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Advancing development studies as a field of scholarship
About our publications
The DSA aims to advance development studies as a field of scholarship, and to support members in sharing their work with new audiences. Publications include a book series, special issues from DSA or study group sponsored activities, DSA blogs and briefing papers.
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DSA-OUP book series
Critical frontiers in international development studies.
Critical Frontiers of Theory, Research and Practice in International Development Studies, is a DSA book series published by Oxford University Press. The current editors are Andrew Fischer (Institute of Social Studies, The Hague), Tanja Müller (University of Manchester) and Alfredo Saad Filho (King’s College London).
The series aims to promote critical scholarship in development studies as an interdisciplinary and applied field, which investigates local, national and global processes of accumulation and structural transformation, and associated political, social, and cultural change. It publishes single authored monographs of 70-100,000 words and includes a ‘Gold’ model for open access publication if required.
Adam Swallow is Commissioning Editor for the series at the OUP. He says:
“We are always excited to see new proposals and hear about new ideas, so if you are involved in research that you think might be of interest do let us know. The series editors are really helpful with advice in developing book proposals and commenting and I’m keen to see the series continue to develop and grow over the coming months and years.”
If you have an idea for a book proposal, contact the editors at: [email protected]
More information about making a proposal for the DSA-OUP book series
Books in the series
The Prosperity Paradox
Fewer and More Vulnerable Farm Workers by Philip Martin.
This is now available here.
Susceptibility in Development
Micropolitics of Local Development in India and Indonesia by Tanya Jakimow.
This is now available here.
Going Nowhere Fast
Mobile Inequality in the Age of Translocality by Sabina Lawreniuk and Laurie Parsons
This is now available here.
Inclusive Dualism
Labour-intensive Development, Decent Work, and Surplus Labour in Southern Africa by Nicoli Nattrass and Jeremy Seekings
This is now available here.
Playing with Fire
Deepened Financial Integration and Changing Vulnerabilities of the Global South by Yilmaz Akyüz
This is now available here.
Taken for a Ride
Grounding Neoliberalism, Precarious Labour, and Public Transport in an African Metropolis by Matteo Rizzo
This is now available here.
The Aid Lab
Understanding Bangladesh’s Unexpected Success by Naomi Hossain
This is now available here.
Other publications
Special Issues
‘North-South Partnerships and the Politics of Development Knowledge’, a Commentary Section of European Journal of Development Research, June 2020
This is a joint output from the 2018/9 North-South interdisciplinary research workshop series and a DSA conference panel (2019).
Briefing Papers
Towards more equitable interdisciplinary development research
Publishers catalogue
DSA has negotiated a member discount with Routledge Publishers
Contact us at membershipadmi[email protected] to get your discount code
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