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HIGHLIGHT

2013 Report

The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World is available for free downloading

Provisional Schedule

Week 1

Theme

Monday 15/9
Basic concepts and ideas

Tuesday 16/9
Inequality and Poverty

Wednesday 17/9
Measurement

Thursday 18/9
Applying the HD & C Approach

Friday 19/9
Advocacy, Environmental Sustainability

9:30
11:00
Welcome and introduction - Sabina Alkire and Video from the HDRO Director

Human Development: History and Current Issues - Frances Stewart
Inequality, poverty and inclusive growth - Kevin Watkins Measuring Human Development: HD indices, national and international challenges - Amie Gaye Using the HD & C Approach: The how of applied development programming and practice - Seeta Prabhu

Working group discussions
Advocacy - Communications for development- Masud Mozammel and Marisol Sanjines
11:00
11:30

Coffee/Tea break

11:30
13:00
Welcome - Valpy Fitzgerald

Introduction to course: rationale, structure, assignments, practicalities

Participant introductions: 5 minutes each
Hunger, Employment and Public Action - Sabina Alkire Measurement exercises- Amie Gaye Using the HD & C Approach- Hernando Gomez What is news - Marisol Sanjines
13:00
14:30

Lunch

14:30
16:00
The Capability Approach and the Conceptual Foundations of Human Development: What does HD add to MDGs, Human Rights and Security? - Sabina Alkire Democracy and Power - Séverine Deneulin New Measures of Human Development - OPHI Team
The Global Human Development Report 2007/2008 - on Climate Change - Cecilia Ugaz Oxford Tour
16:00
16:30

Coffee/Tea break

16:30
18:00
Review of preliminary readings
17:45 Photograph
Lecture- John Page TBC Reading and Assignments Regional, National and Sub-National Human Development Reports - Tim Scott, R. Sridharan and Andrey Ivanov
17:00-18:30 Special Lecture: MDGs, Poverty Reduction and Human Dignity - Crown Prince of Norway
Evening 18:15 Welcome reception
19:00 Dinner
19:00 Dinner
20:15 Walk in Oxford
19:00 Dinner 19:00 Dinner 19:00 Dinner with Crown Prince of Norway

Saturday: Visit to Blenheim Palace
Sunday: Sunday pub lunch and country walk in Oxford

Week 2

Theme

Monday 22/9
Governance, Conflict

Tuesday 23/9
Education, Health and Gender

Wednesday 24/9
International Issues

Thursday 25/9
Judging Panel of Presentations

Friday 26/9
Expert Panel Discussion

9:30
11:00
Governance and Civil Society - Ngaire Woods Education and Human Development - Elaine Unterhalter Vulnerability and Poverty - Stefan Dercon Group 1 presentation, Panel comments
Group 2 presentation, Panel comments
The Human Development and Capability Approach: Thoughts on the Way Forward - Panel Discussion
11:00
11:30

Coffee/Tea break

11:30
13:00
Conflict, Human Security and Human Development - Frances Stewart Mainstreaming Gender - Nicholas Pialek Environment and Human Development - Fabian Scholtes Group 1 presentation, Panel comments
Group 2 presentation, Panel comments
Conclusion and evaluation
Handing out of certificates
13:00
14:30

Lunch

14:30
16:00
International Trade, Finance and Human Development - Valpy Fitzgerald  Health and Human Development - Proochista Ariana Fiscal policy and HD - Seeta Prabhu
Group 1 presentation, Panel comments
Group 2 presentation, Panel comments
 
16:00
16:30

Coffee/Tea break

16:30
18:00
Reading and Assignments Reading and Assignments Reading and Assignments Group 3 presentation, Panel comments
Group 4 presentation, Panel comments
 
Evening 19:00 Dinner 19:00 Dinner 19:00 Dinner
20:00 Presentation of HD textbook
19:00 Formal dinner at New College
 

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