Double book launch: "Mining in Africa. Regulation and Development" & "Treasures of the Earth. Need, Greed, and a Sustainable Future"
The and the Chaire Charles-Albert Poissant sur la gouvernance et l鈥檃ide au d茅veloppement of Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al are pleased to invite you to the launch of two books, in the presence of the authors. Admission is free.
- Bonnie Campbell (dir.), , London:: Pluto Press, Ottawa: CRDI, and Uppsala: The Nordic Africa Institute, 2009.
- Saleem H. Ali, , Yale University Press, 2009.
The event will take place in the lobby of the Redpath Museum (859, Sherbrooke Street West).
Registration and information
Sarah Elola 鈥� Communications and Special Events
C.鈥怉. Poissant Research Chair
514鈥�987鈥�3000, Ext. 6222
elola.sarah [at] uqam.ca
About the authors
Bonnie Campbell is Professor of Political Economy at the Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al, where she holds the Research Chair on Governance and Aid for Development. She has been a member of the International Study Group of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa on the revision of mining codes in Africa (2007-2009) and has advised the Canadian government on corporate social responsibility in the extractive sector in developing countries.
Saleem H. Ali is now Associate Professor of Environmental Planning at the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, Vermont University. He is also on the adjunct faculty of Brown University鈥檚 Watson Institute for International Studies and the UN mandated University for Peace in Costa Rica. Ali has received grants and project contracts from the United States Institute of Peace, The Tiffany & Company Foundation, The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the United Nations Environment Program. His field experience spans six continents and teaching experience covers a broad range of courses from environmental chemistry to environmental conflict resolution.