Bristol Poverty Institute Presents

Poverty and Social Justice in a Post-COVID World 

The Seventh Peter Townsend Memorial Conference

5-6 June 2024

 

This two-day Conference brought together world-renowned scholars as well as academics at all career stages, specialists and activists to explore how the pandemic impacted different dimensions of poverty and how different expertise, approaches, and perspectives can be combined to help improve the lives of those suffering from poverty. 
 

The programme for the day is available to download using the link: 2024 Conference Delegate Pack Day 2 (PDF, 964kB)

 

Conference summary blog post (both days)

 

A recording for each of the sessions are available to view on our YouTube Channel, and can be accessed directly from the links detailed below.

Day 2, Wednesday 6 June 2024 (online)

Session 1 - Asia and Oceania

Presentations

Professor Maggie Lau (劉嘉慧), Lignan University 

Dr Viliami Fifita, World Bank 

Professor Aya Abe (阿部 ), Tokyo Metropolitan University 

Dr Qiujie Shi, University of Bristol 

 

Session 2 - Europe

Presentations

Dr Alba Lanau, Universitat Pompeu Fabra 

Dr Anne-Catherine Guio, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research

Ms Amy Raub, WORLD Policy Center, UCLA 

 

Session 3 - Africa

Presentations

Dr Nkechi S. Owoo, University of Ghana

Professor Murray Leibbrandt, University of Cape Town 

Dr Cynthia Fonta, University of Bristol 

 

Session 4 - Americas

Presentations

Dr Héctor Nájera on behalf of Professor Fernando Cortés, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 

 

Dr Flávia Uchôa de Oliveira, Universidade Federal Fluminense

 

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