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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CIDT News – June

Talking foreign aid budget cuts with Voice of Islam Radio
CIDT’s Philip Dearden appeared on Voice of Islam Radio’s Drive Time show to speak with hosts Raza Ahmed, Qayyum Rashid and Hanif Khan in a special show on foreign aid.

Creating learning products that help Caribbean Governments respond to shock
Find out how CIDT are working with the World Food Programme in the Caribbean to create learning products that help Governments respond to shocks and natural hazards and prepare effective social protection systems.

Policy brief tackles the question of why illegal logging persists in the Congo Basin
CIDT’s latest policy brief explores why illegal logging persists, exposing such factors as perpetrator immunity, weakness of regulatory standards, marginalisation of the judge in managing litigations.