Coady Celebrates
Join us for an evening of wonderful food, global music and engaging conversation.
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Saturday, September 17th, 2011 |
Meet and hear from our new director, Dr. John Gaventa.
John Gaventa is a political sociologist, educator and civil society practitioner with extensive experience of research, training and organizational leadership across the globe. As an academic researcher, he has worked extensively on areas of international development, citizen participation and action, participatory methods of research and learning; power and empowerment; participatory governance; global citizenship and social movements, and grassroots organization.
He has also served as a leader of civil society organizations, including director of the Highlander Center in the United States, and chair of Oxfam Great Britain. A former Rhodes Scholar and MacArthur Prize Fellow, he was most recently a Professor in the Participation, Power and Social Change team at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.
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