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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News & Events

News and events from the DSA and our members

DSA2025 Call for Papers

DSA2025 Call for Papers

Submit your papers for next year's DSA conference before 28 January. There are 80 panels across themes, with a variety of formats including online and in-person engagement.

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Academic freedom, Palestine and the IHRA definition of antisemitism: some reflections from the 2024 DSA conference.

Academic freedom, Palestine and the IHRA definition of antisemitism: some reflections from the 2024 DSA conference.

DSA members discuss three clusters of critiques in relation to the risk the adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism poses to scholars and practitioners in the field of development.

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SOAS December news

SOAS December news

Including Bangladesh at a crossroads; Covid-19 mitigation and policy responses in Africa; and abortion rights under Trump.

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Past News