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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North-South Research

A series of workshops exploring North-South interdisciplinary research with key messages and reports

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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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Oxford University Press

OUP, March 2024 new titles

OUP, March 2024 new titles

New titles on where growth does not benefit the poor, sustaining Tanzania's economic development and new conceptual framework for understanding the politics of development.

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OUP, January 2024 new titles

OUP, January 2024 new titles

New titles on infrastructure financing in India; Mexican workers in North American agriculture and revenue bargaining in Africa.

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OUP, November titles

OUP, November titles

Includes two new titles in the DSA OUP book series. Titles on urban east Africa, mining in the Congo and food systems.

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Past News