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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

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…

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…

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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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…

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

Ben Radley, Imogen Eagles -
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  - 
Development Studies is institutionally well established. The QS rankings identify over 150 universities with postgraduate Development Studies programmes across approximately 40 countries. Journals,…

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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…

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…

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Survey: What counts as a scientific contribution?

Deadline: 31 August 2026
International Science Council ISC
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E4CA: COP31 Call for Proposals

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Call for consultants: Analysis of ISC survey on unrecognized scientific contributions

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Call for papers: Food Security and Development Planning: FAO and the Global South in Historical Perspective - International Conference, University of Messina (Italy), 14–15 December 2026

Deadline: 10 September 2026
Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna (UNIBO)
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Call for Papers – Occhialì. Rivista sul Mediterraneo Islamico

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Denmark’s efforts to fight torture and corruption abroad

Ole Therkildsen & David Lyndorff Paris - Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
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Giving in Somali diaspora humanitarianism in Africa

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Nauja Kleis & Mark Bradbury (eds.) - Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
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Europe’s energy security in 2026: More resilient, but systematically exposed

Izabela Surwillo & Julia Schwab - Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
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Violent Peacemaking: The Violence Within Liberal Peacebuilding

Maria-Louise Clausen - Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
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Military Sahel regimes challenged by EU-based diaspora

Lotte Pelckmans - Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
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