaret er å være et forum for tverrfaglig diskusjon og debatt omkring temaer knyttet til miljø og etikk. Gjennom forelesninger søker seminaret å bringe sammen studenter, forskere og andre med en interesse for miljøetiske problemstillinger og spørsmål.
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Archive 2007
30 October 2007 Ulandsseminar
17.15 - 18.45
Aud. 7, SV-bygg (Eilert Sundts Hus)
Challenging IMF and the World Bank: alternative finance institutions
Co-organizer: SLUG-Blindern
Erik S. Reinert, Norwegian entrepreneur and heterodox economist
Beverly Keene, Jubilee South
Nuria Molina, European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad)
Sony Kapoor (chair)
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Program Fall 2007
26 - 27 October, Oslo - Poverty and Development Seminars
Poverty, Legal Empowerment and Pro-Poor Governance
Workshop organised by the Academic Network on Legal Empowerment of the Poor (ANLEP)
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23. oktober 2007 Ulandsseminar
17.15 - 18.45
Aud. 7, SV-bygg (Eilert Sundts Hus)
Norsk vs afrikansk landbruk - fiktiv konflikt eller kolonialt handelsmønster?
Medarrangør: Ny Tid
Magnus Bjørnsen, politisk nestleder i Fellesrådet for Afrika
Ingvild S. Reymert, koordinator for Handelskampanjen
Ruth Haug, instituttbestyrer Noragric, UMB Ås
Kaare M. Bilden, debattredaktør, Ny Tid (ordstyrer)
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Program Fall 2007
17 October - Poverty and Development Seminars
Poverty and Peacebuilding: The Aid Dilemmas
10:00 - 12:00 SUM, Sognsveien 68, 4th floor
Dr. Arve Ofstad, Norwegian Agency for International Development (Norad)
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16. oktober 2007 Ulandsseminar
17.15 - 18.45
Aud. 7, SV-bygg (Eilert Sundts Hus)
Våpen på ville veier?
-om norsk og europeisk våpeneksport
Medarrangør: Europabevegelsen i Oslo
Rune Arctander, Amnesty International
Iver Johansen, Forsvarets Forskningsinstitutt
John Berg, forsvarsanalytiker og korrespondent for forsvars-magasinet Janes Defense Weekly
Kyrre Holm, ECON; Europabevegelsen Oslo, har tidligere jobbet med norsk og europeisk våpeneksport på PRIO (ordstyrer)
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Program Fall 2007
10. oktober Network for Asia Studies
13.15 - 15.00 SUMs seminarrom, Sognsveien 68, Oslo.
Konfliktsoner i det pakistanske samfunnet
Tor Halfdan Aase, professor i geografi ved Universitetet i Bergen.
8 October 9:30 - -17:00
James Lovelock seminar on creative adaptation to climate change
Beyond Apocalypse:
Can Scientists, Businessmen, Politicians and Humanists Save the World?
Gamle Festsal, Urbygningen, Universitetet i Oslo, Karl Johansgt. 47
In cooperation with the Norwegian School of Management (BI)
All are welcome.
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4 - 6 October, Kampala
Human Rights and Extreme Poverty in Africa
organized by the HUREP project
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25 September Network for Asia Studies
14:15 - 16:00 4th floor seminar room, SUM, Sognsveien 68, Oslo
in cooperation with the Centre of Human Rights, University of Oslo
Chinese Rural Governance: The Strange Persistence of Mass Mobilization.
Graeme Smith, Sociologist, Australian National University.
25 September 2007 Ulandsseminar
17.15 - 18.45 (new time)
Aud. 7, SV-bygg (Eilert Sundts Hus)
South Africa – a benevolent hegemon?
Co-organizers: The Norwegian Council for Africa (Fellesrådet for Afrika) and SAIH (Norwegian Students’ and Academics’ International Assistance Fund) in cooperation with Oslo Celebrations
Nosizwe Lise Baqwa - Leader of the African Student Union
Cedric de Koning – South African researcher at NUPI (Training for Peace)
Ismail Coovadia, South African Ambassador to Norway and Iceland, or invited speaker from South Africa
Anita Haslie, board member (Norwegian Council for Africa) and researcher at NUPI (chair)
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Program Fall 2007
26 September - Poverty and Development Seminars
Local Governance and the New Poverty Agenda
Dr. Neil Webster, Senior Researcher and Head of Research Unit ‘Politics and Governance’, Danish Institute for International Studies
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18 September 2007 Ulandsseminar
17.15 - 18.45 (new time)
Aud. 7, SV-bygg (Eilert Sundts Hus)
Exile movements’ struggle for political change in the time of globalization
Co-organizers: The Norwegian Burma Committee, Students’ and Academics’ International Assistance Fund (SAIH) and the Norwegian Refugee Council
Camilla Orjuela, researcher at the Department of Peace and Development Research, Göteborg University, Sweden
Themba Joseph Sibeko,
Camilla Buzzi, coordinator of PD Burma, an international network of parliamentarians for Democracy in Burma, and advisor at the Burma UN Service Office
Ronny Hansen, The Norwegian Refugee Council (chair)
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Program Fall 2007
13. september Nettverk for Asiastudier
kl. 14.15-16.00
”Islam i Det indiske hav: Samspel mellom
ideologi, kultur og politisk økonomi”
Leif Manger, Universitetet i Bergen
Sted: Senter for utvikling og miljø, 4. étasje, Sognsveien 68, Oslo
Åpent for alle Enkel servering
Kontakt: harald.bockman@sum.uio.no
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12 September - Poverty and Development Seminars
Developing Country Debt: A curse, a blessing, an evil necessity, an irresponsible indulgence or an instrument of neo-colonial power?
Mr. Sony Kapoor, International Finance and Development Consultant
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11. september 2007 Ulandsseminar
17.15 - 18.45 (ny tid!)
Aud. 7, SV-bygg (Eilert Sundts Hus)
Truer rike lands patentsystemer matvaresikkerheten i utviklingsland?
Medarrangør: Utviklingsutvalget
Regine Andersen, Dr. Polit, Fridtjof Nansens Institutt
Johan C. Løken, Spesialrådgiver med egen næringsvirksomhet innen jord- og skogbruk, og rådgivende virksomhet innen næringspolitikk. Styreleder i Graminor AS og Stiftelsen BIOINN, Tidligere landbruksminister for Høyre
Ole Christian Fauchald, Institutt for offentlig rett, Juridisk fakultet UiO
Anne Stenhammer, (SV) Statssekretær i Utenriksdepartementet
Hans Morten Haugen, Dr. juris, 1. amanuensis Diakonhjemmet Høgskole (ordstyrer)
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Program Fall 2007
8 May 08:30 - 17:00
Energy access and climate change: The role of the private sector and the World Bank Group
co-organized by NORAD
Venue: Norad, Ruseløkkveien 26, 4th floor, Oslo
Register before 23 April 2007
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9 May 10:00 - 12:00
Eradicating extreme poverty: the human rights alternative
Prof. Arjun Sengupta, Centre for Development and Human Rights, New Delhi; Visiting Professor at SUM and Adjunct Professor, Harvard University.
SUM seminar room, 4th floor, Sognsveien 68
10 May 16:15-18:00, Book launch
Aud. 2, Georg Sverdrups hus (University library), Blindern.
Starvation and India's Democracy by Dan Banik
Oxford: Routledge (2007)
Commentators:
Prof. Peter Townsend, London School of Economics
Prof. Kalle Moene, Dept. of Economics, University of Oslo
Prof. Arjun Sengupta, Centre for Development and Human Rights, New Delhi & Visiting Professor, SUM-UiO
All are welcome but please register for this event by emailing Sophie Kristoffersen [sophiekr@student.sv.uio.no]
For further information about the book and the Poverty and Development (PAD) programme at SUM-UiO, please visit the following website:
http://www.sum.uio.no/research/poverty/
Flyer and order form (pdf)
11 May 10:00 - 12:00
SUM seminar room, 4th floor, Sognsveien 68
Poverty, Human Rights and Development: What Next for the First and Third Worlds?
Professor Peter Townsend, London School of Economics
The lecture will deal with some of the history of anti-poverty social security programmes in the OECD countries, including Norway, but also refer to current programmes in countries like South Africa, Mexico and Mauritius, and how possible programmes in the poorest countries tend to have been stifled by the international financial agencies, acting with the G8.
SUM seminar room, 4th floor, Sognsveien 68
27 April 2007 - Arne Naess Chair in Global Justice and the Environment
What's Happening to Gaia?
Inaugural Lecture and Symposium
James Lovelock, Arne Naess Chairholder 2007
Stephan Harding, Co-Chair of the Arne Naess Chair
Nina Witoszek, Chair of the Symposium
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25 April 2007 - Poverty and Development Seminar
Global Water Crisis: Myth or reality?
Hans Olav Ibrekk, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)
SUM, Sognsveien 68, 4th floor seminar room 10:00 - 12:00
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27. mars 2007 - Ulandsseminar
Kan bærekraftig turisme bidra til fattigdomsreduksjon i utviklingsland?
Medarrangør: SAIH Blindern
Synnøve Vinsrygg, Deputy director, (Nordic World Heritage Foundation).
Åshild Kolås, sosialantropolog, PRIO (International Peace Research Centre).
Arild Molstad, rådgiver for Unesco, representant for National Geographic,Forfatter og journalist.
Bente Herstad, avdelingsdirektør, Avdeling for miljø, infrastruktur og energi, NORAD (ordstyrer)
Aud. 7, Eilert Sundts hus, University of Oslo, Blindern, 18:15 - 19:45
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21 March 2007 - Poverty and Development Seminar
Decentralisation and Poverty Reduction in Ghana
Dr. Gordon Crawford, Senior Lecturer in Development Studies, University of Leeds
SUM, Sognsveien 68, 4th floor seminar room 10:00 - 12:00
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20. mars 2007 - Ulandsseminar
Kampen om vannet – Hvem kontrollerer dagens vannfordeling?
Medarrangør: Press Blindern og Redd Barna Ungdom
Desmond McNeill, forskningsleder, SUM
Andrew Preston, daglig leder, Fivas
Line Hegna, UNDP
Morten Eriksen, daglig leder, ForUM (ordstyrer)
Aud. 7, Eilert Sundts hus, University of Oslo, Blindern, 18:15 - 19:45
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13. mars 2007 - Ulandsseminar
Mikrokreditt –business eller bistand?
Medarrangør: SAIH Blindern
Christine Tørklep Meisingset, leder, samfunnsansvarlige investeringer, Storebrand
Arne Disch, daglig leder, Scanteam
David Hansen, spesialrådgiver, Strømmestiftelsen
Kalle Moene, professor, samfunnsøkonomisk institutt ved UiO (ordstyrer)
Aud. 7, Eilert Sundts hus, University of Oslo, Blindern, 18:15 - 19:45
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14 March 2007 - Poverty and Development Seminar
World Poverty: Explanations and Responsibilities
Prof. Thomas Pogge, Columbia University, New York
All are welcome.
14.00 - 16.00, SUM seminar room, 4th floor, Sognsveien 68
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6. mars 2007 - Ulandsseminar
Snart er skatten vår. Norske oljeinteresser i 3. verden
Medarrangører: Fellesrådet for Afrika og Latin-Amerikagruppene
John Tore Vatnar, Olje for utvikling med ansvar for initiativet mot Bolivia
Mekonnen Germiso fra Fremtiden i våre hender og "Publish what you pay"
Helge Ryggvik, oljeforsker
Sigurd Jorde, redaktør for ”Oljespill – Jakten på Afrikas svarte gull” (ordstyrer)
Aud. 7, Eilert Sundts hus, University of Oslo, Blindern, 18:15 - 19:45
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27. februar 2007 - Ulandsseminar
Kina i Afrika –utvikling eller utnytting?
Medarrangør: SLUG Blindern
Halle Jørn Hanssen, journalist
Bjørn Brandtzæg, ECON
Penny Davies, Diakonia, Sverige
Camilla Houeland, Afrikarådgiver, internasjonal avdeling, LO (ordstyrer)
Aud. 7, Eilert Sundts hus, University of Oslo, Blindern, 18:15 - 19:45
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6 February 2007 - Ulandsseminar
Tax evasion and capital flight: The new economic exploitation?
Co-organiser: Attac Blindern
Jan Borgen, generalsekretær i Transparency International Norge
Sony Kapoor, Tax Justice Network
Steinar Alsos, consultant, Forum For Environment and Development - ForUM (Chair)
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9 February 2007 - 14:30 - 16:00 Poverty and Development (PAD) Seminar -
Gender Equality and Empowerment: How can the Commission on Legal Empowerment contribute?
Organised in cooperation with FoRUM and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Main Entrance, 4th floor meeting room, NK 515
Mary Robinson, member of the Commission on Legal Empowerment of the poor and former High Commissioner for Human Rights
Erik Solheim, Minister of International Development:
Legal empowerment – a challenging tool in the fight against poverty. Time for mainstreaming?
Dan Banik, Associate Professor, SUM, University of Oslo:
Promoting women's economic empowerment through a human rights perspective.
Ingunn Ikdahl, Institute of Womens law, UiO:
Human rights, formalisation and women’s land rights. Grounded perspectives.
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13. februar 2007 - Ulandsseminar
FN og Darfur - hvorfor er ingenting gjort?
Medarrangør: Studentforening for FN og FN-sambandet
Kjell Hødnebø, seniorrådgiver og Sudanekspert i Utenriksdepartementet
Espen Barth Eide, statssekretær i Forsvarsdepartementet
Jens Mjaugedal, utenlandssjef i Flyktingehjelpen
Anne Julie Semb, Peace and Conflict Studies, UiO (ordstyrer)
Aud. 7, Eilert Sundts hus, University of Oslo, Blindern, 18:15 - 19:45
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14 February 2007 - Poverty and Development Seminar
Human Rights and Development: The Right to Water
Emilie Filmer-Wilson, Oslo Governance Centre, United Nations Development Programme
SUM, Sognsveien 68, 4th floor seminar room 10:00 - 12:00
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30 January 2007 - Ulandsseminar
Sport in development cooperation - magic bullet or new white elephant?
Co-organiser: Discussion Forum on Sport for Development and Peace
Bjørn Omar Evju, Head of International Department, NIF
Anne Leseth, University lecturer at Institute of Social Anthropology, University of Oslo
Oscar Mwaanga, President of the Education through Sport Foundation (EduSport) in Zambia
Peter Legat, Discussion Forum on Sport for Development and Peace (Chair)
Aud. 7, Eilert Sundts hus, University of Oslo, Blindern, 18:15 - 19:45
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17 January 14.00 - 16:00 Georg Sverdrups Hus (UB), Faculty Club
Book Launch
Development Issues in Global Governance: Public-Private Partnerships and Market Multilateralism
by Benedicte Bull and Desmond McNeill.
Routledge, London
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Wednesday, 10 January 2007, 16:00 - 17:30
Network for Asia Studies
Guest lecture with He Wenping, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Moving Forward with the Time: The Evolution of China 's African Policy.
Auditorium 2, Georg Sverdrups hus (UB), University of Oslo, Blindern, Oslo.
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