Our Aims and Objectives

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

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What is Development Studies

What is development studies and decolonising development.

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Our Members

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

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Governance

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

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People

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

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About

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

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DSA2024

Our conference this year is themed "Social justice and development in a polarising world"

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Past Conferences

Find out about our previous conferences

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Study Groups

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

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Students and ECRs

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

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Publications

Our book series with OUP and our relationship with other publishers

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North-South Research

A series of workshops exploring North-South interdisciplinary research with key messages and reports

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Membership Directory

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

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Latest events and webinars

1 December 2023: School of Global Development at the University of East Anglia. A workshop on epistemological issues in international development. This workshop is for PhD students of development at any university and there is no registration fee. Full details.

6 December 2023, 5:30 pm–7:00 pm. The Bartlett Development Planning Unit. Book launch: Towards an Inclusive Social Protection Among Pastoralist Communities. Join them for a discussion on inclusive social protection among pastoralist communities in the Horn of Africa. More info and registration here.

7 November 2023: Centre for Study of Global Development, at the Open University. Tackling Early Pregnancy and Motherhood: The Health and Education Nexus. In Nigeria, adolescent pregnancy and motherhood are becoming common experiences within educational spaces. Yet, in-school pregnancy and motherhood and how it intersects with health outcomes are often overlooked and silenced in policies, interventions, and social discourses. Dr Ayomide Oluseye, an ESRC Research Fellow, will share findings and recommendations from research with young women and stakeholder workshops with professionals in the health and educational sector in South-West Nigeria. Find out more and register.