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Below you find the most recent blogposts, linking you directly to the EADI Debating Development Research Blog where you can also subscribe to get notified whenever a new post is published. This happens around two to five times a month. Enjoy the read!

Recent Blogposts

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Green Trade Barriers? Circular Economy, Trade, and the Future of the Global South

Pınar Yardımcı - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
In recent years, redesigning economic growth to reduce pressures on ecosystems has become central to sustainable development policies. The circular economy (CE) has emerged as a vital framework that not only aims to minimize waste and optimize resource efficiency but also promises to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation.
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Post-Development from the Global South: Radical Alternatives or Ambivalent Engagements?

Alba Castellsagué, Sally Matthews - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
Are communities in the Global South rejecting the idea of development in favour of radical alternatives rooted in Indigenous concepts and practices? Some commentators, such as the contributors to the book Pluriverse: A Post-Development Dictionary, argue that they are. Our new edited book, Post-Development from the Global South: Radical Alternatives or Ambivalent Engagements, presents a more complicated picture.
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Rebuilding Legitimacy for Global Governance: The Case for a New Independent Commission

ndy Sumner, Stephan Klingebiel, Arief Anshory Yusuf - European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
The global landscape of development cooperation is fracturing. The promise of the 2030 Agenda and the pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals is giving way to geopolitical tensions. The international order is no longer merely under strain; it is in disarray. Amid this uncertainty, the idea of convening a new Independent North–South Commission (INSC) has re-emerged in the German government’s coalition agreement and potentially in the UK’s proposal for a ‘global conference’. We argue that the time has come to imagine a new independent commission.
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