With support from the University of Sussex Doctoral School’s Researcher-Led Initiative Fund, the Centre for Rising Powers and Global Development and the Rising Powers Young Researcher Network are inviting young researchers to take part in this excellent opportunity for showcasing their research, relevant to the political debates that will occur around 2016 being the first year of the Global Goals, the BRICS Summit in India and the G20 Summit in China.
Keynote speaker
We are delighted to announce that Dr Emma Mawdsley, Reader and Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge has accepted our invitation to be keynote speaker.
Programme
Download Rising Powers Young Researchers Conference – final programme (PDF)
World Development special issue launch (lunchtime)
We will also be launching a special issue of World Development on China and Brazil in African Agriculture.
This lunch-time seminar will be chaired by Ian Scoones and speakers include:
- Xiuli Xu, China Agricultural University
- Lidia Cabral, IDS
- Alex Shankland, IDS
