New economic powers are emerging, development cooperation is under fierce critique from many corners, and the international development community wonders what to focus on after the MDGs.
In a series of debates ISS will continue its public debate on development cooperation, following the WRR debate of 2010. The following questions are tackled:

• Who are these new international players in development and how will they change the field of development?
• Will development aid be replaced by other resources?
• How is the next generation preparing itself for 2020?

Three debates

1. Thursday 17 February 2011: New economic powers: why changes have only just started with professor Xu Weizhong and professor Ashwani Saith

Power Point -Arjan de Haan
Power Point - Xu Weizong

2. Thursday 3 March 2011: New financial resources: Is philanthropy the answer? With Dr Michael Edwards (UK, formerly Ford Foundation Director), Author of 'Small Change: Why business will not save the world'
Full text of Michael Edwards' presentation - Does Big Philanthropy Undermine Democratic Development?
Article in Vice Versa (Dutch)

3. Thursday 24 March 2011: New experiments: How the next generation prepares for a take-over.
Video and Review of third debate in ISS Target 2020 series

Publication

Bibliography by Ward Warderdam and Arjan de Haan on 'The roles of aid in foreign politics'