People, Power, and Pragmatism:

The Future of Development in Our Changing World

A Human Development Conference at the University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana USA • February 26-27, 2010

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Ford Family Program in Human Development Studies & Solidarity and the Center for Social Concerns of the University of Notre Dame, in collaboration with SIT Study Abroad, a program of World Learning, announce a student conference on topics vital to human development to be held at the University of Notre Dame on February 26-27, 2010.

All undergraduate and graduate students are invited to submit proposals for papers to be presented at the conference. This conference is intended to be an event in which students come together to identify and share the current state of human development in their respective fields through presentations of their research; analyze and assess the way human development issues are being addressed across that wide spectrum of topics; and then formulate a vision for the direction of human development in the future.  Students are encouraged to submit proposals for papers that present the results of original research, both qualitative and quantitative, and address issues that express a relationship between human development and:

Please submit proposals/abstracts (strictly 300 words or less), and questions to aseelaus@nd.edu. Only proposals received by Friday, October 16 will receive consideration. Invitations for participation will be extended by Monday, November 9. Students who accept invitations to present at the conference will be responsible for securing funding for travel, lodging and other related expenses. We hope that you will be able to join us for this conference and the opportunity to engage in conversation as we help build the next generation of development leaders.

View information on last year's conference here.