Development Studies Association

❓ Did you know? There’s a LinkedIn group for #DSA2026 for anyone attending in person or online, or just joining the conversation.

📣 Share panel details
🔍 Call for specific paper perspectives
🍀 Ask practical questions about Ireland & the conference

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📣 @soasdevelopment.bsky.social in the media on Bangladesh & West Africa
@naomihossain.bsky.social analyses Bangladesh’s journey from a “basket case” to development pioneer; & analyses the current political climate including the verdict of Sheikh Hasina.

Read more: buff.ly/yOTw76W

📣 @britishcouncil.bsky.social has new research on the critical role of culture and diverse knowledge systems in addressing the climate crisis, including Bridging Knowledge Systems and climate resilience in the UAE.

Read more: buff.ly/nsySe8o

🕊️ The role of research in peacebuilding

✨ @developmentuea.bsky.social explores how research with communities in Colombia led to grassroots peacebuilding that continues to grow.

Read the full story: buff.ly/CAAi1TM

Coming to #DSA2026 and not sleeping on a friend’s sofa?!
While there are many accommodation options available, they fill up VERY quickly and we cannot emphasise enough to start your search and book early in order to find the best option for you.
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What’s next for UK aid?
@kings-sga.bsky.social hosts the final Commons IDC hearing in the Future of Aid series later this month.
🎟️ Free (London) + livestream
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📢 Call for papers: Envisioning Labour-Led Urban Development by @globaldevinst.bsky.social
📍 @manchester.ac.uk / hybrid
📆 23-24th April 2026

⏰ Abstracts by 31st January

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🎙️ In this Between the Lines podcast Peter Taylor from @ids.ac.uk speaks to Margarita Gómez from Southern Voice and Kaia Ambrose from IDRC.

They discuss why equity in research collaboration matters and talk about the challenges in achieving it.

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📢 Why socioeconomic conditions matter in shaping state institutions.

Jawied Nawabi will discuss effective developmental states at @soasdevelopment.bsky.social on January 29.

All welcome in person and online.

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📢 Join @ids.ac.uk for Sparks, a new annual event highlighting innovative, evidence-based ideas which offer possibilities for tackling some of the biggest issues of 2026.
📅 28 January 2026
📍 IDS Convening Space and online on Zoom

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Are you going to #DSA2026?
It’s not too early to start planning travel logistics and thinking ahead!
Here’s 5 top tips for those new to visiting Ireland: buff.ly/tgXpnOi

The @britishcouncil.bsky.social has released the 7th edition of its influential Global perceptions study, which signals major turning point in global influence.
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Development cooperation is no longer evolving quietly. It’s being renegotiated in the open. Is 2025 the tipping point? asks @andypsumner.bsky.social and @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social

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Join @globaldevinst.bsky.social for the final Community of Practice session on personal, community & organisational resilience.

This session looks at how different forms of resilience connect — and why that matters.
📅 27 Jan | Open to all

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📢 #DSA2026 Call for Funding opens: 20 Jan 2026
Look for the dedicated funding page which will be live after 20 January.
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The urgency of FCDO setting out more detail on its strategic agenda on development | Bond What is needed at such a time of crisis is a clear vision for how to deliver the most impact from the current development cooperation system. Yet, despite being in office for 18 months already, this…

Last year proved to be a time of crisis for the development corporation system, with many questions left unanswered. This calls for a clear vision, yet to be set out by this government.

Bond's Gideon Rabinowitz explores what has been announced so far. buff.ly/EIx8gZA

Future of UK aid and development assistance - Committees - UK Parliament A new inquiry into the future of the UK’s international aid and development assistance programmes has been launched by the International Development Committee. It will examine how the UK can continue ...

Minister to give evidence on what FCDO cuts mean for UK’s future development work
20 January committees.parliament.uk/work/9348/fu...

🕊️ The role of research in peacebuilding

✨ @developmentuea.bsky.social explores how research with communities in Colombia led to grassroots peacebuilding that continues to grow.

Read the full story: buff.ly/CAAi1TM

Friends not Foes? Why Development Economics and Development Studies still need each other
By Professor @andypsumner.bsky.social, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social via @globaldevinst.bsky.social
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Join @soasdevelopment.bsky.social for Jawied Nawabi on how state power and early battles with landed elites shape long-term development.
Chaired by @carlosoya.bsky.social

📅 27 Jan, 18:00 GMT
📍 SWLT & Zoom

Register here: shorturl.at/eGDjm

What’s next for UK aid?
@kings-sga.bsky.social hosts the final Commons IDC hearing in the Future of Aid series later this month.
🎟️ Free (London) + livestream
👉 buff.ly/4Gr3Pvi
📺 buff.ly/2lmbruI

📣 @britishcouncil.bsky.social has new research on the critical role of culture and diverse knowledge systems in addressing the climate crisis, including Bridging Knowledge Systems and climate resilience in the UAE.

Read more: buff.ly/nsySe8o

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🚀 Thinking beyond academia? Join @mybisa.bsky.social PGN for Careers Outside Academia: From PhD to Practice!
Hear from #PhD holders about real-world career paths and get practical insights + Q&A.
📅 26 Jan 2026 | Online (Zoom)
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📣 @soasdevelopment.bsky.social in the media on Bangladesh & West Africa
@naomihossain.bsky.social analyses Bangladesh’s journey from a “basket case” to development pioneer; & analyses the current political climate including the verdict of Sheikh Hasina.

Read more: buff.ly/yOTw76W

❓ Did you know? There’s a LinkedIn group for #DSA2026 for anyone attending in person or online, or just joining the conversation.

📣 Share panel details
🔍 Call for specific paper perspectives
🍀 Ask practical questions about Ireland & the conference

Join here: buff.ly/em6Zppg

Why do online scam hubs in Myanmar keep bouncing back?
Read Xu Peng, @soasdevelopment.bsky.social researcher, article in @theconversation.com
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📢 Online workshop: Teaching Ethics in Dark Times
How do we teach ethics amid crisis, conflict & uncertainty?

Join this free @mybisa.bsky.social EWPG event exploring creative and critical approaches to ethics pedagogy.
📅 14 Jan 2026
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✨ New Global South rep on DSA Council✨

The winner of the online election is Rakiya Mamman with 32% of the total vote.

Rakiya has been highly involved at recent DSA conferences and is also one of the regional convenors of the DSA GS Study Group.

Watch this space for an interview with her.