European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes
The European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes ( French Association Européenne des Instituts de Recherche et de Formation en Matière de Développement , EADI ) is the European umbrella organization for development research . EADI has around 300 members in 27 European countries, more than half of which are institutional members, i.e. research and training institutes in the field of development research and development cooperation.
Goals and Activities
The aim of the association is to increase the quality of development research and training, to promote scientific cooperation in this field and to make the research results available to the public. Further goals are interdisciplinary cooperation in European development research and networking with comparable research and training institutions, individual scientists and their umbrella organizations in developing countries. EADI is itself part of a worldwide network of regional associations of development research and training institutes ( Interregional Coordinating Committee of Development Associations - ICCDA). The cooperation and exchange between the members of EADI takes place in thematic working groups. EADI publishes its own international journal, the European Journal of Development Research , and publishes the results of the working groups in its own series of books.
The association's work is financed, among other things, through membership fees, grants ( Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development ; State of North Rhine-Westphalia ) and through participation in scientific EU projects.
Accreditation of study programs
As part of the association's work on quality assurance, EADI developed a procedure for the accreditation of development research study programs . An Accreditation Council (“International Accreditation Council”, IAC / EADI) with experts from the field carries out the accreditations on the basis of guidelines, which in turn are based on the standards of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA).
General Conferences
Every three years, EADI organizes a large international conference with one of the member institutes, which serves the technical discussion of the research results of the members and the presentation of general development policy issues to the public.
| year | theme | place |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | A New International Economic Order: Economic, Social and Political Implications | Linz |
| 1978 | Europe's Role in World Development | Milan |
| 1981 | Emerging Development Patterns: European Contributions | Budapest |
| 1984 | Development and Cooperation: European Initiatives | Madrid |
| 1987 | Managing the World Economy or Reshaping World Society? Towards a Definition of Europe's Choices | Amsterdam |
| 1990 | New Challenges for European Development Research: Sustainable Development and Changes in Europe | Oslo |
| 1993 | Transformation and Development: Eastern Europe and the South | Berlin |
| 1996 | Globalization, Competitiveness and Human Security: Challenges for Development Policy and Institutional Change | Vienna |
| 1999 | Europe and the South in the 21st Century: Challenges for Renewed Co-operation | Paris |
| 2002 | EU Enlargement in a Changing World - Challenges for Development Co-operation in the 21st Century | Ljubljana |
| 2005 | Insecurity and Development: Regional Issues and Policies for an Interdependent World | Bonn |
| 2008 | Global Governance for Sustainable Development: The Need for Policy Coherence and New Partnerships | Geneva |
| 2011 | Rethinking Development in an Age of Scarcity and Uncertainty: New Values, Voices and Alliances for Increased Resilience | York |
history
The association was founded in 1975 in Linz / Austria. The association's headquarters were initially in Vienna (1975-81), then in Tilburg / NL (1982-87) and Geneva / CH (1988-99). EADI has been based in Bonn (Kaiser-Friedrich-Strasse 11) since January 1, 2000 and also maintains its international secretariat here. The international further education and development gGmbH (INWENT), the German Institute for Development Policy and the Center for Development Research (ZEF) jointly took over the patronage at the new headquarters of the association.
literature
- Elaine Petitat-Côté: The EADI Story: Networking Over the Years 1975-2000 . The European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes, Geneva 1999, ISBN 978-2-88345-011-0 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ As of 2010, see EADI Annual Report 2010 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 4.0 MB), p. 26.
- ↑ About EADI ( Memento of the original from June 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ EADI Annual Report 2010 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 4.0 MB), p. 27.
- ↑ International Accreditation Council (IAC / EADI) ( Memento of the original dated March 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ International Accreditation Council (IAC / EADI) ( Memento of the original dated March 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ EADI General Conferences ( Memento of the original from January 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
