Development is a common goal around the globe, diverse in practices and beliefs about appropriate philosophies and policy choice. Studies of development – defined here as progress in wellbeing measured in economic, societal and ecological terms – are interdisciplinary by nature and require continued exchange of experiences and insights from around the world.

The Global Development Workshop offers a platform for speakers to share their insights from practice and research finding without  prejudice to a particular theoretical conviction. Each workshop features a particular theme but together they help to foster an epistemic community between China and the rest of the world.

“Global Development: Histories of South-South Cooperation”

20:00-21:30, March 1, Tuesday, 2022

 Zoom ID：986 6701 0463;  Code：741852

South-South cooperation is a concept that first emerged out of the Bandung Conference of Asian and African nations in 1955. As a framing of international economic-diplomatic exchange, it waned in the 1980s but gained new momentum around the turn of the new century. Along the way, supporters and critics adopted the notion to suit their respective interests. Understandably, there is no agreement of what it is and/or ought to be in the ever-evolving dynamics of global political economy. This workshop reviews landmark developments over the past decades and identifies issues that merit further academic exchange.

Chair: Prof. ZHOU Yongmei

Professor of Practice in Institutional Development, Director for Global Partnership,

Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development,

Peking University