The XVI Biennial IASC-Conference ‘Practicing the Commons: 'Self-Governance, Cooperation, and Institutional Change’ is welcoming contributions to Practitioner's Labs. As the IASC organizers intend to bring together not only scholars working on commons, but also practitioners involved in commons or organizations dealing with commons and shared resources from around the globe, several Practitioners’ Labs will be […]
*** DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL NOVEMBER 1, 2016*** The local organizers of the XVIth Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons welcome abstracts for papers, panels, and posters to be presented at this conference, to be held in Utrecht, The Netherlands, from 10 to 14 July 2017. The meeting will be […]
The Paula Kantor Award for Excellence in Field Research recognizes and honors outstanding achievement in the fields of gender and women’s and girls’ empowerment. This award will be presented to a young female researcher who is a citizen of a country in sub-Saharan Africa and is conducting research in sub-Saharan Africa, contributing to the evidence […]
Session at American Association of Geographers meeting, April 5-9 2017, Boston, USA. *Organizers: Karen Bakker (University of British Columbia), Glen Coulthard (University of British Columbia) As emblematized by the ongoing protests at Standing Rock, water is a foundational element—biophysical, epistemological, and spiritual—in Indigenous societies and lifeways. This crucial life source has come under increased threat due […]
The XVIth World Water Congress International Scientific Committee (ISC) welcomes papers for oral and posters sessions that aim to incorporate science and policy for the water challenges facing our world. Experts, academics, water professionals, and stakeholders from all disciplines – including science, policy, economics, management, and governance – who wish to present their work and […]
Voice has opened its first global call for grant applications. The facility supports the most marginalised and discriminated people in ten low- and lower-middle income countries in Africa and Asia. Voice is an initiative by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is executed by a consortium between Oxfam Novib and Hivos. The first call for proposals is designed to […]
The next International Conference of the Commission on Legal Pluralism will take place in Syracuse (New York, USA) on August 9-11, 2017. The conference is organised in collaboration with the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. The conference theme is: Citizenship, Legal Pluralism and Governance in the Age of Globalization. Call for panels is […]
FLARE (Forests & Livelihoods: Assessment, Research, and Engagement) is conducting a global “Horizon Scanning” exercise with policy makers, practitioners, and academics to collaboratively identify critical emerging themes linked to forest conservation and human well-being within the context of the post-2015 development agenda. The SDGs herald a new era for international development and cooperation. Forests and the environmental […]
The Sustainable Water Future Programme (Water Future) of Future Earth is calling for proposals to form different working groups that will develop the research programme of Water Future under the following research priority areas: Water, Sanitation, and Health Water Quality and Ecosystem Balancing Water Needs for Humans and the Environment Groundwater Management Freshwater Systems and Deltas […]
Law, Justice and Development Week (LJD Week) is an annual event organized by the Legal Vice Presidency of the World Bank in collaboration with the Global Forum on Law, Justice and Development, an international knowledge exchange platform of over 170 partners engaged in legal aspects of development. The conference draws over 1,000 participants and convenes a broad community […]
