Dear FSDR members, During the remarkable year of 2023, the FSDR has had the distinct pleasure of participating in various events, collaborating with numerous partners, consulting with esteemed colleagues, and organizing enriching activities. As we go on to live our personal lives and fulfill our professional duties, we have witnessed the escalation of simultaneous global …
Save the date! FSDR will organise an Autumn seminar on 1 December 2022 with experts with background in Development Studies. More information will follow soon! About the event: In the recent years, the belief in universal progress towards liberal democracy and human rights has been shaken. Authoritarian leaders and ideologies rejecting equality of all human …
Autumn seminar 2022: Human Rights and Development – present and future Read More »
Application deadline: 24th of October 2022. About the project: The University of Helsinki, and the University of Jyväskylä, (Finland); the University of Dar es Salaam, and the University of Dodoma, (Tanzania); and the University of Zambia (in Lusaka, Zambia) are implementing a common collaborative project titled: New Directions in Development Studies and Sustainability: Reconsidering global …
Our latest FSDR Newsletter – June 2021 is freshly published! Highlights from the newsletter include: –Feedback survey to FSDR members to improve our communications and outreach. Please share your thoughts with us! –The Nordic Development Research Conference (NorDev) hosted by the University of Jyväskylä, held online on June 21 – 22. -Summary of Development Days …
Recently 50 scholars and activists based in Finland responded to the pressing situation in Myanmar with a joint statement. Amongst them are several researchers from the Finnish Society for Development Research. Civil society, scholars and governments around the world have been called upon to denounce the coup d’etat in Myanmar/Burma, demonstrate solidarity and offer support. …
Wednesday 26th February 2020, 13:00-15:30 Think Corner (Tiedekulma), Yliopistonkatu 4, Think Lounge, 2nd floor Development Studies has come a long way since it 50 years ago emerged in Finland. Born from a student movement supporting Third World decolonisation processes Development Studies has become a fully-fledged multidisciplinary academic institution addressing global challenges. The scope of our …
Welcome everyone to 2020 and the third iteration of the FSDR newsletter. Although January is often portrayed as a quiet month, where people are left after New Year celebrations blearily staring through cold months to the distant promise of spring, our members have helped put together some great highlights and things to look forward to. …
Development Studies in Finland: Reflections on the past five decades and the future ahead Date: Wednesday 26th February 2020 Time: 13:00-15:30 Place: Think Corner (Tiedekulma) Development Studies has come a long way since it 50 years ago emerged in Finland. Born from a student movement supporting Third World decolonisation processes, Development Studies has become a …
CALL FOR PAPERS – EXALT Conference CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – DOCSHOP 2020: DATA IN DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH One day workshop for doctoral students Wednesday 26 February, at 9-12 hrs House of Science and Letters (Tieteidentalo), Helsinki The DocShop 2020 seeks to explore diverse meanings of data in Development Studies. In the current age of inequality, multiple …
Event: What is happening in South America and why? Photo: Marcoantonio Segura On Monday, the 13thof January, the discipline of Development Studies and the Academy of Finland Research Project: Citizen Utopias in the Global South, brought together a group of Latin American experts to discuss and make sense of the turbulent fall in South America. …
