Understanding Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Understanding Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: Alternative Theories and Practices

Programme of the Conference 9.15 Introductory remarks 9.45 First session Poverty in Africa: What Is Missing CARLOS OYA, School of Oriental and African Studies - University of London Ambiguities and Biases in the Definition and Identification of the ‘Poor’: Who Is Missing? What Is Missing? BRIDGET O’LAUGHLIN, Institute of Social Studies – The Hauge Poverty, AIDS and Missing Men in Southern Africa CHAIR – CORRADO TORNIMBENI Department of Politics, Institutions, History – University of Bologna 11.15 - Break 11.45 Second session Poverty Reduction: Approaches and Policies ELSE ØYEN, Faculty of Social Sciences - University of Bergen Where Does Extreme Poverty Stand in Research and Poverty Reducing Activities? CHIFA TEKAYA, Poverty and Human Rights & Gender Equality Programmes – UNESCO Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers Tackled through the Human Rights Framework. The Case of West Africa CHAIR – MARIO ZAMPONI Department of Politics, Institutions, History – University of Bologna 13.15 - Break 14.15 Third session Country Studies ANDRIES DU TOIT, Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies - Univ. of the Western Cape The Political Economy of Persistent Poverty in South Africa: Causes, Impacts and Implications for Policy LLOYD SACHIKONYE, Institute of Development Studies - University of Zimbabwe The Political Dimension of Poverty: The Case of “Crisis Countries” of Zimbabwe and Swaziland SAMUEL HICKEY, Institute for Development Policy and Management – Univ. of Manchester Rethinking Poverty Analysis from the Margins: Insights from the Politics of Development in Northern Uganda CHAIR – ARRIGO PALLOTTI Department of Politics, Institutions, History – University of Bologna





Start Date	13-03-2009
Start Time	9:00 AM
End Date	13-03-2009
End Time	5:00 PM
Event Type	Conference
Event Location	Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Bologna



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