International Summer University - Campus 2010: Becoming Agents of Knowledge Together
From 23 to 27 August 2010 in Pierrelaye, France, researchers and professionals discussed new avenues of research into extreme poverty and different commitments to bring it to an end.
The crisis in 2008 has shown the limits of a system which has been unable to eradicate extreme poverty in the North and the South, and creates growing inequalities within countries and between countries. More than ever, it is important to evaluate and reconsider our model of growth and economic activity with the different stakeholders: academics, politicians, members of society and the poorest themselves. Nevertheless, people living in extreme poverty are practically never consulted or associated with the conception and implementation of this development. How can good use be made of their knowledge of resistance in order to face together the major crises which are shaking today’s world? This question was studied in the summer university of the International ATD Fourth World Movement. Dialogues focussed on these main themes:
- Measuring poverty: which indicators for which policies?
- Practices of evaluating the impact of projects and programmes
- Curbing the violence which creates and reinforces poverty
Papers
Becoming agents of knowledge together - the challenges for the international movement ATD Fourth World, Diana Skelton, Vice Director General
More and more countries are finding their voices on a global stage; and yet within each of our countries there remain voices that are completely unheard. Becoming agents of knowledge together is a way to learn from those excluded voices.
Wide-ranging exchanges based on real life situations
Campus presents the results of studies and research into extreme poverty and different commitments to bring it to an end. It brings researchers and professionals together to share their work and discuss new avenues of research. Participants come from varied walks of life, and this gives rise to wide-ranging exchanges based on real situations. International participation in the seminar also adds to the diversity of the contributions.
Campus is an international gathering in three languages (French, English and Spanish), which draws on the contributions of the participants to broaden its discussions.
