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Call for Abstract/Papers

International Conference on

"Relevance of Policy Reforms on Development:

Challenges before Emerging Economies"

Dates: February 24-26, 2011

Organised by 

Department of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia

(A Central University), New Delhi-110025, INDIA

About the Organisers

University and the Department

Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) is one of the premier universities of national importance. (For details please visit http://www.jmi.nic.in). The department of Social Work, JMI is one of the pioneering and top five professional training institutions in India.  The department offers two years full time Post Graduate professional programmes in Human Resource Management and Social Work with specialisations in Social Development and Social Welfare. Besides this the department provides Doctoral programme in Social Work and Human Resource Management and UG programme in Social Work and PGD in Management of NGOs. In recognition of the services rendered by the department, University Grants Commission (UGC) has elevated the department to the status of Centre for Advanced Studies (CAS).

Conference background

The role of government and governance in social development has been one of the crucial areas of debate and discussion since many decades. There is a need to explore other approaches and innovative experiments which have been successful in making the benefits of development reach one and all. The conference aims to bring various stakeholders into a colloquium to debate and discuss policy issues and innovative practices associated with the conference theme. The stakeholders include government officials, policy makers, programme administrators, project managers, and eminent scholars. 

Objectives of the Conference

1. To explore new vistas of effective management of social welfare programmes.

2. To bring together theoretical discourse and empirical contributions on service delivery.

3. To categorize new challenges and innovative measures in policy formulation and implementation.

4. To discuss and debate alternative mechanisms for efficient delivery of services.

5. To discuss various alternative resource mobilization strategies in social sector.

6. To document the proceedings of the conference for the use of policy makers, service providers, practitioners and researchers.

Technical sessions broadly examine the relevance of public sector reforms in social sector development. The conference will include Research papers, Case studies, Policy brief, Systemic review, Secondary case review, Field observations, review of government reports, Project reports, Doctoral and Post Doctoral research results etc.

Thematic area(s) of the conference are

Poverty, Unemployment, Healthcare and Development, Education, Social security, Environment, Sustainable Development, Housing and Sanitation and Public Sector Reforms Strategies and selected applications.

Key speakers, resource persons and participants

Government officials, policy makers, project managers, eminent scholars, corporate leaders, NGO directors, consultants, representatives of donor organizations, mid & senior level managers of non profit organizations and beneficiary group(s)

Conference registration fee (please visit conference home page) and financial support

In order to encourage broad assortment of professionals to contribute to this conference we look forward to provide registration fee, Expenditure on accommodation and Travel (3 tier AC) to those whose papers have been accepted for presentation and recommended by the screening committee.

Publications of Papers/Case Studies

The papers will be scrutinized by an editorial committee. Only those papers which are accepted for presentation will be published. However, Abstracts/synopsis of all the papers/Cases will be published in the conference souvenir.

Sponsorship Opportunity

Proposals are invited for the sponsorship of the conference (please visit the conference home page). The details can be obtained from the organizers.

Important dates:

                    I.      Last date for receiving abstracts: October 20, 2010

                 II.      Intimation of acceptance of abstracts: October 29, 2010

               III.      The last date for receiving the full length paper:  December 24, 2010

              IV.      Last date for conference registration: January 10, 2011

                 V.      Intimation of acceptance of final paper: January 12, 2011

              VI.      Boarding and lodging intimation (for National & International delegates): January 15, 2011

Conference Homepage and Contact

The conference website can be found at: http://www.psrjmi.com

Any questions regarding the conference/ Abstract submission may be sent to [email protected]

We look forward to receiving your abstract.

Best Regards.