Chicago, Nov. 19-20, 2013 (Click here for more info)
Presented by: Northern Illinois University’s Center for NGO? Leadership and Development
Co-sponsored by: DePaul University’s Irwin W. Steans Center for Community-based Service Learning, Anthropology Department, School of Public Service, and International Public Service
Conference Coordinating Committee: Christian Vannier, Mark Schuller, Steve Sampson, David Lewis, Amanda Lashaw, and Pat Foley
The Future of NGO Studies conference is seeking individuals who are interested in becoming presenters for existing sessions. The conference will include roughly fifteen sessions, and the following are currently recruiting participants:
1. Beyond Neoliberalisms: Broadening the Focus of NGO Studies
2. The Anthropology of Conservation NGOs
3. The Ethics and Politics of NGO-Dependent Anthropology
4. Social Problems through the Lens of NGOs
5. Laboring in Nonprofits and NGOs
6. Re-contextualizing NGOs as Fieldsite
7. NGOs in the World System: Product or Provocation?
The website also provides a conference overview, a preliminary schedule, and a link to our pre-registration poll of people planning to attend the fall meeting.
