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Three Ideal Types for the Future of Development Cooperation

José Antonio Alonso - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
The international aid system is undergoing one of the most acute crises in its history. Although it is often portrayed primarily as a budgetary crisis—intensified by decisions such as the Trump…

The Challenges of Decolonising Sustainability and the Environment in Development Studies

Lyla Mehta - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
Since the Brundtland Commission advanced the concept of sustainable development in 1987, a lively strand in Development Studies (DS) has engaged with the linkages between environment, sustainability…

The G7 and Global Development Architecture: Gradual Shift or Pivotal Moment?

Andy Sumner, Stephan Klingebiel - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
In late 2025 the development cooperation architecture or system is being openly renegotiated rather than quietly adjusted. Will it be a gradual shift or will 2025 be seen in the future as a pivot…

Finding Hope amidst the Ruins – Building a new Narrative for Development Cooperation

Peter Taylor - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
The re-election of President Trump in January 2025 led to an immediate freeze on all international development funding from USAID, the largest international aid donor. As highlighted in this recent…

How Social Science Fiction Could Transform Development Research: Extending our Methodological Horizons

Laura Camfield - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
In an era of increasing complexity and uncertainty, conventional methodological approaches to pressing development concerns such as extreme income inequality often fall short. In a new reflection…

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Guide for Global Research Partnerships

Swiss Alliance for Global Research Partnerships (GRP-Alliance)
This guide was developed by the Swiss Alliance for Global Research Partnerships (GRP Alliance) of SCNAT with the support of 200 researchers and practitioners from around the world.

Poor Protection: The Role of Taxes and Social Benefits in the Developing World During Crises

Maria Jouste, Ravi Kanbur, Jukka Pirttilä et al. (ed.) - United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
This book examines the role of social protection and taxation systems in developing countries during times of crises. The main objective of the work is to promote understanding about proper crisis…

A Bit Too Simple: Narratives of Development, Sustainability and Climate Change

Mette Fog Olwig - Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University (RUC)
Narratives like those portraying development workers as heroes and local populations as victims needing to be saved from their own unsustainable practices have led to problematic policies and…

Internet Shutdowns in Africa: Technology, Rights and Power

Felicia Anthonio, Tony Roberts (eds) - Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
This open access book provides ten in-depth case studies of state-sponsored internet shutdowns across all regions of Africa. In so doing, it offers the first-ever comparative analysis of how African…

Justice in Global Economic Governance: Normative and Empirical Perspectives on Promoting Fairer Globalisation

Axel Berger, Clara Brandi, Eszter Kollar - German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
This book studies global economic governance using an innovative structure to juxtapose normative arguments with empirical analysis. Chapters investigate the most important areas of global economic…

Syria in Transition. Mapping the local and transnational actors shaping politics in Syria.

Hetav Rojan - Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
Ahmed al-Sharaa’s journey from jihadist commander to self-crowned president in Damascus is a fitting vignette for the volatility of Syrian politics. It is a reminder that in Syria today, the seemingly…

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Associate Professorship in Development Economics

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Oxford Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House (ODID)
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Deadline: 11 December 2025
Oxford Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House (ODID)
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Postdoc position in social care policy and outsourcing

Deadline: 12 December 2025
Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University (RUC)
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Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University (RUC)
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Postdoc of Physics-informed Model Discovery for Reaction-Diffusion Equations

15 December 2025
Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University (RUC)
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Researcher Project for Early Career Scientists (FRIPRO)

Research Council of Norway RCN
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Call for Papers: 6th Student Conference on International Relations (SCIR)

31 January 2026
Centre of International Relations (CIR)
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Call for participation at the Conference: Political Power, Resistance, and the (Im)possibility of Alliances

09 December 2025
Centre of International Relations (CIR)
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Call for sessions: Just International Development Forum 2026 Transformative Approaches in Times of Polycrises, Amsterdam, 27-28 January 2026

Deadline: 05 December 2025
Governance and Inclusive Development, Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (GID)
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Mapping forest-covered landslides using Geographic Object-Based Image Analysis (GEOBIA), Jena region, Germany

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Ikram Zangana, Rainer Bell, Lucian Drăguţ et al. - Department of Geography, University of Bonn (GIUB)
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Assessing the impact of global change on flood dynamics and rice submergence susceptibility in the Kilombero floodplain, Tanzania

Frontiers in Earth Science
Marc Tuschen, Stefanie Steinbach, Hnin Phyu Sin, Mariele Evers - Department of Geography, University of Bonn (GIUB)
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Culture, Community, and Development: Unpacking the ‘Socio-Cultural Milieu Dynamics’ of Solomon Islands and Their Influence on Australia's Aid Localisation

Mark Opoku Amankwa, Gladys Nangira Murruka, Kwadwo Adusei-Asante - Oxford Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House (ODID)
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Courts and Social Participation in Latin America: The Use of Public Hearings and Amici Curiae

Law and Policy
Cordula Tibi Weber, Mariana Llanos, Pedro Costa - German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
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More than Adding a “C” to the Acronym: Where is the Caribbean in Latin American Studies?

EUROPEAN REVIEW OF LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES
Bert Hoffmann - German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
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