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

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Governance

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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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News and Views

  • How should we understand the relationship between the concurrent decline in fertility in Kenya and the spread of financial inclusion in the 2000s? Maren Duvendack and Richard Palmer-Jones argue that this relationship may be rooted in the legacies of colonialism and regional and ethnic differences. Read their blog “Colonial Legacies, Ethnicity and Fertility Decline in Kenya: What has Financial Inclusion got to do with it?” on African Economic History Network.
  • Banks are failing young and poorer entrepreneurs, write co-author Stephanie Shankland in The Conversation: “Young people in poorer places are often failed by banks – here’s what needs to change”.
  • The recent US Midterms were a chance for Anthony Pickles examine why gambling markets often predict elections more accurately than polls in The Conversation.

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