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Programme - 27 October 2022

Moderator: Programme Manager Mikko Ylikangas


• 12.45–12.50 Opening words: Prof. Tarja Väyrynen, Chairperson of the DEVELOP Steering Group


• 12.50–13.30 Keynote: Prof. Manal El Abboubi (Economia-HEM research center– Rabat – Morocco),

“Lessons learned from DEVELOP and joint research programmes from Southern perspective”


• 13.30–14.15 Poster session & coffee


• 14.15–15.00 Keynote: Senior Researcher Liisa Laakso (Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala),

“Decolonising and its discontents - whose research, which development?”


• 15.00–16.20 Moderated panel discussion: Target forward. How do we see development research in near future? Regions, politics, themes, new methods, cooperation, funding.


Panel members:

  • Henry Maina (University of Helsinki)
  • Jyrki Luukkanen (University of Turku)
  • Päivi Honkatukia (Tampere University)
  • Manal El Abboubi (University Mohamed V – Rabat)
  • Johanna Hohenthal (University of Helsinki)
  • Moderator: Executive Director Auli Starck, (Taksvärkki – Operation a Day’s Work Finland)