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Attendance for this workshop is by invitation only.

This seminar examines how neo-liberal policies and ideas shaped the international development agenda in the ‘Long 1990s’ and how their legacies continue to influence today’s world. The first in a series linked to the Konrad Adenauer Synergy Research Project 'Rethinking Global Governance and Human Security', it draws on historical perspectives to inform current debates on the future of multilateralism. It also asks how a reckoning with neo-liberal globalisation can inform projects for change. The programme brings together academics and current and former representatives of international institutions, governments and civil society organisations. Sessions examine issues such as debt and structural adjustment, changing approaches to poverty and inequality within the World Bank and IMF, and the future of multilateral development finance. Discussions also explore challenges to neo-liberalism, drawing on the experiences of Oxfam, Social Watch, the international trade union movement and the Third World Network.

For more information about this workshop, please contact Lukas Schemper (lukas.schemper@nuffield.ox.ac.uk).

The keynote address for this workshop will be given by Axel van Trotsenberg after the event in the Lecture Theatre, see 'The World Bank and Multilateral Development Finance: past, present, and future'