Dear FSDR Members, As we wrap up 2024, let’s take a moment to celebrate the resilience and achievements of our community. This year has tested us with global and domestic political challenges, but it has also been a time of remarkable events and accomplishments for the FSDR, as highlighted in previous newsletters. Most importantly, the …
Bonn Juego Chair of the Finnish Society for Development Research [A commentary on the UEF Global Development Report 2024, presented to the University of Eastern Finland during the UEF Global Development Day, 18 November 2024] Hello and congratulations from Jyväskylä! Thank you for the invitation to be part of this occasion to celebrate past accomplishments …
Internationalization with a View to the Global South Read More »
Bonn Juego Chair, Finnish Society for Development Research & Senior Lecturer, University of Jyväskylä [Edited opening remarks and introduction to the FSDR Policy Dialogue 2024 on “Finland’s Development Policy for Today: Past Lessons, Future Visions”, 21 October 2024] Welcome to this year’s Policy Dialogue of the Finnish Society for Development Research (FSDR – Kehitystutkimuksen …
On Finland’s Development Policy Today: Questions and Reflections Read More »
By Eija Ranta and Martta Kaskinen / Originally published by EADI as part of the European Development Policy Outlook Series The boost in popularity of the populist right-wing Finns party has meant a bumpy ride for Finland’s development affairs. With far-right extremists in the government, Finland’s development aid is plunging. In this blog post, we …
Finland’s Development Aid Plunges amid Far-Right Take-Over of Policy Agendas Read More »
Bonn Juego Senior Lecturer in Development Studies at the University of Jyväskylä, Chair of the Finnish Society for Development Research, and Co-Chair of Development Days 2024 [Revised and edited opening remarks to the Development Days conference with the theme “Crises and Futures of/in Development”, 15 February 2024, Helsinki] Good morning! Dear colleagues and international guests, …
The Development Days conference, held on 15-16 February 2024, was a resounding success. We had many interesting and analytically rich sessions that provoked more discussion than what there was time for. The conference atmosphere was spiced with a tangible sense of community-building. In the times of crises we live in, a stronger and critical development …
Development Days 2024 – Crises and Futures of/in Development Read More »
A roundtable in honour of the work and contributions of Professor Barry K. Gills will be organized following his keynote lecture on “Reflections on (a) Life in Development” on 15 February 2024, from 09:30 to 11:30, at the Development Days 2024 conference. The roundtable is co-chaired by Professor Franklin Obeng-Odoom (University of Helsinki) and Senior …
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 …
