Call for Abstracts: Submit and register by 31 March. 

The international symposium organized by the Department of Global and Development Studies at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest, and the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) will provide an opportunity for doctoral researchers from Hungarian and Romanian institutions to present their research and reflect on contemporary development issues and interact with representatives from EADI. Based in Bonn, EADI is the leading association for development studies in Europe and contributes to strengthening the visibility of the field through events, conferences, and as a platform for strategic reflection.

We invite PhD and Master’s researchers from Hungary and Romania representing various disciplines to present their research on the subject areas of development studies.

We welcome abstracts of max. 250 words on topics, including but not limited to: 

• Development policy and relations with Global South countries in Hungary/Romania

• Questions of development from an IR perspective

• The North-South divide: insights from Peace and Conflict Studies

• Approaches of social and natural sciences on various development-dependence issues in (semi-)peripheral regions

• Development economics

This conference mainly targets PhD researchers, yet MA students’ applications are also welcomed.

Funding for travel and accomodation for some presenters based in Romania will be available on a competitive basis. More details will be published once the call for abstracts is closed. 

Please note: applicants need to be officially enrolled in a Hungarian or Romanian institution to apply to this event.

Date: June 12-13, 2025

Deadline for registration and abstract submission: March 31st, 2025

Deadline for notification of participants: April 15th, 2025

Address of the venue: H-1117 Budapest, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A

Language: English

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