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Human Behaviour Seminar: Addressing Global Inequalities

Dates:30 November 2015
Times:13:00 - 14:00
What is it:Seminar
Organiser:School of Environment, Education and Development
How much:Free
Who is it for:Adults, Alumni, Current University students, Families, General public, Post 16, University staff
Speaker:Professor David Hulme
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UN Global Goals and Human Behaviour: Results-based Management or Changing Social Norms or Celebrity Advocacy?

Date: Monday 30th November 2015

Time: 1-2pm

Venue: Mansfield Cooper G.19 (No 65. on the campus map)

This year's first seminar will be held on Monday 30th November 2015 with Professor David Hulme from the Brooks World Poverty Institute presenting UN Global Goals and Human Behaviour: Results-based Management or Changing Social Norms or Celebrity Advocacy?

The United Nations General Assembly has moved on from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of 2000-2015 to halve poverty to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to eradicate poverty by 2030, promote global social justice/reduce inequality and achieve sustainability. The original framing of the MDGs was from results-based management – SMART goals/targets/indicators will lead to behaviours that will accelerate global social progress. This remains the frame for the SDGs but they are (i) linked to the ‘leave no-one behind’ slogan, and (ii) accompanied by a major attempt, led by Richard Curtis, to communicate the 17 SDGs through social media and celebrity advocacy. This work-in-progress presentation examines the framing of the goals and argues that the goals, and the processes surrounding them, are not focussing sufficiently on the ‘grassroots’ and changing international social norms…they may even be fostering ‘post-democratic’ political behaviours.

David Hulme is Professor of Development Studies at the University of Manchester where he is Director of the Brooks World Poverty Institute. David has worked on rural development, poverty and poverty reduction, microfinance, the role of NGOs in development, environmental management, social protection and the political economy of global poverty for more than 30 years.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Price: Free

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Professor David Hulme

Role: Professor of Development Studies and Director of the Brooks World Poverty Institute

Organisation: School of Environment, Education & Development- Brooks World Poverty Institute

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