Development Studies Association Scotland Conference

The Development Studies Association Scotland is holding its annual conference in St Andrews on September 2, 2013. The purpose of the conference is to bring together cutting edge empirical and theoretical research on the nature, causes and consequences of violent conflict and the implications these have for sustainable development. This year’s conference will have a focus on the relationship between violent conflict and socio-economic development. A key challenge in the research on the causes and consequences of violent conflict remains the identification of causal effects in either direction.

We invite submissions that address key issues in conflict and development analysis. We welcome submissions from all disciplines around the empirical analysis of violent conflict from both macro- and micro-level perspective. Theoretical papers about violent conflict issues are also welcome. Submissions should be in English, and we are looking for completed but unpublished papers. Submissions by early stage researchers are encouraged. Researchers interested in submitting a paper for this workshop should send proposals to: dsasconf@andrews.ac.uk The closing date for paper proposals is April 16, 2013. Authors whose paper is selected for presentation will be notified by May 30, 2013. Limited funding might be available for travel expenses for postgraduate students.

Programme

09.45 Registration and Refreshments

10.00 Welcome, Introduction and Keynote speech

Professor Hilary Homans, Director, Centre for Sustainable International Development, University of Aberdeen Uniformed service personnel ‐ perpetrators or protectors? Progress made responding to UN Security Council Resolution 1983 in Asia and the Pacific

10.35 Questions and Answers

10.45 1st session – Conflict and Development – an interdisciplinary approach

Chaired by Professor Ali Watson, School of International Relations, University of St Andrews

Dr Lok P. Sharma Bhattarai, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Leeds Metropolitan University, Nepal’s armed conflict and its impact on intergenerational wellbeing

Dr Rehema White, Department of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews, People are land? The roles of environmental conflicts in initiating and perpetuating violent conflicts

Nino Kereselidze, School of International Relations, University of St Andrews, Violent Conflict and Socio-Economic Development in the South Caucasus

11.45 Questions and Answers

12.10 Lunch

12.45 Keynote speech Dr Hazel Cameron, School of International Relations, University of St Andrews, ‘Violence, Impunity and Development in Zimbabwe’

13.20 Questions and Answers

13.30 2nd session – Conflicts and Development – an Economics approach Chaired by Dr Laurence Lasselle, School of Economics & Finance, University of St Andrews

Achim Ahrens, Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh), Department of Languages and Economics, Understanding Conflict in Africa: the role of Economic Shocks and Spill-Over Effects

Tobias Franz, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, Illegal Drugs, Economic Development and Violence in Colombia

14.10 Questions and Answers

14.25 Coffee Break

14.40 Roundtable with all the presenters Chaired by Professor Ian Taylor, School of International Relations, University of St Andrews

15.10 Close (refreshments available)