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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SOAS December news

Prof Michael Jennings writes in the ConversationUK on the likely impact on abortion rights and women’s health of a second Trump presidency.

A new open access book by Anika Altaf, Dzodzi Tsikata, Gertrude Dzifa Torvikey, Marleen Dekker looks at Equity in Covid-19: Mitigation and Policy Responses in Africa. The book, based on a variety of empirical data and disciplinary perspectives, presents evidence on the inclusive nature of mitigation and policy responses, across the continent and provides in-depth analysis of the state of development in Africa at the onset of the pandemic. Stay tuned for the recording of a seminar on this book’s topics.

Naomi Hossain speaks at the Doha Forum 2024 on Bangladesh at a Crossroads: Governance, Democratic Reform, and the Path Forward Post-Sheikh Hasina.