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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL COHESION AND DEVELOPMENT

OECD Conference Centre 2, rue André Pascal 75775 Paris

Thursday 20th January 2011 Room

8.00-9.00 Registration CC6

9.00-9.15

Welcome and opening remarks Mario Pezzini (Director, OECD Development Centre)

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9.15-10.45

Plenary session 1* Social cohesion: A means or an end for development?

Why look at social cohesion today? Is social cohesion conducive to growth and development?

How can social cohesion be measured?

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Chair: Johannes Jütting (Head of Unit, Poverty Reduction and Social Development, OECD Development Centre) Keynote address: “What Distinctive Contribution Can Social Cohesion Make to Development Theory, Research and Policy?” Michael Woolcock (Senior Social Scientist, World Bank Development Research Group) Panel discussants Arjan de Haan (Senior Lecturer Social Policy, International Institute of Social Studies) Caroline Harper (Head of Programme, Overseas Development Institute) Andrew Mold (Senior Economist, OECD Development Centre) Floor discussion * French interpretation available

10.45-11.15 Coffee break

11.15-12.45 Parallel sessions I (see detailed parallel session timetable attached) Session I.A Measuring social cohesion I (Country-level perspectives) Session I.B Social cohesion, macroeconomic performance and policies Session I.C Trust and pro-social behaviour

For detailed schedule of Parallel Sessions, please check pp. 7-12

12.45-14.00 Lunch George Marshall Room

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14.00-15.30

Plenary session 2* Social cohesion and labour markets

What role can labour market institutions play in fostering social cohesion? How can inclusive labour markets be created? How can upward social mobility be promoted?

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Chair: Chris Hoornaert (Perment Representative of Belgium to the OECD) Keynote address: “Can competitive labor markets produce social cohesion: lessons from advanced and developing countries?” Richard Freeman (Professor of Economics, Harvard University) Discussant Ekkehard Ernst (Senior Economist, International Labour Institute) Mark Keese (Head of Division Employment Policy Reviews, OECD Directorate for Employment Labour and Social Affairs) Roxana Maurizio (Researcher, Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento and Conicet) Floor discussion * French interpretation available

15.30-15.45 Coffee break

15.45-17.15 Parallel sessions II (see detailed parallel session timetable attached) Session II.A Labour and social protection Session II.B Conflict Session II.C Territorial dimensions in social cohesion

For detailed schedule of Parallel Sessions, please check pp. 7-12

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17.15-19.00

Plenary session 3* Social cohesion and development policy

What are the determinants and benefits of social cohesion? How can policies foster social cohesion?

What are the successful examples of social cohesion policies?

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Chair: Mario Pezzini (Director, OECD Development Centre) Keynote address: “Advancing Human Development: Towards policies that build social cohesion” Rebeca Grynspan (Associate Administrator, United Nations Development Programme) Panel discussants Luiz de Mello (Economic Counselor to the Chief Economist, OECD) Martina Kampmann (Director Global Partnerships, GIZ) Floor discussion * French interpretation available

20.00-22.30 Conference dinner (sponsored by GIZ, invitation only)

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Friday 21st January 2011 9.00-9.30

Rapporteurs’ summary of day I CC6

9.30-11.00 Parallel sessions III (see detailed parallel session timetable attached) Session III.A Measuring social cohesion II (Subjective & micro data) Session III.B Education Session III.C Migration, integration and ethnic diversity

For detailed schedule of Parallel Sessions, please check pp. 7-12

11.00-11.15 Coffee break

11.11-11.51 Parallel sessions IV (see detailed parallel session timetable attached) Session IV.A Vulnerability and social cohesion Session IV.B Civic and political participation Session IV.C Gender dimensions in social cohesion

For detailed schedule of Parallel Sessions, please check pp. 7-12

12.45-14.00 Lunch George Marshall Room

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14.00-14.20 Rapporteurs’ summary of day II CC6

14.20-16.30

Plenary session 4* Putting social cohesion into public policies: Why, how and who?

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Chair: Rémi Barroux (Journalist, Le Monde) Ignacio Soleto Martín (Head of the Social Cohesion Area, FIIAPP) Cassam Uteem (Former President of Mauritius) Carlos Alvarez (Deputy Director, OECD Development Centre) (TBC) Rebeca Grynspan (Associate Administrator, United Nations Development Programme) (TBC) Panel and floor discussion * French interpretation available

16.30-17.00

Wrap up and moving forward Johannes Jütting (Head of Unit, Poverty Reduction and Social Development, OECD Development Centre) Mario Pezzini (Director, OECD Development Centre)

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Schedule of Parallel Sessions

Thursday 20th January 2011

Parallel Session I: 11.15-12.45 Session I.A Measuring social cohesion I (Country-level perspectives) (Room 6) Chair: Jeff Dayton-Johnson (Head of Unit, Americas, OECD Development Centre)

Social cohesion and development: Using cross-country data to understand cohesive societies

Arjan de Haan (International Institute of Social Studies, The Netherlands), Irene van Staveren (International Institute of Social Studies, The Netherlands), Ellen Webbink (International Institute of Social Studies, The Netherlands)

Measuring and validating social cohesion: A bottom-up approach

Sylvain Acket (CEPS/INSTEAD, Luxembourg), Monique Borsenberger (CEPS/INSTEAD, Luxembourg), Paul Dickes (CEPS/INSTEAD, Luxembourg), Francesco Sarracino (CEPS/INSTEAD, Luxembourg)

The Economic Rationale for Social Cohesion –The Cross-Country

Evidence

Roberto Foa (Harvard University, USA)

Measuring cross-country differences in social cohesion Christopher Garroway de Coninck (OECD Development Centre)

Session I.B Social cohesion, macroeconomic performance and policies (Room 16) Chair: Helmut Reisen (Head of Research, OECD Development Centre)

Does trust favor macroeconomic stability? Marc Sangnier (Paris School of Economics, France)

The economic and social effects of real exchange rate - evidence from the Chinese provinces

Ping Hua (CERDI and CNRS, France)

Shifting Wealth and the Consequences of Rising Food Prices on Social Cohesion: A Diagnosis and Policy Responses

Andrew Mold (OECD Development Centre)

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Session I.C Trust and pro-social behaviour (Room E) Chair: Monika Queisser (Head of Social Policy Division, OECD Directorate for Employment Labour and Social Affairs)

Stated social behavior and revealed actions: Evidence from six Latin American countries using representative samples

Juan Camilo Cárdenas (Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia), Alberto Chong (Inter-American Development Bank), Hugo Ñopo (Inter-American Development Bank)

Understanding changes in social cohesion in Bolivia

Werner Hernani-Limarino (Fundación ARU, Bolivia), Maria Alejandra Villegas (Fundación ARU, Bolivia)

Social divisions and interpersonal transfers in India

Thomas Bossuroy (SALDRU, University of Cape Town, South Africa), Joel Selway (Brigham Young University, USA)

Parallel Session II: 15.45-17.15 Session II.A Labour and social protection (Room: 6) Chair: Markus Loewe (Economist, German Development Institute)

The role of labour market and social protection in reducing inequality and eradicating poverty in Latin America

Fabio Betranou (ILO), Roxana Maurizio (Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento and CONICET, Argentina)

Public works programmes in developing countries: Reducing gendered disparities in economic opportunities?

Rebecca Holmes (Overseas Development Institute, UK), Nicola Jones (Overseas Development Institute, UK)

Institutional innovations in social protection: Can they fill the coverage gap?

Juan R de Laiglesia (OECD Development Centre)

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Session II.B Conflict (Room 16) Chair: Juana de Catheu (Fragile States Team Leader, OECD Development Co-operation Directorate)

Social capital and post-war reconstruction: Evidence from northern Mozambique

Kati Schindler (German Institute for Economic Research, Germany)

Social embeddednes and conflict potential Nicola Nixon (UNDP), Sevinc Rende (Isik University Istanbul, Turkey), Dorothy Rosenberg (Machka Analytica, USA)

Session II.C Territorial dimensions in social cohesion (Room E) Chair: Michael Donovan (Policy Analyst – Urban Specialist, OECD Public Governance and Territorial Development)

The political economy of the distribution of public infrastructure in developing federal democracies

Lucas González (Universidad de General San Martín and Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina), Marcelo Leiras (Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina), Iganicio Mamone (UCA)

Social cohesion and social policy decentralization: Some reflections on the situation in Europe and Latin America

Jesús Ruiz-Huerta (University Rey Juan Carlos, Spain), Juan Martín (CEPAL)

Slums as expressions of social exclusion: Explaining the prevalence of slums in African countries

Ben Arimah (United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Kenya)

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Friday 21st January 2011 Parallel Session III: 9.30-10.45 Session III.A Measuring social cohesion II (Subjective & micro data) (Room 18) Chair: Conal Smith (Project Manager Subjective Well-being, OECD Statistics Directorate)

A decline of social cohesion in the Netherlands? Participation and trust, 1997-2010

Saskia te Riele (Statistics Netherlands, The Netherlands), Hans Schmeets (Statistics Netherlands and Maastricht University, The Netherlands)

Opportunity and empowerment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Do perceptions differ by income?

Bob Tortora (Gallup, USA), Steve Crabtree (Gallup, USA). Presented by Andrew Rzepa (Gallup, USA)

Multidimensional poverty in China: Findings based on CHNS Jiantuo Yu (China Development Research Foundation, China)

Session III.B Education (Room 16) Chair: Dirk van Damme (Head of Centre for Educational Research and Innovation, OECD Directorate for Education)

The political economy of pro-poor growth: Evidence from education policies in India and Brazil

Nicole Rippin (German Development Institute and University of Göttingen, Germany), Bettina Boekle-Giuffrida (German Development Institute and Free University of Berlin, Germany)

Educational policies to reduce social inequalities in Latin America: Potential and limits. Evidence from Uruguay and Venezuela

Stefan Peters (University of Kassel, Germany)

The effects of elite recruitment on social cohesion and economic development

Elise S. Brezis (Bar-Ilan University, Israel)

Session III.C Migration, integration and ethnic diversity (Room 6) Chair: Thomas Liebig (Economist in International Migration Unit, OECD Directorate for Employment Labour and Social Affairs)

Immigration and political stability Astghik Mavisakalyan (Australian National University, Australia) Tesfaye Gebremedhin (University of Canberra, Australia)

Public good provision, diversity and distribution Ken Jackson (Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada)

The Southward Shift in International Migration: Social Challenges and Policy Implications

David Khoudour-Castéras (OECD Development Centre), Jason Gagnon (OECD Development Centre), Victoire Lefebvre (OECD Development Centre)

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Parallel Session IV: 11.15-12.45 Session IV.A Vulnerability and social cohesion (Room 6) Chair: Bathylle Missika (Technical advisor, OECD)

Vulnerability and cooperation: The role of social policy in the promotion of trade

Chris Bidner (University of New South Wales, Australia), Ken Jackson (Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada)

Social cohesion and natural disaster loss recovery of households: Experience from Bangladesh

M. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh)

Vulnerability to downside risk in developing countries: What can subjective probabilities tell us?

Felix Povel (University of Göttingen, Germany)

Social exclusion of the elderly in contemporary China Wenmeng Feng (China Development Research Foundation, China)

Session IV.B Civic and political participation (Room: 16) Chair: Henri-Bernard Solignac-Lecomte (Head of Unit , Europe, Middle East and Africa, OECD Development Centre)

Web 2.0-enabled social cohesion Angela Hariche (OECD), Estelle Loiseau (OECD Development Centre)

Social cohesion, civic culture, and urban development in Russia

Rinat Menyashev (Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia) , Leonid Polishchuk (Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia)

The democratic transition 1870-2000

Fabrice Murtin (OECD, France), Romain Wacziarg (UCLA and NBER, USA)

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Session IV.C Gender dimensions in social cohesion (Room 18) Chair: Patti O’Neill (Senior Policy Analyst, OECD Development Co-operation Directorate)

Levels and patterns of social cohesion and its relationship with development in India: A woman’s perspective approach

Protap Mukherjee (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India), Lopamudra Ray Saraswati (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)

What about the women? Female headship, poverty and vulnerability in Thailand and Vietnam

Stephan Klasen (University of Göttingen, Germany), Tobias Lechtenfeld (University of Göttingen, Germany), Felix Povel (University of Göttingen, Germany)

Shifting wealth, shifting gender relations? Global trends in gender inequality and the implications for social cohesion

Karen Barnes (OECD Development Centre), Estelle Loiseau (OECD Development Centre), Nejma Bouchama (OECD Development Centre)