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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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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News

Call for papers: the geography of women’s labour force participation

Call for papers: the geography of women’s labour force participation

A special issue exploring the varied explores the varied patterns of women’s labour force participation in the Global South.

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Political Economy and Political Ecology of Land, Labour and Food

Political Economy and Political Ecology of Land, Labour and Food

Joint EADI and the Development Studies Association study group updates.

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IDD, SOCA ACE news August 2025

IDD, SOCA ACE news August 2025

Including new papers on state threats; irregular warfare; Mariupol; illicit finance and Russia; Medellin; whistleblowers in economic crime; online scams Myanmar and more.

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Past News