Welcome to Development Studies Association
The Development Studies Association is the UK's learned society and professional body for academic teaching and research, policy and practice in the field of international development.
While the annual conference is a principal focus for the association, the DSA is active throughout the year through its many Study Groups. All those involved in development whether as teachers, researchers, consultants or practitioners, are welcome to join both the Study Groups and the DSA itself.
DSA news
DSA2018: Global inequalities
University of Manchester
27-29 June 2018
Early-bird registration is now OPEN!
Early-bird Registration for the DSA2018 conference runs until 4th May 2018. After that time fees will increase. All delegates, whatever your role in the conference, need to register online via the website. All decisions on papers have been made and panels confirmed. We have approximately 380 accepted papers in 69 panels. The 2018 conference will take place at the University of Manchester from 27-29 June 2018. The theme will be 'Global inequalities'.
Publishing session podcast
This year we'll again be holding a session on how to get published and advice around publishing. You can hear some of the 2017 session here.
Save the Date
Together with the Social Policy Association (SPA) and the British Sociological Association (BSA) the DSA expressed support for their members involved in the UCU strike action in protest at pension changes. To take this further, the SPA and the BSA’s Work, Employment and Economic Life group are jointly organising a one-day pensions symposium. While this will primarily focus on UK social policy, and therefore is not DSA core business, we recognise the importance of the issue both in terms of employment rights and the future of higher education in the UK, and as such the DSA is joining the SPA and DSA in co-sponsoring the event.
The symposium will take place at City, University of London on Thursday the 3rd of May and will run from 10am until 3pm, with lunch provided.
See the full programme here and follow the link to book a place.
There will be a nominal charge to cover costs of the day, except for those who have been engaged in recent UCU industrial action, for whom the event will be free.
The event will feature a range of speakers, an opportunity for discussion and a welcome chance for people to come together around such an important issue. The current dispute will be addressed as well as the broader context.
REF2021 panel membership appointments announced
Sub-panel 22: Anthropology & Development Studies
Chair
Professor Deborah James - London School of Economics and Political Science
Members
Professor Jo Beall - British Council
Professor Barry Bogin - Loughborough University
Dr Peter Evans - Department for International Development
Professor Ravi Kanbur - Cornell Dyson School
Professor Uma Kothari - University of Manchester
Professor Tobias Kelly* - University of Edinburgh
Professor Susanne Kuechler - University College London
Professor David Wield - The Open University
Secretariat
Dr Andrew Taylor - University of Hull
See the full announcement at the REF website
DSA Dissertation prize winners 2018
Congratulations to Bushra Rehman and Henrique Lopes Valenca for jointly winning the DSA dissertation prize award this year. They have been invited to present their dissertation findings at the DSA2018 conference where there will also be an award ceremony for them. You can read what the judges said of their work and find links to read their dissertations on the DSA dissertation prize webpage.
Development Studies Association - Expression of Support for DSA Members Taking Industrial Action
The current industrial action brings together two core development issues: the rights and security of people at work, and education. Defending university pensions is not just about ensuring current staff receive the benefits they have expected, but makes a broader stand against the erosion of the rights and conditions of workers, within and beyond their working lives. It is also imperative that universities remain able to attract and retain the best people. The strike therefore demonstrates in addition the value we place on higher education, and our commitment to UK universities being able to continue to make a critical contribution to the global knowledge economy.
The DSA therefore offers its wholehearted support to all members involved in the current industrial action.
NEW & Upcoming DSA Workshops with Institutional Members 2018/19
The first workshop of the series was held on 10 April 2018 at the Natural Resources Institute (NRI), University of Greenwich.
The focus was Meeting the challenges of interdisciplinary research for global development: strengthening sustainable agriculture and food systems.
Look out for further notices about the forthcoming Workshops later in the year.
DSA Conference 2020 and 2021 - call for proposals
Applications are invited to host the annual DSA conference in June 2020 and 2021.
The DSA conference is the key annual event for international development in the UK. Our practice is to hold a 2-3 day conference each June, attracting c. 300-500 delegates. Recognising the conference's value in signalling an area of scholarship, applications are invited both from established centres and from universities which have more recently entered the international development field.
For all the information and how to make a proposal see here.
DSA-OUP book series second & third titles are now available
Playing with Fire: Deepened Financial Integration and Changing Vulnerabilities of the Global South by Yilmaz Akyüz ISBN 9780198797173 2017
Taken for a Ride: Grounding Neoliberalism, Precarious Labour, and Public Transport in an African Metropolis by Matteo Rizzo ISBN 9780198794240 2017
IN: Critical Frontiers Of Theory, Research, And Policy In International Development Studies
Study group news
Links to future SG events can be seen in the side bar on the right (or beneath on narrower screens). Other news follows.
DSA Rising Powers Study Group
One-day meeting on “Rising Powers in 2018”
London School of Economics, London
Monday 23 April 2018
The DSA Rising Powers Study Group is hosting a one-day meeting at the LSE on Monday 23rd April 2018 on the theme of "Rising powers in 2018".
See the SG webpage for the full schedule and to register your attendance.
DSA Women & Development Study Group
'Bringing our feminist values to development research, policy and practice': Celebrating 25 years of Gender and Development
Friday 11th May 2018, 10.30am-6pm
Northumbria University London, 110 Middlesex St, London, E1 7HT
Sponsors: Gender & Development Journal, DSA Women and Development Study Group, Oxfam
Hosted by Northumbria University's Centre for International Development
For further details see the SG webpage.
DSA Scotland Study Group
DSA Scotland Meeting on 'Contemporary Approaches to Development Policy' - Full programme now online!
University of Glasgow, 1 June 2018
For all the details see the SG webpage.
DSA Multidimensional Poverty and Poverty Dynamics Study Group
International Workshop on Poverty, Inequality Dynamics, and Economic Development: Tensions and Trade-offs in Mixed Methods Research
Kings College London, 6 September (from 12 noon) and 7 September 2018
For all the details see the SG webpage.
DSA Migration, Development & Social Change Study Group & The University of Oxford Centre on Migration, Policy and Society
One day workshop on 'Migration, Social Inequalities, Inter-Generational Relations and Life Course Transitions'
You can read the report and view the presentations made on the SG webpage.
DSA Gender, Policy & Practice Study Group
The SG are planning a workshop around the critical issues of racism and gender inequality that characterise many aid relationships, and the current aid crisis, you can read more on the SG webpage.
DSA Tourism Study Group
The DSA Tourism group has an extensive update on their past and upcoming activities on their webpage. The group's regular seminars will now take place at the University of Nottingham – details to follow soon about the first meeting at the new location.
Premium Member news
A new book edited by Raufu Mustapha and David Ehrhardt analyses the complexities of the Christian-Muslim conflict in Nigeria, and explores implications for global peace and security. Creed and Grievance: Muslim-Christian Relations & Conflict Resolution in Northern Nigeria is published by Boydell and Brewer.
ODID academics are participating in a new research programme, the Oxford Martin Programme on African Governance, that will investigate how better governance can foster more inclusive growth in Africa, create more jobs for its young population and improve social services and infrastructure.
The UNDP’s Human Development Report Office (HDRO) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) at ODID agreed to adjust and unify their methodologies on multidimensional poverty measurement.
Young Lives researchers Gina Crivello and Patricia Espinoza critically explore the relationship between feminism and the politics of childhood, focusing specifically on unpaid care work in their chapter ‘Care Labour and Temporal Vulnerability in Woman-Child Relationships’ in the recently published book Feminism and the Politics of Childhood: Friends or Foes.
The Indian state of Andhra Pradesh released its first Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report, developed in collaboration with OPHI. It is the first state-level MPI in India.
Frances Winter, Policy Officer at Young Lives reflects on the side-event commissioned by the Government of Ireland for this year’s Commission on the Status of Women titled ‘Gender equality and the empowerment of rural girls and young women: Evidence from Young Lives’, highlighting that poverty and shocks undermine many rural girls’ physical and cognitive development. The associated policy brief is listed under ‘Publications’.
The next issue of Forced Migration Review will focus on ‘Twenty Years of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement’. See the call for papers here.
Emeritus Professor Dawn Chatty gave a keynote lecture on ‘The duty to be generous: challenging European ideas on forced migration’ for the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung at the Andrássy University Budapest. Watch it here.
The Global Development Institute is offering six fully-funded master’s scholarships to students from Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, Ethiopia and Zambia. Encourage brilliant minds to apply.
Former staff and students of development studies at The University of Manchester are invited to a Summer Celebration at the Global Development Institute as part of their 60th celebrations. Book a free place
Lord Desai will give a lecture on "Economic Growth: Geopolitical game or addressing global inequalities?" Book a free place.
The Developmental Leadership Program, led by Professor David Hudson, launched a report at the Australasian Aid Conference on ten years of the programme, entitled Inside the black box of political will: 10 years of findings from the Developmental Leadership Program.
The Research Centre for the Study of Parties and Democracy (REPRESENT) has been formed by the University of Birmingham and the University of Nottingham, led by Professor Nic Cheeseman (IDD, Birmingham) and Dr Fernando Casal Bertoa (School of Politics and IR, Nottingham). Find out more about the centre here.
Informed by decades of research into governing renewable natural resources, a Policy and Practice Briefing on Governing natural resources for effectiveness, equity and sustainability: what matters? has been published from the ESPA-funded Governance for Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation project, led by |Dr Fiona Nunan.
Be a Development Manager at The Open University
The Open University is recruiting experienced Development Managers in its International Development Office. More information...
OU to host DSA Annual Conference 2019
The Open University has been confirmed to host the Development Studies Association’s (DSA) conference in 2019, which will take place in mid-June and coincides with the OU’s 50th anniversary. The central theme will be ‘Opening up Development’, while also encompassing the broad range of development studies interests. Read more...
Insight: The Oxfam Case: Why are we so outraged?
Professor Helen Yanacopulos, Director of Development Policy & Practice at The Open University, looks at "The Oxfam Case: Why are we so outraged?" in her latest blog post. Read more...
How regional social policy can support the 2030 SDGs
In an issue brief produced for the UN Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) Nicola Yeates, Professor of Social Policy, outlines the ways in which regional social policy could be further leveraged to support the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Read more...
Launch of documentary: ‘An Asylum Seeker’s Story: Collective Leadership in Diverse Communities’
A new documentary co-produced by Dr Vita Terry, Research Fellow at The Open University's Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership (CVSL), will launch at the CVSL Conference taking place on 22 March. This fascinating and timely documentary focuses on the experience of an asylum seeker in the UK, whose hope of securing safety and a better future for his family has been challenged, as they continually experience multiple barriers, from restricted entitlements, limited support and growing hostility. Details about the conference can be found here, and Dr Terry has shared her experience of working on the documentary in a blog post.
International Development: Looking back, moving forward
Each year, the international development community at The Open University convenes to discuss collective work, interrogate common understandings of issues of development, innovation and inclusiveness, and to look at future projects, collaborations and more. Alessandra Marino, the OU's new Senior Research Manager - International Development gives an insight into this year's Strategic Research Area (SRA) retreat. Read more…
Push No One Behind
Watch Professor Diane Elson's recent talk on people being ‘pushed behind’ by development
Professor Diane Elson, Emeritus Professor at the University of Essex, Honorary Research Associate at the Institute of Development Studies and recipient of an Honorary Doctorate from The Open University, presents "Push No One Behind", a paper she prepared for the UN Committee on Development discussing examples of people being pushed behind by development in all parts of the world. Read more...
Urbanisation-climate change: What does this mean for development?
Dr Arabella Fraser, an expert whose research focuses on the governance of climate and disaster risk in urban contexts of the global South, joins The Open University as Lecturer in International Development. Dr Fraser will give a seminar at the end of April on her paper, The Politics of ‘Building Back Better’: Learning, Knowledge and Sustainable Development in the Caribbean post Hurricane Irma. Read more...
Understanding relational dynamics between refugees and host communities in South-West Uganda
Dr Craig Walker, Research Associate and Dr Ben Lampert, Lecturer in International Development teamed up with two Ugandan NGOs to explore the relationships between refugees and host communities in South-West Uganda. In this blog post, they write about their scoping trip last year as part of this work and their plans for future research in this area. Read more…
Rethinking Labour’s international development policy
Watch Dr William Brown's recent talk on Labour and its international development policy. Dr William Brown, Senior Lecturer in Government and Politics, discusses the policy process by which Labour has conducted its UK development policy rethink, the key initiatives and policy changes it pursued between 2010 and 2017, and the significant current challenges the party faces. He presents his paper entitled, Rethinking Labour’s international development policy: opposition, policy process and challenges. Read more....
Launch of the Conflict Research Project
The Conflict Research Programme (CRP) is designed to address the drivers and dynamics of violent conflict in the Middle East and Africa and to inform the measures being used to tackle armed conflict and its impacts. CRP research will analyse the logic of the political marketplace and how it intersects with moral populism to drive violence. It will use the concept of civicness to examine how people attempt to constitute humane forms of public authority even in the most extreme circumstances, and how international interventions might better resolve conflict-related problems by supporting responses based on such local civicness. You can find out more about the CRP here
The annual LSE African Summit is back!
The LSE Africa Summit was founded by students at the London School of Economics and Political Science as a platform to congregate policy makers, corporate leaders, researchers and forward-thinking individuals to provide a wealth of debate on issues about Africa. As it turns 5 this year, the theme is Africa at Work: Educated. Employed. Empowered. The Summit will take place from April 20th to 21st , 2018 and will be largely centred around the following: bridging the skills, education and training gaps; entrepreneurship as an engine for job creation and inclusive growth; laws, regulations and policies; the impact of technology and digitalisation on jobs and economic growth: the role of creative industries in socio-economic development. You can find out more about the summit here
Spatial Dynamics in African Political Economy
Professor Catherine Boone is the Principal Investigator and project leader for a newly initiated, 3.5 year ESRC-funded research project entitled Spatial Dynamics in African Political Economy. The project abstract runs as follows: Lack of data and theory about the political effects of regional inequalities in sub-Saharan African countries persists in spite of the fact that many scholars recognise that African countries are characterised by extreme disparities across sub-national regions. This project tackles this challenge head-on.
Institutional member news
Conferences
7th PhD Conference on International Development
8-9 November
Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
Call for papers is now open
Deadline: 31 May 2018
See the full call here.
The Sheffield Institute for International Development (SIID)
9th SIID Annual PGR Conference, 'Development’ in an Uncertain World.
8-9 May 2018
Global Development Institute (GDI)
Call for papers: What Works for Africa’s Poorest Children?
Social policies and programmes for children living in extreme deprivation:
10-12 September 2018, Kampala, Uganda
Call for papers on practical actions, programmes and social policy interventions that have made a tangible difference for Africa’s poorest children are invited for a conference in Uganda in September. More information.
DSA2018
Annual Conference - 'Global Inequalities'
27-29 June 2018, University of Manchester, UK
Visit the website for all the details.
Courses
London School of Economics (LSE)
Applications open for senior-level course on conflict and humanitarian response
Monday 18 - Friday 22 June 2018
Venue: LSE Campus and ODI Offices, Central London
The Senior-level course on conflict and humanitarian response is an intensive course for humanitarian professionals taught by the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) and London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The course provides an opportunity for mid-career and senior professionals to learn and reflect on critical issues in preparing for, responding to and transitioning out of humanitarian crises. The course is designed to foster peer-to-peer learning, and will feature lectures by distinguished academics and practitioners, with an opportunity for small group discussions and exercises. You can find out more here.
IDS, Sussex
Apply to one of IDS’ postgraduate degrees in international development. The University of Sussex is currently ranked first in the
world for development studies. The QS World Ranking reflects the strong reputation and quality of research and course offerings across campus, including by IDS. Our courses are:
• International Development PhD by Research
• MA Development Studies
• MA Food and Development
• MA Gender and Development
• MA Globalisation, Business and Development
• MA Governance, Development and Public Policy
• MA Participation, Power and Social Change
• MA Poverty and Development
• MSc Climate Change, Development and Policy
More information on the IDS website.
School of International Development, University of East Anglia
UEA International Development Centre Spring and Summer Professional Training
This Spring and Summer, the International Development Centre at the University of East Anglia in Norwich is running professional development short courses on mixed methods impact evaluation, climate change and water security.
Beyond Surveys and Experiments | 21 to 25 May 2018
This short course will familiarise participants with ‘small n’, qualitative and mixed methods approaches and look at what they need to use them successfully, responding to a recognition that experimental and quasi experimental approaches to evaluation are not always feasible or desirable. This opens a space for alternative, appropriate or ‘small n’ methods and the course explores how to do these rigorously in resource-constrained contexts. Topics include research designs, integrating qualitative and quantitative approaches, establishing causality and understanding perceived drivers of change.
Climate Change and Development | 11 to 15 June 2018
Climate change has profound implications for developing countries. The purpose of this short course is to equip non-specialists with a broad understanding of what climate change may mean for low-income populations. It will examine the scope and prospects for adapting to change and contributing to emissions reduction and NDC implementation in the context of development issues and poverty reduction. The course is designed to equip participants with a deeper awareness of the ideas, opportunities and trade-offs represented by adaptation and mitigation; an awareness that is increasingly needed if effective action on climate change is to be achieved. Participants leave the course having been exposed to state-of-the-art knowledge to help develop their skills in this field.
Water Security for Policy Makers and Practitioners | 25th to 29th June 2018
Bringing together key strengths in water politics, climate change, agricultural water management and water allocation, this course will provide participants with an exceptional chance to acquire an understanding of this key global issue. The course introduces and explores different interpretations of water security in an international and developing economy context. Participants will acquire a wide variety of tools and analytical frameworks from a variety of disciplines and an extended understanding of this key national and global issue. They will leave the course with an ability to critically assess and address current water security issues and policies and to gain an appreciation of the relations between water security and development, health, climate, food, and national security. Participants will also substantially develop their networks and resource bases.
The International Development Centre has pioneered professional training in international development for nearly 50 years, working with a range of clients including national and international development agencies, governments and NGOs. Our research-led short courses seek to educate, inform and promote discussion and networking between participants and our researchers. They provide cutting edge training on the most pertinent and relevant topics in international development. In addition to the three short courses running this spring and summer, we are also able to offer bespoke professional development courses on a range of subjects including organizational change for gender equality, equitable forest governance and ecosystem services.
Get Involved
To find out more about this year’s short courses, please explore our webpage, where you can find further details in addition to our online application form.
We also run other short courses. Sign up to our mailing list here.
We are here to help you find a learning experience that meets your needs – Get in touch to discuss how we can help with you or your organisation’s professional development. Email: devco.train(at)uea.ac.uk
Brighton & Sussex Medical School
Global Health Msc/PGDip/PGCert
Our Global Health will help you understand the complex determinants of health and ill-health in a globalised world and their potential solutions in order to help you contribute to the improvement of health and the achievement of health equity and social justice worldwide. Graduates from this course will have the skills to work as global health practitioners, policy makers, consultants or researchers within NGOs, governments and international health and development agencies.
For more information visit the website.
Meetings & Seminars
London School of Economics (LSE)
A Global Agenda for Labour
Tuesday 24 April, 6.30-8pm | Venue: Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building, LSE |Speaker: Professor Pranab Bardhan, University of California, Berkeley |Chair: Professor Jean-Paul Faguet
In the face of rising inequality and right-wing populism--the twin menace facing much of the world today-- how to cope with the formidable challenge of restoring the countervailing power of labour? Professor Bardhan's lecture, "A Global Agenda for Labour" will address a vital and urgent political-economic issue. Click here for more information about the event.
Global Development Institute (GDI)
Events: The GDI Lecture Series for 2018 is free to attend or can be
viewed by livestream on our Facebook page.
The Sheffield Institute for International Development (SIID)
Sheffield World Health Organization Simulation (SheffWHO) 2018
27- 29 April 2018
Oxford Department for International Development (ODID)
Oxford Development Studies Annual Lecture 2018: Advancing Human Development
Professor Frances Stewart, Oxford Department of International Development
15 May 2018, 5:15pm
Seminar Room 3, Oxford Department of International Development, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TB
For details and to register here.
LIDC
IDS, University of Sussex
Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation for Learning
Monday 4 June 2018 - Friday 8 June 2018 9:00-17:00
Institute of Development Studies
Participatory Video Processes: building inclusive engagement and community-led change
Monday 18 June 2018 - Friday 22 June 2018 10:00-17:00
Institute of Development Studies
Social Protection: policies, programmes and evidence
Monday 25 June 2018 - Thursday 28 June 2018 9:00-17:30
Institute of Development Studies
Transforming Nutrition: Ideas, Policies and Outcomes
Monday 16 July 2018 - Friday 20 July 2018 09:00-17:00
Institute of Development Studies
Job vacancies
Global Development Institute (GDI)
GDI are hiring! We are seeking a:
Lecturer in Pedagogies for Development
Research associate: Economics
Research associate: Social Sciences
Research associate: Politics. The Research Associates posts are part of the new Future Dams project.
Cambridge University
Margaret Anstee Centre for Global Studies
The Margaret Anstee Centre for Global Studies will be launched in October 2018 at Newnham College, Cambridge. Dr Emma Mawdsley will be the first Director, and it is recruiting for postdoctoral Fellows now. The first is to be appointed in October 2018, and the deadline is 27 April 2018. The focus of the Centre in the next 3-5 years will be current trends in international development. You can find out more about the Centre and the Fellowship(s) here.
Development, Policy and Practice, Open University
Be a Development Manager at The Open University
The Open University is recruiting experienced Development Managers in its International Development Office.
3ie
Evaluation Specialist, 3ie, London
The International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) seeks a candidate to serve as Evaluation Specialist for two years at the London Office, which is hosted at London International Development Centre by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Deadline for applications: 22 April 2018.
For more details please click here.
Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich
Professor of Rural Development and Head of the Livelihoods and Institutions Department
The Livelihoods and Institutions Department of NRI is a dynamic group, currently of ten researchers, with backgrounds in sociology, social anthropology, agricultural economics and other disciplines, dedicated to interdisciplinary, poverty-focused research, consultancy and teaching on sustainable development. Themes and areas of work include:
• Climate change, agriculture and natural resources
• Rural institutions and agricultural policy (including agricultural innovation and service provision, and land policy)
• Equitable trade and responsible business
• Gender, social difference and social exclusion
• Monitoring & Evaluation and assessing impact on poverty and livelihoods
• Understanding policy processes and research-policy linkages
• The interface between agriculture, nutrition and poverty
The post holder will have an international profile in one of these or another closely related area. This appointment will be made at professorial level through either the research or enterprise career pathway — separate job descriptions are available for each. Enterprise would include consultancy and technical assistance contracts with international development donors. It is expected that the job-holder will maintain their own portfolio of externally funded research and enterprise activities contributing to the programmes of the Institute.
For full details please visit our website.
Closing date: 21 April 2018
Potential candidates are encouraged to discuss the post with Andrew Westby, Director of NRI a.westby(at)gre.ac.uk or with John Morton, current Head of Department j.f.morton(at)gre.ac.uk.
Funding opportunities
None at present.
Other News
DSA members' Questionnaire
CA and HD survey
We (Tadashi Hirai, Flavio Comim and Richard Jolly) are examining some key aspects related to the use of the Capability Approach in the 'real world' and its links with the Human Development as promoted by UNDP. We would be extremely grateful if you could answer the short set of
questions in this survey (unless you already submitted it during/after the HDCA conference in 2016). It should take only a couple of minutes. Any queries please email hirai.tadashi(at)gmail.com.
Evidence Information Service
Academic survey on engagement with parliament
We are a group of academics from the Cardiff University, University of Exeter, University College London, University of Bath and University of Bristol working with the House of Commons Library and the National Assembly for Wales Research Service to develop a UK Evidence Information Service (EIS).
The EIS will act as a rapid matchmaking and advisory service, working with existing UK parliamentary systems to connect politicians with the wider network of academics and professionals in science, technology, engineering, maths, medicine, humanities and the social sciences. More details about the project can be found in our Guardian article and GW4 webpage.
We are seeking the confidential views of academics on their attitudes to and experiences of evidence-based policy-making, the usefulness of the EIS and their potential contribution.
The survey is part of the UK Evidence Information Service (EIS) project. We are working with the four UK legislative bodies – UK Parliament, National Assembly for Wales, Scottish Parliament, Northern Ireland Assembly – and are interested in gathering information from academics, including their experience of engaging. The results will be published and publicly available.
We therefore invite all UK researchers in academia and industry to complete an 5-10 minute survey.
NGOs and student internships: who benefits?
Discussions between academics and practitioners have highlighted that there are many opportunities for collaboration between NGOs and students, either directly or through the student’s institution, and a variety of outcomes for both parties from these collaborations.
As part of DSA's commitment to supporting and facilitating collaborations between under and postgraduate students and the development community in the form of short projects or longer internships in the UK and internationally, we would like to hear NGO experiences of hosting students, the forms this has taken, and what makes internships successful. Enter this conversation here.
Publications
Oxford Department of International Development (ODID)
Masooda Bano and Emi Ferra (2018) Family versus school effect on individual religiosity: Evidence from Pakistan, International Journal of Educational Development, DOI 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2017.10.015
Santiago Cueto, Alejandra Miranda and Juan Leon (2018) ‘Classroom composition and its association with students’ achievement and socioemotional characteristics in Peru’ in Sue Swaffield and Sally Thomas (eds) Educational Assessment in Latin America, Routledge
Jonathan Bright and John Gledhill (2018) A Divided Discipline? Mapping Peace and Conflict Studies in International Studies Perspectives, DOI: 10.1093/isp/ekx009
Valerie Mueller, Cheryl Doss & Agnes Quisumbing (2018) 'Youth Migration and Labour Constraints in African Agrarian Households' in Journal of Development Studies, DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2018.1430770
Milo Vandemoortele (2018) ‘Inequality in Attainment From Early Childhood to Adolescence Longitudinal Evidence From Ethiopia’, Young Lives Working Paper No 177
Frances Winter (2018) Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Rural Girls and Young Women: Evidence from Young Lives, Young Lives Policy Brief 33.
Global Development Institute (GDI)
A Special Issue of the journal Global Networks on global production networks and new contours of development in the global south features research by Khalid Nadvi, Rory Horner and Aarti Krishnan
Visual Global Politics edited by Roland Bleiker features a chapter on celebrity by Tanja Müller.
Digital Economy Policy in Developing Countries by Rumana Bukht and Richard Heeks is a new paper from the ESRC-funded “Development Implications of Digital Economies” research network.
Constructing a universal logic of urban control? International standards for city data, management, and interoperability by Seth Schindler.
Prof Stephanie Barrientos is working with the ETI on ending the exploitation of women in global supply chains.
Bina Argwal has published: “Environmental Sustainability and Gender Inequality; The Perils of Ignoring the Synergies” in Environmental Scientist, and The Challenge of Gender Inequality, in Economia Politica.
Gindo Tampubolon has been published in:
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, “Longitudinal relationships between hearing aid use and cognitive function in older Americans"
- Determinants of cancer screening awareness and participation among Indonesian women, BMC Cancer
- Journal of Psychiatric Research, Genome-wide scan of depressive symptomatology in representative cohorts in America and Britain.
Bazoumana Ouattara was one of the authors of Decomposing the Macroeconomic Effects of Natural Disasters: A National Income Accounting Perspective published in Ecological Economics.
Oliver Bakewell is the co-editor of a book: ‘Forging African Communities Mobility, Integration and Belonging’.
Tom Gillespie is one of the authors of Austerity urbanism and Olympic counter-legacies: Gendering, defending and expanding the urban commons in East London in Environment and Planning: Society and Space
Ping Gao is one of the authors of Understanding organisational responses to regulative pressures in information security management: The case of a Chinese hospital, published in Technological Forecasting and Social Change.
IDD, University of Birmingham
Cheeseman, N. (ed.) (2018) Institutions and Democracy in Africa: How the rules of the game shape political developments, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Cheeseman, N. and B. Klaas (2018) How to rig an election, Yale University Press.
Cobley, D. (2018) Disability and International Development, Routledge, Abingdon.
London School of Economics (LSE)
Swenson, G (2018) “The promise and peril of paralegal aid” World Development, Volume 106, June 2018, Pages 51-63
Shami, M (2018) “Connectivity, Clientelism and Public Provision” British Journal of Political Science
Goodwin, G (2018) “Rethinking the double movement: expanding the frontiers of Polanyian analysis in the Global South” Development and Change
Hilhorst, D. Porter, H. & Gordon, R (2018) “Gender, sexuality, and violence in humanitarian crises” Disasters, Volume42, IssueS1 Special Issue: Gender, sexuality, and violence in humanitarian crises.
Natural Resources Institute (NRI), University of Greenwich
Ayanlade, A., Radeny, M., Morton, J. F., & Muchaba, T. (2018). Rainfall variability and drought characteristics in two agro-climatic zones: An assessment of climate change challenges in Africa. Science of the Total Environment, 630, 728-737.
Brighton & Sussex Medical School
Call for papers: Vivir Bien/ Buen Vivir and post-neoliberal development paths in Latin America: Scope, strategies and the realities of implementation
(Issue Editors: Kepa Artaraz; Melania Calestani; Mei L. Trueba). For more information please contact Mei Trueba (m.trueba(at)bsms.ac.uk ) or visit the LAP website.
European Journal of Development Research
European Association of Development and Training Institutes (EADI)
Early Career Researchers initiative
This aims at helping eligible researchers in their first approaches to academic publication
Call, recently renewed, for studies/papers in Impact Evaluation.
Practical Action
New books:
Gender, Business and Enterprise
Caroline Sweetman and Ruth Pearson
Managing Humanitarian Innovation
Eric James and Abigail Taylor
Journals call for papers
Enterprise Development & Microfinance
Special issue
‘Advancing rural entrepreneurship through technical, business, and financial services’
We invite researchers and practitioners to share their insights and to document positive and negative experiences that stimulate reflection and learning among those concerned with service design and implementation and their outcomes and impact. Please send a 300-400 word abstract of your planned contributions to the editor Jason Donovan (CIMMYT) j.donovan(at)cgiar.org by May 11, 2018.
Waterlines
The editors particularly welcome contributions which consider the key challenges facing the water and sanitation sector (engineers, health professionals, community development workers, researchers, policy makers) and suggest how these issues may be tackled using affordable, sustainable systems with reference to wider policy and institutional frameworks.
If you would be interested in submitting a proposal further information can be found on the journal homepage.
Food Chain
The content of Food Chain covers all aspects of promoting food chains, from on-farm processing to storage, transportation, food processing businesses, hygiene and quality assurance, marketing, finance and the business environment. It covers the market linkages between agricultural production and farm inputs, including both hard inputs and knowledge systems, and farm outputs and associated value chains. If you would be interested in submitting a proposal further information can be found on the journal homepage.
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Wiley
Development and Change Forum 2018: Financialization and Economic Development
The Forum issue is an annual resource for the student, teacher and practitioner of development. In a number of self-contained sections, it provides an annual review of the state of the art of certain aspects of development studies. Explore Forum 2018 today.
Special Issue: Fiscal Policy, State Building and Economic Development
Journal of International Development has published an Open Access Special Issue, freely available for you to browse. The issue presents a synopsis of the contextual conditions, factors and challenges affecting the recent evolution of tax systems. This issue is important given the Sustainable Development Goals have placed fiscal policy, tax policy and revenue mobilisation, at the centre of national and international development efforts. Sponsored by UNU-Wider.
Routledge & DSA affiliate program
Browse Routledge’s 2018 collection of development studies textbooks here, or our full list here, and get your 20% DSA discount at checkout by entering code AF039! If you have any feedback, or are interested in writing for us, please contact Development Studies editor Helena Hurd at helena.hurd(at)tandf.co.uk
Several exciting new publications for you to check out this month, hot off the press:
The Development Trap: How Thinking Big Fails the Poor
By Adam D. Kiš
"The author has lived among the poorest of the poor in Africa and elsewhere and brings a fresh, middle ground, alternative perspective to arguments that have become increasingly polemical. This is the book to read to understand economic and social development in all its complexities, and it is clearly and engagingly written." — Edward C. Green, formerly Senior Research Scientist, Harvard University, USA
"Anyone thinking about a career in international development needs to read this book - a dose of reality therapy about what can go wrong and how to make things go right." — H. Russell Bernard, Arizona State University, USA
Anti-Corruption in International Development
By Ingrida Kerusauskaite
"Anti-corruption in International Development provides scholars, policymakers and practitioners with a comprehensive analysis of approaches to combat corruption in the context of international development." — Louis de Koker, La Trobe University, Australia
The Role of Education in Enabling the Sustainable Development Agenda
By Stephanie E.L. Bengtsson, Bilal Barakat, Raya Muttarak
This book explores the relationship between education and other key sectors of development in the context of the new global Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda. Drawing on examples from both low and high income countries, the book demonstrates how ‘good’ education functions as an ‘enabling right’, impacting positively on many other areas.
Production of Disaster and Recovery in Post-Earthquake Haiti: Disaster Industrial Complex
By Juliana Svistova, Loretta Pyles
"This is an important book. There is a great need to confront the entrenched relationships that confound the best intentions of disaster response and reconstruction. Svistova and Pyles' work is grounded in the experiences of Haiti following the 2010 earthquake but has world-wide implications for those seeking to develop a praxis for people-centred recovery. This will inspire scholars and practitioners alike." —Mark Pelling, King's College London, UK.
