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The UK based membership organisation for those studying, researching and teaching in the field of global development. #XDissenter: find us on LinkedIn & BlueSky
Joined November 2009
All things DSA: .🤝🏾 Join us .📚 Study groups .📧 E-news .📷 Facebook .📷 Linkedin 🦋 BlueSky 👩🏾💻 Conference
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DSA strongly condemns the reduction of UK Gvt funding to #ODA for @UKRI_News. The impact for UK #researchers and partners in the #GlobalSouth is significant. Read the full statement on the website:
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Are you a #geographer 🗺️.development #economist 💴.#urbanplanner 👷🏾.#politicalscientist 🤓.#anthropologist 🤨? .Anyone researching or studying development can submit a paper to #DSA2023 shape thinking & connect. Find your tribe! Deadline: 10 Feb 2023.
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📣 Call for papers!.@DipDsaa have a new special issue on Responsible Research in International Development, edited by Andrew Ainslie and Atenchong Talleh and building on Panel 25: #ResponsibleResearch.⏰ Deadline: 1 Nov 2023.
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Many of you will be back at your desks today trying to remember your password!❓.So here's a "back to research" idea.💡.Why not submit an abstract for #DSA2023's #CallForPapers 📢.A broad range of #GlobalDevelopment themes are covered.🌎.
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A critical webinar for.* heads of centres & PIs leading efforts to decolonise their research practises & partnerships.* anyone from global North conducting research in the South, wanting to learn more about how to challenge epistemic inequities. Join us: .
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On behalf of the UK's development studies community, we call on @10DowningStreet to rethink merging @DFID_UK with @foreignoffice. Now's not the time for retreating behind a quick-win nationalism that trades long term security for short term gains.
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Online Workshop | Epistemological Issues in International Development, hosted by @developmentuea. Open to all PhD Students. 📅 29 November 2021.⏰ 11:20 to 15:40 UK time.📧Email Elizabeth Austin at .<dev.general@uea.ac.uk> to secure your spot.
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📢 #CallForPanels for #DSA2024 is open until 21 November!.3 core strands of social justice & development in a polarising world that will be explored >>.➡️ Rights and representation.➡️ Redistribution and restoration.➡️ Reproduction and production.Details 👇🏽.
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"Centring social reproduction in development processes entails a revolutionary shift . because we need to stop & ask ourselves to consider . everything that underpins and surrounds the development process" writes .@SaraStevano.Read more:
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Why are the #ODA cuts to @UKRI_News research funding so damaging? . Our new infographic with @SOASICOP has all the detail. Please send us a DM if you'd like a copy to use in your own efforts to oppose the funding cuts.
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👁️🗨️ Read |. '#Storytelling otherwise: #Decolonising storytelling in planning'. @dpu_ucl article by @cataortiza.explores how key notions from Latin American decolonial thinking can help decolonise storytelling in planning theory and practice. 🔗
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📢Breaking news! .86 panels for #DSA2023 at @UniRdg_GDRD have been selected, across 13 themes. ⏩ That means you can now submit your papers. On your marks, get set. Deadline 10 Feb 🏁.
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A big welcome to our new DSA President 𝗦𝗮𝗺 𝗛𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 of @GlobalDevInst, elected during our AGM at #DSA2020. Also 👋 to new Council members @aprizzon @shailajafennell @RadleyBen @ptaylor_ottawa and 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿.
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DSA's global South study group is hosting a webinar. 21 February 🗓️.@BGranaa will talk about the impacts of climate change on gender-based violence in Pakistan. 🇵🇰. 1pm UK / 6pm Pakistan / 7pm Bangladesh, 2pm Norway 🕛. All welcome, register: .
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There's growing calls for development studies to throw out a North-South framework in favour of a 'global' outlook. In this @DevandChg #OpenAccess paper Jorg Wiegratz @pritishbehuria @ChristinaLaska1 @Liepollo9 @SaraStevano & @RadleyBen share some concerns.
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There's a lot of talk about equitable research partnerships but are they truly transformative? .DSA webinar on 30 May will explore what this means by looking at the Africa Charter for Transformative Research Collaborations. Join us:
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.@sussexlibrary at @SussexUni have launched a collection of material from the British Library for Development Studies that tracks the story of international development in the Global South over the last half century. You can view items from your desktop:
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The #CallForPanels for #DSA2024 is open until 21 November 2023.The theme is: Social justice and development in a polarising world. 📅 26 -28 June 2024.Our hosts will be @soasdevelopment & @Soaseconomics.Check out details of the theme, key dates and more 👇🏽.
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📢The call for papers for #DSA2024 will open on 12 December. 🗓️Make a note of all the key dates so you can join us online or at @SOASDevelopment for THE global development conference on 26–28 June 2024. 👉🏾
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We know academics are busy so we've EXTENDED the call for panels for #DSA2023 with @UniofReading. And remember, it's a hybrid conference which means you get the choice of seeing people in real life, or convening a panel at home in your pyjamas.
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ICYMI The call for papers for #DSA2023 is now open! Submit across a range of themes for this in-person & online conference! .#GlobalDevelopment
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What's wrong with development studies and how can we change it? .Responses from the recent conference hosted by the DSA's Politics and Political Economy study group.
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As a side note to her enthralling talk on Bangladesh @nomhossain mentions that she's interested in supervising a PhD on the infamous Kissinger basket case moment during the 1971 famine where the US refused aid. Another reason to attend #DSA2024 - you'b be the first to know!
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Has your research been impacted by the #ODA cuts to @UKRI_News? . We are collecting short case studies to share with MPs. If you'd like to contribute your story, email comms@devstud.org.uk or send us a DM. Deadeline: 1st April (am).
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Save the date! .#DSA2024 is confirmed .📅 26 -28 June 2024 .Our hosts will be @soasdevelopment & @Soaseconomics .✨ We can’t wait! ✨
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Our briefing in collaboration with .@SOASICOP, urging @GOVUK.to rethink savage cuts to Overseas Development Aid (#ODA) for .@UKRI_News is now live:
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#PhDchat Tag people you know who would be interested!. Dec 2: Free open online workshop on epistemological issues in #GlobalDevelopment especially for PhDs with @uniofeastanglia .🧵#PhDLife #AcademicChatter.
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#DSA2020 is underway! Great to see so many of you joining us for the conference opening. Big thanks to @profdavidhudson @FionaNunan and all @DLProg and @iddbirmingham for helping to make the conference happen this year
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📝 New discussion paper |. What is Development Studies? . By @andypsumner, of @KingsIntDev, for @EADI. Read the blog post and download the paper here 🔗
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🎙️ Interview | The Geopolitics of Financialisation and Development, an interview with Ilias Alami (@IliasAlami) in @CriticalDev. Read it here:
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#DSA2019: Call for panels and roundtables NOW OPEN, 3 Oct –14 Nov 2018. We are inviting proposals on theme of 'Opening up Development' for our conference @openuniversity 19-21 June 2019.
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📢 Call for Papers!.Structural Transformation and Contemporary Late Development, Manchester, 05-06 December 2024. Workshop organised by @EADI with support from @GlobalDevInst & @JDevStudies Conference Fund. ⏰Deadline: 15 September. More info here ⤵️.
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Because they're nice people😊 @pritishbehuria and @GoodfellowTom have extended the deadline for submissions to The Politics of Development Studies Workshop: it's now 1 Dec. 🗓️.Abstracts only at this stage:
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📝 New discussion paper |. What is Development Studies? . By @andypsumner, of @KingsIntDev, for @EADI. Read the blog post and download the paper here 🔗
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Are you an academic researcher interested in sustainable development?.Do you want to share your knowledge with a worldwide audience? @globaldevB are looking for blog authors.
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👋🏾At #DSA2023 we said goodbye to @sam_b_hickey as President for 3 years (his farewell words coming soon).🆕And we welcomed Uma Kambhampati from @UniRdg_Research into this new role. 📽️We asked Uma what's she looking forward to in this new position within the DSA:
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Why is it easier to imagine the end of the world, climate doomism, than the end of capitalism? This and more powerful questions from @oikeios at #DSA2023 on his talk on the Capitalocene sponsored by @JDevStudies.
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📢 Call for Papers!.The New Area Studies Research Centre, @EastCentreUea & the @developmentuea are hosting "Imagined Geographies: From Past to Future". ⏰ Deadline for submission of paper proposals is 1st June. More info here ⤵️.
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📢 Call for contributions to a special issue of Third World Quarterly: Ghost projects – ruined futures and the promises of infrastructure development. 📅 Deadline 1 March .More info here ⤵️.
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We are delighted to welcome three new members to the DSA Council ✨. 🌟 @Natilibrahim, Research Fellow at the @IICRR at @DCU.🌟 @cl_mcloughlin, Associate Professor at the @iddbirmingham.🌟 Kamna Patel, Associate Professor, @dpu_ucl
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If you want to understand #Bangladesh after the recent election @nomhossain's title The Aid Lab in the DSA-@OUPEconomics book series has just been listed in @TheEconomist's 'What to read and watch about 🇧🇩' .📚.👉🏿
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📢DSA has a new communications officer!. 👋🏽Reach out and say hi to Rowena! . 📰Tag us in your news, views, publications and opportunities. 🌍Let's make #DevStudies and #DevResearch on twitter a place where connections are made!.
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📢 Call for Papers!.The New Area Studies Research Centre @EastCentreUea & the @developmentuea are hosting "Imagined Geographies: From Past to Future".⏰ Deadline for submission of paper proposals is 1st June. More info here ⤵️.
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All you need to know about the Development Studies Conference 27-29 June at @OfficialUoM is on the conference website. Keep checking for updates: and see you in Manchester! #DSA2018.
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New event - launch of #DecolonisingDevelopment Study Group w/ @Drsaalajeng @africanstudies @RaceEDS and speakers inc @MarionOuma @sjndlovugatshen @RobtelNeajai. Visit DSA website for more info and sign up 👇.
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The Leverhulme Trust have Fellowships for early career researchers with a research record, but who have not yet held a full-time permanent academic post, to undertake a significant piece of publishable work!.📅 Opens 1 Jan 2024.
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📢Our members have got fantastic Masters and PhD #scholarship opportunities. 🙋🏾Share, like and tag to help us reach the next generation that can help tackle the world's biggest challenges. #PhDchat #PhDlife #Scholarships 🎓
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𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥: 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐣𝐢𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐲 (@IndrajitRoyYork). An inter-disciplinary scholar, former INGO practitioner, multiple author and DSA Council member: get to know another DSA Council member, Indrajit Roy. Meet Indrajit ⬇️⬇️⬇️.
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After attending our Political Economy study group conference, @annarachelwood wrote on how we should look at 'geographies of hope' to help motivate in the field of development studies. Read the piece here:
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Huge thanks to @RobtelNeajai of @ODID_QEH for her energetic, challenging #DSA2019 keynote, asking us all how we're decentering the 'white gaze' of development. And 🙏 to all for amazing Twitter feedback! If you missed it, you need to watch it here!:.
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At 4pm you'll be able to take a break from #DSA2024, grab some tea and meet publishers and institutes who have stands in Senate House. Who wouldn't want to spend time talking to the fun folk from @GlobalDevInst who have #OpenAcess titles and free bookmarks?!
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Highlights from Thursday at #DSA2024 🌟.🇧🇩 Lively captivating talk by @nomhossain - captured in poetry by @koleDey! .💻 Delegates engaging from Brazil to Manchester! .📚 Sessions publishing in journals + @OUPEconomics book series .📖 Book launch by @BrisUniPress on Myanmar.
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Tomorrow at 12:30-14:00 GMT. 🌎Don't miss our expert analysis of #COP26! Register here 👉 Our panel of experts includes:.@HEDrAbouZeid (@_AfricanUnion) .@SimonMaxwell001 (@ODI_Global).Meena Raman (@3rdworldnetwork).@emilycwilkinson (ODI)
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#DSA2022 was hosted by @ucl, @dpu_ucl and @TheBartlettUCL. 👏👏 A big thank you to conference organisers Andrea Rigon (@rigonandre), Hanna Baumann (@urbanmobilities), Caren Levy and Samantha Ahern (@2standandstare).
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The DSA Politics and Political Economy Study Group workshop takes place January 2023, Manchester. 📢Call for papers open until 25 November. Find out how to submit abstracts: 👇🏾 .
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The three-stage process through which African resource sovereignty was ceded to foreign mining corporations by @RadleyBen in @ROAPEjournal explores the issues covered in his new DSA-@OUPEconomics book:
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Welcome to the DSA Annual Conference (#DSA2021) hosted by @developmentuea! . Today kicks off with the welcoming and opening at 09:45 (UTC+1/ BST). For a look at what else we've got scheduled today visit the conference programme:
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The Spectre of State Capitalism by @IliasAlami from @CdsCambridge and @DrAdam_Dixon is officially out! .Part of the @OUPEconomics / DSA book series.
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DSA and member institutions have published a letter to the UK government with steps to improve global vaccine distribution, especially among low-income countries.
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The Spectre of State Capitalism by @IliasAlami from @CdsCambridge and @DrAdam_Dixon is officially out! .Part of the @OUPEconomics / DSA book series.
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What are the key challenges and barriers for NGOs and academics to more closely collaborate and engage?.This question and more are tackled in our forthcoming event on NGO and researcher collaboration: @nomhossain @BethChit @SandraMartinso3
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📢 Call for Abstracts ‼️.Abstracts are invited from academics, postgraduate students, policy-makers and practitioners for the @irelanddsa conference. ⏰ Deadline: Friday 1st September.
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📢 @GlobalDevInst have a call for papers on Structural Transformation and Contemporary Late Development. ⏰ Submit before 15 September.
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The @BritishAcademy_ Mid-Career Fellowships are now open for applications. The scheme aims to promote public understanding of and engagement with the humanities & social sciences through supporting individual research projects. ⏰ Deadline: 21 Aug.
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New book from members at @iddbirmingham 👀.
Our new book on the Politics of Development is a thing!. Led by the brilliant Claire Mcloughlin, we try and create a fresh + engaging introduction to the controversial, contested and deeply political topic of development. You can pre-order here 👇. 1/2.
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👁️🗨️ Read |. Above or below the #poverty line: Three key questions for understanding shifts in global poverty. By @andypsumner and @eduardoortizj for @UNUWIDER. ➡️
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📢Registration is open for #DSA2023: the annual conference for those studying, researching & teaching global development. 🤝🏾Join us in Reading with @UniRdg_GDRD or online. ⭐️Discount: students, precarious, global South. Funding available.
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📢 Call for Papers!.@dpu_ucl is pleased to invite submissions to the Special Issue ‘Climate Change and Sustainability: Health Risks and Policies to Address Them—Special Focus on Urban Settings’. ⏰ Deadline: 31 January 2025. Find out more here ⤵️.
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