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About CROP

CROP was created in 1992 to promote social science research that theorizes and provides understanding of poverty in a global context. One of the key goals of the Programme is to consider how scholars working within different paradigms can develop a joint arena for multi-paradigmatic but critical poverty research and to establish an international scientific network which will give impetus to a long-term research program.

During the past years, CROP has, organized many workshops and events, produced a space for South-South -North dialogue, put forward alternative perspectives for poverty research, produced a substantial amount of research findings with relevance for interdisciplinary scientific research and exchange as well as for political and practical processes worldwide.

In 2009 the International Social Science Council (ISSC) signed an agreement with the University of Bergen (UiB, which integrates CROP into the University’s academic and administrative environment.

The agreement between the sponsors defines and gives mandate to the Secretariat, and supports new governance and accountability procedures for the well-functioning of the Programme. The agreement between states that the general orientation of the scientific content of the Programme falls mainly on the Scientific Committee (SC). However scientific and academic activities coordinated by the Secretariat are also results of an interactive process with researchers and institutions all over the world that share similar objectives and participate actively in the construction and expansion of CROP’s global network.

CROP’s network is the instrument to pursue its mission. A vibrant and interactive network is therefore imperative for success. For this reason, CROP’s institutional design and operation as well as its activities and plans aim at developing the contents and global reach of the network.

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News from CROP Net

Peoples in Movement

May 3 2013, 14.15-16.00 / IMER, Univ of Bergen

Potential contributions of migrant rights movements of Latin American origin to the emergence of counter-hegemonic paradigms of human rights- comparative aspects in the Euro-African and global context.

ICSU/ISSC: Food Futures networking conference

“Food Futures” is an invitation to think creatively on the potential for change and transformation of our food systems and how research can help define and achieve these visions.

Revolution and Social Transformation in Egypt

Public round table session held at the "Political Economy of Poverty and Social Transformations of the Global South" workshop.

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CROP Events

Development and Sustainability Science - The Challenge of Transdisciplinary Knowledge for Social Change

May 13-15, 2013 / University of Bergen, Norway

Organized by the Department of Health Promotion and Development (HEMIL), UiB Global, and CROP.

Crisis and austerity: A painful watershed for the South European welfare state

May 6, 2013, 12-14, / University of Bergen

Open lecture with CROP Fellow Professor Maria Petmesidou: What is the status and impact of the financial crisis on the welfare states in Greece and other countries in South Europe?

Public Meetings at World Social Science Seminar

March 26-27, 2013 / Quito, Ecuador

CROP, jointly with the ISSC, IHDP and Andean University Simon Bolivar, is organizing two public panels, taking place within the framework of the WSS Seminar "Sustainable Urbanization: Innovative approaches to understanding urbanization in the 21st century".

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CROP Secretariat, P.O. Box 7800, 5020 Bergen, NORWAY. Phone +47 55 58 97 44. Email crop@uib.no     Visiting address: Jekteviksbakken 31, Bergen.

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