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 »

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, …

Development Studies as a Prefigurative Discipline of Conscience in the Time of Polycrisis Read More »

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 …

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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 »

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 …

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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. …

A public statement from scholars in Finland regarding the military coup d’etat in Myanmar/Burma Read More »