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The latest updates from the development research community in Sweden

Op-ed in Dagen Debatt by Fredrik Söderbaum, Jesper Sundewall and Janet Vähämäki from SweDev

There are gaps and weaknesses in the aid reform agenda, write Fredrik Söderbaum, Jesper Sundewall and Janet Vähämäki.

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Op-ed in GP: Good intentions are not enough for effective aid

New op-ed in Göteborgs-Posten discusses Sweden’s new aid policy.

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What are the consequences of decreasing aid to research cooperation?

New op-ed on cuts in the research cooperation budget published in OmVärlden.

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Does climate compensating tree planting benefit local people?

Using research for new methods and practice: Linda Engström and Flora Hajdu at SLU launch a new web-based guide to assess the social consequences of carbon offseting.

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Development narratives in a post-aid era: Reflections on implications for the global effectiveness agenda

Recording from the dialogue with Nilima Gulrajani.

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Podcast from seminar on the reform agenda by EBA and SweDev

Recording of a SweDev and EBA seminar at Kulturhuset in Stockholm on February 14, 2023.

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Call for NorDev2023 paper proposals

NorDev 2023 Call for paper proposals is open! Deadline 1 April 2023.

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SweDev in 2023

Due to financial constraints, SweDev’s website will not be regularly updated. Check out our research registry in the meanwhile!

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Amazon Forest series (3/3): students’ reflections

“This experience taught me so much more than books could offer” – reflections from Alejandra Leon and Roksana Rotter about their participation in a research project in the Amazon Forest.

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