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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Latest events and webinars

10 December, LSE Human rights through the eyes of my native land: South Africa in the world. 630pm. In-person and online. The lecture will explore South Africa’s complex relationship with the idea of human rights. More information.

11 December, IDS. Combatting Violence against Women: What’s wrong with the global governance of a feminist agenda? With Rema Hammami, University in the West Bank, Palestine. Register.

12 December, SOAS. Book Launch: Equity in COVID-19: Mitigation and Policy Responses in Africa. More information to follow.

12 December, GDI Community of Practice. Innovative Capacity Building in the Development Sector: the use of gamification to support digital health policymakers in the World Health Organisation’s West Pacific region. Register.

13 December, LSE. Authoritarian Sanctuaries: Refugee Politics in East Africa. Alexander Betts is Professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs, and Senior Fellow in Politics at Brasenose College, at the University of Oxford. Find out more.

17 December, SOAS. From Coins to Code: The social consequences of new forms of money. A collaborative event organised by the School of Oriental and African Studies, the University of Gothenburg, and the University of the Arts. Register for this in-person event.