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Draft programme

The draft programme reflects this conference aim.

Draft programme

The draft programme reflects this conference aim.

Programme

We herewith would like to share with you the draft programme of the conference. Please note that it is a draft version. Updates can be found on this website. Here we will also publish details about specific sessions.

Knowledge & Change

At the conference we aim to both reflect on theory and practice of development dilemmas as well as methodologies of knowledge development. Three key questions that we think can trigger responses to various persistent dilemmas are: Who are the new actors that matter in contemporary social change? How are people engaging with new power structures and powerful external agendas? How can knowledge lead to change?
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The Netherlands, Knowledge Platform
Date: 29 September until 1 October 2010

The Tyranny of the Majority. Gays in Poland - Wendelmoet Boersema

Prominent Polish gays are pursuing a new solidarity struggle. They call themselves ‘love dissidents’ fighting for a tolerant climate. Poles have become more nationalistic and they make life difficult for gays. ‘When I was an adolescent in the Poland of the eighties, homosexuality was a regular topic of conversation during sex education classes. If I had been young in today’s Poland, I would have felt as if I was judged and that I immediatelyhad to take a political point of view.’
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The Knowledge Programme will be implemented by IIED and Hivos in close collaboration with a knowledge network consisting of academics, policy makers and practitioners active in this field. The KP will link up with existing networks and like-minded actors/activities to ensure strong policy impact.
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