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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Development Planning Unit (DPU), University College London

DPU, UCL October 2024

DPU, UCL October 2024

A new Director; a new Palestine-Israel project; new sustainability start-up between China and the UK. Plus publications on lesbian exclusion in East Asia; urban informality and night studies in climate science.

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40 years of gender in the DPU

40 years of gender in the DPU

In its 70th anniversary year, the DPU are also recognising 40 years of working actively in the DPU with gender justice in teaching, research, capacity building and practice-based work, and public engagement.

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DPU, UCL September 2024

DPU, UCL September 2024

Including new publications on Jerusalem; the geopolitics of cities; colonial face of housing refugees; and urban planning priorities.

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Past News