Innovation in the Service of Human Dignity
A Human Development Conference at the University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana USA
November 7-8, 2008
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The Ford Family Program in Human Development & Solidarity and the Center for Social Concerns of the University of Notre Dame, and the School for International Training of World Learning invite you to a student conference on topics critical to Human Development to be held at the University of Notre Dame on November 7- 8, 2008.
Participants will explore dynamic research and thought-provoking experiences as together we endeavor to refocus discourse on human development to reflect its primary goal: the service of human dignity. Graduate and undergraduate students representing 29 universities will present research performed in 28 countries on 4 continents. Thematic topics include:
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Public Health
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Gender
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Religion
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Public Policy
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Education
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Post-Conflict Restoration
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Environment
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Culture
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Economic Development
A sampling of the research presentations include:
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Orthodoxy vs. Orthopraxis: The Developmental Effects of Peru’s Divided Church
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Mobilizing for Water Rights in El Salvador: Popular organizing, state repression, and the struggle for economic rights
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Mute Mushahar? The Question of Voice and Agency in Development
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“…But You Mustn’t Insult Her Parents”: Marital Violence in Mali
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Human Development through Islamic Microfinance
Events will begin on the afternoon of Friday, November 7 with an Introductory Panel Presentation by 5 professionals from the School for International Training followed by a banquet and Keynote Address.
The Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Peter McPherson, former head of USAID, President Emeritus of Michigan State University, and current Chairman of Dow Jones and Co. Our distinguished undergraduate and graduate researchers will follow Friday’s activities with a full day of presentations and other interactive activities.
