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Poverty Reduction in Conflict and Fragile States: Perspectives from a Household Level
International conference to be held in Washington D.C., United States, on 8-9 November 2006.
The international donor community has called for the halving of global poverty by 2015. An increasing challenge to meeting this goal is reaching the poor in conflict and fragile states. While a significant body of knowledge exists on the interconnectedness of poverty and conflict, few studies analyse the links between conflict and state fragility on the one hand and state fragility and poverty on the other hand. Furthermore, little research on the inter-relatedness of these dynamics has been done at the micro-economic level.
USAID’s Office of Poverty Reduction (PR), the Households in Conflict Network (HiCN) and the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) plan to co-sponsor a two-day international conference on the special challenge of poverty reduction in conflict and fragile states. Examining the relationship between conflict and state fragility at the household level provides an opportunity to understand how these factors affect household behavior, welfare and poverty. This, in turn, is important for shaping successful programmatic and policy responses.
The conference will target researchers, development practitioners, and policy-makers engaged in these issues. It is hoped that the mix of academic and experiential papers to be presented will help reduce knowledge gaps in these areas and advance both research and practice on this theme. The organisers also hope to promote increased collaboration between international researchers through this conference.
Please click here for the Call for Papers. The closing date is 12 June 2006.
The call for papers has now closed and no further papers will be accepted. Please note that due to the large number of high quality submissions received, the authors of selected papers will be notified by mid-July 2006. Completed papers, selected for presentation, are due by September 30, 2006.
General Participation: Registration is now closed. Please click on this link for details or email PASSNConference@qedgroupllc.com with any questions. Please note that general participants will be responsible for all of their expenses as there is no available funding.
Further information on the sponsoring organisations can be found on their websites:
USAID's Office of Poverty Reduction www.povertyfrontiers.org
the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) www.diw.de
For further background information on fragile states, please see: www.usaid.gov/policy/2005_fragile_states_strategy.pdf
Contact: Christine Binzel cbinzel@diw.de
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