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The purpose of this workshop is to bring together PhD students working on development research. The workshop aims to facilitate the dialogue and interaction between young scholars on relevant development research topics in general, and their own PhD work in particular.The workshop is primarily a platform for PhD students to present and discuss their own work. The program will allow time for both p

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/events-activites/development-research-phd-workshop - 2026-01-09

Please note: The program is preliminary and changes may apply Workshop Day 1 - Wednesday October 23 12.30 - 13.30Lunch at the Department of Political Science in Room Ed222 13.30 - 13.45Welcome adress 13.45 - 15.30Paper Session 1A in Room Ed222aPaper Session 1B in Room Ed222b(See details below) 15.30 - 16.00Coffee Break 16.00 - 17.00Presentations on Development Research by the Organizing Committee 

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/programme-development-research-phd-workshop - 2026-01-09

An online opportunity to network and showcase your PhD project The Works-in-Progress Series by the Development Research School offer a supporting environment for PhD students working on Development Research. This is an opportunity to showcase your own project and to network with other PhD students focusing on similar topics. The works-in-progress series will consist of three meetings, spread out o

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/events-activites/works-progress-series - 2026-01-09

What is the mentorship program? It is an opportunity for doctoral students to recieve guidence from a more experienced scholar through an ongoing process of dialogue, learning, advice and skills development. Why should one apply? The intention with the mentorship program is to match people for mutual benefit which go beyond one-way advice. We consider mentoring as a (confidential) partnership base

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/doctoral-student-mentorship-programme - 2026-01-09

Enyam Joel Agbesinyale Doctoral studentAffiliation: Global Politics, Malmö UniversityKeywords: Development Research PhD Workshop Karolin Andersson Doctoral studentAffiliation: Department of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesKeywords: Development Research Phd Workshop Gertrude Aputiik Doctoral studentAffiliation: Department of Sociology, University of GhanaKeyw

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Upcoming Events Doctoral Courses Partner Universities About the Development Research School Subscribe To Our Newsletter Doctoral Courses Power, Justice and (De)coloniality in Development Making Foreign Aid Work: Managing Tensions Between Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches Governance and the Sustainable Development Goals Methodology and Field Studies Upcoming Events and Activities Link to RSS More e

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Lund University - 5 credits, third cycle Are you a doctoral student with an interest in the governance of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals? Then this online course is for you. About the courseThe course provides a critical introduction to the governance of sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals. It emphasizes the challenges of impleme

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/our-doctoral-courses/governance-and-sustainable-development-goals - 2026-01-09

Gothenburg University - 5 credits, Third Cycle Course participants in Gothenburg 2023. How to make foreign aid work in a changing world? How is foreign aid to be designed and implemented in order to achieve its goals and deliver development, and for whom? About the courseThe goal of the course is to build knowledge about the longstanding question how to make foreign and development cooperation suc

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/our-doctoral-courses/making-foreign-aid-work-managing-tensions-between-top-down-and-bottom-approaches - 2026-01-09

University of Ghana Are you enrolled in a doctoral programme in a Ghanian University and wishes to enhance your knowledge in research methodology, particularly in the study of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) related topics? Then this course is something for you. About the courseThe lnstitute of Statistical, Economic and Social Research (ISSER) in collaboration with the School of Graduate Studie

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/our-doctoral-courses/methodology-and-field-studies - 2026-01-09

The Development Research School builds on and profits from existing doctoral programmes by using best practices and creating synergies through joint activities. Our five main activities are following: Doctoral Courses Research Seminar Series Policy Dialogues Mobility Programme Capacity-Building and Skills Development

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/about-us/focus-areas - 2026-01-09

Uppsala University - 7,5 credits This course addresses various aspects of power in development. Rather than adapting a post-colonial perspective in which development practices and politics is portrayed as something enacted by the global North on the global South, the course is situated in the debates around decolonization in the contemporary global context. About the courseThis course is situated

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/our-doctoral-courses/power-justice-and-decoloniality-development - 2026-01-09

The Development Research School offers online seminars/webinars, with doctoral students as well as invited experts, in order to stimulate lively discussions on cutting-edge research across universities and disciplines. About the Research Seminars Series  The seminars will include presenters related to the four universities of the Development Research School. There will also be representatives from

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/focus-areas/research-seminar-series - 2026-01-09

The Development Research School will offer Policy Dialogues approximately four times a year in order to promote interaction between research and policy. The Policy Dialogues are intended to facilitate cross-sectoral perspectives and cooperationon broad themes of relevance for development research and international development cooperation, but sometimes also on specific matters more directly tied t

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Workshops A range of additional capacity-building activities will be provided for doctoral students and their supervisors from the four participating universities. For doctoral students, this includes skills training workshops, such as: how to write a thesis  a journal article, a policy brief a research application presentation of research project and results media training A key activity will be

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/focus-areas/capacity-building-and-skills-training - 2026-01-09

The Development Research School seeks to promote mobility and exchange between the four partners. This will be done by our Mobility Programme. Practical information  The basic idea is that the core group of doctoral students should visit any of the other three research environments for a shorter or longer period of time. The length of the visit must be flexible in order to accommodate individual n

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Lund University University of Ghana Uppsala University University of Gothenburg The four participating universities are selected because of their strengths in their subject fields and their complementary disciplinary orientations, which will ensure innovative interdisciplinary collaboration. Together the research environments conduct research in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America usin

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/about-us/partner-universities - 2026-01-09

The Programme CommitteThe Development Research School is led by a programme committee. The committee is collectively responsible and will assume leadership for the content, quality and general direction of the activities of the School.The committee is chaired by Programme Leader/Coordinator (Kristina Jönsson) and consist of one representative from the other three partner universities: Fred Dzanku,

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/about-us/organisation - 2026-01-09

Get in touch with our office Kristina Jönsson Coordinator, Lund University Email: kristina [dot] jonsson [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se Mobile: +46 46 222 89 43 Read more Emelie Rohne Till Research Coordinator, Lund University Email: emelie [dot] rohne_till [at] ekh [dot] lu [dot] se Read more Matilda Skoglöw Communications officer, Lund University Email: matilda [dot] skoglow [at] svet [dot] lu [dot

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The Development Research School is able to collaborate and profit from existing networks and collaborations within, between and beyond the four partner institutions.Listed below are some the organisations that are part of the Development Research School's network. SweDev The Swedish Development Research Network (SweDev) is a member-based network aiming to connect development researchers across Swe

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/about-us/our-network - 2026-01-09