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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Announcement

DSA PhD Thesis Prize 2024 winners

DSA PhD Thesis Prize 2024 winners

Francesca Chiu from University of East Anglia has won the 2024 DSA Thesis Prize and Anna Colom Miras was highly commended.

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DSA Masters Dissertation Prize 2024 winners

DSA Masters Dissertation Prize 2024 winners

Ana Palma Garcia from IDS is the winner of the DSA's Masters Dissertation Prize 2024 for her work entitled: Co-constructing notions of inclusion with Deaf women in Colombia throughout cooperative inquiry.

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How satellite and drone data can support socially just conservation

How satellite and drone data can support socially just conservation

GDI researchers secure £2 million to establish how satellite and drone data can support socially just conservation

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