The DSA’s Scotland study group convened their annual conference and the group’s leadership changed hands. Ben Hunter and Graeme Young will take over, with thanks to Mike Tribe and Mozammel Huq for their previous longstanding convenorship.

The Spectre of State Capitalism in the OUP DSA series is open access and especially relevant to understanding current transformations in global capitalism

Read the latest reviews, awards and podcasts on this important piece of scholarly work.

A new article in the journal Patterns of Practice by Susannah Pickering-Saqqa reflects on navigating the overlapping roles of teacher, researcher, activist, and family member while she taught a new module on activism against the backdrop of genocide in Gaza.

Urban Studies journal features Tom Goodfellow’s contribution to the DSA–OUP book series,  Politics and the Urban Frontier , which examines transformation and divergence in late-urbanizing East Africa. Reviews include insights from Côme Salvaire (Les Afriques dans le Monde) and Graeme Young (University of Glasgow).

In a related blog, Goodfellow explores how policy and politics intersect on the frontiers of global urbanisation.

9th October at 10am UK we host editors from the journal Development in Practice for an online discussion on how to improve your chances of getting published in academic journals.

All welcome.

YSI, a global network of early-career researchers promoting diverse economic thinking, calls for more peer-led spaces where new voices can shape development discourse – interdisciplinary, inclusive, and rooted in critical inquiry.

State ownership for resource governance

Jewellord T. Nem Singh’s book Business of the State: Why State Ownership Matters for Resource Governance has gained significant recognition, with launches and seminars in Chile and Peru, media features including an interview in La Tercera.

The book, which is in the OUP DSA book series, was also presented as a gift to Chile’s President and Finance Minister.

If you’re a development practitioner looking to work with a publisher committed to integrity, explore how Practical Action Publishing supports authors worldwide in sharing knowledge with the people who need it most.

CIDT is launching a new online course to equip Caribbean practitioners with practical tools for strengthening community involvement, with special focus on engaging Indigenous and Tribal Peoples.

They’re also compiling data in the Horn of Africa and mapping outcomes of food and agriculture programmes in Central Asia.

What has happened to inequality between and within countries over the last decade?

Convergence, divergence, flatlining or plateau asks Andy Sumner on the EADI blog.

Debates over multiculturalism in Britain and Europe reveal that cultural diversity and integration must go hand in hand, writes Jörg Friedrichs.

Sabina Alkire explains why looking at multiple intersecting factors like health, education, nutrition and housing makes a difference in efforts to end poverty.

UEA’s international conference collectively explored what has changed, what remains unchanged and what new dilemmas and challenges we experience today.

Several contributions will form the forthcoming title The Handbook of Gender and Development: Critical Engagements with Gender and Social Justice.

How can international cooperation based on trust withstand growing nationalism, multiple global crises, and polarised politics?

What role can artists and cultural actors play in strengthening dialogue and civic diplomacy? Attend this free online conference.

Join Shakil Ahmed to explore the path of a futurist, educator, and storyteller in an interactive seminar.

Bring your own origin stories to imagine new, inspiring narratives of the future.

Apply by 5 October to lead IDS into its next strategic phase.

IDS welcomes applications from the global South, and are open to flexible arrangements, including job shares for up to two people.

What role can education play in times of war, displacement, and uncertainty?

And how can schools and universities provide not just learning, but hope, courage, and resilience for communities in crisis?

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