CROP - Mobilizing Critical Research for Preventing and Eradicating Poverty

CROP (The Comparative Research Programme on Poverty) is a programme of the International Social Science Council (ISSC), hosted by the University of Bergen. We build independent, alternative and critical knowledge and education which can inform policy. CROP has since 2009 been in a process of restructuring and reorganization. See our new Core Objectives and Strategic Plan 2010-2011.

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Crop Events

10 Years of War Against Poverty: What have we learnt since 2000 and what should we do 2010-20?

8-10 September, 2010 / Manchester, UK

CROP is co-sponsoring the Chronic Poverty Centre Conference hosted by Brooks World Poverty Institute. The final programme is now available.

Present time history of Christianity in the world of the poor

4-6 October 2010 / Buenos Aires, Argentina

The workshop will focus on issues like what is the "power of the poor" in present time Latin American history; how to construct (historical) "memories" in the world of the poor and the relationships between churches and governing institutions.

Poverty, Environment and Climate Change

10-13 November, 2010 / Havana, Cuba

Organized by the CLACSO-CROP Programme in collaboration with CIPS and FANJ.

Poverty Research Resources

What works for the poorest?: Poverty reduction programmes for the world's extreme poor

This book analyses innovative ultra-poor programmes from around the world and explores the lessons that emerge from this new body of knowledge.

UNRISD Flagship Report 2010: Combating Poverty and Inequality

3 September, 2010 / Geneva, Switzerland

The report provides new data that will contribute both to MDG progress up to 2015, and also stimulate discussion of longer term poverty reduction strategies beyond this date.

OPHI Launch New Poverty Measure: Multidimensional Poverty Index

Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and the UNDP Human Development Report launch the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) a new measure that gives a “multidimensional” picture of people living in poverty.

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News from CROPNet

Boltvinik in La Jornada: Pobreza y persistencia del campesinado X

Member of CROP Scientific Committee Julio Boltvinik is writing a weekly column "Economía Moral" in the Mexican newspaper La Jornada.

Climate Change, Ethics and Human Security

The concept of human security offers a new approach to the challenges of climate change, and the responses that could lead to a more equitable and sustainable future.

Millions Killed by Clever Dilution of Our Promise

In this new CROP Poverty Brief, Prof. Thomas Pogge writes that while we are congratulating ourselves on how successful we all are in the fight against poverty, the FAO reported in 2009 that the number of chronically undernourished people has broken above 1 billion for the first time in human history.

CLACSO-CROP Grants for Latinamerican Researchers 2010

Deadline for applications: 27 Sept, 2010

The CLACSO-CROP Programme on Poverty Studies in Latin American and the Caribbean invites applications with the theme "Poverty and Universal Social Protection: Latinamerican experiences and comparative perspectives".