Christopher London
Areas of expertise:
International Social Change, Farming Systems Science and Technology, Social and Environmental Certification, Not-For-Profit Program Design and Organizational Management, Program Evaluation, Global Economic Development, Communications and Social Change, Participatory Democracy and Change Management, Coffee from Seed to Cup.
Profile:
Christopher London joined the New School in 2010 as Assistant Professor of Practice in the Graduate Program in International Affairs. He is a specialist in the analysis and organization of social change initiatives, especially with regard to citizen engagement in planning and development. He holds a Ph.D. in Development Sociology from Cornell University. He has participated in, and conducted research and published on, the design and change of farming systems in tropical countries as well as citizenship and community engagement in planning and development. He has worked in Washington, D.C. to promote and expand third party certification and labeling of coffee; run a Non-Governmental Organization that conducts a unique integrated community development program in rural Nepal; and been the director of a nonprofit dedicated to publication of critical analyses of US policy toward Latin America as well as of Latin American political economy generally. Since joining the New School, Christopher has dedicated himself to translating the applied work of social change into the pedagogical environment of the classroom. He has also reinitiated research on the coffee industry, and will be working with teams of students to facilitate and analyze participatory development planning in rural Colombia.
Courses taught:
Program Development and Project Management, Research Methods, Comparative Development Experience, NGOs in Global Politics, Rural and Regional Development in the Americas, as well as leading students conducting Practicums in International Affairs and writing Masters Theses. He is also preparing a team of 14 students which he will take to Colombia for two months in the summer to work on assisting in the preparation of municipal development plans in 6 rural towns in the Department of Caldas.
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