Call for abstracts for Development Days 2019 Conference is now open!

We invite you to join us in Helsinki, for Development Days 2019 Conference Repositioninghttp://www.kehitystutkimus.fi/conference/ global development: changing actors, geographies and ontologieshttp://www.kehitystutkimus.fi/conference/, to take place on 27.2-1.3.2019. Join and contribute to a critical academic and practitioner exchange on new trends, promises, pitfalls and alternatives in development-related research.

You can submit your abstracts directly to one of the proposed working groupshttp://www.kehitystutkimus.fi/conference/working-groups, by contacting their chairs. The abstracts of 300-350 words should be submitted by 31 December 2018, directly to chairs of the working group/s of your choice. In case of doubts concerning the selection of working group/s, please submit your abstract to the chair of the organising committee, Sabaheta Ramcilovik-Suominen (sabaheta.ramcilovik- suominen(at)uef.fi) and she will try to assign it to the fitting working group or event.

The working groups address a range of themes including decoloniality, transformations in social movements, social organisations, research and education, to name a few. In addition to working groups, the conference includes Master and Doctoral workshopshttp://www.kehitystutkimus.fi/conference/workshops, as well as a civil society event; offering a variety of opportunities for you to engage and present your research, to learn about other research in the field, and to strengthen your network.

For more details, including confirmed keynote speakershttp://www.kehitystutkimus.fi/conference/keynote-speakers and for practical informationhttp://www.kehitystutkimus.fi/conference/practical-information-2, please visit the conference website at: http://www.kehitystutkimus.fi/conference/ http://www.kehitystutkimus.fi/conference/

We are looking forward to seeing you in Helsinki!

Sincerely, Conference organizing team Sabaheta Ramcilovik-Suominen, Chair of the conference organizing committee Noora Isomäki, Melisa Yasav, Conference assistants Finnish Society of Development Researchhttp://www.kehitystutkimus.fi/

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