Marko Keskinen

Project Coordinator

  • Institution Aalto University
  • Department/faculty Water & Development Research Group

Jorma Keskinen

Principal Investigator

  • Institution Tampere University of Technology
  • Department/faculty Aerosol Physics Laboratory

Abdul kadir Khan

Doctoral researcher

  • Institution University of Jyväskylä
  • Department/faculty Department of social sciences and Philosophy

I am a PhD student in Development studies at the University of Jyväskylä. My research title is " From humanitarian response to Development: Dynamics of localizing aid in protracted Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh".

  • Institution University of Turku
  • Department/faculty Department of Teacher Education

Mary Kimaro

Student

  • Institution Oulu University
  • Department/faculty Science

I am researching on the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Namibian tourism business sector, its governance and the achievements in the implementation of the SDGs.

Elisa Klocke

PhD Candidate

  • Institution University of Lapland
  • Department/faculty Social Sciences

PhD candidate in Political Science at University of Lapland (since 2025), specializing in resilience and restorative justice. My research explores how restorative justice can add to resilience research in context of conflict and development policy to address structural inequalities, power dynamics, and sustainable conflict resolution.

  • Institution University of Turku
  • Department/faculty Turku PET Centre
  • Institution University of Helsinki
  • Department/faculty Global Development Studies/ Social Sciences

UN WOMEN Project (Preventing Forced Migration and Trafficking of Women and Girls in Nigeria: Build Resilience, Promote Sustainable Development), Development of a NAPTIP Gender Policy and Capacity building on the Implementation of the Policy. February– August 2021. UNHCR Global Compact on Refugees (National Focal Person), February 2019– December 2020. Kolo, L. Ladidi (2009) “Building more effective work teams at Nigeria’s National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons”. A thesis written in fulfillment of an MSc in Human Resources Development (International Development). University of Manchester, United Kingdom. Published by University of Manchester Press Kolo, L. Ladidi (2019) “Statelessness. Nigeria’s realities and implications”. A paper presented at the Regional Strategic Meeting on Statelessness in Abidjan, 9th May 2019. Kolo, L. Ladidi (2019) “Mitigating Protection Concerns in Mixed Movements”. A paper presented at the UNHCR Regional Protection Dialogue 2 held in Abuja, 29th January 2019. https://reliefweb.int>report>niger Kolo, L. Ladidi (2020) “Implementing a Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework in Nigeria”. A paper presented at the Country Meeting for the Implementation of the Global Compact on Refugees, 9th December 2020.

Neema Komba

Doctoral Researcher

  • Institution Hanken School of Economics
  • Department/faculty Management and Organisation

I am interested in responsible entrepreneurship and building inclusive and sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems and practices, especially in developing contexts. I am curious about institutions, corruption, intersectionality, and sustainability. I am interested in doing research that contributes to finding solutions to grand challenges, and building a more just and sustainable world.

Juhani Koponen

Professor emeritus

  • Institution University of Helsinki
  • Department/faculty Global Development Studies

After my retirement I'm on professorial contract continuing to conduct research and supervise PhD students in Global Development Studies at the University of Helsinki. My own research areas include histories of global development, Finnish development cooperation and Tanzanian long-term development history. I supervise students whose topics are in some way related to any of these.