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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DSA2025 Call for Papers

Deadline 28 January 2025

DSA205 is now accepting submissions of papers on the themes of its 80 panels. All accepted panels are now listed on the DSA website and can be sorted by stream, participants and panel type. A button marked “propose a paper” can be found at the end of each panel abstract. 

Before submitting your paper please carefully read the advice on the website on how to submit . The deadline for submissions is now 28 January 2025.

DSA2025 will be held as a hybrid conference (in-person and online attendance possible), taking place 25 – 27 June hosted by the Centre of Development Studies, at the University of Bath, UK. Read more about the conference.