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04 December 2025

‘(Re-)establishing Political Economy in Development Studies, 04-05 December 2025, Manchester

Call for Workshop Papers: submit by 20 September 2025
Funded by EADI and the Development Studies Association (DSA), linked to the joint EADI/DSA Politics and Political Economy of Economic Transformation…
29 June 2026

EADI/IOB General Conference 2026, Antwerp, Belgium (hybrid), 29 June - 02 July 2026

Shaping Sustainable Futures: Global Challenges, (G)Local Solutions?

We're happy to announce that our next flagship event, the EADI General Conference, will be taking place at the Institute of Development Policy (IOB)…

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The Challenges of Decolonising Sustainability and the Environment in Development Studies

Lyla Mehta - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
Since the Brundtland Commission advanced the concept of sustainable development in 1987, a lively strand in Development Studies (DS) has engaged with the linkages between environment, sustainability…

The G7 and Global Development Architecture: Gradual Shift or Pivotal Moment?

Andy Sumner, Stephan Klingebiel - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
In late 2025 the development cooperation architecture or system is being openly renegotiated rather than quietly adjusted. Will it be a gradual shift or will 2025 be seen in the future as a pivot…

Finding Hope amidst the Ruins – Building a new Narrative for Development Cooperation

Peter Taylor - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
The re-election of President Trump in January 2025 led to an immediate freeze on all international development funding from USAID, the largest international aid donor. As highlighted in this recent…

How Social Science Fiction Could Transform Development Research: Extending our Methodological Horizons

Laura Camfield - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
In an era of increasing complexity and uncertainty, conventional methodological approaches to pressing development concerns such as extreme income inequality often fall short. In a new reflection…

The Gradual Change of Multilateralism and Development Cooperation

Lars Engberg-Pedersen - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
In a recent piece on this blog, Stephan Klingebiel and Andy Sumner take up the important question of how the present situation of international cooperation and global development should be described.…

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Guide for Global Research Partnerships

Swiss Alliance for Global Research Partnerships (GRP-Alliance)
This guide was developed by the Swiss Alliance for Global Research Partnerships (GRP Alliance) of SCNAT with the support of 200 researchers and practitioners from around the world.

Poor Protection: The Role of Taxes and Social Benefits in the Developing World During Crises

Maria Jouste, Ravi Kanbur, Jukka Pirttilä et al. (ed.) - United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
This book examines the role of social protection and taxation systems in developing countries during times of crises. The main objective of the work is to promote understanding about proper crisis…

A Bit Too Simple: Narratives of Development, Sustainability and Climate Change

Mette Fog Olwig - Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University (RUC)
Narratives like those portraying development workers as heroes and local populations as victims needing to be saved from their own unsustainable practices have led to problematic policies and…

Internet Shutdowns in Africa: Technology, Rights and Power

Felicia Anthonio, Tony Roberts (eds) - Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
This open access book provides ten in-depth case studies of state-sponsored internet shutdowns across all regions of Africa. In so doing, it offers the first-ever comparative analysis of how African…

Justice in Global Economic Governance: Normative and Empirical Perspectives on Promoting Fairer Globalisation

Axel Berger, Clara Brandi, Eszter Kollar - German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
This book studies global economic governance using an innovative structure to juxtapose normative arguments with empirical analysis. Chapters investigate the most important areas of global economic…

Syria in Transition. Mapping the local and transnational actors shaping politics in Syria.

Hetav Rojan - Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
Ahmed al-Sharaa’s journey from jihadist commander to self-crowned president in Damascus is a fitting vignette for the volatility of Syrian politics. It is a reminder that in Syria today, the seemingly…

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Doctoral Researcher (m/f/d) for the proejtcts „Co-creating narrative-based near-term climate predictions to prepare for volatile future climates“ and „Varieties of Climate Agency”

Application Deadline: 01 December 2025
German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) in Economics or Political Science

Deadline: 01 December 2025
German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
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Associate Professorship in Development Economics

Deadline: 08 December 2025
Oxford Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House (ODID)
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Associate Professorship of Anthropology and Development

Deadline: 11 December 2025
Oxford Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House (ODID)
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Postdoc position in social care policy and outsourcing

Deadline: 12 December 2025
Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University (RUC)
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Governing Planetary Defense: Politics, Ethics, Law in the Global Response to an Asteroid Threat

Deadline for submissions: October 2025
Institute of International Relations (IIR)
Deadline for submissions: October 2025
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Call for participation at the Conference: Political Power, Resistance, and the (Im)possibility of Alliances

09 December 2025
Centre of International Relations (CIR)
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Call for Papers: 6th Student Conference on International Relations (SCIR)

31 January 2026
Centre of International Relations (CIR)
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Call for papers: What is the future for global development?, Manchester, 13-14 April 2026

Deadline: 03 December 2025
Global Development Institute (GDI)
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Call for sessions: Just International Development Forum 2026 Transformative Approaches in Times of Polycrises, Amsterdam, 27-28 January 2026

Deadline: 05 December 2025
Governance and Inclusive Development, Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (GID)
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Publications

Anti-Western sentiments, disinformation and the reactions to Russia’s war on Ukraine in the Global South

Defence Studies
Ragnar Weilandt - Institute for European Studies University of Malta
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A Feminist Political Ecology of Where Water “Should” and “Should Not” Be: Insights from Northern Thailand and Amazonian Peru

The Professional Geographer
Jennifer C. Langill - Department of International Development King’s College London (DID)
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Home-country effects of outward foreign direct investment: A systematic review of empirical and policy evidence

International Business Review
Jan Knoerich, Daniel Benson - Department of International Development King’s College London (DID)
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Sudan and our collective responsibility to protect

Philippe Van Damme - European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM)
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Global Gateway investments in fragile settings: How to do it?

Sara Gianesello, Sophie Desmidt - European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM)
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