About us
DevNet connects academics, students and development practitioners to facilitate the exchange of ideas, information and research.
The Aotearoa New Zealand International Development Studies Network links people and organisations involved and interested in the broad field of international development in Aotearoa New Zealand and the wider world…
CONFERENCES
DevNet’s conferences have been held biennially since 1998. Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest, regular conference on international development, provides a great opportunity for people from Aotearoa, the Pacific and others to learn from each other and from international experts. Keynote speakers have…
RESOURCES
eSocSci is an interactive knowledge space for communicating social science research and bringing together people who have common research interests in Aotearoa New Zealand. It includes an eLibrary of working papers on topic related to a variety of topics including migration, health, education…
PROF. ANTHONY BEBBINGTON
Director of the Graduate School of Geography, Clark University, MA, USA
MICHAEL EDWARDS
Director of the Governance and Civil Society Unit at the Ford Foundation
Thanks to a New Zealand Postgraduate Development Research Award, funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Cristine Werle was able to complete her research in Kiribati on the Cuban scheme to train medical doctors - "The gift of health: Cuban medical cooperation in Kiribati".
Read more on Cristine 's experience and her research brief here: devnet.org.nz/cristine-werle-massey-university/
Cristine Werle, Massey University
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Cristine’s Research Topic: “The gift of health: Cuban medical cooperation in Kiribati”Thanks to the New Zealand Postgraduate Development Research Awards, Craig Hooper of Otago University was able to conduct research on the identity of youth in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Read about Craig's experience here: devnet.org.nz/craig-hooper-otago-university/
Apply for the next round of the New Zealand Postgraduate Research Awards here: devnet.org.nz/awards/
Craig Hooper, Otago University
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Craig’s Research Topic: “Masta Liu; The Struggle for Identity of Solomon Islands Youth”Thanks to a New Zealand Postgraduate Development Research Award, Randel Esnard from Lincoln University was able to do action research in Myeik, Myanmar. Read about Randel's experience: devnet.org.nz/randel-esnard-lincoln-university/
Apply for the next round of the New Zealand Post Graduate Research Awards
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Randel Esnard, Lincoln University
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Randel with research participants in Myeik in June 2019. Randel and his in-country research assistant are in the back row,...PhD Opportunities
Bringing Indigenous perspectives to the Sport for Development field
‘Marsden Fund - Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden’ Research Project
We are looking for two doctoral students to commence work with our team from mid -2021. Our preference is for one Māori and one Fijian post-graduate student, as case studies will be conducted in Aotearoa and Fiji.
If you have a post-graduate qualification in sport sociology, international development, Indigenous development, sport management or sport for social change this could be the opportunity for you.
How to Apply
For further information on these PhD opportunities, please contact r.r.stewart-withers@massey.ac.nz and we will be happy to discuss the research opportunities further with you.
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Our first webinar on Python for (Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, Nexus NX-OS, Huawei) Network Engineer.
The deadly combo of Network Automation+DevNet 200-901
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TWITTER FEEDS
Check out what one of the recipients of the 2021 Development Research Awards from MFAT and DevNet has been up to!
Big dilemma for Dev Studies students & staff during a global pandemic: how to do fieldwork? Never fear - we have PhD student Phuong Thi Nguyen to show the way!
Phuong can't travel home to Vietnam so recruited 3 Research Assistants from the ethnic minority areas she is studying.
More DevNet highlights. Congratulations to Kim Kessler on being awarded best PhD presentation. And our staff members were also in full flight conveying their research findings at the conference. #DevNet2020 #phdlife #developmentresearch #geography
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Thanks to our tech support, volunteers, sponsorship from @MFATNZ and huge thanks to conference admins Marc Patterson and Romilly Cumming and our fantastic organiser @HeidivdWatt
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