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Welcome to Spes Development Studies


SPES (Studi per lo Sviluppo) is a multidisciplinary research centre joined by scholars from several Departments at the University of Rome La Sapienza and is located in the Faculty of Economics.
The mission of SPES Development Studies Research Centre is the analysis and research on the development process and on its consequences on humankind, society, economy, culture, environment and territory. To this aim, SPES Development Studies Research Centre promotes synergies between scholars working in a multidisciplinary perspective.

 

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Announcements

This new section reports announcements ("Bandi di concorso") which, in conformity with the Italian law, must be published on SPES' official web site. Announcements are in Italian.
Follow the link to see the announcements.


Borse di studio Angelo Frammartino

E' stato pubblicato l'elenco dei vincitori 7 Borse di studio finalizzate alla promozione tra i giovani della cultura di pace, dei diritti, della legalità e della convivenza tra popoli diversi, bandite dalla Fondazione Angelo Frammartino.
Segui il link per collegarti alla pagina della Fondazione con i risultati.

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Publications

Our affiliate Prof. Marcelo E. Conti, jointly with Mecozzi, Mauro, Pietroletti, Marco, and Gallo, Veronica (2009), published the article Formation of incubated marine mucilages investigated by FTIR and UV–VIS spectroscopy and supported by two-dimensional correlation analysis, in Marine Chemistry, Volume 116, Issues 1-4, 18-35.

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First Interdisciplinary Course on the UN Millennium Development Goals

Please follow the link to see the programme and further details.

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Master in Non-Farm Activities and Rural Development in Developing Countries

The Second edition of the Master "Non-Farm Activities and Rural Development in Developing Countries" has been launched.
Please follow the link to see the master's presentation.

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Doctoral Workshop on development and international organizations

Paper proposals are invited from current doctoral students and early career postdoctoral researchers (up to three years post-PhD) conducting research on the World Bank Group and other international organizations in any social science field.
Please follow the link for further details.

EADI Prize for Development Studies

The European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) announces the 2010 prize for excellence in development research. The prize, worth €1 000, will be awarded for an essay on an issue of development studies in any field of the social sciences submitted and written by a postgraduate student from an EADI member country or attending a programme at an institutional member of the Association.
Follow the link for further details.

Poverty Action Lab

A series of job and collaboration opportunities at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) serves as a focal point for development and poverty research based on randomized trials.
Please follow the link for further details.


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Infokiosk alla Sapienza

Il corso di laurea in Economia della cooperazione internazionale e dello sviluppo (ECIS) e il corso di laurea specialistica in Scienze economiche e sociali per la cooperazione internazionale e lo sviluppo (SECIS), con il sostegno di SPES - Studi per lo sviluppo hanno aperto:

Infokiosk alla Sapienza - Universitą di Roma

Infokiosk fornisce:

:: collegamenti a documenti e pubblicazioni della Banca Mondiale, gratis e immediatamente accessibili con relativo testo completo;
:: collegamenti a banche dati statistiche; collegamenti alle informazioni relative ai progetti di sviluppo;
:: informazioni su come eseguire ulteriori ricerche e come entrare in contatto con servizi informativi specifici e altri contatti;
:: collegamenti alle opportunitą di impiego presso la Banca; ulteriori informazioni utili per studenti e ricercatori - per esempio sulle modalitą d'utilizzo delle banche dati, sulla selezione dei documenti di ricerca pił utili tra la vasta collezione della Banca - e istruzioni per ottenere statistiche specifiche e salvarle in diversi formati.

SPES sta predisponendo un terminale collegato ad Infokiosk nella sala di lettura del Centro di Documentazione europea Altiero Spinelli al primo piano inferiore, nella Facoltą di Economia.

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News on SPES Research Centre

Master Programme in Non-Farm Activities and Rural Development in Developing Countries
(Academic year 2007-2008)

Master's noticeboard
(Academic year 2007-2008)

Infokiosk

World Bank documents, publications, and statistics

News & Events on development studies

Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship and the Common Good, in Rennes, France, January 2010.

Economics of Culture, Institutions, and Crime, in Milan, Italy, January 2010.

1st Joint DIW Berlin/IZA Workshop on Entrepreneurship Research, in Bonn, February 2010.

Institutions, networks and trust in European-russian relations, in Florence, Italy, March 2010.

Social Capital in Practice, in Mellieha, Malta, May 2010.

Workshop in honour of Robert Sugden, Naples, Italy, May 2010.

The Charismatic Principle in Economic and Civil Life: History, Theory and Good Practice, in Florence, Italy, May 2010.

4th ISRICH Conference on Health Economics, in Paris, France, May 2010.

Annual Scientific Meeting on Social Enterprise, in Rome, Italy, May 2010.

Constructing Identity in and around Organizations, in Rhodes, Greece, June 2010.

Heritage, Regional Development and Social Cohesion, in Östersund, Sweden, June 2010.

Comparing Inequalities, in Assisi, Italy, June 2010.

Sustainable Regional Growth and Development in the Creative Knowledge Economy, in Jönköping, Sweden, August 2010.

Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics Annual Conference in San Diego, CA, August 2010.

Beyond the Crisis. First International Conference in Political Economy, in Rethymno, Greece, September 2010.

Other Events on development and related topics

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SPES Development Studies Research Centre
University of Rome La Sapienza, Faculty of Economics
Via del Castro Laurenziano 9, 00161, Rome, Italy
Director: Claudio Cecchi. Webmaster: Fabio Sabatini