Colonialism, Slavery, Reparations and Trade: Remedying the 'Past'?

A conference whose time has come

NEW: The results of this conference have been published in: Fernne Brennan and John Packer (eds), Colonialism, Slavery, Reparations and Trade Remedying the 'Past'? (Routledge 2012)

Is there a causal connection between colonialism, the slave trade, and the economic condition of third world and developing countries today?

Are there wrongs to be righted - not 'past' wrongs, but on-going and present injustices as exemplified by the contemporary trading regimes?

The conference aims to explore the links between economic under-performance, colonial history, slavery and institutional racism - and the way to break that link and remedy the damage through a novel approach to reparations. More...

Supported by three institutions of proven academic excellence in the relevant fields, the conference is of interest to NGOs, politicians, policy makers, academics and students.

An inter-institutional, cross-discipline approach to an outstanding human rights wrong.

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