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Development Studies Association

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The UK based membership organisation for all those studying, researching and teaching in the field of global development. For now, you'll find our news posted on LinkedIn and in our monthly newsletter.

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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 7h
A new Avaaz report, based on 3 years of work in Sudan, asks what can be done to protect civilians as diplomacy fails to end the war. It makes the case for an African Union-led civilian protection mission and explores the barriers to action. bit.ly/4h51NSk
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 11h
✍️ DSA Student/ECR Rep Jenni Argent is hosting an online writing community, open to all DSA members. Join DSA peers for 3 hours of focused writing, plus networking, peer accountability and moral support. 📅 28 Oct, 9am–1pm Register: buff.ly/92sHbeI
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🎥 At the DSA Scotland meeting, Neha Yadav explored documentary filmmaking as a way to understand how disasters and development pressures reshape life in mountain communities. Between One Rain and the Next follows four communities in Himachal Pradesh. buff.ly/efCn4Ek
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Switzerland plans to focus its development aid on 21 priority countries from 2029, down from the current 34. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) intends to withdraw from several middle-income countries, the foreign ministry confirmed on Sunday. buff.ly/fbOtF0E
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
📢 The Call for Panels for #DSA2027 is now open! 📍 Join us at @sussex.ac.uk, co-hosted by @ids.ac.uk 💻 The conference will be hybrid, so you can also attend online 🌍 Read more: buff.ly/DFKBmrz
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Listening is where connection begins. At #DSA2026, @britishcouncil.bsky.social explored how listening can build trust and enable people to shape change. Read reflections from conflict post-doc Sheila Ronoh: buff.ly/ZrpcTWq
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The DSA Gender and Development Study Group: building community beyond the conference, looks for organisations and institutions that can amplify its capacity to help drive critical discussions in the field of development. Read more: buff.ly/fEUfgkM
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Belgium's public development aid records its steepest decline since 2001. buff.ly/lDyTuGd
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
📢 New student Council Reps call on all Student, PhD candidate and ECR members. If you’re a student under the DSA’s broad definition we encourage you to join the DSA and become part of the student network. Read now: buff.ly/xtxpAlW
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
📚 New from @papublishing.bsky.social: Building Organizational Resiliennce A practical guide to strengthening financial sustainability, reassessing programmes and adapting to change while staying true to your organisation’s mission. Read more: buff.ly/FpIuogQ
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The budget of Germany's Economic Cooperation and Development Ministry is set to shrink for the fifth consecutive year. Aid organizations warn that the cuts will have severe consequences for millions of people. buff.ly/sIdEeVL
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Congratulations to Professor Aditya Jain, Professor of Sustainable Work and Development, University of Nottingham & Professor Julia Gallagher, Professor of Politics and Development, @kings-sga.bsky.social for becoming @acadsocsciences.bsky.social fellows. buff.ly/0q6DmDQ
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
DSA’s Early Career Researcher group organised free training online and in person for those interested in developing skills in grant writing. Read more: buff.ly/SQfkM56
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Digital exclusion remains one of the UK’s most pressing inequalities. This open-access @globaldevinst.bsky.social report draws on interviews in Cumbria to offer lessons for practitioners, policymakers and funders working on digital inclusion. buff.ly/71wMpLa
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
💷 A 2% minimum annual tax on UK households with £100m+ in wealth could raise around £10bn in 2026 — affecting fewer than 1,000 households. New research from @kings-sga.bsky.social, @pse.bsky.social & @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social explores the proposal. 👉 buff.ly/oL9hcfT
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🏥 Health budgets are often poorly prioritised and underspent. So how can public finance better support health? Join @odi.global’s online conference on financing for health to explore the challenges and solutions. 📅 2026 Public Finance Conference buff.ly/8kNmmrf
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
DSA member Luqman Ọpẹ́yẹmí Muraina and Marta Maria Nicolazzi consider ways in which academic conferences can be transformed from annual rituals with set rules and formats, to being cultivated as communities. Read more: buff.ly/IteH0Mk
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
How can civil society respond to democratic backsliding? Join @ids.ac.uk to hear multiple stakeholder perspectives on the challenges facing democracy, why they matter and how backsliding can be resisted. 📅 8 October 💻 Online Find out more: buff.ly/M3SMp8z
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
How Andy Burnham can start to repair UK aid with one simple change. buff.ly/UOQ5IX5
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🌍 What comes after the liberal international order? @globaldevinst.bsky.social’s BRICS+ Thinking Policy Fellowship explores the new geopolitics of global governance amid AI, climate change and the rise of BRICS+. 📅 Apply by 30 September Find out more: buff.ly/ylJy6US
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
How does the DSA choose where the conference is held and why don't universities give the rooms for free? This and more uncovered in our behind the scenes story on DSA conferences. buff.ly/iomag9a
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It's difficult to find hope in these challenging times, but @eadi.bsky.social closed their confernce with this video on : Hope Watch the video and read Nicola Banks' speech here: buff.ly/8AllZcj
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
✨ New online course from @ids.ac.uk Shaping Policies and Programmes with Evidence develops the skills and tools to use evidence effectively in policy and practice. 🌍 Join an international cohort 📅 22 Oct–26 Nov ⏰ Apply by 15 Oct Apply here: buff.ly/BWfwz3L
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🎙️ What happens when communities are forced to govern themselves? In conflict settings, communities often step in where institutions fail. @odi.global’s latest Think Change podcast explores what this means for governance, justice and dignity. 🎧 Listen here: buff.ly/54wxFSa
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Following academic query, activism, panels at DSA conferences and engagement as part of the NGO and development study group, academics came together at #DSA2026 for an important discussion on solidarity for those in Gaza. Read more: buff.ly/DAtfOhk
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
In a new blog, @odi.global experts Brianna Craft and Fatlum Zeka explore how the UK can use G7 and G20 presidencies to rebuild momentum on gender and climate, working with a wider coalition of countries to keep both agendas moving forward. buff.ly/0X7mOZX
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Close to half of the world's people living in situations of extreme vulnerability now reside in contexts where state authority is fragmented or contested, says new joint study by @chathamhouse.org & @nyucic.bsky.social Written by Sir Charles Petrie for @odi.global buff.ly/V6JfM9a
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Listening is where connection begins. At #DSA2026, @britishcouncil.bsky.social explored how listening can build trust and enable people to shape change. Read reflections from conflict post-doc Sheila Ronoh: buff.ly/ZrpcTWq
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🎓 Early-career researchers: interested in publishing in the European Journal of Development Research? Join @eadi.bsky.social's online seminar to learn how the EJDR Early Career Researcher Initiative supports researchers developing their publishing careers. 📅 24 Sep buff.ly/1dxXuOM
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Humanitarian crises are often framed around immediate needs: more aid, access and funding. But @odi.global’s new report argues we must also understand the systems of power that produce and sustain suffering in Palestine, Myanmar and Sudan. 🎧 Listen to the podcast: buff.ly/OoMGS01
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The DSA & @eadi.bsky.social Politics & Political Economy Study Group is hosting a @britishacademy.bsky.social-funded workshop on “Towards a Global South-driven Future for Development Studies” 📍 South Africa 📅 1–3 Sep 2027 ⏰ Abstracts by 31 Dec (Africa-based ECRs only) buff.ly/mW6DpNJ
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“Just go to Lidl”: the backlash against public restaurants. A thought-provoking @ids.ac.uk opinion piece. buff.ly/WmdyqMd
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
ICYMI: What really happened to USAID? It was democratic breakdown and rightwing culture war-radicalization), says @timhirschelburns.bsky.social buff.ly/z1l5fr4
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
📚 New from @papublishing.bsky.social: Building Organizational Resiliennce A practical guide to strengthening financial sustainability, reassessing programmes and adapting to change while staying true to your organisation’s mission. Read more: buff.ly/FpIuogQ
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The DSA & @eadi.bsky.social Politics & Political Economy Study Group is hosting a @britishacademy.bsky.social-funded workshop: Towards a Global South-driven Future for Development Studies 📍 Bandung, Indonesia 📅 April 2027 ⏰ Abstract by 30 Sep (Asia-based ECRs only) buff.ly/jYoTsSG
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
India, Mexico and 30 other countries have a #RightToFood, but not the UK, writes @justjody23.bsky.social for the @ids.ac.uk blog: buff.ly/idUkVkZ
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
📢 @oucsgd.bsky.social Language & Society Hub talk Join @rocioflax.bsky.social and Marluza da Rosa on 24 September (14:30–16:00 BST) for an online discussion exploring migration, education and representations of migrants in Argentina and Brazil. Register: buff.ly/jxYjB7b
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
💷 A 2% minimum annual tax on UK households with £100m+ in wealth could raise around £10bn in 2026 — affecting fewer than 1,000 households. New research from @kings-sga.bsky.social, @pse.bsky.social & @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social explores the proposal. 👉 buff.ly/oL9hcfT
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🏳️‍🌈 Call for Papers: LGBTQI+ Rights in International Politics and the Global South An online workshop for researchers to share work in progress, exchange feedback and strengthen the global LGBTQI+ research community. 📅 12–13 Nov 2026 Find out more: buff.ly/QHOAkUb
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
📢 @globaldevinst.bsky.social is partnering with BRICS+ Thinking to offer a 12-month Policy Fellowship on the New Geopolitics of Global Governance. 🎓 For researchers with a PhD and postdoctoral expertise in global governance. 📅 Apply by 30 September 2026 buff.ly/EA90SY0
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This in-person course from @ids.ac.uk will equip you with the conceptual and practical tools to design and carry out Participatory Action Research in your own organisation, project, or with partner organisations. 📅 14 to 18 September 2026 Apply now: buff.ly/WxXIKKJ
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Looking ahead to #COP31 in Antalya, where the main challenge will be finding a political balance capable of moving negotiations forward without reproducing Bonn's deadlock. Insighs from @odi.global: buff.ly/flm4iWB
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
📚 @ids.ac.uk book launch: The practice of systemic action research 📚 Authors Danny Burns and Marina Apgar will share lessons from 20+ years of work applying systems thinking and participatory action research around the world. 📅 16 Sep 2026 Register now: buff.ly/BpZlSyc
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Why is our conference hybrid and how do we try to support people to attend? Read more in our behind the scenes story on DSA conferences. buff.ly/iomag9a
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
📚 Call for Chapter Proposals Contribute to the Research Handbook on Multilateral Development Banks, edited by David Skidmore. Proposals are invited on MDB institutions, policies, development impact & prospects for reform. ⏰ Deadline: 20 Sep buff.ly/iKctz3T
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
📣 Decolonising Development Study Group: co-convenor wanted! Interested in decolonising development studies? Apply! 📅 Deadline: 15 Sep 📩 CV + motivation letter: pedroalarcon76@gmail.com / pooja.jain@sciencespo.fr Find out more: buff.ly/dV0Sp8S
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Humanitarian crises are often framed around immediate needs: more aid, access and funding. But @odi.global’s new report argues we must also understand the systems of power that produce and sustain suffering in Palestine, Myanmar and Sudan. 🎧 Listen to the podcast: buff.ly/OoMGS01
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The DSA stands in solidarity with colleagues at @ids.ac.uk who may be facing uncertainty. We hope that redundancies can be avoided. buff.ly/GQgtN55
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Are you an established scholar in planning, development, urban studies, geography or a related field? International Development Planning Review is seeking a new Co-Editor. Deadline to apply 25 September 2026. Full details below 👇 @vanesilla.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social #DevelopmentStudies
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Call for a Co-Editor | International Development Planning Review
Help shape the future of International Development Planning Review (IDPR), an interdisciplinary journal dedicated to the critical study of development related practices, planning and policy in the …
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The DSA & @eadi.bsky.social Politics & Political Economy Study Group is hosting a @britishacademy.bsky.social-funded workshop on “Towards a Global South-driven Future for Development Studies” 📍 South Africa 📅 1–3 Sep 2027 ⏰ Abstracts by 31 Dec (Africa-based ECRs only) buff.ly/mW6DpNJ
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