{"id":5025,"date":"2026-10-27T20:48:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T18:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kehitystutkimus.fi\/conference\/?page_id=5025"},"modified":"2026-10-28T09:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T07:40:15","slug":"wg-5-reclaiming-development-african-led-research-collective-power-and-just-futures-for-people-and-nature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kehitystutkimus.fi\/conference\/working-groups\/wg-5-reclaiming-development-african-led-research-collective-power-and-just-futures-for-people-and-nature","title":{"rendered":"WG 5: Reclaiming Development: African-Led Research, Collective Power, and Just Futures for People and Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Coordinator:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Amos Njuguna <em>(NIERA: Network of Impact Evaluation Researchers in Africa)<\/p>\n<p><\/em><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Description:<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">How can African-led research and collective action shape more just, equitable, and sustainable futures for people and nature? This Working Group will bring together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and development partners to explore how African evidence, knowledge systems, and collaborative approaches can influence development priorities and policy decisions. Through dialogue and shared experiences, the session will examine opportunities to strengthen African research leadership, build equitable partnerships, and ensure that evidence responds to local priorities and development challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><b>Type of call:<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Call for Participation. We have a panel of potential speakers and we welcome discussants and other interested participants to join the conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Participation Mode<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Hybrid (in person in Helsinki and online via Zoom), subject to conference arrangements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Submission Details and Funding Note<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Interested participants may contact the Working Group coordinator by email to express interest and seek further information. No abstract or full paper submission is required.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">We do not have external project funding to support participants\u2019 travel or accommodation. Participants attending in person are expected to secure their own funding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Contact:<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Amos Njuguna<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Chairperson, Network of Impact Evaluation Researchers in Africa (NIERA)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Email: <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"mailto:amos.njuguna@nieraglobal.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">amos.njuguna@nieraglobal.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coordinator: Amos Njuguna (NIERA: Network of Impact Evaluation Researchers in Africa) Description: How can African-led research and collective action shape more just, equitable, and sustainable futures for people and nature? This Working Group will bring together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and development partners to explore how African evidence, knowledge systems, and collaborative approaches can influence development [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":3437,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kehitystutkimus.fi\/conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5025"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kehitystutkimus.fi\/conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kehitystutkimus.fi\/conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kehitystutkimus.fi\/conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kehitystutkimus.fi\/conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5025"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.kehitystutkimus.fi\/conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5074,"href":"https:\/\/www.kehitystutkimus.fi\/conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5025\/revisions\/5074"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kehitystutkimus.fi\/conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kehitystutkimus.fi\/conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}