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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British Council: next generation Bangladesh and oral histories

What do young people in Bangladesh really think?

The latest edition of the British Council’s Next Generation research series has just been published. Next Generation Bangladesh seeks to bring the opinions and perspectives of young people in Bangladesh to the forefront of policy debates. This is part of the British Council’s global Next Generation research initiative, exploring and amplifying the perspectives of young people during times of significant change.

Oral histories: the British Council in action

 “We don’t shove Britain down people’s throats and we don’t take out the bins!” What does the British Council’s new oral history repository reveal?

Discover the British Council’s new collection of 90th anniversary oral history interviews. These offer a range of unscripted, insightful reflections on the organisation’s activities and evolution over the last few decades, including its work in international development contexts. Interviewees are drawn from around the world and include artists, educators, consultants and current and former staff members.