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

ODID Oxford January 2025 news digest

ODID Oxford January 2025 news digest

Youth in Ethiopia; AI and global economy; multidimensional poverty data; financing displacement response; Indian elections; multidimensional poverty Egypt; green energy China; refugee politics in East Africa

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GDI January 2025 digest

GDI January 2025 digest

New thinking on China in the global South; land occupation in Brazil; US-China rivalry; hydro-social assemblages; political ecologies and more.

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Spotlight on Sussex University’s top-ranked development program 

Spotlight on Sussex University’s top-ranked development program 

Professor Anne-Meike Fechter discusses the unique qualities that set their program apart, and the department’s critical yet hopeful approach to global challenges.

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Past News