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23 November 2017: C4D Network Meet-Up, Paris, France

October 30, 2017

The C4D Network would like to invite Network members and friends to an informal meet-up in Paris to bring you closer to other communication for development (C4D) professionals and to exchange experiences, knowledge and practices in humanitarian and diplomatic settings as well as to informally present your projects among C4D practitioners.

As communications and public information have come to play a significant role in development and humanitarian contexts, we seek build an inclusive space to discuss current challenges and new ways forward.

DATE: Thursday 23^rd November 2017

TIME: 7pm start

VENUE: Frog Revolution, 9 Rue de la Bastille, 75004 Paris (nearest metro station: Bastille).

RSVP: Please confirm your attendance by 20 November by emailing Giacomo at: [email protected]

We hope to see you there…!

Best Regards,

C4D Network Paris

C4D Network Meet-Ups: Beirut (2 August) and Amman (7 August)

July 28, 2017

The C4D Network would like to invite members and interested friends to our upcoming Meet-Ups in Beirut and Amman! Links for both can be found below:

2 August, Beirut: http://c4dnetwork.apps-1and1.net/event/c4d-network-meet-up-beirut-lebanon-2/

7 August, Amman: http://c4dnetwork.apps-1and1.net/event/c4d-network-meet-up-amman-jordan/

These are open events for all who are interested in meeting fellow communication for development enthusiasts, both members of the Network and friends. So please feel free to extend these invitations to interested colleagues.

Round-up of C4D Network UK Focus Session: Social Norms and their role in C4D theory (November 2016)

December 8, 2016

Our latest UK C4D Focus Session discussed the topic of Social Norms (Wednesday 28th November 2016). Members brought their experience of working with social norms from around the world, as well as reflecting on social norms closer to home. From violence against children, to smoking, to female genital cutting. The smoking ban in the UK, for example, was discussed as a demonstration of legislation prompting a shift in a social norm – towards smoking being increasingly negatively sanctioned by peoples’ disapproval, while being positively sanctioned among those adolescents who want to rebel or belong to a ‘cool’/transgressive group. The pressures of social media were explored in this context.

Key questions arising from the group were: how can social norms be measured? Is there a figure – a tipping point, or a percentage of a population practicing a behaviour – for when a social norm has been abandoned? Can we establish a hierarchy of social norms, to distinguish those which are hardest to shift from those which are easier?

The presentation on an introduction to Social Norms is available through You Tube via this link.

Further reading, shared by the group:

Manual on Social Norms and Change – from UNFPA and UNICEF (as mentioned in the presentation) – includes presentations, facilitator guides, etc.
Changing culturaland social norms thatsupport violence – a series of briefings from WHO
Social norms theory and practice: resources from STRIVE workshop
Social norms – reading pack – from Lori Heise (as recommended) and Karima Manji
Managing social norms for persuasive impact – a paper by Roberto Cialdini (as recommended) and others
Social Norms – a Philosophy Encyclopedia entry – by Christina Bicceiri (as recommended – though complex!) and Ryan Muldoon
2015 World Development Report – from the World Bank – there’s a fair amount on social norms in Chapter 2 (around p.53)
How Does Media Influence Social Norms? A Field Experiment on the Role of Common Knowledge – a paper by Eric Arias

6pm 28 September 2016: C4D Network ‘Movie Night’ meet-up, Bangkok, Thailand

September 12, 2016

C4D Network members in Bangkok will hold a ‘Movie Night’ on Wednesday 28 September – drinks and a documentary screening and informal networking!

Venue: Friese-Greene Club, Sukhumvit 22, Bangkok (http://www.fgc.in.th/Location.html)

As always Network members and interested friends welcome.

Please RSVP to C4D Network member Emily Cholette (http://c4dnetwork.ning.com/members/EmilyCholette)

A glass of glögg at our Denmark-Sweden C4D Network meet-up

December 7, 2015

Fuelled by steaming mugs of glögg, our Denmark-Sweden C4D Network group had a bigger meet-up than ever before this December. The group featured members representing a range of communications and development backgrounds: a number of academics (largely from Ørecomm – Roskilde and Malmø’s CommDev partnership), as well as those from UN agencies, independent consultants, and gender/cross-cultural training. Such variety meant discussions on this sector were animated from a number of angles: how can academics better connect and share ideas between a range of institutions, for example, and how best to work with UN agencies. A number of attendees were involved in projects on overlapping issues and areas, meaning that participatory theatre, gender and East Africa were particular topics for conversation.

The Denmark-Sweden C4D Network group resolved to aim to meet at least 3 times a year – in spring, summer and winter – with the next meet-up (hopefully featuring a film screening in UN City) planned for April 2016. We look forward to seeing this group continue to grow, and to welcoming you along next time!

23 November 2017: C4D Network Meet-Up, Paris, France

C4D Network Meet-Ups: Beirut (2 August) and Amman (7 August)

6pm 28 September 2016: C4D Network ‘Movie Night’ meet-up, Bangkok, Thailand

A glass of glögg at our Denmark-Sweden C4D Network meet-up

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