Poverty, Inequality Dynamics, and Economic Development

WORKSHOP co-organised by CROP and hosted by King's College, London.

#mixedmethods2018

Workshop Programme

Co-organisers: CROP, King's College London, DSA (Development Studies Association), EADI (European Association of Development Institutes, GPiD (ESRC Global Poverty and Inequality Dynamics Strategic Research Network

_{Workshop participants: London, September 2018}

Presentations:

• "Causal Pluralism and Mixed Methods in Impact Assessment" (keynote)
_{Paul Shaffer (Trent University)}


• "Structural poverty dynamics in urban South Africa: A mixed methods investigation"
  _{Simone Schotte (GIGA German Institute of Global Area Studies)}
  
  
• "Mixed-method evidence on household food insecurity and children's diets in India"
  _{Elisabetta Aurina (Imperial College London and University of Oxford) & Virginia Morrow (University of Oxford)}
  
  
• "A Mixed-methods Approach to Analyse Well-being Impacts of Wind Energy in Southern Mexico"
  _{Paulo Velasco Herrejon and Flavio Comim (University of Cambridge)}
  
  
• "Realist evaluation: seeking middle ground in a mixed-methods evaluation"
  _{Keetie Roelen (Institute of Development Studies - IDS)}
  
  
• "Analysing Poverty Dynamics: The use of mixed methods research"
  _{Vidya Diwakar (Chronic Advisory Network, ODI)}
  
  
• "Applying a Mixed-Method Research to Better Understand the Impact of Shock Assistance Programs in Times of Shock on the Livelihood of Poor Women in Indonesia"
  _{Valentina YD Utari, Niken Kusumawardhani, Dinar D Prasetyo, Dyan Widyaningsih (The SMERU Research Institute)}
  
  

Poverty, Inequality Dynamics, and Economic Development: Tensions and Trade-offs in Mixed Methods Research

The workshop focuses on mixed-method research on poverty, inequality, and economic development, as well as on their interactions. It thus addresses three of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals: SDG1 (no poverty), SDG8 (decent work and economic growth), and SDG10 (reduced inequalities). It aims to explore the scope for mixed-method approaches to studying poverty, inequality, and economic development, as well as their interactions. It will do this with a call for papers in three areas:

• mixed-method approaches to the measurement of poverty (including vulnerability/resilience), inequality, and economic development, and the exploration of the linkages between these concepts;
• mixed-method approaches to researching the dynamic interaction between poverty, inequality, and economic development and structural transformation, extending to evaluation of interventions designed to address this interaction;
• mixed-method approaches to the study of relational aspects of poverty extended to social relations, social networks, capture of power within relationships, and social-ecological relationships;

We invite proposals for paper presentations on each of the topics above. Proposals from both senior and junior researchers will be considered, including PhD students. The workshop will be held at Kings College London. No fees will be charged for the workshop and coffee and lunch are included.

FULL CALL FOR PAPERS

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS: 31st January 2018 [SUBMISSION FORM IS NOW CLOSED]

The abstract must not exceed one page and must include: the title of the proposed paper; a presentation of the subject; the central argument; which theme (i-iii) it fits in; the main research questions and/or hypotheses; and key references. A CV no longer than one page must also be submitted.

The organisers will notify accepted participants of their selection by 1 March 2018 with guidelines for the format of the final paper to be submitted by 1 August 2018.