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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  • Coproduced pathways toward service provision equality: the case of simplified sewerage in Mji Mpya, Dar es Salaam
  • In this paper, DPU’s Francisco García González aims to explore the relationship between resilience and justice, focusing on how grassroots movements can contribute to more resilient food systems, while simultaneously building pathways towards socio environmental justice. 
  • A DPU Dialogues in Development online webinar event co-hosted with the UCL’s Critical Childhood Studies Research Group (CCSRG).
  • In this audio recording, the DPU’s Dr Emmanuel Osuteye is joined in dialogue by Nuradin Dire (Somali politician, humanitarian and diplomat) to reflect on the impacts of Climate change and conflict-related risks in the Horn of Africa and potential pathways for addressing this challenge.