Dr. Edwards delivered two lectures at Coady International Institute in October 2011. His visit was sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies at StFX University, the Coady Institute and other university departments.

As an independent writer and activist, Dr. Edwards is affiliated with Demos, a New York-based think-tank, and the Brooks World Poverty Institute at Manchester University in the UK. He is editor of the newly released Oxford Handbook of Civil Society, and recipient of the Gandhi, King Ikeda Peace Award. More information is available on Dr. Edwards' website. You can follow him on Twitter at @edwarmi.
 

Lecture 2 - October 6, 2011 (PDF, 102KB)
Philanthrocapitalism and international development: can business save the world?

 

Video clip - October 6, 2011 (YouTube - runs 10:15)