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10 June 2026

Virtual Dialogues - Beyond Technical Solutions: Water Governance, Power, and Social–Ecological Change, 10 June 2026

16.00 CEST

Water challenges are often framed as technical problems of infrastructure, scarcity, or management. This webinar brings together leading scholars to…

10 June 2026

Online Workshop - Transformative Skills: Reframing Competence Development in Higher Education, 10 June 2026, 14:00 CET

Application deadline: 15 March 2026
Joint Workshop with the International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE) at Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg - University of Applied Sciences
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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30 June 2026

Dudley Seers Lecture - Sharing our Earth: Contributing to the Writing of a Global Constitution, 30 June, 19:30 CEST

With Joyeeta Gupta, University of Amsterdam

Our economy and society depend on the ability of the Earth to sustain life. However, we are overusing and abusing these resources. Air pollution is…

01 July 2026

Come together! EADI Member Forum at EADI IOB Conference 1 July 2026

16:00 to 18:00 CEST, Antwerp, Belgium

EADI invites all members and representatives of member institutes to join us on 1 July 2026 at the EADI Member Forum at the EADI-IOB conference.

The…

16 September 2026

Virtual Dialogues -  Global Cooperation in Times of Crisis: Do Epochs Have Moods? (1), 16 September 2026

16.00 CEST

This webinar launches the newly released book Global Cooperation in Times of Crisis: Grasping the Changing Mood of the World and opens the first…

01 October 2026

Virtual Dialogues – Bridging the Gap: From Net-Zero Commitments to Inclusive Green Livelihoods for Young Africans, 01 October 2026

17.00 CEST

African governments have made ambitious climate pledges and adopted bold net-zero strategies. Yet for many young people across the continent, access…

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…

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…

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…

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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Conservation through Belief: Indigenous Spiritualities and Protected Areas

Karen Heikkilä, Geethanjali Mariaselvam -
It has long been acknowledged in biodiversity conservation and human development circles that local communities have a special role in safeguarding nature. Local religions and stewardship principles…

The Tropical Forest Forever Facility – A Game-Changer?

Georg Schäfer - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
The climate conference in Belém ended in disappointment regarding the phase-out of fossil fuels. In that context, the Tropical Forest Forever Facility, which was launched there, appears to be a bright…

Building a National Platform for Development and Sustainability – The Czech Experience

Ondřej Horký-Hlucháň, Tereza Němečková - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
We have both worked in development research for more than two decades. And yet, again and again we were amazed by stumbling upon great publications and scholars we didn’t know about. They may have…

Cooking Knowledge Together: Rethinking Collaboration in Academia

Luca Sára Bródy - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
In an era of overlapping crises – from climate breakdown to deepening social inequalities – calls for more “impactful” research are everywhere. Universities promise solutions, funding bodies demand…

Why Development Economics Should Claim Adaptation Finance

Pınar Yardımcı - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
Adaptation to climate change has firmly entered the vocabulary of global development policy. From the Paris Agreement to the Sustainable Development Goals, international frameworks increasingly…

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Progressive Industrial Policy in Europe

Werner Raza, Christa Schlager, Viktor Skyrman, Michael Soder (eds.) - Austrian Foundation for Development Research (ÖFSE)
The volume intervenes into current industrial policy debates from a critical perspective. Achieving sustainable, inclusive and effective industrial policy depends on embracing a progressive approach…

International development cooperation and the emerging global order

Mark, Furness, Niels Keijzer (eds.) - German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
A little more than a year into the Trump 2.0 era, the “post–Cold War” international order as we know it is coming to an end. Amid increasing volatility and conflict, the shape and character of the…

Sustainable Food Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. Plant Derived Nutritious Foods—Volume 1

Bal Ram Singh, Liveness Jessica Banda, Andy Safalaoh, Agnes Mwangwela, Ruth Haug, Lars Olav Eik, Jennifer Joy West, Rattan Lal (eds.) - Department of International Environment and Development Studies (Noragric)
This book provides a synthesis of the knowledge generated on relevant and adaptive technologies for the betterment of farmer’s livelihood. The book is based on contribution made primarily by…

Gender Economics in the Global South

Olivia Bertelli - United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
This Element provides an overview of cross-cutting edge research in the economics of gender inequality in the global south, while offering a snapshot of women's living conditions using recent…

Where’s the dēmos in Democracy? Building Democratic Futures and Resisting Autocracy

Niranjan Nampoothiri, Miguel Loureiro, Steve Metcalfe et al. - Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
Democracy is in crisis. Anti-democratic politicians and anti-rights movements are becoming more popular. Simultaneously, growing inequality around the world – a product of neoliberal capitalist…

Legal Mobilization. Assessing the Potential and Limits of Law-based Civic Advocacy

Jeff Handmaker - International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
This book discusses the strategic potential of law-based, civic-led advocacy and surveys how legal mobilization can serve as a form of counterpower to state and corporate-led lawfare. It covers a…

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COORDINADOR/A DE EDUCACIÓN PARA LA CIUDADANÍA GLOBAL (ECG) EN UNRWA COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA

Red Española de Estudios del Desarrollo (REEDES) Red Española de Estudios del Desarrollo (REEDES)
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Consultoría para la identificación de nuevas fuentes de financiación orgánicas e inorgánicas y el fortalecimiento de la sostenibilidad económica de La Coordinado

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UNU-WIDER/African Union Winter School on public finance

Deadline: 07 June 2026
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Lecturer in Intersectional Gender and Diversity Studies

Deadline: 07 June 2026
Department of Anthropology and Development Studies (CAOS)
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow (f/m/d)

Application Deadline: 07 June 2026
International Security and Development Center gGmbH (ISDC)
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Call for Abstracts: Swedish Political Science Conference (SWEPSA) 2026

Deadline: 05 June 2026
Swedish Development Research Network SweDev
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Call for experts: development of a proposal for future work of IPBES

Deadline: 11 June 2026
International Science Council ISC
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Call for collaboration: Shaping ISC action on freedom and responsibility in science

Deadline: 12 June 2026
International Science Council ISC
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Llamada a artículos / Comunicaciones

Deadline: 18 June 2026
Red Española de Estudios del Desarrollo (REEDES) Red Española de Estudios del Desarrollo (REEDES)
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Call for Papers and Sessions: 12th LiK Conference

Submission Deadline: 30 June 2026
International Security and Development Center gGmbH (ISDC)
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Publications

Power Fragmentation and the Resource Curse: The Tax Expenditure Channel.

Rabah Arezki, Grégoire Rota-Graziosi - Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches sur le Développement International (CERDI)
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Do floods induce long-term livelihood diversification? Evidence from Nigeria

Pierre E Biscaye, Abdulrasheed Isah - Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches sur le Développement International (CERDI)
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Powering Europe’s industry: Competitiveness, electrification and the role of electricity prices

Murielle Gagnebin, Andreas Rüdinger, Paul Münnich - Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI)
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T7 Communiqué

Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI)
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Annual Report 2025

International Science Council ISC
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EADI in Numbers

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