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The Call for Panels for the XIX Biennial IASC Conference 2023 is now open. The IASC has been shaping the debate on alternative development pathways by way of putting the commons at center stage. In times of profound crises, we have seen states being caught up in emergency mode. This unfolds, among others, in a tendency to respond within national borders, and it has brought the importance of building genuine resilience that leaves no one behind.
Brilliant failure – at first this sounds more like a contradiction than a productive way of dealing with difficulties. Yet, a synthesis project from the r4d programme turned it into an innovative concept with regard to North-South research partnerships. The result is a film that is as entertaining as it is inspiring.
Interview with Prof. Dr. Tobias Haller
The Swiss Programme for International Research by Scientific Investigation Teams (SPIRIT) promotes team-oriented cross-border research. The SNSF has chosen to support 12 new SPIRIT projects from a range of different fields with 6 million francs. They involve research in countries including Colombia, Malawi, Madagascar and Thailand.
The purpose of this draft is to offer a starting point for thinking through the issues at stake and to provide structure for the broader discussion to take place at the 7thWCRI at which this statement is to be formalised. The end goal of this process is to produce a statement that presents systemic and structural values and principles necessary aimed at promoting equitable, fair and responsible partnerships.
