CCS hosts Open Society's Sustainable Development course for Southern Africa, 15-27 July Rethinking Development, Sustainability and Economic Justice Architecture of the Course Durban, South Africa, July 15-27 Africa’s Quest for Development July 15 RESOURCE PERSONS: Masego Madzwamuse Structure and Dynamics of the World Economy July 16 RESOURCE PERSONS: Alejandro Nadal Macroeconomic Policies for Sustainability (evening seminar) Social Media & Campaigning July 17 RESOURCE PERSONS: Alejandro Nadal , Korieh Duodo Environmental Sustainability Discourses July 18 RESOURCE PERSONS: Patrick Bond, Mithika Mwenda, (booklaunch at Ike’s Books, 5:30-7pm) Lorenzo Fioramonti, Braam Buscher Agriculture, Natural Resources & the Land Question July 19 RESOURCE PERSONS: Sam Moyo July 20-21 *** activity options to be announced Gender and Sustainability in Africa July 22 RESOURCE PERSONS: Kulthoum Omari, Leisa Perch, Lucy Wanjiru, Sethunya Tshepho Mosime Alternatives for Sustainable Development July 23 RESOURCE PERSONS: Godfrey Kanyenze, Claude Kabemba, Richard Calland, Alejandro Nadal The SA National Development Plan’s Diagnostic Document: A review, and an alternative diagnosis July 24 RESOURCE PERSON: Patrick Bond Economic Justice in Africa and India July 24 RESOURCE PERSONS: Sarah Bracking, Aseem Shrivastava Grassroots Struggles July 25 RESOURCE PERSONS: Malcolm Damon and Herbert Jauch Political and Organizational Challenges July 26 RESOURCE PERSONS: Gyekye Tanoh, James Murombedzi Departure July 27 UKZN CENTRE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY AND OSISA Call for Applications: Winter School Rethinking Sustainability, Development and Economic Justice in Durban, South Africa, 15-27 July 2013 The Centre for Civil Society (CCS) in the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s School of Built Environment and Development Studies and the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) will host a winter school for activists from the Southern Africa Development Community in Durban between 15-27th July under the theme – Rethinking Sustainability, Development and Economic Justice. The course will bring together leading development activists with the relevant scholarly interests and/or strategic responsibilities from across the region for a unique experience. The course will look at the international context, African development policies, the case for economic policy reform both at the macroeconomic and sector levels and specific advocacy cases – as well as locally applied work. The course will stretch the participants, challenging them with a range of modules including political economy, political ecology, gender justice, popular mobilisation, social media and community organising. More PAPERS STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF THE WORLD ECONOMY Alejandro Nadal Centre for Economic Studies El Colegio de México Rethinking Sustainability,Development and Economic Justice OVERVIEW AND INTRODUCTION Alejandro Nadal Centre for Economic Studies El Colegio de México Rich but Poor: Africa’s Quest for Development Masego Madzwamuse Investigative Journalism for Critical Sustainable Development Korieh Duodu Political economy meets political ecology. (Part 1) Patrick Bond Political economy meets political ecology.(Part 2) Patrick Bond CRISIS AND ECONOMIC THEORY Alejandro Nadal Centre for Economic Studies El Colegio de Mexico Chair, TEMTI CEESP – IUCN Workings of the Neoliberal Open Economy Model Alejandro Nadal Centro de Estudios Económicos El Colegio de México Chair, TEMTI-CEESP-IUCN Quest for climate justice Mwenda, Mithika Transforming the Frontier: Peace Parks and the Politics of Neoliberal Conservation in Southern Africa Bram Büscher Changing agrarian relations after redistributive land reform in Zimbabwe SUB-MODULE I: CONCEPTUALISING AFRICAN AGRARIAN QUESTION(S) SUB-MODULE II: THE AGRARIAN QUESTIONS FACING AFRICA SUB-MODULE III: THE NEW LAND QUESTIONS SUB-MODULE IV: RESISTANCES AND ALTERNATIVES Sam Moyo Gender and sustainability: can gender mainstreaming enhance sustainability? Ms. Kulthoum Omari HBS Sustainable Development Programme Manager Gender and sustainability: Emerging issues Ms. Kulthoum Omari HBS Sustainable Development Programme Manager ALTERNATIVES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Godfrey Kanyenze Ledriz CLIMATE FINANCE & ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS: OPPORTUNITIES & PITFALLS Richard Calland Associate Professor: Public Law, University of Cape Town Co-Director: African Climate Finance Hub The SA National Development Plan’s Diagnostic Document: A review, and an alternative diagnosis. Patrick Bond Economic Justice in Africa: The Search for Alternatives Herbert Jauch Namibia’s Basic Income Grant (BIG) Initiative Results and Lessons from Otjivero. Herbert Jauch Grassroots Mobilisation and Organising Malcolm Damon Executive of the Economic Justice Network of FOCCISA THE DIG-OUT PORT: UNRESOLVED ISSUES CONCERNING DIG-OUT PORT ECONOMIC IMPACT Review of the economic impact assessments OSISA, module 8, lecture 4 Professor Sarah Bracking Institute for Development Policy and Management University of Manchester, UK Visitor, School of Development and the Built Environment, University of KwaZulu-Natal Economics, politics and culture: the global politics of uneven development OSISA, Module 8, lecture 3 Professor Sarah Bracking Institute for Development Policy and Management University of Manchester, UK Visitor, School of Development and the Built Environment, University of KwaZulu-Natal South Africa’s finances: Offshore private equity, carbon emission credits and “entreprocurement Tax havens, private equity funds and development finance institutions OSISA, Module 8, lecture 2 Professor Sarah Bracking University of Manchester The Expansion of Capital into Nature James Murombedzi Neo-liberalization and the expansion of capital into nature James Murombedzi PHOTOS Alejandro Nadal from El Colegio de Mexico demolishes orthodox macroeconomics Des D'Sa hosts the South Durban tour Bram Buscher explains neoliberal nature Mithika Mwenda of PanAfrican Climate Justice Alliance Korieh Duodu on investigative journalism at St Clements Korieh Duodu Book Launch:"Gross Domestic Problem: The Politics Behind the World's Most Powerful Number" (Zed Books, 2013): http://www.zedbooks.co.uk/paperback/gross-domestic-problem Greenpeace International: "This book is long overdue. Finally the political interests behind GDP have been unveiled" Vandana Shiva: "Fioramonti shows us that going beyond GDP is a survival imperative" Interview with Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/25/us-africa-investment-growth-idUSBRE90O0B420130125 Check the book's short animation movie here: www.youtube.com PHOTOS FROM BOOKLAUNCH Sam Moyo and Lorenzo Fioramonte Lorenzo and Bram Ike's Books Gender and Sustainability in Africa July 22 Kulthoum Omari and Sethunya Tshepho Mosime Deprose Muchena at final session Gyekye Tanoh on self-organisation Malcolm Damon on progressive strategy In session Sarah Bracking on poli econ of corruption Godfrey Kanyenze on the ANSA alternative  Back