Call for abstracts for Development Days 2019 Conference is now open! We invite you to join us in Helsinki, for Development Days 2019 Conference Repositioning<http://www.kehitystutkimus.fi/conference/> global development: changing actors, geographies and ontologies<http://www.kehitystutkimus.fi/conference/>, to take place on 27.2-1.3.2019. Join and contribute to a critical academic and practitioner exchange on new trends, promises, pitfalls and alternatives in development-related research. You can submit your abstracts directly to one of the proposed working groups<http://www.kehitystutkimus.fi/conference/working-groups>, by contacting their chairs. The abstracts of 300-350 words should be submitted by 31 December 2018, directly to chairs of the working group/s of your choice. In case of doubts concerning the selection of working group/s, please submit your abstract to the chair of the organising committee, Sabaheta Ramcilovik-Suominen (sabaheta.ramcilovik- suominen(at)uef.fi) and she will try to assign it to the fitting working group or event. The working groups address a range of themes including decoloniality, transformations in social movements, social organisations, research and education, to name a few. In addition to working groups, the conference includes Master and Doctoral workshops<http://www.kehitystutkimus.fi/conference/workshops>, as well as a civil society event; offering a variety of opportunities for you to engage and present your research, to learn about other research in the field, and to strengthen your network. For more details, including confirmed keynote speakers<http://www.kehitystutkimus.fi/conference/keynote-speakers> and for practical information<http://www.kehitystutkimus.fi/conference/practical-information-2>, please visit the conference website at: http://www.kehitystutkimus.fi/conference/ <http://www.kehitystutkimus.fi/conference/> We are looking forward to seeing you in Helsinki! Sincerely, Conference organizing team Sabaheta Ramcilovik-Suominen, Chair of the conference organizing committee Noora Isomäki, Melisa Yasav, Conference assistants Finnish Society of Development Research<http://www.kehitystutkimus.fi/> -- Forwarded by: Johanna Kivimäki Head of Coordination Finnish University Partnership for International Development (UniPID) University of Jyväskylä Tel. +358 (0)40 805 4136 Email: johanna.a.m.kivimaki@jyu.fi<mailto:johanna.a.m.kivimaki@jyu.fi> Web address: www.unipid.fi<http://www.unipid.fi/>