@andypsumner.bsky.social
Professor of (International) Development Studies, King's College London / President @EADI / Fellow @UNU-WIDER @CGDev / Academy of Social Sciences
In a new @globalpolicy.bsky.social article, @andypsumner.bsky.social (@eadi.bsky.social) and @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social take a look at the #G7 and the #GlobalDevelopment Architecture. What role does the year 2025 play?
π www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/06/11/2...
Development cooperation at a tipping point: how, why and through what mechanisms do policy norms break? @eadi.bsky.social Blog and @idos-research.bsky.social working paper.
By @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social and @andypsumner.bsky.social
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Picture of a hand holding a globe. Over it, text that reads "Background Note, Global Poverty - What do we know? Why do estimates vary so much?"
Global poverty affects 9.8%, 13.6%, 20%β¦ or 48% of human population.
All true, depending on how you count.
Why do these numbers vary so much, and what do they really mean?
Find out in new background note by @andypsumner.bsky.social on global poverty:
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EADI/IOB 2026: Shaping Sustainable Futures: Global Challenges, (G)local Solutions? 29 June β 2 July 2026, Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Call for abstacts, Seed Panel:
"Trump and the Global Disruption of Development Policy"
Conv. by @andypsumner.bsky.social (@kings-sga.bsky.social & @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social (@idos-research.bsky.social)
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#Entwicklungspolitik: Europa kann mit Reformwillen, transparenten Regeln und strategischer VerlΓ€sslichkeit zeigen, dass es zur LΓΆsung globaler Probleme beitragen will. @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social & @andypsumner.bsky.social in @internationalepolitik.de: internationalepolitik.de/de/entwicklu...
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EADI/IOB 2026: Shaping Sustainable Futures: Global Challenges, (G)local Solutions? 29 June β 2 July 2026, Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Call for abstracts: Seed Panel:
Contemporary Structural Transformation: Constraints and Possibilities
Conv. by Pritish Behuria (@globaldevinst.bsky.social) and @andypsumner.bsky.social (@kings-sga.bsky.social)
π @iobua.bsky.social
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π£ The call for abstracts for our flagship event is out!
β‘οΈ Choose from 44 Seed and 23 Harvest Panels
π Deadline 21 December
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π π° It's newsletter time again, featuring @ids.ac.uk's open access book "Internet Shutdowns in Africa", new research on #gender by @unrisd.org, @gvagrad.bsky.social, @unumerit.bsky.social and others and more news from us and our community
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28.09.2025 15:58 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Sprechen Sie Deutsch? A great opportunity with our sister organisation in Bonn, covering development studies in Europe.
That's all the German we know so please direct questions to @eadi.bsky.social π
For decades, #multilateralism & global solidarity shaped expectations of how global #DevelopmentPolicy should be organised. In a new IDOS publication, the authors argue that those assumptions can no longer be taken for granted: www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/26/09/2... @globalpolicy.bsky.social
26.09.2025 11:33 β π 2 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0@stephanklingebiel.bsky.social @andypsumner.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social
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"The disruption does not amount to the wholesale collapse of global development cooperation. Instead, what emerges is a fragmented landscape in which multiple normative regimes coexist and compete", write @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social & @andypsumner.bsky.social
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2365
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Featuring @idos-research.bsky.social's Justice in Global Economic Governance, @isdcberlin.bsky.social and their fragile lives conference and much more
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ποΈ In this month's newsletter:
Check out our quick guide: Five things you need to know about #DSA2026 along with details of a new LinkedIn group for the Development Studies community interested in DSA2026.
Plus all our usual member news, events and jobs!
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In our latest blog post, Taekyoon Kim argues that it "may be the Asia-Pacific middle powers β collectively and creatively β that keep the global development system afloat in an age of uncertainty."
And, as always, there are risks and opportunities:
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2362
Social media card presenting a new IDOS Discussion Paper. The design is minimalist, with a grey background and white text. The title reads: βDevelopment Cooperation at a Tipping Point: How, Why and Through What Mechanisms Do Policy Norms Break?β Below the title, it states: Discussion Paper 29/2025. The authors are listed as Andy Sumner (Kingβs College London / EADI) and Stephan Klingebiel (IDOS). The IDOS logo appears in the top corner, signaling institutional affiliation.
In a new IDOS #DiscussionPaper, @andypsumner.bsky.social & @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social argue that recent US actions represent more than a domestic political shift. They signal a tipping point to longstanding norms of the #DevelopmentCooperation system. π doi.org/10.23661/idp... @eadi.bsky.social
18.09.2025 07:49 β π 4 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0Only three more days to go! If you're and early career researcher, don't miss this!
17.09.2025 07:13 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0This sounds like a fascinating read! Social science fiction often highlights inequality, like in "The Dispossessed" by Ursula K. Le Guin. How do you think SSF can inspire real change? πͺπ #SocialSciFi
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Paper cover with title: Reimagining the Methodological Horizon: What Can Social Science Fiction Offer Development Studies? By Laura Camfield and Andy Sumner, August 2025, Reflection Paper
π£ We've got a new reflection paper out!
Laura Camfield and @andypsumner.bsky.social
examine the potential of social science fiction (SSF) to explore the human consequences of global income inequalities
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Our first WIDER Development Conference was held in 2001, with a focus on Growth and Poverty. Since then, our conferences have addressed the world's most pressing development challenges β next year in New Delhi!
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Will growth alone reduce inequality?
Our new research shows it's trickier than that. Globalization, plutocrats, climate change & education gaps make the Kuznets prediction harder today.
Read more π go.unu.edu/wofOs
What happens when the worldβs most powerful architect and funder of development cooperation seeks not only to withdraw, but to dismantle the very norms, institutions, and multilateral frameworks it once championed?
βοΈ From our blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2317
Our August newsletter brings big news from UNU-WIDER: Patricia Justino appointed as next Director, new insights on aid in fragile states, conflict & rule of law in Ukraine, and tax & climate research. Plus new resources and opportunities.
Read it here: go.unu.edu/OWPKK
Attention early career researchers!
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Not one, but TWO free MOOCs relaunch Sept 1!
π οΈ Decent work and economic growth
Learn about #SDG8, informality & inclusive growth
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Is industrialization Africaβs path to prosperity?
Choose one (or both!) and learn at your own pace.
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