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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DSA2026

Our conference this year is themed "Reimagining Development: Power, Agency, and Futures in an Uncertain 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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Blogging for Impact

Blogging for Impact: engaging wider audiences with your research. An event by the DSA’s ECR network.

How can researchers communicate their work beyond academia in ways that are accessible, engaging, and impactful? Blogging has become an increasingly important tool for sharing ideas and building professional visibility, but getting started (and doing it well) can be challenging.

This webinar is for all researchers interested in expanding the reach and relevance of their research through accessible writing and designed to introduce participants to the fundamentals of blogging for non-academic audiences and to build practical skills for writing effective posts.

The session covers why blogging matters, how to identify audiences and platforms, and what makes a blog compelling from a communications and journalism perspective.

Participants will also hear from experienced academic bloggers reflecting on their own journeys, including why they chose to blog, what platforms they use, what blogging has contributed to their research and networks.

Panel:

  • Rowena Harding, DSA communications
  • Christiane Kliemann, EADI communications
  • Dr. Pritish Behuria, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester
  • Mahtab Uddin, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester

Resources:

  • Writing for non-academic audiences: presentation and speaker notes by Rowena Harding – includes a link to examples and other training resources
  • Christiane Kliemann on the EADI blog

Watch the recording