By sandra [dot] jakobsson [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Sandra Jakobsson) - published 11 October 2022 Previous participants of the Methodology and Field Studies course in Ghana (2022). During the 8th - 11 th August 2022, the Development Research School held its first doctoral course in Methodology and Field Studies. It took place in Sogakope, Ghana. The doctoral course was organised by the Institut

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/successful-completion-our-first-course-ghana - 2025-07-11

By sandra [dot] jakobsson [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Sandra Jakobsson) - published 11 October 2022 Take the opportunity to be matched and recieve guidence from a more experienced scholar through an ongoing process of dialogue, learning, advice and skills development. The intention with the mentorship program is to match people for mutual benefit which go beyond one-way advice. We consider mentor

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/apply-our-phd-mentorship-program - 2025-07-11

By sandra [dot] jakobsson [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Sandra Jakobsson) - published 20 October 2022 Alan AtKisson talking at the Development Research Day in Lund. Photo. The Development Research Day is an annual, inter-disciplinary event bringing together researchers and students interested in development research for a full day of activities at Lund University. The 19 October, the event celebrat

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/development-research-day-celebrated-20-years-and-we-launched-our-website - 2025-07-11

By sandra [dot] jakobsson [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Sandra Jakobsson) - published 24 November 2022 We are delighted to announce that the application for our second PhD course now is open for the next semester.  Please note that the application has been extended until the 26 January 5 pm. The course provides a critical introduction to the governance of sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/apply-our-phd-course-governance-and-sustainable-development-goals - 2025-07-11

By sandra [dot] jakobsson [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Sandra Jakobsson) - published 7 December 2022 Gustavianum in Uppsala, Sweden. Photo: Andreas Pajuvirta / Unsplash. The call for panel proposals and co-creation workshop themes for the 7th Nordic Development Research Conference 2023 (NorDev) is open. The conference theme is Co-creation for a just transition towards a sustainable society. NorDev

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/call-panel-proposals-and-co-creation-workshop-themes-nordev2023 - 2025-07-11

By sandra [dot] jakobsson [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se (Sandra Jakobsson) - published 14 December 2022 Participants listening at the SweDev PhD conference in Gothenburg. Photo: Amalie Weinrich The inaugural PhD Conference of the Swedish Development Research Network (SweDev) was organized by the School of Global Studies (SGS), University of Gothenburg, on 1-2 December 2022. The conference provided d

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/swedevs-first-phd-conference-space-critical-and-dynamic-discussion - 2025-07-11

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 - 2025-07-11

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 - 2025-07-11

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 - 2025-07-11

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 - 2025-07-11

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 - 2025-07-11

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 - 2025-07-11

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 - 2025-07-11

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 - 2025-07-11

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 - 2025-07-11

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 - 2025-07-11

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 - 2025-07-11

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 - 2025-07-11

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 - 2025-07-11

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 - 2025-07-11