We invite researchers\, teachers and students with an interest in \;global poverty alleviation efforts to take part in the one year \;anniversary conference of Academics Stand Against Poverty (ASAP).
The first day of the conference will be dedicated to a symposium about \;the future of global poverty alleviation after the expiration of the \;Millennium Development Goals in 2015 and to a discussion of current \;ASAP efforts and future directions for the organization. The second \;day will be dedicated to a workshop on how to effectively motivate \;individuals to act on their moral obligations to alleviate global \;poverty.
ASAP is an international network helping scholars\, teachers and \;students enhance their impact on global poverty. It does so by \;promoting collaboration amongst poverty-focused academics\, by helping \;them reach out to broader audiences on issues of poverty\, and by
helping them turn their expertise into impact through specific \;intervention projects. Learn more at: \;www.academicsstand.org.
Please register (for catering purposes) with Katie Lewis at: \;katie@academicsstand.org
Further event information: Gilad Tanay\, Yale University\, at: \;gilad.tanay@yale.edu
Sponsors: The British Council\, the Global Justice Program of the \;Whitney and Betty MacMillan Centre for International and Area Studies\, \;the Department of Cognitive Science at Yale University
Program
\nApril 12th: Symposium
9:30 a.m. &ndash\; 5 p.m.
Speakers include:
\nPhilip Alston\, John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law\, New York \;University
Branko Milanovic\, Lead Economist in the World Bank&rsquo\;s Research \;Department
Thomas Pogge\, Leitner Professor of Philosophy and International \;Affairs\, Yale University
Gustav Ranis\, Frank Altschul Professor Emeritus of International \;Economics\, Yale University
Event Description:
The Millennium Development Goals effort is the latest and most \;ambitious by those in rich countries to address global poverty. As the \;2015 expiration of the MDG campaigns nears\, governments\, NGO \;representatives\, and aid and development specialists are beginning to \;take stock of successes\, failures\, and lessons to apply to future \;efforts.
\nThis symposium brings together preeminent world experts in \;development\, aid\, and global justice in a dialogue about the next \;steps that should be taken towards global poverty alleviation. \;Speakers will examine the record of increasing global inequality\, \;developments such as large-scale microfinance\, and poverty measurement
and trends. Each will offer crucial insights about what has been \;learned about reducing severe poverty\, and which lessons must be \;highlighted in any MDG-replacement efforts.
The symposium marks the one-year anniversary of the organization \;Academics Stand Against Poverty. Sessions before lunch will focus on \;ASAP efforts and future directions\, and the symposium will take place \;in the afternoon. Lunch will be provided for all attendees.
April 13th: Moral Psychology and Poverty Alleviation Workshop
10:00 a.m. &ndash\; 4 p.m.
Speakers include:
Paul Slovic\, University of Oregon
Nicole Hassoun\, Carnegie Mellon University
Event Description:
Many individuals in affluent nations are aware that a vast number of \;people live in conditions of severe poverty. Yet they are more likely \;to go to the movies or to buy an expensive sweater than they are to \;give their money to humanitarian aid. The question arises\, how can \;individuals be motivated to act on their duties to aid the global \;poor?
This workshop marks the launch of ASAP's Moral Psychology and Poverty \;Alleviation project (MPPA). The MPPA project will help support \;sustained collaborative research on \;how to develop more effective \;means of motivating individuals to act on their moral obligations to \;alleviate global poverty. In the meeting we will hear and discuss \;several concrete research projects and discuss the future directions \;for the MPPA project.
Read more at: \;http://asap.betaelements.net/projects/moral-psychology-and-poverty-alleviation/
For further information contact: Meena Krishnamurthy at:
krishna1@cc.umanitoba.ca \;or Matthew Lindauer at:
Matthew.Lindauer@yale.edu.