Our Aims and Objectives

We are the UK association for all those who research, study and teach global development issues

Find Out More

What is Development Studies

What is development studies and decolonising development.

Find Out More

Our Members

We have around 1,000 members, made up of individuals and around 40 institutions

Find Out More

Governance

Find out about our constitution, how we are run and meet our Council

Find Out More

People

Meet our Council members and other staff who support the running of DSA

Find Out More

About

The DSA Conference is an annual event which brings together the development studies community

Find Out More

DSA2025

Our conference this year is themed "Navigating crisis: dangers and opportunities in development"

Find Out More

Past Conferences

Find out about our previous conferences

Find Out More

Study Groups

Our Study Groups offer a chance to connect with others who share your areas of interest

Find Out More

Students and ECRs

Students and early career researchers are an important part of our community

Find Out More

Publications

Our book series with OUP and our relationship with other publishers

Find Out More

Decolonising Development

The initiatives we are undertaking that work towards decolonising development studies

Find Out More

Membership Directory

Find out who our members are, where they are based and the issues they work on

Find Out More

Call for papers: ICERDA

The International Conference of Education Research for Development in Africa (ICERDA) will be hosting a conference on the theme, “Repurposing the Global Development Education Agenda for Africa’s Future” from 19 – 21 September 2023 at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana.

ICERDA is a research partnership between The University of Cape Coast and The Centre for the Study of Global Development at The Open University, UK. The goal of ICERDA is to create a unique space for new and established education researchers to meet regularly to disseminate research that addresses and develops research that inspires our policy makers to take action to improve the quality of education for all Africans,

ICERDA are currently accepting abstract submissions for their conference. The deadline for submissions is Monday 15 May 2023 and more information on the conference sub-themes can be found on the ICERDA website.