Big Cities: Sources of and Approaches to Urban Insecurities in Fragile Contexts
This one-day meeting will bring together experts on urban insecurity to discuss the ways in which marginalization, crime, political grievance and non-state armed groups interact in the massive urban centres of the developing world, and particularly in fragile states. A variety of sessions will feature presentations, panel discussions and plenary debate on the epidemics of violent crime in certain Latin American cities, such as Caracas; the hybrid forms of organized violence in Karachi and Nairobi; the ways in which “solutions” to urban security problems are generated and marketed globally; the new approaches taken by policy-makers to extremely fragmented and violent urban environments; and the forms in which international donors may support and empower local communities in achieving better urban living conditions.
Programme 13 November | Big Cities: Sources of and Solutions to New Insecurities |
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09.00 – 09.30: |
Registration, Tea and coffee |
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09:30 - 09:45: |
Welcome and introduction to the themes of the seminar |
- Ivan Briscoe, Conflict Research Unit, Clingendael Institute - David Connolly, Conflict Prevention Programme, The Hague Institute for Global Justice |
09:45 – 11.00:
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Understanding epidemics of urban crime and violence (Latin America) |
- Manuel Llorens, Andrés Bello Catholic University, Caracas - Chris van der Borgh, Utrecht University Discussant: Carolina Frossard, University of Amsterdam |
11.00 – 11.15: |
Tea and coffee |
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11.15 – 12.30pm:
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Hybrid urban violence: between politics and crime (Africa and south Asia) |
- Nida Kirmani, Lahore University of Management Sciences - Naomi van Stapele, VU University, Amsterdam Discussant: Yusuf Hassan, MP for the National Alliance, Kenya |
12.30 - 13.30: |
Lunch |
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13.30 – 14.45:
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The city in the global context: mobility, segregation and technology, and their relevance for urban policy in fragile settings |
- Alberto Vanolo, University of Turin - Rivke Jaffe, University of Amsterdam Discussant: David Connolly, Conflict Prevention Programme, The Hague Institute |
14.45 – 15.00: |
Tea and coffee |
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15.00 – 16.15:
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New policies and approaches to address urban insecurity |
- Yusuf Hassan, MP for the National Alliance, Kenya - Adesoji Adeniyi, co-ordinator of the “Megacities” project, the Ramphal Institute Discussant: Wieger Apperloo, Director Urban Matters, Cordaid |
16.15 – 16.45: |
Plenary discussion |
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16.45 – 17.00: |
Conclusions |
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17.00 – 17.30: |
Drinks |
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