By sandra [dot] jakobsson [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Sandra Jakobsson) - published 21 December 2022 A civilan worker guides an UN container being unloaded from a ship. Photo. We are very glad to announce that the application is open to the third PhD course of the Development Research School — Making foreign aid work: Managing tensions between top-down and bottom-up approaches. The deadline is th

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/apply-our-doctoral-course-making-foreign-aid-work-managing-tensions-between-top-down-and-bottom - 2025-01-13

By sandra [dot] jakobsson [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Sandra Jakobsson) - published 14 February 2023 Gustavianum in Uppsala, Sweden. Photo: Andreas Pajuvirta / Unsplash. The 7th joint Nordic Development Research Conference (NorDev) is held 21-23 August 2023. It is organized by Uppsala University and the Swedish Development Research Network (SweDev). The thematic focus for the conference is Co-cre

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/call-papers-nordev2023-uppsala-21-23-august-2023 - 2025-01-13

By sandra [dot] jakobsson [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Sandra Jakobsson) - published 22 February 2023 Thomas Hickmann presenting his study for the course participants from his office in Lund. In February, the PhD course "Governance and the Sustainable Development Goals" was launched. The course brings together more than 20 PhD students from a dozen countries representing three continents - a diver

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/thomas-hickmann-phd-course-brings-participants-many-parts-world-together - 2025-01-13

By sandra [dot] jakobsson [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Sandra Jakobsson) - published 16 March 2023 Professor Desmond McNeill. Photo: University of Oslo. In conjunction with our doctoral course “Governance and the Sustainable Development Goals” Professor Desmond McNeill held a guest lecture for our students and invited guests. The digital lecture took place on Wednesday 15 March between 10:00-11:30

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/professor-desmond-mcneill-held-guest-lecture-about-sdgs-0 - 2025-01-13

By sandra [dot] jakobsson [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Sandra Jakobsson) - published 29 March 2023 During this year's inagural Africa Day, organised by Lund University, Fredrik Söderbaum was invited as keynote speaker. In addition to his speech, the conference also brought together researchers from Lund University who presented their ongoing work in Africa. Fredrik Söderbaum is Professor in Peace

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/fredrik-soderbaum-rethinking-development-cooperation-africa-changing-world - 2025-01-13

By sandra [dot] jakobsson [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Sandra Jakobsson) - published 19 April 2023 Henock Yitbarek Zerezgi, Parrendah Adwoa Kpeli and Emilia Ravn Boess recently completed our course "Governance and the Sustainable Development Goals". We asked them what they thought of the course and how it will help them in their own research. In March, the second course held by the Development Res

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/emilia-ravn-boess-i-found-course-helpful-understanding-political-context-both-developing-and - 2025-01-13

By sandra [dot] jakobsson [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Sandra Jakobsson) - published 24 April 2023 Fredrik Söderbaum, committee member of the Development Research School, argues in the Swedish newspaper, Göteborgsposten (GP), about the need for a paradigm shift within Swedish aid. Fredrik Söderbaum, committee member of the Development Research School, writes in the Swedish newspaper, Göteborgspost

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/fredrik-soderbaum-writes-op-ed-concerning-swedish-aid - 2025-01-13

By sandra [dot] jakobsson [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Sandra Jakobsson) - published 16 May 2023 Stockholm University is looking for a doctoral student at the research profile Urban Africa, at the Department of Human Geography. The application closes on 1st June 2023. Subject Area for Doctoral Student Position The Urban Africa group is one of the research profiles at the Department of Human Geogra

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/job-opportunity-doctoral-student-geography-emphasis-human-geography-area-urban-africa - 2025-01-13

By sandra [dot] jakobsson [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Sandra Jakobsson) - published 12 June 2023 In May, Salma Mahamed, Gustavo Cadenas Delascio, Marta Pitino and Ismail Bazine participated in our third doctoral course, coordinated by the University of Gothenburg: ‘Making Foreign Aid Work: Managing tensions between top-down and bottom-up approaches’. The participants took part in online literatur

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/salma-mahamed-i-found-it-very-meaningful-discuss-practitioners-field - 2025-01-13

By sandra [dot] jakobsson [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Sandra Jakobsson) - published 12 June 2023 Group photo at Ågrenska Villan, in Gothenburg, where the workshop was partly held. In May, the Development Research School’s third course was carried out. In contrast to previous courses, which were either all onsite or all online, this course was a hybrid of both. A combination which filled more than

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/takeouts-course-making-foreign-aid-work-genuine-success - 2025-01-13

By sandra [dot] jakobsson [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Sandra Jakobsson) - published 10 August 2023 Participants from last year's course in Ghana taking notes during a field trip. The application is now open for our course “Methodology and Field Studies” - the deadline is 25 August. Please note that you need to be enrolled in a doctoral program at a Ghanian University to be eligible to apply. Are

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/call-applications-methodology-and-field-studies - 2025-01-13

By sandra [dot] jakobsson [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Sandra Jakobsson) - published 6 September 2023 Maria Eriksson Baaz, Fredrik Söderbaum and Swati Parashar at NorDev 2023. The 7th Nordic Development Research Conference (NorDev) was held the 21-23 August in Uppsala. The title for the conference was “Co-creation for transition towards a sustainable society” and was organised by Uppsala Universit

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/maria-eriksson-baaz-it-important-raise-discussions-around-inequalities-and-colonial-heritage - 2025-01-13

Published 18 October 2023 Early-stage doctoral researchers from various universities across Ghana underwent four days of intensive training in September, participating in the Methodology and Field Studies course. The Methodology and Field Studies course aims at enhancing participants' knowledge in research methodology, particularly in the study of topics related to Sustainable Development Goals. 

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/18-doctoral-researchers-completed-methodology-course-ghana - 2025-01-13

Published 20 December 2023 10 Doctoral researchers from three different continents completed the digital course Power, Justice and (De)coloniality in Development, hosted by Uppsala University as part of the Development Research School collaboration. The participating doctoral researchers came from diverse academic backgrounds and universities in Sweden/Europe, North America, and Africa. Divided in

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/aspects-power-development-successful-completion-uppsala-course - 2025-01-13

Published 14 February 2024 Are you curious about new development research? Or looking for inspiration and new skills for your PhD studies in development? Join the Development Research School this Spring. In the Spring of 2024, the Development Research School is excited to announce a series of new events. Development Lunch SeminarsJoin us biweekly on Thursdays for Development Lunch Seminars, where

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/upcoming-events-development-lunch-seminars-development-school-webinars - 2025-01-13

Published 20 February 2024 Previous participants of the Methodology and Field Studies course in Ghana (2022). Are you a doctoral student in a Ghanian University and want to enhance your knowledge in research methodology (particularly in the study of sustainable development and poverty reduction)? Do not miss the opportunity to join the Development Research School. About the courseThe Methodology a

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/apply-now-methodology-and-field-studies-course - 2025-01-13

Published 29 February 2024 23 – 24 October 2024, the Development Research School will host a Development Research PhD Workshop in Lund. We are happy to announce that the Development Research PhD Workshop (Lund, 23 – 24 October 2024) is now open for applications. The workshop is hosted by the Development Research School with the purpose to bring together PhD students working on development research

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/save-date-development-research-phd-workshop - 2025-01-13

By matilda [dot] skoglow [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Matilda Skoglöw) - published 16 April 2024 What impact does development research actually have? And how can this field thrive in a world of sudden policy changes and devastating wars? The 2024 DevRes conference in Lund is around the corner – meet Sara Gabrielsson, the Conference coordinator. In October, development researchers from all over Swe

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/development-polarized-world-upcoming-devres-2024-conference - 2025-01-13

Published 27 June 2024 Are you a PhD student with a development research focus? Do you want to showcase your project and get feedback while also networking with other doctoral students? This is an online opportunity for you! Works-in-Progress is a series of three online events by the Development Research School. This is an opportunity for development research PhD students from all countries and un

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/open-applications-works-progress-series-online - 2025-01-13

Published 4 July 2024 Doctoral researchers from Ghana and abroad participated in and successfully completed the third edition of the Methodology and Field Studies course, a Development Research School collaboration hosted by the University of Ghana. The Methodology and Field Studies course is a collaboration between the Development Research School, the Institute of Statistical Social & Economic Re

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/21-ghanaian-phd-students-successfully-completed-methodology-and-field-studies-course - 2025-01-13