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To support our members and the wider Development Studies community, we engage in a broad range of activities like conferences, thematic workshops and meetings, online talks, publications, our own academic journal, and mentoring of young researchers. We are also part of larger research projects. Here we share our latest news.

Recent News

Regards Critiques Sur le développement: Doctoral Days second edition on "Resilience"

EADI is organising partner of the 2nd pluridisciplinary doctoral conference organised by several research teams in Paris, taking place 18-20 October… continue

Use or misuse? The emerging global challenge of data authoritarianism

Join us on Thursday 16 November, 18.00-19.30, at IDOS, Tulpenfeld 6 53113 Bonn

In cooperation with the Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS Bonn) at Bonn University and the German Institute of… continue

Distinguished Guest Lecture: Remaking the urban in the peripheries: resettlement colonies and differential inclusion in India, 31 October, 11.00 CET

with Karen Coelho

“Resettlement colonies” -- sites of mass formal low-income housing – have emerged on metropolitan peripheries across India over the past two decades,… continue

Distinguished Guest Lecture: Latin America and its challenges under the new and disputed global order: Bringing Latin American structuralism to the forefront, 14 November, 15:00 CET

with Víctor Ramiro Fernández

Latin American structuralism, pioneered by Raúl Prebisch and his collaborators, is focused on the strategic links between State, industrialization,… continue

Looking back, looking forward: We celebrate our 50 birthday - Submit your ideas!

EADI is going to celebrate its 50th anniversary from June 2024 to September 2025. EADI was founded 1975 in Linz, Austria, with a preceding assembly of… continue

Successful IAC/EADI re-accreditation of Master Programme at Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia

We are happy to announce the successful re-accreditation of the Master in Interdisciplinary Development Studies (MIDS) offered by the Centro… continue

Solar energy for more security of supply: Research project proves potential of photovoltaics for health facilities in Ghana

What role can photovoltaic systems play in supplying electricity to health facilities in Ghana? A group of researchers and experts from different… continue

Indebting the green transition (online)

A launch of the "Debt and Green Transition" blog series

Chair: Tomaso Ferrando (U of Antwerp)

Speakers: Stephanie Garcidueñas Nieto (Antwerp); Hector Herrera (Antwerp); Frédéric Huybrechs (Antwerp); Giedre…

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Come together! EADI Member Forum at EADI CEsA conference, 12 July 2023, 17:00 to 19:30 UTC+1, Lisbon

EADI invites all members and representatives of member institutes to join us on 12 July 2023 at the EADI Member Forum at the EADI-CEsA conference. The… continue

The Two Crises of Development Studies: A Letter from the new EADI President

Dear EADI members,

At the recent EADI General Assembly, I presented a vision for EADI from 2023-2026 and introduced the Deputy President, Vice…

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Public Kapuscinski Lecture: Soft Authoritarianism: Marching to a Different Drum of Democracy (hybrid)

With Shalini Randeria

The global spread of soft authoritarian rule hollows out liberal democratic institutions and principles from within by using electoral majorities and… continue

Public Dudley Seers Lecture: "Development Studies in an Age of Crisis" (hybrid)

With Alfredo Saad-Filho

We are living through an age of overlapping crises across the economy, democracy, health, the environment and more, with severe consequences for all… continue

Welcome to our New Executive Committee

Last week was an exciting moment for EADI: the General Assembly which meets every three years elected Andy Sumner as new EADI President, and also a…

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Internship in the EADI Secretariat

Apply by 01 July 2023

We seek highly motivated, pro active and experienced candidates for an internship in the EADI Secretariat in Bonn. The candidate will be expected to… continue

Andy Sumner (King's College, London) elected as new EADI President

We are happy to announce that the EADI General Assembly yesterday has elected Professor Andy Sumner as new EADI president for the next three years,…

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Knowledge Exchange Session on Pedagogical Innovations in International Development, 15 June 2023 (online)

Teaching Critical Hope with Anke Schwittay, University of Sussex

How can we teach International Development students to better understand complex global challenges and to imagine alternative responses to them? continue

EADI General Assembly (online)

16 May 2023, 13:00 - 15:00 CEST

The General Assembly of all EADI members takes place every three years. It elects the EADI President as well as the Executive Committee. continue

Virtual Dialogue: Why Climate Change Disasters are Governance Disasters: the Case of Pakistan’s 2022 Floods

with Shandana Khan Mohmand

The 2022 floods in Pakistan left an impact of unimaginable proportions in terms of the loss of lives, assets, livelihoods, and infrastructure, and in… continue

Insights into Development Research in Hungary - EADI/KRTK Conference

Venue: Centre for Economic and Regional Studies (KRTK), 1097 Budapest, Tóth Kálmán u. 4

Alongside the annual meeting of the EADI Executive Committee, this time being held at the Centre for Economic and Regional Studies in Budapest,… continue

Call for Papers: EJDR Special Issue: Race, (Anti-)Racism and Development

Our journal, the European Journal of Development Research (EJDR) invites abstract submissions for a Special Issue of the European Journal of… continue

EJDR Special Issue Launch, 21 February 2023, 09.00 GMT, 10.00 CET

Financing of Sustainable Development Goals in the era of Covid-19 & Beyond

The economic and social impact of covid-19 pandemic both on developing and developed countries has been significant. In addition to the impact of the…

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Read our top 5 blog posts from 2022

Out of 28 blog posts published in 2022, five were extraordinarily successful and made the rounds inside and outside social media. continue

EnerSHelF Closing Symposium (online)

As communication and dissemination partner of the Energy-Self-Sufficiency for Health Facilities in Ghana (EnerSHelF) project, we cordially invite you… continue

Postponed: Virtual Dialogue: Impacts of meeting minimum access on critical earth systems amidst the Great Inequality

With Joyeeta Gupta - new date will be announced soon

The Sustainable Development Goals aim to improve access to resources and services, reduce environmental degradation, eradicate poverty and reduce… continue

Virtual Book Launch "Green Academia. Towards Eco-Friendly Education Systems" by Sayan Dey

15.00 CET

Together with the Convivial Thinkers, our Working Group on Post- and Decolonial Perspectives on Development, we cordially invite you to this virtual… continue

Virtual Knowledge Exchange Session: Reducing Academic Flying

Are you an academic curious about how to design and enact more climate conscious travel practices? This event is for you! Join us on Wednesday, 23…

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Call for nominations: EADI / IAC Council members

Submission Deadline: 31 October 2022

EADI, as the professional European organisation of institutes and professionals in the field of Development, wishes to influence proactively the… continue

Co-production of knowledge, joint creation of innovation? The role of research-practice cooperation

By Invitation only

As part of the Bonn Alliance for Sustainability we are happy to be holding this half-day conference where we will discuss central questions in… continue

Tackling the Climate Challenge in the Anthropocene

In cooperation with the Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS) at Bonn University and the German Institute of… continue

Development in Crisis: EADI/DSA Panel at the 10th Anniversary of the Department of International Development, King's College, London

4 November 2022, 16.00 British Time, London

Building on previous panels on emerging economies, democracies, and resistance movements, we take a holistic look at the long-lasting impacts on… continue

Spotlight on Research-Practice Collaborations - Online Roundtable

10 November, 15.00 CET, save the date!

The cooperation between researchers and practitioners during different stages of the research process has the potential to benefit both society and…

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EADI Directors' Meeting 2022

03 and 04 November, King's College, London

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EADI CEsA General Conference 2023: Towards New Rhythms of Development, 10-13 July 2021, Lisbon and online

Lisbon and Online

The development landscape has never been static but in these times of uncertainty and insecurity, we are witnessing ever more profound shifts in… continue

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EADI Regional Meeting and PhD Symposium for Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia

15-16 September 2022, Institute of International Relations (Prague)
Research & Education  -  European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)  |   -  Institute of International Relations (IIR)
We are organising our first regional meeting and PhD symposium!
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EJDR Commentary Collection on Research–Practice–Collaborations available!

European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
In her recent commentary in our journal, the European Journal of Development Research (EJDR), Katja Bender from the International Center for Sustainable Development at the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University…
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Now available on YouTube: Launch Panel of EJDR Special Issue on Social Protection and Social Cohesion

In cooperation with the German Institute of Development and Sustainability
While there is substantial evidence of the effect of social protection on poverty, inequality and vulnerability, limited research has focused on societal and political outcomes so far. The European…
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Social protection and social cohesion

Online panel discussion and official launch of special EJDR issue
Social protection  -  P German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)  |   -  European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
While there is substantial evidence of the effect of social protection on poverty, inequality and vulnerability, limited research has focused on societal and political outcomes so far. The European…
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Out now: Episode 4 of our podcast, on Mining Hierarchies

European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
Hosts Ingrid and Basile speak to Asanda Benya, University of Cape Town, South Africa, and Ben Radley, University of Bath, UK, to discuss the political economy of mining in South Africa and the…
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EJDR Early Career Dialogue

Understand the submission and peer-review process
European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
Join us on 9 June to hear about our journal's support for early career researchers!
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Watch now: In Search of Alternatives to Development: Ubuntu and Development in South Africa

Distinguished Guest Lecture by Sally Matthews, Rhodes University
European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
While the word “development” usually has positive connotations, there have been many critiques of the concept and its application. One of the most prominent of such critiques is advanced by…
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Out now: Episode two of our Podcast Series "Labour Hierarchies"

Join us to reflect on some key contemporary issues surrounding work and migration, including the role of gender and imperialism.
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Distinguished Guest Lecture: In Search of Alternatives to Development: Ubuntu and Development in South Africa, 10 May, 11.00 CET

With Sally Matthews, Rhodes University
While the word “development” usually has positive connotations, there have been many critiques of the concept and its application. One of the most prominent of such critiques is advanced by…
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Hierarchies of Development Podcast

Release Date: 02 May
European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
The Hierarchies of Development podcast offers long format interviews focusing on enduring global inequalities. Conversations focus on contemporary research projects by critical scholars from across…
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EADI/IEDES Seminar in Paris (or online)

Sorbonne Development Studies Institute (IEDES)
Together with French EADI members we cordially invite you to a full-day seminar or single sessions on 31 March, either at the premises of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) in Paris, or…
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International Science Council Statement on Ukraine

The International Science Council in which EADI is a member expresses its deep dismay and concerns regarding the military offensives being carried out in Ukraine and warns against the severe outcomes…
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We're hiring: Junior Officer, Information and Outreach (70%)

European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
EADI is currently seeking to fill the position of a Junior Officer, Information and Outreach, preferably from April 2022. The successful candidate will join our small and dynamic office based in Bonn,…
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New on our blog: No inclusive development without a post-growth economy

European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI)
Environmental degradation and social injustice are deeply enmeshed with the growth economy. Applying green and inclusive lubricants to its mechanisms is not the solution. We must abandon growth…
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Applications open: Online-Workshop for academic coordinators of Development Studies Programmes

2 - 3 December 2021
This years' workshop is entitled "Development studies and climate change: ways forward for curriculum building".
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New briefing paper: EADI’s International Accreditation Council for Development Studies (IAC) celebrates its 10th anniversary

Looking back and moving forward
In this briefing paper Dr Joost Mönks, secretary of the IAC, summarises the purpose, history and objectives of the IAC and gives an overview of criteria and steps of the accreditation process. To…
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EADI Virtual Dialogue: Indebting the green transition: critical notes on the expansion of green bonds in the South

3 November, 15.00 CET
Green bonds are among the most recent financial instruments to ‘join the ball’ of financing for climate change adaptation and mitigation.
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Global Value Chains and Multinational Corporations – how do they relate?

Budapest, 9-10 December 2021 (hybrid), abstract due by 20 October
The EADI Working Group on Multinational Corporationst" invites you to a workshop on global value chains with the aim of organising a special issue in a renowned journal in 2022.
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Tender for a consultancy for The International Accreditation Council for Global Development Studies and Research (EADI / IAC)

Terms of Reference: EADI, the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes takes the leading role in the work on Knowledge Exchange Partnerships which serve to ensure a free…
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Workshop on accreditation criteria for PhD Programmes in Development Studies

On 24 February 2021, 10:00 - 12:30, a group of EADI member institutes hosting PhD programmes will come together to develop criteria for quality management and accreditation criteria for PhD Programmes…
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Successful accreditation of the “Master in Global Development Studies” at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Ås

We are delighted to announce the successful accreditation of the "Master in Global Development Studies” at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) in Ås, near Oslo, Norway. The International…
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Successful Accreditation of the Master in Development Studies Programme, National University of Samoa

We are delighted to announce the successful accreditation of the Master in Development Studies (MDS) Programme at Centre for Samoan Studies, University of Samoa, by the IAC/EADI International…
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Building a New Partnership between Africa and the EU. Business as usual or a transforming agenda?

Public Conference at the EADI Directors’ Meeting in Vienna
The negotiations on a new agreement between the EU and the ACP-Countries (African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States) will start during the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union…
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Opening Panel of the EADI Directors’ Meeting: Update on European Development Policy

What are the key features of last year’s development consensus of the European Union? How have the EU’s role and its financial instruments changed over the years and what is the status implementing…
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IDS welcomes UK government commitment to tackle modern slavery and child labour

P Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
Response to range of new initiatives announced by UK government that will improve understanding of the factors that drive modern slavery and the worst forms of child labour
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IDS welcomes new intake of development studies students 2018-19

P Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
This September, IDS welcomes students from over forty countries to study one of our eight master's degrees in international development.
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