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| Welcome to the fortnightly newsletter of the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI). |
| 2nd Issue December 2022 Editorial This is our last newsletter in 2022, and before we close the office of the EADI secretariat for a short break, we look forward to receiving more last-minute abstracts for our upcoming conference! Today’s blog post is a about the existing but unrecognised practice of representation in development, and our thematic focus is on biodiversity while COP 15 is underway in Montreal. As usual, we’ve collected a bunch of publication picks and job offers from our community and wish you all a peaceful and restful festive season until we are back with our next newsletter on 18 January. |
| Call for Abstracts closes this week! #NewDevRhythms |
| Thought of submitting an abstract, but had so many other things on your plate and the deadline was far away anyway? Now it is approaching fast, and time is running! Don’t miss the chance to join us in Lisbon or online for our next General Conference, the place to be for the international Development Studies community! Take a quick scroll through the list of all our seed and harvest panels and check what suits your interests. Submission is open until this Sunday, 18 December. Read more |
| From our Blog: Representation in Development |
| Unsolicited representation of others happens in international development, so let’s talk about it! Although « few scholars or organizations want to acknowledge or even think about this », writes Margit van Wessel in our latest blog, « many development organizations engage in representation, here conceptualized as ‘acting on behalf of others’. They articulate rights for groups, advance problem definitions important to particular groups, and advocate solutions for specific groups’ problems. » Nonetheless, « they prefer to present themselves as partners to groups they seek to support or stand ‘with’ in solidarity ». She argues, that « there are good reasons to take the idea of representation by CSOs seriously and is also running a panel on this topic at our conference. Read the post |
| Highlight: New Mediums, Better Messages? |
| How Innovations in Translation, Engagement, and Advocacy are Changing International Development The notion of development influences and is influenced by all aspects of human life. Social science is but one representational option among many for conveying the myriad ways in which development is conceived, encountered, experienced, justified, courted, and/or resisted by different groups at particular times and places. This open access book edited by David Lewis, Dennis Rodgers and Michael Woolcock explores three broad areas of alternative forms of knowledge about development Read more |
| Thematic Focus: Biodiversity |
| Global biodiversity scenarios: what do they tell us for Biodiversity-Related Financial Risks? Julien Calas, Antoine Godin, Julie Maurin – The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Global biodiversity scenarios: what do they tell us for biodiversity-related socioeconomic impacts? Julien CALAS, Antoine GODIN, Julie MAURIN, Etienne ESPAGNE – The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Getting beyond yes: fast-tracking implementation of the United Nations agreement for marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction Kristina M. Gjerde et al. – Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI) A “shared earth” approach to put biodiversity at the heart of the sustainable development in Africa Sébastien Treyer & David Obura – Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI) Biocredits to finance nature and people: emerging lessons Anna Ducros & Paul Steele – International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Implementing the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: financial mechanism Juliette Landry et al. – Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI) |
| Regional Focus: Middle East |
| Logistics of the neoliberal food regime: circulation, corporate food security and the United Arab Emirates New Political Economy – Christian Henderson, Rafeef Ziadah – Department of International Development King’s College London (DID) Violence and Discrimination Against Women of Religious Minority Backgrounds in Iraq Mariz Tadros, Sofya Shahab, Amy Quinn-Graham et al. – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Towards a just energy transition in Tunisia Ilyes Ben Ammar – Transnational Institute TNI Is the technical efficiency green? The environmental efficiency of agricultural production in the MENA region Journal of Environmental Management – Wei Huang, Qian Liu & Assem Abu Hatab – Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) |
| Premium Members Publication Picks Reframing Climate and Environmental Justice IDS Bulletin – Amber Huff, Lars Otto Naess (eds) – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Does Evidence Matter? The Impact of Evidence Regarding Aid Effectiveness on Attitudes Towards Aid European Journal of Development Research (EJDR) – Jens Eger, Sebastian H. Schneider, Martin Bruder, Solveig H. Gleser – German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval) Inequality and social cohesion in Africa: theoretical insights and an exploratory empirical investigation Francesco Burchi, Gabriela Zapata-Román – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) WTO Rulings and the Veil of Anonymity European Journal of International Law – Joost Pauwelyn, Krzysztof Pelc – The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) Do islands trade more or less? A meta-analysis of findings from gravity models Evans Kipkuri Langat, Ebuka Mathias Itumoh, Binyam Afewerk Demena, Peter van Bergeijk – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) Temporary Basic Income in Times of Pandemic: Rationale, Costs and Poverty-Mitigation Potential Basic Income Studies – George Grey Molina, María Montoya-Aguirre, Eduardo Ortiz-Juarez – Department of International Development King’s College London (DID) Engaging the European private sector in EU development cooperation and finance Karim Karaki,San Bilal, Jeske van Seters – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) Explaining Backlash: Social Hierarchy and Men’s Rejection of Women’s Rights Reforms Social Politics – Lindsay J Benstead, Ragnhild Muriaas, Vibeke Wang – Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI) Trade aspects of China’s presence in Latin America and the Caribbean. Briefing for the European Parliament Werner Raza, Hannes Grohs – Austrian Research Foundation for International Development (ÖFSE) Uzbekistan: Achieving a multidimensional transition Sylvain Bellefontaine – The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) |
| Read more about EADI Members |
| Calls Call for papers: Migration & Societal Change Conference June 2023 Deadline: 1 February 2023 – International Development Studies, Department of Human Geography and Planning Call for Papers: Africa Journal of Management Deadline: 01 March – Global Development Institute (GDI) See more calls on the EADI website Opinions (Green) capitalism will not save biodiversity! Jonas Hein, Jean Carlo Rodriguez – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Degrowth can work – here’s how science can help Jason Hickel et al. – Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP) How the war in Ukraine is impacting Africa-Europe relations and the migration dialogue European Think Tanks Group (ETTG) – Claire Kumar, Anna Knoll, Pauline Veron – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) The East African Community’s regional economic integration efforts are starting to pay off – here’s why to take note Peter van Bergeijk, Binyam Demena – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) The ghosts of the COPs, from Glasgow to Sharm El-Sheikh Patrick Guillaumont – Fondation pour les études et recherches sur le développement international (FERDI) Grounding COP27: Why land rights are important for climate action Mikkel Funder et al. – Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) Wellbeing in refugee camps: life inside a bottle Boel McAteer – International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) What will the EU do if the Arab revolts return? Haizam Amirah Fernández – Real Instituto Elcano A future plastics treaty: what technical and political issues? Lucien Chabason – Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI) Inflation: how financial speculation is making the global food price crisis worse Sophie van Huellen – Global Development Institute (GDI) « Rather die than live in a Woman’s House »: Bakiga men contesting fractured masculinities in Western Uganda Peace Musiimenta – Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) Development effectiveness in fragile contexts. Evidence from an international research conference. Rachel M. Gisselquist, Patricia Justino & Andrea Vaccaro – United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) See more blogs and opinions on the EADI website |
| Training One-Year MAS in Sustainable Finance and Development Online information session on 19 December 2022 at 15:00 CET – The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) Evidence-Based Policy Research Methods Deadline for next session: 21 December 2022 – UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology UNU-MERIT Conducting Rigorous Impact Evaluations in Humanitarian Emergencies and Conflict Settings: A Research-to-Practice Training Workshop 17/18/19 January, 15.00-16.30 – International Security and Development Center gGmbH (ISDC) See more courses and trainings on the EADI website Jobs Project Officer (0.89 FTE) for the Public Alternatives project Deadline: 16 December 2022 – Transnational Institute TNI Biodiversity Director Deadline: 02 January 2023 – Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI) Research and Grants Officer Deadline: 03 January 2023 – Oxford Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House (ODID) Project Administrator SDG Impact Lab Deadline: 04 January – Oxford Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House (ODID) 2 IGDC Visiting Fellowships Deadline: 06 January 2023 – Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre, University of York (IGDC) Postdoctoral Researcher for Project ‘Political Animals’ Deadline: 07 January 2023 – Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR) Post Doctoral Researcher Deadline: 08 January 2023 – Maynooth University Social Science Institute MUSSI Full Professor – Institutions, Inequalities and Life Courses Deadline: 09 January 2023 – Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR) PhD Structural Discrimination & Prejudice: Comparative, Cumulative, Intersectional Perspective Deadline: 12 January 2023 – Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR) Full Professor – Cultural Sociology Deadline: 20 January 2023 – Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR) Doctoral Researcher (TVL E 13 / 65%) Deadline: 23 January 2023 – Arnold-Bergstraesser-Institut (ABI) Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft (m/w/d) für den MBA Studiengang „CSR & NGO Management“ Deadline: 31 January 2023 – International Center for Sustainable Development (IZNE) See more job offers on the EADI website |