Religion and Development

Rural Transformations

Dec 22

Written By The Center on Modernity in Transition

Speakers

EMMA TOMALIN

Emma Tomalin is Professor of Religion and Public Life at the University of Leeds. She is the author of *Working in Gender and Development: Faith and Development* and *Biodivinity and Biodiversity: The Limits to Religious Environmentalism*.

ARASH FAZLI

Arash Fazli is Assistant Professor and Head of the Bahá’í Chair for Studies in Development at Devi Ahilya University, Indore. He is co-editor of the book *Reimagining Prosperity: Social and Economic Development* in Post-COVID India.

Moderators:

DANIEL DUHART

Daniel Duhart is a postdoctoral fellow at the Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano in Santiago, Chile. His research examines the discourse and practice of civilizational transition in Chile, and their resonances with alternative conceptions of intellectual life and civic society.

KERILYN SCHEWEL

Kerilyn Schewel is the Co-Director of the Duke Program on Climate-Related Migration and a Lecturing Fellow at the Duke Center for International Development. Her research examines the root causes of human migration and immobility, with a focus on themes of gender, youth, rural development, and climate change.

2023 SPEAKER SERIES

Rural Transformations

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Some of the most promising advances in sustainable and equitable development are taking place in rural contexts, where a diversity of actors are striving to transform food systems, incorporate local knowledge, strengthen climate resilience, and widen participation in the development process. The Rural Transformations series features conversations with leading thinkers learning from the forefront of these efforts. Together, they will help us reimagine the possibilities and future of rural transformation. Co-sponsored by Duke University’s Center for International Development.

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