Charity, Philanthropy and Development

Sussex University, 14th and 15th May 2014, Fulton Building, Room FUL-202 Programme 14th May
9.30-10 registration & coffee 10-10.30 Introduction 10.30-12.30 session 1 S. Kabir & R. Stirrat, Sussex University : Philanthropy and Social Protection in Colombo A. Kilmurray, Global Fund for Community Foundations: Charity, Philanthropy and Development A. Pickering, Charities Aid Foundation: title TBC Discussant P. Fernando, Centre for Policy Analysis 12.30-13.30 lunch 13.30-15.30 session 2 B. Sanghera & K. Bradley, University of Kent: Liberalism, philanthropy and social justice: a critical investigation into British philanthropic foundations R. Wignall, Sussex University: Moving Youth: Global Morality and Affective Encounters at the YMCA B. Morvaridi, Bradford University: New Philanthropy, Poverty Reduction and Development Discussant J. Mitchell, Sussex university 15.30-16.00 coffee 16.00-18.00 session 3 A. Bachow, University of Konstanz: Global Charity and Local Health Needs Elites Celebration of Life and HIV/AIDS in Botswana T. Widger, Sussex University: Bridging the gap: from sadaqah to social enterprise in Sri Lankan Muslim health philanthropy J. Staples, Brunel University: Philanthropy and disability in South India: nuancing the charity model Discussant TBC

15th May
9.30-10.00 Registration & coffee 10.00-12.30 session 4 M. Atia, George Washington University: Changing Agents of Development: Charity and Philanthropy in Egypt K. Retsikas, SOAS: Questioning Equivalence: Zakat, Philanthropy and Rights in Indonesia F. Osella, Sussex University: From beggars to deserving poor: the politics of Muslim charity in Colombo, Sri Lanka

R. Brown, Royal Holloway: The State, Religious Networks of Charities [Waqf, Matam], and the use of Islamic Finance in the Creation of Ethical Islamic Capitalism or Crony Capitalism in Bahrain 18602012 Discussant Magnus Marsden 12.30-13.30 lunch 13.30-15.30 session 5 B. Jones, University of East Anglia: Christian evangelical philanthropy and development T. Hilhorts, Wageningen UR: title TBC D. Winslow, National Science Foundation: Buddha or Beowulf? Working Towards a Theory of Pervasive Generosity in a Sinhalese Village Discussant TBC 15.30-16.00 coffee 16.00-17.30 session 6 T. Silva, Peradeniya University: Buddhist Practices of Dana, Trends in Charitable Giving and their Development Implications in Sri Lanka S. Kabir & R. Stirrat, Sussex University: Diaspora philanthropy: Sri Lankans in London Discussant TBC 17.30-18.00 Concluding remarks