Conferences
ASSUMING COSMOPOLITANISM: critical encounters between cosmopolitanism and development
23-24 November 2006
Chancellors Conference Centre, University of Manchester
Organised by: The University of Manchester, Northumbria University and The Open University
Conference Convenors: Uma Kothari, Giles Mohan, Matt Smith, Helen Yanacopulos
Speakers: Craig Berry, Robert Fine, Vinay Gidwani, Ray Kiely, Benedikt Korf, David Mosse, Jenny Robinson and Saskia Sassen
- ABSTRACTS OF PRESENTATIONS (as at 20.11.06) (pdf 216KB)
PAPERS
- Cosmopolitanism, Liberal Globalisation and the Global Governance Project (Craig Berry) (pdf 271KB)
- The Afterlives of ‘Waste': Eviscerating Urbanism and Cosmopolitics in Post-Development India (Vinay Gidwani) (pdf 319KB)
- Accepting Difference, Finding Tolerance, Practising Dialogue (Barry Gills) (pdf 29KB)
- 'Empire' versus 'Cosmopolis': the Clash of Globalizations (Barry Gills) (pdf 71KB)
- Humanity at the Crossroads: the Globalization of Environmental Crisis (Barry Gills) (pdf 69KB)
- The Uses and Abuses of Cosmopolitanism in the Context of Global Uneven Development (Ray Kiely) (pdf 243KB)
- Antinomies of Generosity: Moral Geographies and Post-Tsunami Aid in Southeast Asia (Benedikt Korf) (pdf 154KB)
Conference Themes
This conference will approach critically the intersection of cosmopolitanism and international development through two themes:
- Critiquing the assumed cosmopolitanism of international development theory and practice.
- Investigating the ways in which taking more nuanced cosmopolitan perspectives can illuminate development theory and practice, and reciprocally, how taking a developmental perspective can inform a critical cosmopolitanism.
Issues that will be discussed include: Cosmopolitanism as an ethical disposition, Cosmopolitanism and global governance, Travelling parochialism, Cosmopolitanism in place, Non-elite cosmopolitanisms.
Reduced Conference Registration Fees Due to Additional Sponsorship
- Full registration: £75.00 (£50.00 for doctoral students)
- A limited number of bursaries are also available for doctoral students (available on a first come first served basis)