Social justice and development in a polarising world:
rights and representation; redistribution and restoration; reproduction and production.
This is the theme of DSA2024 which will take place as a hybrid conference, both online and in-person, at SOAS on 26–28 June 2024.

The conference will also be open to panel submissions outside the conference theme but of relevance to current development theory and practice, or topics covered by DSA Study Groups, even if these are not strongly aligned to the theme.

* Are there opportunities for climate and development actors to work together?
* What reforms of the financial architecture need to take place to allow development priorities to align with climate action?

The latest DSA webinar will look at these questions. We urge practitioners whose work does not currently sit within climate to attend and gain a better understanding of how climate finance will impact wider development funding.

At our AGM in June we appointed several new council members: some new to DSA and others are returning. We are delighted to have their experience and insights to move the organisation further. This month, we talked to Emma Mawdsley, Professor, Geographer and returning DSA council member from Newnham College, Cambridge, as well as Touseef Mir, Asst Prof from the University of Bath, a public engagement advocate and a DSA member from his ECR days. Find out more about them and why they joined the Council

As part of our vision for a diverse and vibrant organisation, we are undertaking a race audit of development studies within the UK. Find out about the progress and challenges to understanding the make up of our sector.

The British Council manages and delivers successful development projects around the world, works with researchers and higher education institutes. Get to know more about why they're a member, why culture is important to development strategies and how you can work with them.

Through animation, the Hashiya project takes on intergenerational trauma by examining violent incidents in South Asia. IDD Birmingham researcher, Sameen Ali, organised a series of events with partners in Pakistan to deliver this work.

This year the School of Global Development (DEV) at the University of East Anglia is celebrating its 50th anniversary.  As part of these celebrations, they joined other development studies institutions in changing their name from international to global. Find out more about their intended celebrations.

Includes new publications on:
* public attitudes to holding soldiers accountable for the murder and abuse of civilians
* why raising awareness of corruption can backfire
* co-producing local public goods in rural Solomon Islands
Plus podcasts on:
* Digital repression in Thailand
* Indonesian democracy
* Militarism in Africa

Plus student news, media commentary, a host of events and more.

Includes:
* A new book on The Politics and Power of an Emotion: Shame
* A novel on colonisation in Southern Rhodesia in 1923
* Updates on a derisking inclusion workshop between LSE and University of Nairobi
* Podcast on microlending and the financialization of poverty
* Podcast on the gold mines of northern Mali
Plus new publications.

New open access titles on:
* Mapping the Supply of Surveillance Technologies to Africa
* Landscapes of (In)justice: Reflecting on Voices, Spaces, and Alliances for Just Transition
* Participation For, With, and By Girls: Evidencing Impact
* Bringing Democracy to Governance of Mining for a Just Energy Transition
* Knowledge Translation in the Global South: An Exploratory Mapping of the Literature

12 Oct: “Global China” in South America: Infrastructure, Urbanization, and The Postcolonial Question
12 Oct: Exploring the challenges of evidence use, IDS
24 Oct: Developing collaborative projects: why, how and with whom?’ Open University’s Centre for the Study of Global Development
25 Oct: Branding Authoritarian Nations: Political Legitimation and Strategic National Myths in Military-Ruled Thailand
26 Oct: A Global Fund for Social Protection: Lessons from the diverse experiences of global health, agriculture and climate funds.

The Centre of Development Studies at the University of Cambridge seek an Assistant Professor in China and Global Development.

IDS is looking for a new Director who will take forward the organisation’s pioneering work.

The Daphne Jackson Trust has fellowships for those looking to return to a research career after a break of two or more years for family, health or caring reasons.

The School of Government at the University of Birmingham is undertaking a transformative expansion with nine faculty positions at Assistant/Associate/Full Professor level at the University of Birmingham in International Relations, Public Administration, Public Policy, Methodology and Comparative Politics.