PARALLEL SESSION 2 Passed
Thursday February 11, 2021 13:00 - 14:30 PARALLELS
Presenters: Bjørn Enge Bertelsen, Divine Fuh, John-Andrew McNeish, Rachel Sieder, Sundar Sarukkai
Parallel session 2: A global perspective on inequality in reformulating SDGs
Abstract
In changing global circumstances, various forms of inequalities co-exist and intersect. These impact not only how the current pandemic unfolds but also indicate where emphasis may be put to establish pathways out of the current impasse. In this session, we will address how multiple dimensions of inequality—especially related to economy, social systems, politics, culture, environment and knowledge—may be successfully understood and addressed in order to prevent a future where (pandemics hit) vulnerable people, with few alternatives, are exploited. An overall aim is to produce, convey and discuss critical as well as actionable research on post-COVID-19 inequalities relevant for pursuing the SDGs. Drawing on cross-disciplinary work, we ask:
Key questions
- How can we, in a globally inclusive way, best mobilize knowledge and research about complex and intersecting inequalities?
- What are the current impediments to establishing globally relevant and inclusive ‘best practices’ and collaboration in research on inequalities, the sharing of knowledge and transformation?
- Which critical re-thinking and re-formulation of the SDGs needs to be undertaken in order to understand and tackle changing forms of inequality post-COVID-19?
- Reflecting the discussions in this session, what are the three most important recommendations for policy development and reform addressing global post-COVID-19 inequalities?
Programme and participants
13:00-13:10 Introduction
Bjørn Enge Bertelsen, Global Research Programme on Inequality (GRIP), Bergen
13:10-13:20 “Continuums of violence: Perspectives on intersecting inequalities”
Rachel Sieder, Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social (CIESAS), Mexico City
13:20-13:30 “Decolonising SDGs and the need for alternative ontologies”
Divine Fuh, Humanities Institute for Africa, University of Cape Town
13:30-13:40 “The Sociality of Inequalities”
Sundar Sarukkai, India Centre for Society and Policy (iisc.ac.in)
13:30-14:00 Discussion organized by moderator
14:00-14:30 Opening for questions from chat, interaction with digital participants
14:30 End of session
Session organizer and resource persons
Moderator /session organizer: Bjørn Enge Bertelsen, GRIP
Discussant: Prof. John-Andrew McNeish, Norwegian University of Life Sciences.
Secretary: Elina Troscenko, Global Research Programme on Inequality (GRIP)
Lecturers
Bjørn Enge Bertelsen Presenter
Executive Director
Global Research Programme On Inequality (grip)
Divine Fuh Presenter
Director
Huma - Institute for Humanities in Africa, UCT
Divine Fuh is a social anthropologist from Cameroon and Director of HUMA – Institute for Humanities in Africa at the University of Cape Town. He joined UCT in 2012, from the University of Basel where he was a Researcher in the Chair for Research and Methodology at the Institute for Sociology. His research focuses on the politics of suffering and smiling, particularly on how urban youth seek ways of smiling in the midst of their suffering. He has researched Botswana, Cameroon, Senegal, and South Africa. His current work focuses on the political economy of Pan-African knowledge production, and also on AI and the ethics of care in Africa.
John-Andrew McNeish Presenter
Sundar Sarukkai Presenter
Founder
Barefoot Philosophers