GEM School 2017
Programme
Ecumenical School on
Governance, Economics and Management (GEM School)
Lusaka, Zambia, 21 August – 01 September 2017
Programme
Competence-building in
Economics and Advocacy for an Economy of Life
Monday,
21 August
00h00-15h30
15h30-16h45
16h45-17h00
17h00-18h00
18h00-19h00
19h00-20h30
Tuesday,
22 August
08h30-17h00
Wednesday,
23 August
08h15-08h30
08h30-10h00
10h00-10h30
10h30-12h00
12h00-13h30
13h30-15h00
15h00-15h30
15h30-17h00
Thursday,
24 August
08h15-08h30
08h30-10h00
10h00-10h30
10h30-12h00
12h00-13h30
13h30-15h00
15h00-15h30
15h30-17h00
Friday,
25 August
08h15-08h30
Aim: to lay out the theological grounds for churches’ engagement in, mission and
witness for economic justice
Arrivals
Opening ceremony: Welcome remarks, brief introductions and orientation
Break
Opening lecture: Why economic justice? An emphasis of public theology
Dinner
Plenary discussion: Why economic justice?
Aim: to get acquainted with the socio-economic context of Zambia and the work of
Zambian churches for economic justice
Exposure visit organized by the Council of Churches of Zambia
Aim: to introduce regional contexts, individual backgrounds and socio-economic
concerns of participants; and to present basic elements of the New International
Financial and Economic Architecture (NIFEA) process
Morning devotion
Plenary discussion: Regional contexts, competencies and transformative
expectations of participants
Break
Plenary discussion: Regional contexts, competencies and transformative
expectations of participants
Lunch break
Plenary discussion: Expectations of steering committee, introduction to the NIFEA
process and models from GEM School 2016
Break
Plenary discussion: Impact of the NIFEA in participants’ contexts
Aim: to build a basic understanding of the workings of financial markets,
international financial institutions, and the international financial order; and to get
political insights into macroeconomic policymaking in a developing country context
Morning devotion
Lecture: How do financial markets work?
Break
Lecture: How do financial markets work?
Lunch
Panel presentation and discussion: The role and impacts of international financial
institutions in Africa
Break
Role play: communication between theology and economics
Aim: to build a basic understanding of the process of economic globalization; and to
begin to deconstruct the neoliberal doctrine that underpins economic globalization
Morning devotion
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GEM School 2017
08h30-10h00
10h00-10h30
10h30-12h00
12h00-13h30
13h30-15h00
15h00-15h30
15h30-17h00
Saturday,
26 August
08h15-08h30
08h30-10h00
10h00-10h30
10h30-12h00
12h00-13h30
13h30-15h00
15h00-15h30
15h30-17h00
17h00-18h00
Sunday,
27 August
Monday,
28 August
08h15-08h30
08h30-10h00
10h00-10h30
10h30-12h00
12h00-13h30
13h30-15h00
15h00-15h30
15h30-17h00
Tuesday,
29 August
08h15-08h30
08h30-10h00
10h00-10h30
10h30-12h00
12h00-13h30
13h30-15h00
15h00-15h30
15h30-17h00
Programme
Lecture: Economic globalization and the neoliberal doctrine
Break
Panel presentation and discussion: China, Japan, European Union and USA in Africa
Lunch
Group discussion or exercise: economic globalization in local contexts
Break
Plenary discussion: economic globalization in local contexts
Aim: to develop basic competencies in contextual, ethical, pluralistic and
intersectional approaches to economics
Morning devotion
Lecture: Contextual and ethical economics – bridging theology and economics
Break
Panel presentation and discussion: Pluralistic economics, feminist economics and
ecological economics
Lunch
Group discussion or exercise: Normative, pluralistic and intersectional approaches
to economics
Break
Plenary discussion: Summary of normative, pluralistic and intersectional approaches
to economics
Break
Rest day
Aim: to identify cornerstones of financial and economic transformation
Morning devotion
Lecture: Controlling financial markets
Break
Group discussion or exercise: Controlling financial markets
Lunch
Lecture: Global economic governance for justice and sustainability
Break
Group discussion or exercise: Global economic governance
Aim: to identify cornerstones of financial and economic transformation as well as
entry points for advocacy
Morning devotion
Panel presentation and discussion: “Economy of Life for All Now: An Ecumenical
Action Plan for a New International Financial and Economic Architecture (NIFEA)”
Break
Panel presentation and discussion: Elements of an Ecumenical Action Plan for a
NIFEA
I Transformation of the international monetary system and its institutions
II Transformation of neo-liberal economic processes: growth, poverty reduction, tax
policy, employment, role of the state, etc.
III Transformative approaches from feminist economics and ecological economics
IV Transformative concepts of ecclesiology, education, empowerment, etc.
Lunch
Group work: Identifying entry points for advocacy
Break
Group work: Project conceptualization
I Transformation of the international monetary system and its institutions
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Wednesday,
30 August
08h15-08h30
08h30-10h00
10h00-10h30
10h30-12h00
12h00-13h30
13h30-15h00
15h00-15h30
15h30-17h00
Thursday,
31 August
08h15-08h30
08h30-10h00
10h00-10h30
10h30-12h00
12h00-13h30
13h30-15h00
15h00-15h30
15h30-17h00
17h00-18h30
18h30-20h30
Friday,
01 September
08h15-08h30
08h30-10h00
10h00-10h30
10h30-12h00
12h00-13h30
13h30-15h00
Programme
II Transformation of neo-liberal economic processes: growth, poverty reduction, tax
policy, employment, role of the state, etc.
III Transformative approaches from feminist economics and ecological economics
IV Transformative concepts of ecclesiology, education, empowerment, etc.
Aim: to develop strategic ecclesiological and communications projects for an
Economy of Life
Morning devotion
Group work: Project development
Break
Group work: Project development
Lunch
Group work: Project development (including 2-3 year strategy plan and budget)
Break
Group work: Project development (including 2-3 year strategy plan and budget)
Aim: to present strategic ecclesiological and communications projects for an
Economy of Life
Morning devotion
Group work: Project finalization
Break
Plenary presentation and reaction from a panel of reviewers: GEM School 2017
projects for a NIFEA
Lunch
Plenary presentation and reaction from a panel of reviewers: GEM School 2017
projects for a NIFEA
Break
Plenary discussion: Summary of GEM School 2017
Break
“Graduation” dinner
Aim: to evaluate the GEM School and draw up recommendations for further
improvement and follow-up
Morning devotion
Plenary discussion: Conclusions to draw from the GEM School 2017 and follow up
Break
Plenary discussion: Conclusions to draw from the GEM School 2017 and follow up
Lunch and departures
Steering committee meeting
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