The “Rise of the South” and post-communist Europe and Central Asia

Ben Slay

Tall and glassy downtown of Astana, Kazakhstan – oil, gas and other natural resources are the key components of the country’s rising GDP. Photo: Shynar Jetpissova / World Bank

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – 14 November, 2012 – At first blush, the “rise of the south” and development issues in the post-communist former Soviet republics and the Balkans seem largely unconnected. The “rise of the south” evokes a north-south OECD/G-77 paradigm that most governments of these regions have not fully (or even largely) bought into.

Abhijit Banerjee on roots of poverty at Kapuscinski lecture in Brussels, 16 October

Brussels, Belgium – 16 October, 2012 – Professor Abhijit Banerjee, renowned development economist from MIT will deliver a lecture on roots of poverty and effective policies in fight against poverty, hosted by the leading Belgian universities: 16 October 2012. Follow LIVE.

Eveline Herfkens on Millennium Goals at Kapuscinski lecture in Vienna, 20 June

Vienna, Austria – 20 June, 2012 – Eveline Herfkens, former Dutch development minister and founder of the UN Millennium Campaign will deliver a lecture on the Millennium Development Goals as an unfinished business, hosted by the Foreign Policy and United Nations Association of Austria. 20 June 2012. Follow LIVE. 

Owen Barder

On innovation, complexity and development
 

Watch: Owen Barder's lecture on Development, Complexity and Innovation (May 2012), hosted by the Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Bucharest.
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Helen Clark & Tarja Halonen on Rio+20 at Kapuscinski lecture in Helsinki, 7.05.2012

Helsinki, Finland – 7 May, 2012 – Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator and Tarja Halonen, former Finnish President delivered a lecture "Resetting the global development agenda at the Rio+20 summit", hosted by the University of Helsinki and Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Watch recorded video. Date: 7.05.2012. 

Paul Collier on Africa's development at Kapuscinski lecture in Ljubljana, 08.05.2012

Ljubljana, Slovenia - 8 May, 2012 – Paul Collier from Oxford University delivered a lecture "What Europe can do for Africa and why we should do it", hosted by the University of Ljubljana. Watch video recording and additional content. Date: 08.05.2012. 

Jan Vandemoortele on reducing poverty in Africa at Kapuscinski lecture in Lisbon, 29.03.2012

Lisbon, Portugal – 29 March, 2012 – Jan Vandemoortele, co-author of the Millennium Development Goals will deliver a lecture “Are the 3Gs enough to reduce poverty in Africa? It is all about Growth, Grants or Governance?", hosted by the Centre of African and Development Studies (CESA). Watch live video. Date: 29.03.2012. 

Ashraf Ghani on economic integration in Asia at Kapuscinski lecture in Bonn, 13.03.2012

Bonn, Germany – 13 March, 2012 – Ashraf Ghani, former finance minister of Afghanistan and one of the most influential policy thinkers will deliver a lecture “Grasping Asian Economic Integration – the 21st Century Silk Road”, hosted by the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes and the University of Bonn, Date: 13.03.2012. 

Walter Fust on sustainability of development aid at Kapuscinski lecture in Luxembourg, 05.03.2012

Luxembourg – 5 March, 2012 – Walter Fust, former Head of the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation delivered a lecture "Successful Development Cooperation - what leads to sustainable impact?", hosted by the University of Luxembourg. Date: 5.03.2012. 

Kapuscinski Lecture in Cyprus on Millennium Goals – Eveline Herfkens, 7.06.2011

NICOSIA, Cyprus – 3 June, 2011 – Eveline Herfkens, founder of the UN Millennium Campaign, will deliver a lecture "The Millennium Development Goals – Unfinished business”. Date: 7.06.2011.

Kapuscinski Lecture in Warsaw on Solidarity for Development – Jerzy Buzek

WARSAW, Poland– 27 May, 2011 – Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament, delivered a lecture "Solidarity for Development” at the “Global Development and the EU New Member States – time for a relaunch?” conference. 

Kapuscinski Lecture in Madrid – Jan Vandemoortele on Millennium Goals, 12.05.2011

MADRID, Spain – 3 May, 2011 – Jan Vandemoortele, co-architect of the Millennium Development Goals and former UN senior manager, will deliver a lecture "If not the Millennium Development Goals, then what?” at the Foundation for International Relations and Foreign Dialogue (FRIDE). Date: 12.05.2011.

Kapuscinski Lecture in Brussels – Paul Collier and Maciej Popowski

BRUSSELS, Belgium – 26 May, 2011 – Paul Collier of Oxford University and Maciej Popowski, Deputy Secretary General for the European External Action Service delivered a lecture “Development at crossroads” at the Université libre de Bruxelles. 

Kapuscinski Lecture in Vilnius – Simon Maxwell on European development aid, 12.04.2011

VILNIUS, Lithuania – 11 April, 2011 – Simon Maxwell of the Overseas Development Institute will deliver a lecture “Think Locally, Act Globally: a new Framework for European Development Cooperation”, hosted by the University of Vilnius. Date: 12.04.2011.

Kapuscinski Lecture in The Hague – Daniel Bach on EU-Africa partnership,

THE HAGUE, Netherlands– 7 April, 2011 – Prof. Daniel Bach of the University of Bordeaux delivered a lecture “The EU Strategic Partnership with Africa: a model lost in translation?”, hosted by the Society for International Development and the Institute of Social Studies. 

Kapuscinski Lecture in Copenhagen – Francois Bourguignon on inequality, 05.04.2011

COPENHAGEN, Denmark– 13 April, 2011 – Prof. Francois Bourguignon, Director of the Paris School of Economics delivered a lecture “Inequality, Development and Development Aid”, hosted by the Danish Institute for International Studies. 

Kapuscinski Lecture in Prague – Richard Manning on future of aid, 05.04.2011

PRAGUE, Czech Republic – 31 March, 2011 – Richard Manning, Chair of the Institute of Development Studies and former head of the OECD Development Assistance Committee will deliver a lecture “What's the future of international aid?”, hosted by the Association of International Relations. Date: 05.04.2011.

Kapuscinski Lecture in Bratislava – David Hulme on aid effectiveness, 16.03.2011

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – 10 March, 2011 – prof. David Hulme of Manchester University will deliver a lecture“How to reduce poverty - interventions / aid that works“, hosted by the Slovak NGDOs Platform. Date: 16.03.2011.

Kapuscinski Lecture in Sofia – Kristalina Georgieva and Simon Maxwell, 07.03.2011

SOFIA, Bulgaria – 21 February, 2011 – Kristalina Georgieva, EU Commissioner International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, delivered a lecture “A Changing World, and What it Means for Europe's Response to Crisis” at the Sofia University. Date: 07.03.2011.

Kapuscinski Lecture in Stockholm – Jan Vandemoortele on Millennium Goals, 22.02.2011

STOCKHOLM, Sweden– 11 February, 2011 – Jan Vandemoortele, co-architect of the Millennium Development Goals and former UN senior manager, delivered a lecture "If not the Millennium Development Goals, then what?” at the Swedish Institute of International Relations. Date: 22.02.2011.