• Tue, April 24, 2018
  • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Political Science and EBM
  • Vitali Student Lounge Extension
  • Free
  • Dr. Erin Hannah
Globalization Seminar Series

Development in the Balance: The International Political Economy of Food and Commodities.
A Panel Discussion.

Are you interested in the politics of development?

Where does our cotton, chocolate, palm oil, and gold come from?

How are everyday people affected by the global production and supply of commodities?  

How can we best redress things like child labour, modern slavery, human rights abuses, and gender inequality that are so endemic to global supply chains?

Why is the problem of land grabbing so pervasive in developing countries and how can it be effectively resisted by local communities?

How are the rules of global trade complicit in the perpetuation of food insecurity, poverty and unsustainability?

If these questions interest you, then please attend this upcoming event in the Globalization Seminar Series, co-hosted by the Departments of Political Science & Economics, Business and Mathematics at King’s University College.

Panelists include:

Jennifer Clapp - Professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Food Security and Sustainability, University of Waterloo
James Scott - Lecturer, Department of Political Economy, King’s College London, UK
Adam Sneyd - Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Guelph

Refreshments provided.

Event poster