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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Decolonising Development

The initiatives we are undertaking that work towards decolonising development studies

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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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New publications

Podcasts

The Centre for the Study of Global Development (CSGD) has launched a podcast miniseries in collaboration with the Sex, Research and Resistance podcast. The podcast aims to create a space for practitioners, researchers and activists to learn more about key issues on reproduction, sexualities and sexual health.

In the latest issue, Martha Nicholson (facilitator), Dr Joyce Wamoyi, Dr Kevin Deane, and Professor Peter Keogh discuss research on the social determinants of sexual and reproductive health. Drawing from different disciplines, research contexts and institutions, we explore how sexual and reproductive health is managed and negotiated in the context of structural inequality and complex social worlds. Research shows that where we live, the education and work opportunities we have access to and the gender norms we grow up with may all shape people’s ability to negotiate risks and manage a disease like HIV.

The podcast series is based on seminars held by the research group with topics including LGBTIQ rights, abortion, youth, HIV and sexual health. The series explores CSGD research on stigma, social determinants of health, and girls’ transition to adulthood. The miniseries aims to raise awareness and spark conversations on global development issues. Listen to the CSGD podcast miniseries.