The AFW South-to-South Learning Exchange platform on Community and Local Development (CLD) is organizing a second virtual roundtable on Social Cohesion and Community and Local Development”. In 2020, the World Bank SSI GP developed in collaboration with Mercy Corps the Social Capital and Social Cohesion Measurement Toolkit For CDD Operations. It defines social cohesion as: "A sense of shared purpose and trust among members of a given group or locality and the willingness of those group members to engage and cooperate with each other to survive and prosper". Many socio-economic factors can disrupt social cohesion whether between communities, among different groups within the same community and between state actors and communities and lead to conflict. The event aims to explore practical applications of CLD in improving Social Cohesion along three dimensions: i) “linking” communities to their local governments and building trust; (ii) “bridging” between communities by addressing sources of inter-group tensions and supporting them in finding common ground, and (iii) fostering “bonding” within communities by addressing vulnerabilities and exclusion, and empowering disenfranchised groups. Join us as experts and practitioners to share innovative strategies, partnerships and learning.
OPENING REMARKS:
Nicolas Perrin, Community Local Development Global Lead , Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice
MODERATOR:
Patrick John Barron, Social Cohesion and Resilience Global Lead, Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice
EXPERT SPEAKERS:
Ryan Sheely, Director of Research for Conflict and Governance, Mercy Corps
Stephen Winkler, Social Development Specialist WBG
COUNTRY PANELISTS:
PIU Coordinators/Representatives for Guinea, Senegal & Benin
BIOS:
Nicolas Perrin is Lead Social Development Specialist, Social Sustainability and Inclusion for West Africa, where he leads the Social Sustainability and Inclusion regional Community and Local Development operational program to support the stabilization of major Fragility, Conflict and Violence affected hotspots in Lake Chad, Sahel and the Gulf of Guinea. Nicolas has joined the Bank in 2003 and has worked across the globe on a large number of operations and analytical work on regional integration, community and local governance, cultural heritage and climate resilience. Prior joining the World Bank, Nicolas has worked for the United Nations Development Program, the United Nations Capital Development Fund and several international CSOs in South Asia, East Asia, Africa and Europe.
Patrick Barron is the World Bank’s Global Lead for Social Cohesion and Resilience within the Social Sustainability and Inclusion global practice. He was previously lead regional advisor on fragility, conflict, and violence for Asia. After working for local NGOs in Cambodia and China, he joined the World Bank where he ran the Bank’s conflict and peacebuilding programs in Indonesia. From 2005-2009 he led the Bank’s support to the Aceh peace process and worked across the region with a particular focus on Southern Thailand, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Afghanistan. Before returning to the World Bank, Barron served for four years as The Asia Foundation’s regional director for conflict and development. He has published two books including Contested Development (Yale University Press), which was awarded International Development Book of the Year by the American Sociology Association, and, most recently, When Violence Works: Postconflict Violence and Peace in Indonesia (Cornell University Press). He has master’s degrees from the University of Edinburgh and Harvard University and a doctorate from the University of Oxford.
Ryan Sheely is the Director of Research-Governance and Conflict at Mercy Corps. Ryan Sheely is a Political scientist and policy researcher with 15 years of experience designing and evaluating innovative interventions and training the world’s leading public policy professionals.
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Calendar » Living Together: How Community and Local Development can strengthen Social Cohesion | S2S Virtual Round-Table 2
Living Together: How Community and Local Development can strengthen Social Cohesion | S2S Virtual Round-Table 2
The AFW South-to-South Learning Exchange platform on Community and Local Development (CLD) is organizing a second virtual roundtable on Social Cohesion and Community and Local Development”. In 2020, the World Bank SSI GP developed in collaboration with Mercy Corps the Social Capital and Social Cohesion Measurement Toolkit For CDD Operations. It defines social cohesion as: "A sense of shared purpose and trust among members of a given group or locality and the willingness of those group members to engage and cooperate with each other to survive and prosper". Many socio-economic factors can disrupt social cohesion whether between communities, among different groups within the same community and between state actors and communities and lead to conflict. The event aims to explore practical applications of CLD in improving Social Cohesion along three dimensions: i) “linking” communities to their local governments and building trust; (ii) “bridging” between communities by addressing sources of inter-group tensions and supporting them in finding common ground, and (iii) fostering “bonding” within communities by addressing vulnerabilities and exclusion, and empowering disenfranchised groups. Join us as experts and practitioners to share innovative strategies, partnerships and learning.
OPENING REMARKS:
Nicolas Perrin, Community Local Development Global Lead , Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice
MODERATOR:
Patrick John Barron, Social Cohesion and Resilience Global Lead, Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice
EXPERT SPEAKERS:
Ryan Sheely, Director of Research for Conflict and Governance, Mercy Corps
Stephen Winkler, Social Development Specialist WBG
COUNTRY PANELISTS:
PIU Coordinators/Representatives for Guinea, Senegal & Benin
BIOS:
Nicolas Perrin is Lead Social Development Specialist, Social Sustainability and Inclusion for West Africa, where he leads the Social Sustainability and Inclusion regional Community and Local Development operational program to support the stabilization of major Fragility, Conflict and Violence affected hotspots in Lake Chad, Sahel and the Gulf of Guinea. Nicolas has joined the Bank in 2003 and has worked across the globe on a large number of operations and analytical work on regional integration, community and local governance, cultural heritage and climate resilience. Prior joining the World Bank, Nicolas has worked for the United Nations Development Program, the United Nations Capital Development Fund and several international CSOs in South Asia, East Asia, Africa and Europe.
Patrick Barron is the World Bank’s Global Lead for Social Cohesion and Resilience within the Social Sustainability and Inclusion global practice. He was previously lead regional advisor on fragility, conflict, and violence for Asia. After working for local NGOs in Cambodia and China, he joined the World Bank where he ran the Bank’s conflict and peacebuilding programs in Indonesia. From 2005-2009 he led the Bank’s support to the Aceh peace process and worked across the region with a particular focus on Southern Thailand, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Afghanistan. Before returning to the World Bank, Barron served for four years as The Asia Foundation’s regional director for conflict and development. He has published two books including Contested Development (Yale University Press), which was awarded International Development Book of the Year by the American Sociology Association, and, most recently, When Violence Works: Postconflict Violence and Peace in Indonesia (Cornell University Press). He has master’s degrees from the University of Edinburgh and Harvard University and a doctorate from the University of Oxford.
Ryan Sheely is the Director of Research-Governance and Conflict at Mercy Corps. Ryan Sheely is a Political scientist and policy researcher with 15 years of experience designing and evaluating innovative interventions and training the world’s leading public policy professionals.
Recording English
Recording French