Researcher in Development Geography
I thoroughly enjoyed chairing the engaging session on resilience, knowledge, and identities in the Pacific at the Aotearoa New Zealand International Development Studies (DevNet) conference. We concluded with reflections on the terminologies and identities a new generation of scholars seeks to embrace in guiding the future of Pacific development studies.
📣 Come and join us at the International Geographical Union Egypt 2025 Thematic Conference!
Our IGU Commission ‘Geographical Marginality’ (C.32) is organizing a session on “Perspectives on Globalization and Marginality in Emerging Economies”.
Topics of the session are:
1. Inequality as a consequence of globalization
2. Health issues and vulnerability in marginal regions
3. Educational challenges of marginal societies
4. Informal settlements and lack of infrastructure in a globalized society
5. Perceptions of nature in rural and urban marginal societies
6. Discrimination of women and its cultural background
7. Marginalization in border areas
Submit your abstract by 15 January 2025 here.
It was a pleasure to chair the session on socio-economic inequalities and uneven development at the Aotearoa New Zealand International Development Studies (DevNet) conference at the University of Otago.
💡 A key message from our session is the value of research exploring the nuanced lived experiences of diverse sociocultural groups across different localities for effective policy responses.
Find out more about the DevNet 2024 conference.
DevNet 2020 Conference Awards: Kim Kessler was awarded best PhD presentation.
More DevNet highlights. Congratulations to Kim Kessler on being awarded best PhD presentation. And our staff members were also in full flight conveying their research findings at the conference. #DevNet2020 #phdlife #developmentresearch #geography pic.twitter.com/ZwE0hoGqcG
— Otago Uni Geography (@GeographyOtago) December 4, 2020
The Aotearoa New Zealand International Development Studies Network (DevNet) 2020 Conference is on at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Geography #PhD candidates Sargam Gounder and Kim Kessler presented at the #DevNet #Conference in Palmerston North today. Good to see several of our PhD students presenting at a variety of conferences over the last month. #DevNet2020 pic.twitter.com/bef8tWya67
— Otago Uni Geography (@GeographyOtago) December 2, 2020
INFO
The recent Tropical Cyclone Keni reminds us that many people in the Pacific Islands and elsewhere are exposed to natural hazards and environmental change that have the potential to severely impact their lives, livelihoods and well-being.
In an era when climate change has become a major threat to the survival of people not only here in the Pacific Island region but globally, reflection and discussion of what to do to prevent these threats from worsening are urgent. The task becomes even bigger when one realizes that even without the threats environmental and climate change many people already face great challenges to live a life with dignity.
The Conference will seek to engage multi-disciplinary and ecumenical dialogues on key social, economic and ecological concerns from a variety of perspectives. Among others, the goal of the Conference is to build a permanent partnership and long life learning process to promote economic, social and ecological justice.
We are interested in multi-disciplinary exchanges and insights with a focus on religious-based and scientific approaches to sustainability problems and injustice. We expect that the Conference will be a blend of learning and discussion.
Date: 26 – 29 June 2018
Location: Marine Campus, The University of the South Pacific
Contact Person: Dr. Eberhard Weber
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
For this Conference, we accept abstracts from junior and senior researchers from the Pacific Island region, who wish to reflect on their research from an ethical perspective. Participants are invited to submit proposals for consideration on the following fields (and beyond):
Please send abstracts (max. 200 words) to Dr. Eberhard Weber.
For more information, click here.
Pacific Voices XIII: Pacific Postgraduate Symposium
Location: University of Otago
Date: 14th October 2016
Theme: A variety of presentations on Pacific Islands and/or by Pacific Islanders
Source: Channel 39, 2016
This is the 2nd Pacific Islands University Research Network Conference in Apia, Samoa.
Conference Theme: “Addressing the Challenges of Sustainability in the Pacific Islands”
Conference Aims:
