International Development Studies

Surendra J. Patel (1923-2006) was one of India's most distinguished economists. In his rich and varied career, he was senior advisor at the World Institute of Development Economics Research (WIDER), Visiting Professor at the Institute of Development Studies, a staff member of the UN-ECE, UN-ECA, and UNESCAP regional commissions, and was for many years Director of the Technology Division of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). In his capacity as Director of UNCTAD-TD he was responsible for major initiatives such as the Code of Conduct on the International Transfer of Technology, the Revision of the Paris Convention, and Compensation for the Reverse Transfer of Technology. He was born and educated in India and was a prolific author, both alone and with colleagues, of important books on the technological transformation of the South. Dr. Patel joined the Saint Mary's University International Development Studies faculty as Distinguished Visiting Professor in the early 19990s, and was reappointed DVP a number of times as his relationship with SMU-IDS became closer through joint publications, teaching and research. Dr. Patel was also an Adjunct Faculty member of SMU-IDS up until his passing away in India in 2006.

Besides being a first-class researcher, a prolific author, and an excellent teacher, Dr. Patel will be remembered for his graciousness, dignity, and warmth. The International Development Studies Program at Saint Mary's University has sought to honour his memory with the Surendra Patel Memorial Lecture, presented each year by a distinguished person in the area of development studies. The first three lectures were given by Dr. Paul Bowles, Dr. Osvaldo Sunkel, and Dr. Norman Girvan, respectively. This year's Patel Memorial lecturer will be Dr. Kari Levitt, Professor Emeritus in Economics at McGill University. For further details, click here.

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Saint Mary's University
IDS VISITING SPEAKERS PROGRAM
McNally Main Building Room 227 (formerly MM 208)
Friday Noon

Fall 2010 - Tentative Schedule

Sept. 17	Revisiting the Kerala Model in an Era of Neoliberal Globalization Joe Tharamangalam, Professor Emeritus, MSVU; Adjunct Professor of International Development Studies, SMU

Sept. 24	Development Dimensions of International Migration: Views from Academe and Civil Society Raúl Delgado Wise, Director, Estudios del Desarrollo, Universidad Autótonoma de Zacatecas, Mexico

Oct. 1	The right to the Land, Sustainable Livelihoods and a Healthy Environment in the Relationship of Society to Nature Luis Tapia, Researcher with Postgraduate Studies (CIDES), Universidad Mayor de San Mayor, La Paz, Bolivia

Oct. 8	Women`s Human Rights and Development: A NGO Perspective Krishna Ahooja-Patel, Former Deputy Director, UN Institute for the Advancement of Research for Women (INSTRAW); President, NGO Committee on the Status of Women, Geneva; DVP-1996-2003; and Adjunct professor in IDS (2004-10) Higher Education for Peasants: The UNESCO Chair for Territorial Development Bernardo Mançano Fernandez, Director of the Centre for Agrarian Reform Study, Research and Projects—UNESP, Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Oct. 15	A Critique of an Unrequested and Unwanted Transition Marta Nuñez, Centre for Studies of International Migrations (CEMI) at the University of Havana, Cuba

Oct. 22	Development Planning in Bolivia in the Context a Plurinational State (Bolivia) Juan Tellez, Special Advisor to the Minister of Planning, La Paz, Bolivia

Oct. 29	Agrarian Transformation and Resistance in the Neoliberal World Order Walden Bello, DVP-2009-2011; Director of Bangkok-based Focus on the Global South; recipient of recipient of the Right Livelihood Award (aka Alternative Nobel Prize, Stockholm, 2003) and the Suh Sang Don Prize for Outstanding Contributions to Global Justice (Seoul, South Korea, 2001).

Nov. 5	Revisiting the Mexican Revolution, and Relations with the United States, in the Neoliberal Era James Cockroft, Award-winning author and three-time Fulbright Scholar; author of over fifty published book on Latin America including three on Mexico in 2010.

Nov. 12	The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Small Business in Developing Countries Lorraine Ruffing, Head, Technology and Enterprise Division, United Nations Council for Trade and Development Former UNCTAD Program; Senior Advisor, World Association for Small and Medium Enterprises

Nov. 19	TBA

Nov. 26	The Crisis in Global Food Production: Production and Marketing Models Tsilavo Ralandison, the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar