IUAES XVth Congress in Florence in 2003

A total of seventeen papers were presented over two days at the Commission on Nomadic Peoples' session at Xvth IUAES Congress (Humankind/Nature Interaction: Past, Present and Future) held in Florence, 7th and 8th July 2003.

These papers formed part of three principle panels:

1. Nomads and Education. Convenor: Convened by Caroline Dyer, caroline.dyer@man.ac.uk.
   
2. Economic Change and Social Dynamics in Pastoral, Agro-pastoral and Pastro-forager Societies. Convened by Michael Bollig, michael.bollig@uni-koeln.de.
3. Also a general panel convened by Dawn Chatty incorporating the following themes:
   Are Nomads Egalitarian? Or is Inequality Universal?
   Applied Research for the Survival of Shepherding and Prospects for Pastoralism after Decollectivisation in Central Asia

There is a full schedule of presentations for the Florence programme and the collected abstracts.

A General Business Meeting of the Commission was held at the close of the session on July 8th. Please see here for the meeting agenda.