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

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About

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

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DSA2025

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

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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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IDD, University of Birmingham News – August 2025

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Events

The Thinking and Working Politically Community of Practice will be hosting an online webinar on the 3rd of September at 3pm BST. The webinar is titled : “What Future for International Democracy Support”. Rachel Kleinfeld and Richard Youngs from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace will explore whether and how necessity may be turned into opportunity, drawing on their recent paper : “What Future for International Democracy Support?”, co-authored with Thomas Carothers. Kojo Asante from the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development and Stefan Kossoff, from FCDO will also join the panel as discussants.

Register or find more details on the TWP website.