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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IDS November news

Publications

Reimagining Social Protection (IDS Bulletin 55.2)

Social protection features in numerous country policies and development agency strategies, as well as in several Sustainable Development Goals. However, following more than two decades of considerable expansion in policies, programmes, and research, the sector finds itself at a crossroads. Drawing key insights and lessons from an international conference on ‘Reimagining Social Protection in a Time of Global Uncertainty’, hosted by the Institute of Development Studies in September 2023, the articles in this issue of the IDS Bulletin reflect on the role social protection plays in a shifting, uncertain, and volatile global context. https://www.ids.ac.uk/publications/reimagining-social-protection/

Short courses

Contribution Analysis for Impact Evaluation
Short course to equip individuals and organisations to more effectively design impact evaluations using a contribution analysis framing.
13 – 17 January 2025
Apply now: https://bit.ly/47Fd2dC

Inclusive Digital Transformation in International Development
This course will equip you with practical frameworks and approaches to promote inclusive digital transformation in your development work.
6 – 10 January 2025
Apply now: https://bit.ly/4eHjB1T