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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Development Studies Association

Owning My Voice: Reflections from the DSA Workshop on Career Transitions

Owning My Voice: Reflections from the DSA Workshop on Career Transitions

Chidinma Mbaegbu reflects that the DSA EDI workshops were not just career advice; they acknowledged the specific barriers racially minoritised scholars face

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Making Sense of It All, Navigating the UK Academia: Reflections from an Early Career Researcher

Making Sense of It All, Navigating the UK Academia: Reflections from an Early Career Researcher

Jekoniya Chitereka shares her experience as a racially minoritised early career researcher and her experience at the DSA's workshops on EDI.

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What racially-minoritised early career academics are telling us

What racially-minoritised early career academics are telling us

A new report by the DSA shows that equality, diversion and inclusion in development studies is widely articulated but unevenly enacted, with significant gaps between rhetoric and practice.

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