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Andy Sumner

@andypsumner.bsky.social
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Professor of (International) Development Studies, King's College London / President @EADI / Fellow @UNU-WIDER @CGDev / Academy of Social Sciences

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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
"The field has long been characterised by unresolved tensions over what development is for, where it happens and how it can be known" @ryancbriggs.net and @andypsumner.bsky.social bring direct empirical evidence to these debates for the first time: www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2622
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The Disciplinary Roots of Disagreement in Development Studies: Findings from a Global Survey of Scholars
By Ryan Briggs and Andy Sumner Development Studies is institutionally well established. The QS rankings identify over 150 universities with postgraduate Development Studies programmes across approx…
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
At #EADI2023 at @iobua.bsky.social, @lucaschancel.bsky.social makes three main arguments: 1) Control over energy means control over rents 2) over supply options, 3) energy ownership is a political choice
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
📹 Yesterday's Dudley Seers lecture with Joyeeta Gupta is now ready for rewatch! 💡Given the severity and urgency of our current ecolgical crises and rising levels of inequality, she argues that a new global constitution is a good way forward #EADI2026 @iobua.bsky.social youtu.be/NdHh9VnU7YI?...
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Dudley Seers Lecture - Sharing our Earth: Contributing to the Writing of a Global Constitution
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
📹 Watch the live stream now! Starting soon: Dudley Seers Lecture with Joyeeta Gupta #EADI2026 @iobua.bsky.social vimeo.com/event/6020243
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Dudley Seers Lecture - Sharing our Earth: Contributing to the Writing of a Global Constitution
Dudley Seers Lecture - Sharing our Earth: Contributing to the Writing of a Global Constitution With Joyeeta Gupta, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 30…
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Paul Clist @paulclist.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Hopefully of interest to @ryancbriggs.net @scepticalranil.bsky.social @andypsumner.bsky.social @ianmitchell1.bsky.social @evieaspinall.bsky.social @duncangreenlse.bsky.social @owen.org @mattcollin.bsky.social @developmentuea.bsky.social See paper for more: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
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The politician, the press and the public: How politicians’ perceptions of the media shape UK aid allocations
This paper examines politicians’ attitudes and beliefs about the press, their potential role in shaping aid policy and how these views differ from the…
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Finally, #EADI2026 is kicking off, presenting the early career initiative of our journal, the EJDR
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
✅ Packed room at our 2nd early career session at #EADI2026 at @iobua.bsky.social! 🤑 How to get funded?
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
EADI President @andypsumner.bsky.social opening #EADI2026: “What might look like a crisis from a global north perspective, might look like an opportunity from southern perspectives
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
#EADI2026 opening plenary “Security and Development” just started! Read more here www.eadi.org/eadi-events/...
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Follow the lecture next Tuesday by live stream! vimeo.com/event/602024...
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Dudley Seers Lecture - Sharing our Earth: Contributing to the Writing of a Global Constitution
Dudley Seers Lecture - Sharing our Earth: Contributing to the Writing of a Global Constitution With Joyeeta Gupta, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 30 June…
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
"The current international environment makes it increasingly difficult to achieve agreements that are simultaneously universal and ambitious." www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2609
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Towards a New Governance Architecture for Development Cooperation
By José Antonio Alonso At the beginning of the 1960s, OECD donors decided to establish a specialized body—the Development Assistance Committee (DAC)—to govern the aid system. Since then, the DAC ha…
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
In a new @eadi.bsky.social reflection paper, @ryancbriggs.net & @andypsumner.bsky.social, @kings-sga.bsky.social explore what drives deep disagreements in development studies—and point to the “disciplinary baggage” of PhD training. Read more: buff.ly/ASH1bL9
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
✍ Our latest blog analyses the current development cooperation governance structure and sketches out five possible transitions, models of international cooperation and governance. Of course, some are more desirable than others. www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2609
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Towards a New Governance Architecture for Development Cooperation
By José Antonio Alonso At the beginning of the 1960s, OECD donors decided to establish a specialized body—the Development Assistance Committee (DAC)—to govern the aid system. Since then, the DAC ha…
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Did you have a chance to check our latest newsletter? Give it a quick scroll now an look, what's in it for you!
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
"In sum, the likely outcome of oil shock is a more fragmented, transactional and geographically selective dev. coop. system, where sustained support increasingly flows not to the countries with the greatest needs, but to those deemed geopolitically strategic." www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2603
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Three Implications of the Oil Shock for the Turbulent Political Economy of Development Cooperation
By Andy Sumner and Stephan Klingebiel The 2026 US–Israel–Iran war has produced what the International Energy Agency describes as the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil marke…
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
⏰ Last days to register! Join researchers, practitioners and policymakers from around the world for four days of inspiring discussions on: 🌍 Sustainable futures and global challenges 💡 Keynotes, panels and roundtables 🤝 Networking and collaboration opportunities 💻 On-site and online participation
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
📰Our newsletter just went out! 🔎Featuring @ids.ac.uk's open access book #Poverty in Polycrisis, Picks on Natural Resources by @tninstitute.bsky.social, @rielcano.bsky.social and others and more picks, news and opportunities from us and our member community 🛋️ Read it now! mailchi.mp/eadi/nl2june26
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
🌱 Transformation and grounds for hope: How can we rethink development amid climate crisis and global uncertainty? Join the #EADI2026 closing plenary at @iobua.bsky.social —new ways of living and producing, grounded in diverse knowledge systems. 👉 bit.ly/eadi-2026
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Don't forget to ✏️ our Dudley Seers lecture in your calendar! 📆20 June 🕢 19.30 CEST No need for registration! Just come in person (Antwerp) or join the live-stream!
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
"We argue that the significance of the oil shock lies not only in the price increase itself but in its timing." Read @andypsumner.bsky.social ( @kings-sga.bsky.social) and @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social ( @idos-research.bsky.social)'s analysis in our latest blog! www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2603
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Three Implications of the Oil Shock for the Turbulent Political Economy of Development Cooperation
By Andy Sumner and Stephan Klingebiel The 2026 US–Israel–Iran war has produced what the International Energy Agency describes as the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil marke…
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Using social science fiction 📘 DSA Council member Laura Camfield & @andypsumner.bsky.social from @kings-sga.bsky.social explore ‘social science fiction’ to expand development studies—rethinking power, methods & futures. Read the #OpenAccess article + find all Kings news here: buff.ly/1L8YNbd
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
🌐 Opening Plenary | Security & Development How are security, geopolitics & development reshaping each other? Join #EADI2026 @iobua.bsky.social to explore what rising tensions mean for development futures—especially in the Global South. 👉 bit.ly/eadi-2026
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
In a new @eadi.bsky.social reflection paper, @ryancbriggs.net & @andypsumner.bsky.social, @kings-sga.bsky.social explore what drives deep disagreements in development studies—and point to the “disciplinary baggage” of PhD training. Read more: buff.ly/ASH1bL9
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
📰 Check what's in our newsletter for you! 🔎 Featuring @oefse.at's open access book on progressive industrial policy in Europe, three exciting events this month, two new blog posts, new videos, picks on science an knowledge and more from us and our community mailchi.mp/eadi/nl1june26
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Using social science fiction 📘 DSA Council member Laura Camfield & @andypsumner.bsky.social from @kings-sga.bsky.social explore ‘social science fiction’ to expand development studies—rethinking power, methods & futures. Read the #OpenAccess article + find all Kings news here: buff.ly/1L8YNbd
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
📣 Open for all! 🌇 in Antwerp or 💻 online! 🌍 What would a Global Constitution for our planet look like? Join us and @iobua.bsky.social for our traditional Dudley Seers lecture opening our flagship event, the #EADI2026 conference! www.eadi.org/eadi-events/...
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
🔎 Build your own #EADI2026 programme! Explore 9 thematic tracks—from climate justice to digital futures—plus 100+ panels & sessions. There’s something for everyone. 👉 Explore & join the conversation: bit.ly/eadi-2026 #DevelopmentStudies #SDGs
Build your own programmeclimate justice and sustainable transitionsUrban, territorial and environmental governance
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
💻 Join us at #EADI2026 on site ( @iobua.bsky.social) or online! The EADI/IOB General Conference 2026 is hybrid—take part in Antwerp or online, wherever you are. A high-quality hybrid format takes investment, but connects a truly global community. 👉 Choose your option: bit.ly/eadi-2026
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
📰 Our newsletter just went out, featuring @idos-research.bsky.social's discussion paper on DevCoop. and the emerging global order, a new reflection paper, 3 new blog posts, 2 webinars still in May, and many other picks and opportunities. ✅ Check it now! mailchi.mp/eadi/nl2may26
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Check our latest reflection paper on the disciplinary roots of disagreement in Development Studies, based on a survey of about 300 academics in more than 30 countries www.eadi.org/news-2/new-e...
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Registration open until 22 June!
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IDOS_research @idos-research.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
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IDOS_research @idos-research.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
As traditional #ODA shrinks, a new organising concept is taking centre stage: “mutual interest.” But whose mutual interests? @andypsumner.bsky.social & @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social explore this question in a new @globalpolicy.bsky.social opinion piece: www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/18/05/2...
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
"The international aid system is going through one of the most delicate moments in its history, largely due to its inability to respond effectively to changes in the global environment." What are the options for development cooperation? ✍️ An analysis www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2543
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Geostrategic Axes and Transitions in Development Cooperation
By José Antonio Alonso The international aid system is going through one of the most delicate moments in its history, largely due to its inability to respond effectively to changes in the global en…
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IDOS_research @idos-research.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
In a @cgdev.org #PolicyPaper, the authors @andypsumner.bsky.social, Len Ishmael and @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social argue that a “new flexi-lateralism” is emerging as a pragmatic response to #DevelopmentCooperation in a fractured world. www.cgdev.org/blog/new-fle...
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The New Flexi-Lateralism: Five Building Blocks for Development Cooperation in a Fractured World
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 07/05/2026
As traditional alliances fracture and multilateral institutions face growing pressure, international cooperation is being reshaped in real time. @andypsumner.bsky.social, Len Ishmael, and @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social explore the rise of “flexi-lateralism.” go.cgdev.org/4tmEmXk
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The New Flexi-Lateralism: International Cooperation in an Era of Raw Power Politics
Escalatory attacks on multilateral rules and institutions in this era of raw power politics have plunged international politics into uncharted territory. Traditional alliances have been fractured, and new partnerships between unlikely bedfellows are eme...
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
📰 Our newsletter just went out, check it now! Featuring @noragric.bsky.social's open acces book on sustainable food systems in Africa, 3 EADI webinars in May, our Annual report, a podcast on artificial intelligence in research,picks on food and much more mailchi.mp/eadi/nl1may26
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IDOS_research @idos-research.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
The #GlobalOrder is gradually hollowing out. Can #India turn its convening power and #GlobalSouth leadership into durable institutional influence and coalition-driven reforms? 📲 www.policyedge.in/p/the-hollow... @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social @andypsumner.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Students, this one‘s for you!
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Take a quick scroll though out latest newsletter, just went out! Featuring @unu-wider.bsky.social's Gender Economics in the Global South, many interesting free events and more mailchi.mp/eadi/nl2apri...
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Join us for this webinar about the legacy of Amílcar Cabral! 📅 22 April 🕓 16.00 CEST www.eadi.org/news-2/virtu...
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
"The international aid system is going through one of the most delicate moments in its history, largely due to its inability to respond effectively to changes in the global environment." What are the options for development cooperation? ✍️ An analysis www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2543
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Geostrategic Axes and Transitions in Development Cooperation
By José Antonio Alonso The international aid system is going through one of the most delicate moments in its history, largely due to its inability to respond effectively to changes in the global en…
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EADI @eadi.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
"In what kind of world order will development cooperation exist, and what role will it play there? These are not merely technical questions. They are political and normative choices about what kind of international order remains possible" ✍️ Our latest blog www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2535
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The Double Legitimacy Crisis of the Old Aid Order: Four Scenarios for Development Cooperation and their Plausibility
By Nadia Molenaers Development cooperation is not simply facing another cyclical debate about effectiveness. It is facing something deeper: a crisis of the very roles through which it has historica…
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IDOS_research @idos-research.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Sind die heutigen globalen Turbulenzen eine Krise oder eine Chance für #InternationaleKooperation? Beides- schreiben die Expert*innen Len Ishmael, @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social und @andypsumner.bsky.social in einem neuen Artikel für @table.media: table.media/forum/tablef...
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UNU-WIDER @unu-wider.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
WIDER Development Conference 2026 starts tomorrow in New Delhi! 🌱 Over 3 days, we’ll come together to discuss key issues like global governance, South-South cooperation, and climate transition. Proudly partnering with Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID)! More: go.unu.edu/lfI0B
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UNU-WIDER @unu-wider.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
‘A fractured world order is not abstract; it's real conflicts, real uncertainty, and real consequences’ — Kunal Sen Day 1 of the #WIDERDevConf2026 opened with discussions on green, inclusive growth amid global fragmentation. Explore today's sessions: go.unu.edu/8yxeU
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UNU-WIDER @unu-wider.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Day 2 of the 2026 WIDER Development Conference highlighted urgent debates on global governance, green industrialization, and the risks & opportunities facing the Global South. From critical minerals to South–South cooperation, collaboration is critical. More tomorrow. 🌍
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UNU-WIDER @unu-wider.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Final day of the 2026 WIDER Development Conference🌿 Poster and parallel sessions continue to highlight innovative work from emerging scholars and leading experts. The depth and diversity of research on display shows just how vital evidence is for shaping development policy in a fast-changing world
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UNU-WIDER @unu-wider.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
🌍 The 2026 WIDER Development Conference wrapped up after three days of rich debate on green industrialization and inclusive growth Huge thanks to ISID and all speakers, policymakers & researchers who joined us in New Delhi 🌱 Onward to continued dialogue and collaboration!
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