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Black Radical Politics and Pan-Africanism

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

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Three blog posts and two podcasts published

New Open Access Book Out: Plurinationality and Epistemic Justice

The Challenges of Intercultural Education in Ecuadorian Amazonia

Celebrating 50 Years of Commitment to Development Research

#EADI50: EADI is celebrating its 50th anniversary from April 2024 to September 2025

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21 May 2025

Development and Development Policy in the Trump Era, Workshop, Bonn, 21 May 2025

Call for expressions of interest as participants and inputs - EADI Global Crises & Development Group & German Institue of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)

Submit by 14 February 2025 (We anticipate a workshop of maximum 30 people)

Time: 21 May, 2025, 09.30-12.30 CET

Venue: German Institute of…

12 June 2025

EADI-ELTE PhD Symposium for Hungary and Romania

Call for Abstracts: Submit and register by 31 March

The international symposium organized by the Department of Global and Development Studies at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest, and the…

06 November 2025

Development Research Communications Workshop, Berlin, 06-07 November 2025

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Mark your calendars for the next in-person workshop of our Research Communications Working Group at ISDC in Berlin on 06 and 07 November 2025!

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29 June 2026

Save the Date: 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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Analyzing Community Representation in the Kenyan Aid Chain

01 April 2025 - Maaike Matelski, Lise Woensdregt - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)

Within the field of development research and practice, there is a growing awareness that interventions aimed at supporting emancipation struggles in the Global South should prioritize local actors and…

Building Inclusive Partnerships: Key Strategies for Successful Funding Applications

14 March 2025 - Roseanna Avento, Kelly Brito, Susanne von Itter - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)

In the realm of research and development, fostering inclusive global academic partnerships is crucial for addressing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) considerations. These partnerships not only…

Decolonizing Policy Advice: The Oxymoronic Nature of Danish Researchers Advising a Danish Ministry on a Danish Plan for Africa

11 March 2025 - Adam Moe Fejerskov, Mikkel Funder, Nauja Kleist - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)

Denmark has a new strategy for engaging with Africa. In this blog follow some reflections on how we at the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) collaborated with colleagues in African…

What is the Salience of Arthur Lewis’ Ideas for Understanding Global Inequality Today?

04 March 2025 - Andy Sumner - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)

Seventy years ago, Arthur Lewis wrote a seminal paper on economic development in the Global South. At a workshop at the Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, convened by the EADI…

Thinking Beyond the Colonial Ecosystem

25 February 2025 - Touseef Mir - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)

The concept of development has been significant in shaping the current texture of the world and society around us. Not only was development an important tool of the European colonial enterprise, but…

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Development Actors and their Indigenous Other. Knowledge Production and Negotiation in the Upper Baram (Malaysia)

28 February 2025 - Agathe Le Vaslot - The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID)

Recent years have witnessed a proliferation of development projects articulated towards the ‘empowerment’ of so-called beneficiaries, particularly in contexts affecting indigenous peoples’…

Evaluating the Quality of Global Research Partnerships

27 February 2025 - L.M. Lundsgaard-Hansen, Z. Chi Aye, M. Douangphachanh et al - Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries (KFPE) (KFPE)

This report provides recommendations for funding institutions to evaluate the quality of global research partnerships

International Organizations and the Cold War: Competition, Cooperation, and Convergence

25 February 2025 - Sandrine Kott, Eva-Maria Muschik & Elisabeth Roehrlich - Department of Development Studies, University of Vienna

The post-WWII era was a time of superpower confrontation and antagonistic bloc politics, but it was also a period in which organized internationalism reached its peak as both an ideological value and…

Decolonising Research: Tackling obstacles and working through challenges

12 February 2025 - Joseph Gascoigne, Saba Joshi, Jonathan Ensor et al. - Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre, University of York (IGDC)

This working paper incorporates insights from the University of York’s Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre (IGDC) Decolonising Development Research Podcast series with existing literature to…

Geopolitics of Capitalism. State of Power 2025

11 February 2025 - Ilias Alami, Iqra Anugrah, Walden Bello et al. - Transnational Institute TNI

Geopolitical rivalry is reshaping our planet as reactionary nationalists take power and global tensions mount. Our 13th State of Power report explores whether this is the end of US imperialism and the…

Inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Multidimensional Perspectives and Future Challenges

17 January 2025 - Anda David, Rawane Yasser Murray Leibbrandt, Vimal Ranchhod - The Agence Française de Développement (AFD)

The paper contributes to ongoing debates, offering a comprehensive analysis of the current challenges and future perspectives of inequality on the African continent.

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First "Innovating Methods" Podcast Out"