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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…

24 September 2026

Online Seminar: The Early Career Researcher Initiative of EJDR, 24 September 2026

15.00 CEST

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

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…

12 October 2026

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…

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…

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…

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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The Shifting Geopolitics of Deep-Sea Mining in the Pacific Islands Region: an Industry Poised to Emerge?

Ben Radley, Imogen Eagles - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
The ocean’s seabed contains vast deposits of minerals deemed critical for green transition technologies, military defence systems and AI hardware, among other uses. According to some estimates, the…

What to Play Next: Development after the End of Development

Heiner Janus, Michael Roll -
Manchester embodies reinvention like few other places. It built the world’s first industrial economy, watched it rust, and recast itself as the capital of England’s north. When protests turned deadly…

The Disciplinary Roots of Disagreement in Development Studies: Findings from a Global Survey of Scholars

Development studies  |  Research & Education  -  European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
Development Studies is institutionally well established. The QS rankings identify over 150 universities with postgraduate Development Studies programmes across approximately 40 countries. Journals,…

Beyond Aid: The Political Economy of International Solidarity

Nadia Molenaers - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
The debate about the future of development cooperation has accelerated sharply. Aid budgets are shrinking in several donor countries. Geopolitical rivalry is reshaping international partnerships. New…

Towards a New Governance Architecture for Development Cooperation

José Antonio Alonso - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
At the beginning of the 1960s, OECD donors decided to establish a specialized body—the Development Assistance Committee (DAC)—to govern the aid system. Since then, the DAC has proven effective in…

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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. - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)  |  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…

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…

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Research Officer – Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI)

Application Deadline: 14 August 2026
Oxford Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House (ODID)
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Rector

Deadline: 17 August 2026
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (IHE Delft)
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Senior Programme Manager (Professional Pathways Pillar, Refugee-Led Research Hub)

Application Deadline: 17 August 2026
Oxford Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House (ODID)
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Project Coordinator (PSA), Mozambique

Deadline: 20 August 2026
United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
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Research Assistant (f/m/diverse), Department “Transformation of Economic and Social Systems”

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German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
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Call for papers on political implications of COVID-19

Deadline: 30 July 2026
International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
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Call for nominations of experts to review the 2027 Global Sustainable Development Report

Deadline: 31 July 2026
International Science Council ISC
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Call for Book Contribution “Unruly Climates, Contested Futures II” Imaginaries, Framings, and Politics of Resistance in the Majority World

Submission Deadline: 9 August 2026
Department of Development Studies, University of Vienna
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Launch of a global mentorship scheme to support displaced scholars

Apply as mentor by 14 August 2926
International Science Council ISC
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Call for Contributions: Methodological innovations and alternative formats of knowledge production and circulation in Peace and Conflict Studies

Deadline: 15 August 2026
Arnold-Bergstraesser-Institut (ABI)
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Coups d’état and the informal economy

World Development
Ablam Estel Apeti, Dorgyles C.M. Kouakou & Assi Okara, et.al - Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches sur le Développement International (CERDI)
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Sovereign Risk and Natural Disaster Shocks: Unraveling the Domestic Yield Curve Response

Roland Kangni Kpodar, Alassane Drabo & Carine Meyimdjui - Fondation pour les études et recherches sur le développement international (FERDI)
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Observatoire de la compétitivité durable : méthodologie générale

Édouard Mien - Fondation pour les études et recherches sur le développement international (FERDI)
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Generative AI experimentation in government

OECD - OECD Development Centre OECD/DC
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Interoperability in healthcare

OECD - OECD Development Centre OECD/DC
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