Event Archive

'Space to see the future'? A political economy analysis of child and adolescent mental health and well-being in Ethiopia including routes for change

Abstract: Ethiopia faces significant mental health challenges; mental disorders are the leading non-communicable condition, and many adults experience symptoms by age 14-15. In this seminar, we present a situation analysis of child and adolescent mental well-being in Ethiopia using political economy analysis. The aims were to describe the political, economic,...

CGD Critical Realism Seminar with Professor Leon Tikly

Critical Realism and International Development: Some Implications for Research, Policy and Practice

CGD Critical Realism Seminar with Professor Alpesh Maisuria & Dr Grant Banfield

This event was cancelled

Critical Realism - A Conversation

CGD Mindfulness Seminar - Professor David Forbes, City University of New York (CUNY)

Critical Social Mindfulness: Foundations and Emergent Practices for a New Mindful Deal

CGD Mindfulness Seminar - Dr Will Leggett, University of Birmingham

Mindfulness as Political Object and Democratic Opportunity

CGD Mindfulness Seminar - Professor Willem Kuyken, University of Oxford

Mindfulness (-based Cognitive Therapy) for Life Ancient Wisdom meets Modern Psychology in the Contemporary World

Dr Eugene Richardson's talk on "Epidemic Illusions"

In Epidemic Illusions, Dr. Richardson contends that public health practices–from epidemiological modeling and outbreak containment to Big Data and causal inference–play an essential role in perpetuating a range of global inequities. Drawing on postcolonial theory, medical anthropology, and critical science studies, he demonstrates the ways in which the flagship discipline...

Fair Trade Fortnight Seminar 2

Rosario Alurralde and Hannes Sundkvist present their work 'Fairtrade as a way of life: Challenges in both sides of the supply chain'.

Lecture: Creating a Tobacco Free Generation: How far have we come and where to next?

Sheila Duffy will be giving a talk as part of the course Health Systems and Policy Research on the 6th of March 2017 in KCG7 Old Aberdeen.

Fair Trade Fortnight Seminar 1

Dr Nigel Dower presents 'What makes Fair Trade fair?' -Open to the community