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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

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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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Practical Action Publishing latest publications – December

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Solar Pumping for Water Supply

Alberto Ibáñez Llario, Asenath W. Kiprono

Open Access book Solar Pumping for Water Supply is now available in French! This highly practical book sets out how a fusion of two disciplines – water supply and solar renewable energy – is central to delivering scarce water resources.

 

 

Managing Our Waste 2021: A view from the Global South is Practical Action’s new report which calls for a people-centred approach to the waste crisis – and it’s free to download.

Waste management problems are conventionally described and measured in terms of material flows and environmental impacts, yet this is a human problem with major social, health, and economic impacts, felt most acutely by some of the world’s poorest people. Informal workers make a major contribution to citywide recovery and recycling, but remain unrecognized and undervalued.

 

 

 

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