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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

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People

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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

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Study Groups

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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

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Practical Action Publishing title wins DSA Australia prize

Reframing Aid: A strengths-based Approach to International Development by Keren Winterford, Deborah Rhodes and Christopher Dureau and published by Practical Action Publishing is the winner of the 2024 DSAA book prize.

DSA Australia is the memberships association for development practitioners and researchers in Australia. On judging the competition, DSAA said the books presented for the award in 2024 were of a very high standard and spoke to the different ways that we define development and development studies.

The Prize committee reviewed the books submitted with consideration of their:
• theoretical sophistication
• methodological rigour
• lucid writing
• originality
• relevance to development practice