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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News & Events

News and events from the DSA and our members

Latest events and webinars

Latest events and webinars

The latest events from out members. December 2023 includes pastoralist communities, early pregnancy in Nigeria and more.

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IDD, University of Birmingham: December news

IDD, University of Birmingham: December news

Includes federalism in Ethiopia; local power in humanitarian Syria; political polarisation; and the answer to why citizens vote for corrupt politicians.

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DPU-UCL, December news

DPU-UCL, December news

Youth inclusive digital urban governance; resilient urban economies; settlement security in Cebu and urban exclusion in Israel.

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Past News