Benefits of membership
Individual/concessionary/student members
"Working freelance as I do, the Jobs page on
the DSA website has resulted in a number of rewarding short term and
part time contracts over the years. Well worth the annual subscription
in my view!"
Individual member January 2004
- Reduced entry to annual conference and other DSA events;
- Membership of any of our 25 study groups;
- Networking opportunities;
- Opportunity to participate in large-scale consultations via DSA;
- Monthly email newsletter with development studies news;
- Free publicity in our email bulletin and on our website for your news and publications. (Please note this does not apply to journals advertising or other commercial advertising.)
- Research profile in our directory of individual members;
- Affiliation via DSA to European Association of Development Research & Training Institutes (EADI) and OneWorld.
- Discounted journal subscriptions and special offers from development studies publishers. (See complete list of offers.)
Please see important news of the new membership structure since January 2004
Institutional members
"Institutional membership of the DSA is
crucial for our policy work on ageing in development. In particular,
the study groups provide opportunities for our staff to engage with
the academic community which they otherwise would not have"
Mark Gorman, Director of Policy, HelpAge International. May 2004
Development research organisations who join DSA enjoy a range of benefits:
- Opportunity to participate in large-scale consultations via DSA;
- Free publicity for your news and publications in our email newsletter and on our website (please note that this does not apply to commercial advertising);
- Listing in our institutional members directory;
- Networking opportunities.
Membership can be combined with an entry in one or both of our online guides.
The Guide to Development Studies Courses is a resource for prospective students with details of over 40 institutions offering undergraduate, postgraduate and short courses in development in UK and Ireland.
The Guide to Development Research Capacity has detailed information on research capacities in over 80 institutions in UK and Ireland.
Rates
For organisations with more than 3 FTE staff working on development related teaching and research, or more than one degree programme and for organisations with a turnover of more than £500,000 per year, Institutional membership is as follows:
- £300: Membership plus listing in Guide to Development Studies Courses and Guide to Development Research Capacity
- £250: Membership plus listing in one of the Guides
- £150: Membership without listing in either Guide.
For organisations with less than 3 FTE staff working on development related teaching and research, or more than one degree programme and for organisations with a turnover of less than £500,000 per year, Institutional membership is as follows:
- £125: Membership plus listing in Guide to Development Studies Courses and Guide to Development Research Capacity
- £100: Membership plus listing in one of the Guides
- £100: Membership without listing in either Guide.
To join, please fill in a membership form and return it to the DSA.