Development Days DocShop 2025 Registration

Development Days DocShop 2025. Researching with the Global South: Methods, Fieldwork, and Ethics

The Finnish Society for Development Research (FSDR), together with the Finnish University Partnership for International Development (UniPID) and the Doctoral Programme of Political, Societal and Regional Changes (PSRC) at the University of Helsinki, warmly welcomes all interested participants to join the DocShop to discuss issues related to development research methodologies with the Global South.

  • Date: 26 February 2025

  • Time: 12.00–15.00

  • Format: Online (The meeting link will be shared with registered participants closer to the event date)

  • Registration: 5 December 2024 – 5 February 2025

Objective:

This DocShop, organized in connection with the Development Days Conference 2025, encourages doctoral researchers to reflect on methodological approaches with ethical considerations in conducting research and fieldwork with/in the Global South. The focus will be on the methodology chapter of the candidate’s dissertation. The event includes a keynote roundtable of PhD Supervisors. Following this, small group learning workshops will be held in breakout rooms, where respective supervisors will provide feedback on the pre-assigned papers for submission and where doctoral researchers also discuss with their peers.

Pre-assignment:

Participants are required to submit a paper (maximum 2 pages or 1,000 words) based on the methodology part of their dissertations, specifically reflecting on appropriate methods and methodologies, fieldwork strategies and ethical concerns. Papers can be submitted through the registration form or sent via email to Ana Tarazona (). In either case, participants must submit their papers by 10 February 2025 in order to confirm their place in the workshop.

Prior to the event, participants will be assigned to a small learning group, each with a designated supervisor. The papers will be circulated among the members of the respective groups. Everyone is encouraged to read their peers’ papers and be prepared to provide brief feedback.

You can read the full concept note here.

For inquiries, please contact Ana Tarazona ()