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 January 2025 news digest

Call for proposals

Call for proposals for research papers on lessons for Africa from transformative social policy experiences of the global south. Scholars and researchers from around the world to submit proposals to examine the successes, challenges, and lessons learned from examples of transformative social policy within the Global South. The deadline for submissions is 15th February 2025. Download the call in English, French and Portuguese.

New evaluation in Ethiopian apparel industry

Carlos Oya and Florian Schaefer have completed a review of the he ONEILO-SIRAYE Programme, an innovative intervention, fostering sustainable improvements in workplace conditions, worker well-being, and labour administration in the Ethiopian apparel industry. Read the report summary and the full report.

Plural Futures of/for Development? The Case for Global and International Development, and Against All Inequalities Everywhere

A new journal article by Alessandra Mezzadri in the The European Journal of Development Research.

Africa, security, AI and social media

Folahina Aina has spoken on BBC Sounds on Africa (approx 13:30 mins in), on the Middle East (approx 4:30 mins in) and at 34:50mins speaks on TikTok. She also contributes on the topic of the future of Nigeria’s security.