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On 06/04/2013, at 3:43, "James Murphy" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Dear colleagues, Ed Carr asked me to forward this to the EG community. Please contact him if you have any questions. Cheers, Jim Murphy Colleagues: An update to two panels scheduled for AAG next week. David Simon and I have put together two panels exploring the potential for critical development geography to interact with development policy and implementation. We have a great lineup of participants, and now we can announce that we will also have two current USAID staff participating as well. Natalie Elwell and Jonathan Cook bring to the panel extensive experience with both NGOs and now USAID, and are eager to engage in this conversation with anyone who is interested. We intended these panels to be conversations between everyone in the room, and we hope you will join us! Abstracts/descriptions/times below: Best, Ed +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2119 Development Geography: Can critical perspectives exist in policy and implementation? 1 is scheduled on Wednesday, 4/10/2013, from 8:00 AM - 9:40 AM in Santa Barbara C, Westin, Lobby Level Sponsorship(s): Development Geographies Specialty Group Organizer(s): David Simon<http://meridian.aag.org/callforpapers/program/ParticipantDetail.cfm?IMISID=20003524> - Royal Holloway, University Of London Ed Carr<http://meridian.aag.org/callforpapers/program/ParticipantDetail.cfm?IMISID=09800713> - University of South Carolina Chair(s): David Simon<http://meridian.aag.org/callforpapers/program/ParticipantDetail.cfm?IMISID=20003524> - Royal Holloway, University Of London Introduction: David Simon<http://meridian.aag.org/callforpapers/program/ParticipantDetail.cfm?IMISID=20003524> - Royal Holloway, University Of London Panelist(s): Shuaib Lwasa<http://meridian.aag.org/callforpapers/program/ParticipantDetail.cfm?IMISID=90049649> Farhana Sultana<http://meridian.aag.org/callforpapers/program/ParticipantDetail.cfm?IMISID=90002489> - Syracuse University Natalie Elwell – USAID, GENDEV Office Discussant(s): Brent McCusker<http://meridian.aag.org/callforpapers/program/ParticipantDetail.cfm?IMISID=20002808> - West Virginia University 2219 Development Geography: Can critical perspectives exist in policy and implementation? 2 is scheduled on Wednesday, 4/10/2013, from 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM in Santa Barbara C, Westin, Lobby Level Sponsorship(s): Development Geographies Specialty Group Organizer(s): David Simon<http://meridian.aag.org/callforpapers/program/ParticipantDetail.cfm?IMISID=20003524> - Royal Holloway, University Of London Ed Carr<http://meridian.aag.org/callforpapers/program/ParticipantDetail.cfm?IMISID=09800713> - University of South Carolina Chair(s): David Simon<http://meridian.aag.org/callforpapers/program/ParticipantDetail.cfm?IMISID=20003524> - Royal Holloway, University Of London Introduction: Ed Carr<http://meridian.aag.org/callforpapers/program/ParticipantDetail.cfm?IMISID=09800713> - University of South Carolina Panelist(s): Anthony Bebbington<http://meridian.aag.org/callforpapers/program/ParticipantDetail.cfm?IMISID=90024207> - Clark University Kathleen O'Reilly<http://meridian.aag.org/callforpapers/program/ParticipantDetail.cfm?IMISID=09500586> - Texas A&M University Jonathan Cook – USAID, Office of Global Climate Change Session Description: Building on discussions in previous AAG sessions (especially Seattle 2011), and in the development geography literature, this pair of panels seeks to further the conversation about the relationships between critical scholarship and development practice in the wake of Rio+20. Specifically, these two panels ask what, if any, responsibility is borne by the critical scholar to engage with development practice in any of its various forms? If such a responsibility exists, what does engagement look like? Is there a single global notion of such critical scholarly engagement and the underlying values and motives, or do Northern and Southern (and other categories of) scholars perceive their positionalities differently? How might such engagements resonate with/leverage existing opportunities for change/new conversations in the world of aid and development practice (i.e. climate change, the "graduation" of countries to middle income status, a growing concern for acute humanitarian events) so as to effect change in both the practices and outcomes of development? What are the goals of critical scholarship with regard to development (in) practice? Out of these conversations we hope to plot some terms of engagement that might guide current and future engaged, critically-trained scholars in their efforts to bring their research to the world of implementation. Edward R. Carr, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Geography University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29201 ph: 803.777.1854 fx: 803.777.4972 email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> web: www.edwardrcarr.com<http://www.edwardrcarr.com> James T. Murphy, Ph.D. Associate Professor Graduate School of Geography Clark University 950 Main Street Worcester, MA 01610 USA (508) 793-7687 (phone) (508) 793-8881 (fax) [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://www.clarku.edu/departments/geography/
