People — Development Studies Association

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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People

We are run by a Council elected by our members

How we’re run

Who we are

DSA is run by an elected Council. Most members of Council are based in universities or development organisations in the UK. Two members of Council are based in the global South, and elected directly by global South members.

Please do say hello if you see us at meetings or conferences, or feel free to contact us on email.

DSA has one member of staff, our Communications Officer. Our finance and administration are run by NomadIT

DSA Council

Photo of Uma Kambhampati University of Reading

Uma Kambhampati President, EDI Audit, Publications (term ends 2026) University of Reading

Photo of Jonathan Fisher University of Birmingham

Jonathan Fisher Secretary, Dissertation prizes (2nd term ends 2026) University of Birmingham

Photo of Shailaja Fennell University of Cambridge

Shailaja Fennell Treasurer, Publications (2nd term ends 2026) University of Cambridge

Photo of Laura Camfield University of East Anglia

Laura Camfield Dissertation prizes, Students, EDI Audit (coopted since 2014) University of East Anglia

Photo of M. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury University of Dhaka

M. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury Global South Representative (1st term ends 2026) University of Dhaka

Photo of Eyob Balcha Gebremariam University of Bristol

Eyob Balcha Gebremariam Decolonising Development (1st term ends 2026) University of Bristol

Photo of Tuesday Gichuki University of Makeni, Sierra Leone

Tuesday Gichuki Global South Representative (2nd term ends 2025) University of Makeni, Sierra Leone

Michael Jennings Conference, NGOs, Dissertation prizes (2nd term ends 2027) SOAS

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Emma Mawdsley Students (1st term ends 2026) University of Cambridge

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Claire Mcloughlin TBC (1st term ends 2027) University of Birmingham

Photo of Touseef Mir University of Bath

Touseef Mir EDI Audit (1st term ends 2026) University of Bath

Photo of Ibrahim Natil Dublin City University

Ibrahim Natil TBC (1st term ends 2027) Dublin City University

Photo of Zechariahs Benapugha Owutuamor University of Reading

Zechariahs Benapugha Owutuamor Student representative (1st term ends 2026) University of Reading

Photo of Kamna Patel UCL

Kamna Patel TBC (1st term ends 2027) UCL

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Annalisa Prizzon Communications (2nd term ends 2026) ODI Global

Photo of Sheila Ronoh Coventry University

Sheila Ronoh Student representative (1st term ends 2026) Coventry University

Photo of Indrajit Roy University of York

Indrajit Roy Decolonising Development, Global South (2nd term ends 2027) University of York

Photo of Peter Taylor Institute of Development Studies

Peter Taylor Global South, Dissertation prizes (2nd term ends 2026) Institute of Development Studies

Other contacts

Rowena Harding Communications Officer Development Studies Association

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Rohan Jackson NomadIT

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James Howard NomadIT