Exploring the Theoretical & Methodological Boundaries of Gender and Development (GAD)
When:
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Venue:
External
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Friday 27th March 2015
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London International Development Centre, 36 Gordon Sq, London WC1H 0PD
Organisers: Jasmine Gideon, Birkbeck, University of London and Marjit Tjomsland, University of Bergen
10.30-12
Ruth Pearson: The interdisciplinary nature of GAD: How it came about, what it is today, and the main issues that have been up for discussion on the way. (30 mins + 15 mins Q&A)
Andrea Cornwall: Locating "Gender" in today's field of GAD policy and practice
12-1 Group work:
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What are the challenges of demarcating/expanding the boundaries of GAD?
(methodological/theoretical/practice-related (pragmatic?)) -
What is at the core of GAD (practice vs academy, activism vs descriptive distance)
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Future trajectories of GAD: where are we heading and why?
1-2 Lunch
2-2.45 Caren Levy: The practice of GAD: - the challenge of shifting agendas boundaries
2.45-3.45 Group work
3.45-4.15 Coffee break
4.15-5.15 Final reflections and panel discussion