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Journals

Journal of International Development (DSA journal)

Cover of Journal of International DevelopmentJID aims to publicise the best research on development issues in a format that is useful for, and accessible to, policy makers and practitioners as well as academics.

See the Wiley's Interscience website for more information and details of current issue. DSA members can subscribe at the special rate of £55 a year for 2007. Download a subscription form.

Please note that this offer is only available to Individual and Concessionary members - not Institutional members.

Latest issue - For a full list of articles and abstracts in the latest volume, see http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/5102.

 

IDS Bulletin

Cover of Journal of International Development 'The quarterly IDS Bulletin is the flagship publication of the Institute of Development Studies. For over 35 years, it has covered the major themes and debates within international development. The IDS Bulletin brings together the latest thinking and research from programmes and events at IDS and presents them in an accessible way for development academics, policy-makers and practitioners. Each thematic issue is edited by an IDS Research Fellow, drawing on contributions from within IDS and its global network of partners within the sphere of development research, policy and practice'.

The IDS Bulletin is available to DSA members at a discounted rate of £45 (standard rate £70). Full details available at: http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/bookshop/subs05DSA.html

 

Journals from Blackwell Publishing - visit the journal's homepage for details of discounts for DSA members
Blackwell's Publishing is offering DSA members a free 30 day online trial to a sample of their development studies journals. Please see details of which volumes and how to access the trial here.

Global Networks A Journal of Transnational Affairs
Edited by Alisdair Rogers, Steve Vertovec and Robin Cohen

Global Networks publishes high quality, peer-reviewed research on global networks, transnational affairs and practices, and their relation to wider theories of globalisation. The journal provides a forum for discussion, debate and the refinement of key ideas in this emerging field.

Discounted subscription rate for DSA members £34

Photo of coverDevelopment and Change
Edited by Martin Doornbos, Ashwani Saith and Ben White


Development and Change is internationally recognized as one of the most important journals in the field of development studies and social change. With more than thirty years of publishing experience this interdisciplinary journal is devoted to the critical analysis and discussion of the complete spectrum of current development issues.

Discounted subscription rate for DSA members £49.

The 2006 Development and Change Forum is available online now.
The Forum issue is an unmissable annual resource for the student, teacher and practitioner of development. It provides an annual review of the state of the art of certain aspects of development studies, including:

Focus: thematic review articles on major topics in the literature
Debate: cutting edge contributions on a specific topic or issue
Reflections: interviews with key figures in the world of development
Legacies: a look back at the role played in development studies by influential individuals
Assessments: incisive reviews of major international agency reports

Latest Table of Contents - click here.

Photo of coverDevelopment Policy Review
Edited by David Booth


Development Policy Review is the refereed journal that makes the crucial links between research and policy in international development. Coverage includes the latest thinking and research on poverty-reduction strategies, inequality and social exclusion, property rights and sustainable livelihoods, globalisation in trade and finance, and the reform of global governance.

Discounted subscription rate for DSA members £30.
Photo of coverDisasters
Edited by Paul Harvey, Helen Young and David Alexander


Disasters is a major, peer-reviewed quarterly journal reporting on all aspects of disaster studies, policy and management. It aims to provide a forum for academics, policy-makers and practitioners for high-quality research and practice related to natural disasters and complex political emergencies around the world.

Discounted subscription rate for DSA members £39.
Photo of coverInternational Migration
Edited by Elzbieta M Gozdziak and Charles B Keely


International Migration is a refereed, policy-oriented journal on migration issues as analysed by demographers, economists, sociologists, political scientists and other social scientists from all parts of the world. The journal covers the entire field of policy relevance in international migration.

Discounted subscription rate for DSA members £39.
Photo of coverJournal of Agrarian Change
Edited by Henry Bernstein and Terence J Byres


The Journal of Agrarian Change is a journal of agrarian political economy. It promotes investigation of the social relations and dynamics of production, property and power in agrarian formations and their processes of change, both historical and contemporary.

Discounted subscription rate for DSA members £40.
Photo of coverNatural Resources Forum
Edited by Marcia M Brewster


Natural Resources Forum focuses on international, multidisciplinary issues related to sustainable development and management of natural resources. The journal seeks to examine subjects of current global concern and stimulate discussion in an effort to identify socio-economic policy options that promote sustainable development of water, energy, minerals and other natural resources.

Discounted subscription rate for DSA members £71.

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Journals from Routledge  

Routledge are please to publish the following journals. If you require further information or to receive the 2006 Development Studies Catalogue please email: Sian Askew sian.askew@informa.com

NEW TO 2006

AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AND EXTENSION

Profound change and systems innovation is needed to combat poverty, enhance public health, secure safe food production, and stimulate sustainable development worldwide. In taking initiatives and implementing measures, people, profit and planet issues need to be balanced. Communication and competence development are crucial processes for bringing about innovation in domains related to agriculture, food and natural resource use.

To learn more about the new journal, please visit http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/1389224X.asp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEVELOPMENT IN PRACTICE (An Oxfam Journal)

Development in Practice offers practice-based analysis and research concerning the social dimensions of development and humanitarianism, and provides a worldwide forum for debate and the exchange of ideas among practitioners, academics and policy shapers, including activists and NGOs. By challenging current assumptions, the journal seeks to stimulate new thinking and ways of working.

To find out more please visit: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09614524.asp

GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT An Oxfam Journal

Since 1993, Gender & Development has aimed to promote, inspire, and support development policy and practice, which furthers the goal of equality between women and men. This journal has a readership in over 90 countries and uses clear accessible language.

To learn more about the journal, please visit: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13552074.asp.

THE EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH - Journal of the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)

The European Journal of Development Research aims to achieve the highest standards of debate and analysis on matters of policy, theory and practice, in all aspects of development studies. It exists particularly in order to publish research carried out in Europe or in co-operation with European institutions. Most issues are special issues with a common theme in addition to 'free-standing' articles.

Please visit http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09578811.aspfor further information and to learn more about the EJDR Prize.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT - Journal associated with the Third World Centre for Water Management Mexico

International Journal of Water Resources Development covers all aspects of water development and management in both industrialized and Third World countries. Contents focus on the practical implementation of policies for water resources development, monitoring and evaluation of technical projects, and, to a lesser extent, water resources research. Articles are rigorous and in-depth, and range in approach from applied geographical analysis to the examination of strategic, economic and social issues.

To learn more about this journal and the prestigious prize won by the Editor, please visit http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/07900627.asp 

THE JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

The Journal of Development Studies was the first and is one of the best known international journals in the area of development studies. Since its foundation in 1964, it has published many seminal articles on development and opened up many new areas of debate.

To find out more about the journal or to enter the Dudley Seers Prize, please visit http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00220388.asp

JOURNAL OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT – Journal associated with United Nations Development Programme

Journal of Human Development: Alternative Economics in Action is a peer reviewed journal launched in January 2000 to provide new perspectives on challenges of development and poverty eradication - human well being, markets, growth, social justice and human rights. The Editors believe that development is more than about economic growth. It is also about improving the well-being of people, and expanding the choices and opportunities they have. Development policies cut across economic, social and political issues.

Please visit, http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/14649888.asp for further information on the journal.

JOURNAL OF PEASANT STUDIES

The Journal of Peasant Studies is one of the most outstanding journals in the field of the political economy of agrarian change. With its focus on considering peasants within the broader systems and historical situations in which they exist, it is essential reading for all who want to achieve an understanding of the role of peasants in political, economic and social transformation. It embraces both the theoretical and the empirical, and encompasses a multi-disciplinary area of study, rigorously pursued: catering for economists, historians (including historians of art), anthropologists, political scientists, geographers and sociologists, as well as literary scholars. It has a comprehensive reviews section, and a meticulously compiled Index of the first twenty volumes of the journal's contents was published separately in 1994.

To learn more about the journal or The Krishna Bharadwaj Prize and the Eric Wolf Prize, please visit http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/03066150.asp

OXFORD DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Oxford Development Studies is a multidisciplinary academic journal aimed at the student, research and policy-making community, which provides a forum for rigorous and critical analysis of conventional theories and policy issues in all aspects of development, and aims to contribute to new approaches. It covers a number of disciplines related to development, including economics, history, politics, anthropology and sociology, and will publish quantitative papers as well as surveys of literature.

To subscribe to the journal, please visit: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13600818.asp

DEVELOPMENT SOUTH AFRICA

Development Southern Africa offers a platform for expressing views and encouraging debate among development specialists, policy decision makers, scholars and students in the wider professional fraternity and especially in southern Africa. The journal publishes articles that reflect innovative thinking on key development challenges and policy issues facing South Africa and other countries in the southern African region.

Appointed as editor in 2005, Caroline Kihato is committed to broadening the voices in Development Southern Africa through providing opportunities for unpublished scholars, publishing interviews with beneficiaries of development, and new research.

To learn more about this journal and the exciting new debate section, please visit http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/0376835x.asp

 

THIRD WORLD QUARTERLY

Third World Quarterly (TWQ) is the leading journal of scholarship and policy in the field of international studies. For two and a half decades, it has set the agenda on development discourses of the global debate. As the most influential academic journal covering the emerging worlds, TWQ is at the forefront of analysis and commentary on fundamental issues of global concern. TWQ examines all the issues that affect the many Third Worlds and is not averse to publishing provocative and exploratory articles, especially if they have the merit of opening up emerging areas of research that have not been given sufficient attention.

To learn more about the journal, please visit: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/01436597.asp

 

SAGE Area & Development Studies Journals

NEW JOURNAL FROM SAGE LAUNCHED IN 2006!

Journal of South Asian Development
For Free table of contents, abstracts and email alerting service please visit the journal homepage at http://sad.sagepub.com

For information about more SAGE Area & Development Studies journals simply visit the journal homepages below:

South Asia Research http://sar.sagepub.com Free Sample Issue!
Journal of South Asian Development http://sad.sagepub.com
South Asian Survey http://sas.sagepub.com
Journal of Asian and African Studies http://jas.sagepub.com Free Sample Issue!
China Information http://cin.sagepub.com
China Report http://chr.sagepub.com
Modern China http://mcx.sagepub.com Free Sample Issue!
The Journal of Developing Societies http://jds.sagepub.com Free Sample Issue!


 

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