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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British Council

British Council: next generation Bangladesh and oral histories

British Council: next generation Bangladesh and oral histories

What do young people in Bangladesh really think and what is in the Council's new oral history collection?

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Latest episodes in the British Council’s Our World, Connected podcast series

Latest episodes in the British Council’s Our World, Connected podcast series

Transnational education; youth engagement; culture and education and more.

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New British Council report on cultural relations in development

New British Council report on cultural relations in development

New British Council report seeks to enhance understanding and evidence the contribution of the British Council in supporting the aims of Official Development Assistance.

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