The last lecture in the series will be delivered by Hilary Wainwright, research director at the Transnational Institute (TNI), and co-editor of Red Pepper. In our rapid changing societies, it is often the state that codifies what society has already developed and accepted in terms of social change and innovation. We need such innovation and social transformation in order to cope with the challenges of new scarcities. What role has the state, if any, in these processes? And what kind of state?

This evening SID will, in cooperation with HIVOS, launch the June issue of the Development Journal entitled ‘Citizenship for Change’. If you are interested in receiving this quarterly journal, read about how to become a SID Member here.

Logistics: Auditorium, VU University, De Boelelaan 1105, Amsterdam / Time: 18:00-19:30 (drinks at 19:30) / Language: English / Admission: Free / Please register through registration@sidnl.org

Please find the invitation here.

The lectures in the 2011-2012 series are organised in cooperation with NCDO and VU University

12 June 2012 | Colloquium ’A Critical Gender Lens on Greening the Economy’

This colloquium will feature cutting edge analysis of gender and environmental issues that reveal some of the flaws of the current trend to ‘green’ the economy. It brings together perspectives from women engaged in advocacy work around climate justice and solidarity economics to in-depth cases studies on the global value chain and agricultural policy. This event will include the book launch of ‘Women Reclaiming Sustainable Livelihoods’.

Speakers: Molly Scott Cato (Roehampton University), Ana Agostino (Co-Chair of GCAP) and Jayati Ghosh (Jawaharlal Nehru University), Irene Dankelman (Nijmegen University) and Noortje Verhart (Royal Tropical Institute/KIT).

This is the second colloquium in a series of four colloquia on the ‘Green Economy’. With the Earth Summit (Rio+20) coming up in June and several other initiatives that take the concept as its starting point, 2012 is a crucial year to critically rethink the green economy. The colloquia are meant for everyone interested in critically debating the concept and practices of the green economy, and are open to academics, policy-makers and staff from NGOs and companies.

Logistics: Institute of Social Studies The Hague, Aula B / Time: 14.00 – 17.30  / Language: English / Admission: Free / Please register through  www.iss.nl/greeneconomy and on http://sid-nl.org/documentation/green-economy/

This ‘Critical Engagements with the Green Economy’ series is organised in cooperation with International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) and HIVOS.  

14 September 2012 | SID NL Annual Conference ‘The State in a Globalizing World: Providing Water in Africa

On Friday September 14 the SID NL annual conference will take place in the Glazen Zaal in The Hague. This year we cooperate with the African Studies Centre (ASC) and Vitens Evides International (VEI), supported by NCDO and the Worldconnectors.

The conference is the closing session of the SID 2011-2012 Lecture Series ‘The State in a Globalizing World: problematic, yet indispensable’, in which we aim to understand the changing role of the nation state, and its relations with other actors including other states, corporates and civil society. During the conference we will apply the gained knowledge to the vital theme of providing water. We will look at the cooperation of a private partner with both the Dutch and an African State in providing drinking water to households. What works and what does not? Who is responsible for what within the reality of multi-level-governance, among a variety of actors? The background paper can be found here. The programme will follow soon.

You can register by sending an email to registration@sidnl.org stating your name and affiliation.

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21 May 2012 | SID-Lecture by Tak-Wing Ngo ‘The Relevance of the State in a Globalising World’

In his lecture in May, Tak-Wing Ngo, University of Macau in China, discussed the several contradictory trends that states are presently facing. He argued that a very important adaptation of the modern state during the past few decades is the rise of the sub-national state. In contrast to the national economy as the main unit of growth in earlier times, sub-national territorial units have increasingly become the source of growth, competition, and political contention in a changing global order. This happens in tandem with the current development in the global capitalist economy where cities and metropolitan regions have become the focal points of exchange and accumulation. He highlighted the case of China as an example. Its integration into the global capitalist system is now more than obvious. This happens under a decentralized system with multiple levels of administration across a vast number of regions.

Please find the Summary Report here.

The lectures in the 2011-2012 series are organised in cooperation with NCDO and VU University

16 April 2012 | SID Lecture by William Savedoff ’Towards Multipolarity? New Models for International Cooperation’  

William Savedoff (Center for Global Development) discussed the new challenges for international institutions to adjust to geopolitical shifts, new forms of civil society organisation and the expanding power of global corporations. Savedoff argued that mixed coalitions are promising compared to our global governance institutions. Altough mixed coalitions present problems, he argued that they allow individuals, NGOs, foundations, agencies and countries that want to take action, to come together and move.

Evelijne Bruning, director of The Hunger Project, moderated the discussion.

The report of this lecture can be found here.

26 March 2012 | SID Lecture by James Cameron ‘The State and Global Common Goods: The Challenge of Interdependency’

In his lecture, James Cameron (Climate Change Capital) discussed the challenge for international relations that lies in the demand for global common goods and services. As resources decline and prices escalate, the interdependencies among countries for food, water, energy and migration will become a reality. No country can handle the issues in isolation. Cameron discussed how these changing interdependencies affect the concept of nation and state and thorougly discussed the possibilities to develop a concept of interdependency where states can productively engage and negotiate in this resource constrained world.

Jochem Wiers (MFA) commented on the lecture, after which Ton Lansink (MFA) moderated the discussion.

The report of this lecture can be found by clicking here.

23 March 2012 | Colloquium and launch of new volume Development – ‘Greening the Economy’

In 2012, SID, together with the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) and HIVOS organises a series of four colloquia on the ‘Green Economy’. The first in the series took place on Friday, 23 March, during which SID launched the new volume of Development, entitled ‘Greening the Economy’.

More information including background material, about the series can (soon) be found on www.iss.nl/greeneconomy and on our own website www.sid-nl.org.

The first colloquium ‘Environmental Studies’ included keynotes by Joan Martinez-Alier (University of Barcelona), Ken MacDonald (University of Toronto), and Esther Turnhout (Wageningen University). A Summary report of this meeting can soon be found on this website.