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12 October 2026

Strategic Workshop: Training for International Cooperation in Times of Geopolitical Transformation – Rethinking Competencies, Instruments, and European Collaboration, Berlin, 12 October 2026

10.00-16.00 CET

International cooperation is facing a new era of profound geopolitical and systemic transformation. After the end of the Cold War and periods of…

13 October 2026

Virtual Dialogues - Matrimonios Infantiles y Uniones Tempranas en América Latina, 13 October 2026, 18.00 CET

In Spanish Language with Zoom Translation

Una de cada cuatro mujeres jóvenes en América Latina y el Caribe se une en pareja antes de cumplir 18 años. La mayoría de estas uniones son informales…

15 October 2026

Virtual Dialogues - Global Cooperation in Times of Crisis: Times and Moods of Crisis (2), 15 October 2026

16.00 CEST

This is the second webinar in the Virtual Dialogues series centred on the newly released book Global Cooperation in Times of Crisis: Grasping the…

22 October 2026

Virtual Dialogues - Localizing the SDGs across Jordan and Tunisia: From Data to Decisions for Sustainable Cities, 22 October 2026

16.00 CEST

A webinar series presenting doctoral research from the Knowledge and Scientific Network

Reaching the 2030 Agenda depends on what happens well below…

29 October 2026

Development Dialogues: Public Lecture and Panel Discussion, Dublin, 29 October 2026

European Development Cooperation in the Current Conjuncture & Crisis Preparedness for the Incoming Storm
It is a long-standing tradition within EADI to combine the regular Directors' Meetings with a public event on a development-related topic
05 November 2026

Living Heritage: Safeguarding the Past, Designing the Future, 05 November 2026, 15.00 CET

Second webinar in the series "Goals on the Ground: Localizing the SDGs across Jordan and Tunisia" presenting doctoral research from the Knowledge and Scientific Network.

Set against accelerating urbanisation and mounting climate pressure, this webinar asks what role cultural heritage and the quality of the built…

11 November 2026

Virtual Dialogues - Global Cooperation in Times of Crisis: Navigating an Epoch of Crisis (3), 11 November 2026

16.00 CET

This is the third webinar in the Virtual Dialogues series centred on the newly released book Global Cooperation in Times of Crisis: Grasping the…

12 November 2026

Develoment Research Communications Workshop, 12-13 November 2026, Rotterdam

Every year, the EADI Research Communications Working Group organizes a workshop for communicators working in the field of development. The goal of…
02 December 2026

Online Seminar - The Early Career Researcher Initiative of The European Journal Of Development Research (EJDR), 02 December 2026

16.00 CET

The European Journal of Development Research (EJDR) is the official journal of EADI. EJDR recognises the need to provide a forum for the publication…

03 December 2026

Virtual Dialogues - Global Cooperation in Times of Crisis: The Spread and Reverberation of Crisis Moods (4), 03 December 2026

16.00 CET

This is the fourth webinar in the Virtual Dialogues series centred on the newly released book Global Cooperation in Times of Crisis: Grasping the…

17 December 2026

Virtual Dialogues - Former Liberation Movements as Governments in Southern Africa: Authoritarianism versus Democracy, 17 December 2026

16.00 CET

Former liberation movements in Southern Africa became dominant parties in political power since replacing White minority regimes. But their legitimacy…

21 January 2027

Virtual Dialogues - Global Cooperation in Times of Crisis: Regional Viewpoints and Conclusion (5), 21 January 2027

16.00 CET

This fifth and concluding webinar in the Virtual Dialogues series centred on the book Global Cooperation in Times of Crisis: Grasping the Changing…

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Why the Next DSA and EADI Conferences Should Be Hosted in the Global South

Luqman Ọpẹ́yẹmí Muraina, Aysha Valery -
The Development Studies Association (DSA) conference held annually and the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) conference held every three-years bring together…

The Unintended Effects of Development Research Funding Structures Should be a Europe-wide Conversation

Portia Roelofs -
In 1990 the Beninese political scientist Paulin Hountondji called attention to the role of concept generation and dissemination in ‘the North’s Monopoly on theory’. In recent years European…

Inverted Eurocentrism: The Consumption of Decolonization in the Global North

Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven -
Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven

The Limits of Exporting Development: Lessons from Afghanistan

Abdullah Qayomi -
Between 2001 and 2021, Afghanistan received more international development assistance than almost any country in modern history. Nevertheless, the Afghan state fell apart within days creating social…

Beyond Innovation: Exnovation as a Catalyst for Post-Growth Transitions

Sabrina Chakori -
There is growing recognition that responding to the socio-ecological crisis requires more than technological fixes. There is a need to shift away from palliative interventions, which remain limited to…

Member Publications

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Sustainable futures at stake? The case for politics of cooperation and perseverance

Anna-Katharina Hornidge, Axel Berger (eds.) - German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
n a world undergoing tumultuous transition, sustainable futures are at stake. Disruptive policy-making is on the rise, taking the form of new waves of authoritarian nationalism and the systematic…

Jihadism in the Sahel

Mona Kanwal Sheikh, Signe Marie Cold-Ravnkilde - Danish Institute for International Studies DIIS
Sahelian jihadism is examined as a case of ‘bundled conflicts’, in which local grievances, regional dynamics, ideological ambitions and international interventions are deeply intertwined rather than…

The Economics of Power and Poverty in the Home. Progress and Challenges in Measuring and Targeting Individual Well-Being within Households

Olivier Bargain - United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
This volume begins by examining what can be measured about the allocation of resources and well-being inside households, with particular attention to gender inequality and child poverty. It reviews…

Degrowth. Revitalizing Critical Development Studies

Julien-François Gerber - International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
This book argues that degrowth is more than a reminder that GDP is not welfare. It offers a deeper diagnosis: capitalist economies are structurally and politically dependent on growth, yet…

A Tale of Two Worlds: Exploring the Range and Depth of NGO–Academic Collaboration in International Development Across Europe

Sebastian Heinen, Stefan Cibian, Petra Dannecker et al. - International Center for Sustainable Development (IZNE)
Studies on NGO–academic collaboration in international development focus on the joint conduct of research, often neglecting other cooperation activities. Here, we inductively explore and catalogue a…

Poverty in Polycrisis. Dynamic Pathways for Lasting Change

Vidya Diwakar - Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
We are living in a period of global volatility in which intersecting crises are combining with devastating impacts for people already living in and near poverty. This book carefully examines the…

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PhD Candidate in Hydroinformatics - Uncertainty-Aware Optimisation for Robust Water Distribution System Operation

IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (IHE Delft)
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PhD candidate in Hydroinformatics - Long-Term Planning Under Uncertainty for Resilient Water Infrastructure

IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (IHE Delft)
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Postdoc on maritime security in the Arctic

Application Deadline: 05 October 2026
Danish Institute for International Studies DIIS
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Researcher, Water Governance (f/m/diverse, part-time)

Deadline: 07 October 2026
German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
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Researcher (f/m/diverse): Water Governance

Deadline: 07 October 2026
German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
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Calls

Call for Applications: „Urban Future – managing transformations for a better health in blue cities“ 10 doctoral research positions (all genders) in the interdisciplinary field of urban health

Deadline: 19 October 2026
Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung ZEF  |  International Center for Sustainable Development (IZNE)
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Call for abstracts and sessions Groningen Sustainability Conference 2027, 05-10 April 2027

Deadline: 25 October 2026
German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
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Call for Applications - Bridging Policy and Practice: Building Strong Institutions for Inclusive Justice and Sustainable Peace

Deadline: 26 October 2026
Academic Council on the United Nations System ACUNS
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Call for Contributions: The Global Constitution Project

Governance and Inclusive Development, Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (GID)
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Call for Paper: Topic Collection: Race, Sexual and Reproductive Health: Histories, Inequalities, Futures

Submission Deadline: 31 October 2026
The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID)
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Publications

How do governments set the carbon tax rate? A comparative analysis

Goran Doiminioni, Daniele Malerba - German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
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Gen Z Movements and CSOs in Kenya and Madagascar: Friends or Foes?

Megatrends Africa
Lena Gutheil - German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
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Can Local Elections Help to Strengthen Societal Peace After Civil War? Evidence from Municipal Elections in Mozambique

Civil Wars
Karina Mross - German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
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Who Bears the Burden of Institutional Constraints in Egyptian Manufacturing? Evidence on Egypt’s Industrial Support Architecture

Review of Middle East Economics and Finance
Amirah El-Haddad, Amira El-Shal and Markus Loewe - German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
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Advancing Conflict Research and Response Through Satellite-Derived Data

Nature
Valerie Sticher, Corinne Bara, Jenniina Kotajoki et al. - German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
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