13 doctoral researchers from universities across Europe and Africa gathered in Lund to present their ongoing work and discuss development research topics.
On 23 - 24 October, the Development Research School hosted an international PhD workshop in Lund (Sweden) with the purpose of bringing development research doctoral students from a broad range of backgrounds together. The event was an opportunity for the doctoral researchers to network and present their ongoing work.
The workshop programme included parallel paper sessions with presentations of the participants' doctoral projects. Each presenter received feedback from a senior scholar as well as their fellow workshop attendees. Presentations were also held by the Organizing Committee from the Development Research School, highlighting the diversity within the development research field and offering skills training.
Examples of projects presented by the doctoral researchers were "Politics of Mineral Governance: The case of Ghana’s Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) Sector", "Gender relations in Rwanda's agriculture - continuity or change?", and "MIDWIZE - Strengthening midwives to lead quality improvements to optimise maternity care in Uganda”.
This was the the first edition of the Development Research Phd Workshop and both organizers and the attending doctoral researchers were pleased with the event.
The workshop was lively and engaging, and I believe it was a rewarding event for the PhD students, discussants, and organizers alike!
- Emelie Rohne Till, Coordinator at the Development Research School
The participants in the 2024 Development Research PhD Workshop were:
- Annrose Wairimu Mwangi. Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Anthony Smythe. Department of Economic History and International Relations, Stockholm University
- Enyam Joel Agbesinyale. Department of Global Politics Studies, Malmö University
- Gertrude Aputiik. Department of Sociology, University of Ghana
- Jean de Dieu Nkubito. University of Rwanda / University of Gothenburg: School of Global Studies
- Johanna Blomgren. Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet
- Karolin Andersson. Department of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Kenneth Felitse. Department of Public Administration, University of Ghana
- Linn Ternsjö. Department of Economic History, Lund University
- Rosette Nkundimfura. University of Rwanda / University of Gothenburg: School of Global Studies
- Sadiq Abubakar Gulma. Department of Urban Studies, Malmö University
- Till Wicker. School of Economics and Management, Tilburg University
- Valens Bimenyimana. University of Rwanda / University of Gothenburg: School of Global Studies
