'An Adventure that is their Own': E R Chadwick and the Origins of Community Development in Eastern Nigeria and Southern Cameroon (1942-52)

Room 00-13, Ground Floor Chambers Building, OU, Milton Keynes

Dr Ben Page (Dept of Geography, UCL) will argue that Chadwick’s legacy in the origins of community development has been underplayed, and that his experiments as a British colonial district officer in Udi created a template of considerable significance in development practice.

Lunch (provided) from 12.00, presentation & discussion 12.30 - 14.00.