The Interdisciplinary Group in Development Studies supports a series of dialogues centered on current development-related scholarship undertaken by Emory graduate students and faculty. These meetings take place during the semester and consist of a 10-15 minute presentation of current research on which the presenter would like feedback; a 10-15 minute response by a faculty member from a department different from that of the presenter; and an open discussion by other participants (graduate students, faculty, and invited undergraduates). The meeting, including the open discussion, is chaired by a faculty member of the Development Studies Program. 

Below is a sample of recent IGDS meeting topics and presenters:

Workneh Negatu, Emory Development Studies Visiting Fulbright Scholar, University of Addis Ababa

"Economic Interactions of Pastoral Lowland and Highland Systems in Northeastern Ethiopia"

Gonzalo Vasquez-Prokopec, Emory University

"Institutions and Community Participation in Parasitic Disease Control: The Argentine Case"

30 March 2011

Jose Munoz, Post-Doctoral Fellow in Development Studies, Emory University

"The Politics of NGOs in Northern Cameroon"

18 October 2010