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Below you find the most recent blogposts, linking you directly to the EADI Debating Development Research Blog where you can also subscribe to get notified whenever a new post is published. This happens around two to five times a month. Enjoy the read!

Recent Blogposts

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Decolonising International Research Collaborations Requires us to go Beyond the “Ts and Cs Apply” Approach

Eyob Balcha Gebremariam - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
In February 2024, I found myself at a pivotal moment in the academic landscape, attending a regional network launching event of “Africanist researchers” at one of the UK universities. The room was a microcosm of diverse academic, cultural, gender, and racial backgrounds, all converging with a common purpose to establish a network of researchers.
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Finland’s Development Aid Plunges amid Far-Right Take-Over of Policy Agendas

Eija Ranta, Martta Kaskinen - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
The boost in popularity of the populist right-wing Finns party has meant a bumpy ride for Finland’s development affairs. With far-right extremists in the government, Finland’s development aid is plunging. In this blog post, we recall the historical peculiarities of Finland’s path from an aid recipient to becoming an international development donor and shed light on the contemporary challenges and controversies of Finland’s stance to development issues, demonstrating a drastic change to earlier commitments.
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The Future of Development Studies – Further Discussions Needed

Anisa Muzaffar, Sana Kainat Moyeen - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)