Development Studies Association

Our Aims and Objectives

We are the UK association for all those who research, study and teach global development issues

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What is Development Studies

What is development studies and decolonising development.

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Our Members

We have around 1,000 members, made up of individuals and around 40 institutions

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Governance

Find out about our constitution, how we are run and meet our Council

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People

Meet our Council members and other staff who support the running of DSA

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About

The DSA Conference is an annual event which brings together the development studies community

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DSA2025

Our conference this year is themed "Navigating crisis: dangers and opportunities in development"

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Past Conferences

Find out about our previous conferences

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Study Groups

Our Study Groups offer a chance to connect with others who share your areas of interest

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Students and ECRs

Students and early career researchers are an important part of our community

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Publications

Our book series with OUP and our relationship with other publishers

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Decolonising Development

The initiatives we are undertaking that work towards decolonising development studies

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Membership Directory

Find out who our members are, where they are based and the issues they work on

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DSA Scotland May meeting – CfP deadline extended

You can still propose a paper/ presentation to the DSA Scotland Zoom mini-conference taking place in mid-May 2021.
View the basic details and link to full details on the DSA Scotland Study Group webpage, under “Forthcoming meetings”.

Deadline extended to 31st March 2021.

Keep Reading

DSA statement: Three guiding principles for UKRI and institutions to minimise the impact of the ODA cuts to grant holders

University of Edinburgh Job opportunity

DSA statement on reduction to UKRI’s ODA- funded budgets

DSA Scotland May meeting – CfP deadline extended

Barriers to Civil Society Organisations

DSA Ireland News – March

EADI News – March

BOND news, courses, jobs and funding opportunities – March

Revisiting ‘reclaiming agency’