Comparative-Methodological Seminar on Strategic Resources
Working group: Management of Strategic Resources
Coordinators: Carmen Maganda (Université du Luxembourg), Olivier Petit (CLERSE-CNRS & Centre EREIA, Université d’Artois, France)
Date: November 7, 2009
Site: Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia

Synopsis: The purpose of this comparative-methodological seminar is to link the objectives of the corresponding master programs at INER and IEP with those from RISC. The aim is also, to integrate RISC working group and international researchers with local researchers and master students from the institutes hosting RISC 2009. The seminar will consist of a maximum of six presentations where the authors will emphasize the definitions and methodologies used in their research. The discussions will support comparison with peers conducting similar research in other regions of the world. To integrate a theoretical analysis, Dr Olivier Petit, CLERSE-CNRS, Université d’Artois, has confirmed his support to compile and summarize the various contributions and moderate the discussion at the end of the seminar. Carmen Maganda will summarize the methodological approaches. One or two master students will act as secretaries and produce a report on the whole seminar for a potential future publication.

Program, Saturday November 7

Morning Session (9:30 to 12:00):

1) Humberto Gonzalez, CIESAS (Mexico), "Degradación ambiental en las áreas de agricultura de exportación en México"

2) Claudia Puerta, Aline Alejandra and Isabel Preciado, Grupo Estudios del Territorio, Rerdsa y Universidad Nacional - Sede Medellín (Colombia), "Sistema de monitoreo del desempeño socioambiental de los grandes puertos colombianos"

3) Germán Valencia, Instituto de Estudios Políticos, Universidad de Antioquia (Colombia), "Domestic public services"

Moderator, main questions and comments: James F. Eder, Professor of Anthropology, School of Human Evolution & Social Change, Arizona State University (USA)

Lunch 12:00 to 14:00

Afternoon Session (14:00 to 16:00):

1) Ximena María Urrea Jiménez, Master student in Estudios Socioespaciales, INER, Universidad de Antioquia (Colombia) "La Represa del Nare y la producción de paisajes en Guatapé, Antioquia"

2) Robert Dover and Gloria Lopera, Grupo de Recursos Estratégicos, Región y Dinámicas Socioambientales, INER, Universidad de Antioquía, RERDSA-INER, Departamento de Antropologia, UdeA y Universidad de EAFIT, en Medellín (Colombia) "La ineficacia del proceso de la consulta previa en contextos etnicos socioambientales: estudios de casos colombianos"

3) Gilberto Conde Zambrano, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, México (Mexico) "Reconfiguraciones regionales y problemática hidráulica en Medio Oriente"

Moderator, main questions and coments: Germán Valencia, Universidad de Antioquia (Colombia)

4) Final remarks: Olivier Petit - Theoretical thoughts;  Carmen Maganda - Methodological remarks and the continuation of the Working Group agenda

Workshop Comments by Professor James Eder, Arizona State University