Public Guest Lectures

BWPI, the School of Social Sciences and the Centre for Chinese Studies at the University of Manchester present a public lecture by Professor John Knight of the University of Oxford.

12 March 2012, 5.00-6.30 pm

Samuel Alexander Theatre, University of Manchester.

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BWPI and the Development Economics and Public Policy group of the Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM), University of Manchester, present a special seminar.

29 February 2012, 4.00-6.00 pm

Cordingley Lecture Theatre, Humanities Bridgeford Street,

University of Manchester (Building No. 35 on the campus map).

Dr. Moazam Mahmood, Director of the Economics and Labour Market AnalysisDepartment of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) presents key findings of the ILO's Global Employment Trends Report 2012 (PDF 1.7MB).

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BWPI and GURC present a panel discussion based on research findings from the BWPI/GURC Urban Tipping Point research project on the causes and consequences of violence in four cities in the Global South.

16 November 2011, 4.00 pm

Cordingley Lecture Theatre, Humanities Bridgeford Street,

University of Manchester (Building No. 35 on the campus map).

Dennis Rodgers of BWPI joins other Urban Tipping Point researchers and guest panellists from The Guardian, Salford University and Manchester City Council.

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BWPI and the Development Economics and Public Policy group of the Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM), University of Manchester, present a panel discussion.

30 March 2011, 3.00 pm

Cordingley Lecture Theatre, Humanities Bridgeford Street,

University of Manchester (Building No. 35 on the campus map).

The discussion is chaired by Khalid Nadvi, and features Andy Mold, Johaness Jutting and Juan de la Iglesia from the OECD Development Centre.

Perspectives on Global Development is a new series of publications from the OECD Development Centre.

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Professor Jamilur R Choudhury

21 October 2010, 11.00 am

Harwood Room, Barnes Wallis Building
No. 9 on the campus map.

Professor Choudhury has recently retired as the Vice-Chancellor of BRAC University, one of Bangladesh's leading private universities and the Brooks World Poverty Institute's leading research partner in South Asia. He is Bangladesh's leading civil engineer and his work on infrastructure development in low-income countries and disaster management has the highest international reputation. His contributions have been in three related areas: higher education and professional development; designing and constructing major infrastructure developments; and as a leading actor in civil society.

BWPI and Capturing the Gains present a public panel discussion followed by Q&A session.

Tuesday 22 June 2010, 5pm.
Cordingley Lecture Theatre, Humanities Bridgeford Street,
University of Manchester. (Building no. 35 on the campus map).

Panellists include:
Joseph Stiglitz (Columbia University, University of Manchester)
David Croft (Head of Sustainable Sourcing at Cadbury)
Paul Spray (Director of Policy, Traidcraft)
Paul Vallely (Associate editor of the Independent)
David Hulme (BWPI, University of Manchester)
Stephanie Barrientos (Capturing the Gains, University of Manchester)

This event is part of the Advanced Graduate Workshop 2010 co-hosted by the Brooks World Poverty
Institute (BWPI) and the Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University (IPD).

For further details, please see the event poster. (pdf)

BWPI and the 'Beyond the BICs' research network present a public panel discussion followed by Q&A session.

Monday 28 June 2010, 5.30pm

Cordingley Lecture Theatre, Humanities Bridgeford Street,

University of Manchester. (Building no. 35 on the campus map).

Panelists include:

Debapriya Bhattacharya (UNCTAD, Bangladesh Centre for Policy Dialogue)

Julio Boltvinik (Colegio de México)

Faizel Ismail (South African delegation to the WTO)

Joseph Stiglitz (Columbia University, University of Manchester)

Chaired by: David Hulme (BWPI, University of Manchester)

Over recent decades the growing political and socioeconomic power of middle income countries has obtained wide-spread attention. A newly emerging middle is changing the global balance of power. While most attention has been focused on Brazil, India and China (the so-called BICs) a further tier of countries 'Beyond the BICs' is emerging to a more prominent place in the global economy. This ESRC-funded research network seeks to push forward thinking about the future role of this rising middle in the global governance of poverty reduction.

This event is part of the Advanced Graduate Workshop 2010 co-hosted by the Brooks World Poverty Institute (BWPI) and the Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University (IPD).

Chaired by Professor Joseph Stiglitz

Tuesday 6 July 2010, 5.30pm

Cordingley Lecture Theatre, Humanities Bridgeford Street,

University of Manchester. (Building no. 35 on the campus map).

This event is part of the Advanced Graduate Workshop 2010 co-hosted by the Brooks World Poverty

Institute (BWPI) and the Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University (IPD).

BWPI presents a public guest lecture by:

Julio Boltvinik (Colegio de México)

Friday 25 June 2010, 3.30pm

Cordingley Lecture Theatre, Humanities Bridgeford Street,

University of Manchester. (Building no. 35 on the campus map).

Julio Boltvinik is a leading specialist on poverty and social inequality in Latin America and teaches at the Colegio de México, 'Mexico's Harvard.' He has also achieved fame as a leading public intellectual in the country. His weekly op-ed contributions to the leading national newspaper La Journada are a cornerstone of public debate around poverty in Mexico, as are his frequent appearances on television. Julio's exciting academic output has covered a range of poverty-related issues, including Sen's Capability Approach, Mexican poverty, and the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on Mexico.

A film of the guest lecture given by Paul Collier on 25th November 2008 can be viewed here.