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| 2nd Issue November 2025 Editorial Today we’re happy to launch our survey on the future priorities of our work to which we cordially invite you to contribute! We’ve got two new blog posts continuing the discussion on development cooperation and policy in the Trump era, and would like to alert you to the special EJDR collection on Development Studies in the Mid-2020s related to our 50th anniversary. And, of course, the call for abstracts for our flagship conference next year is open until 21 December. From our Blog Finding Hope amidst the Ruins – Building a new Narrative for Development Cooperation “In a context of geopolitical turbulence, it is critical to develop a compelling narrative for increased global development cooperation”, argues Peter Taylor in this blog: « Also, as new alliances emerge, it is important that they are held accountable to ensure that they deliver for justice and equity, and that they incorporate the views and needs of people across the world who are marginalised and underrepresented ». He suggests four possible pathways to foster more constructive global development cooperation. Read more The G7 and Global Development Architecture: Gradual Shift or Pivotal Moment? « Governments, parliaments, and non-state actors — who support what until recently was a broad global consensus on sustainable development need to find ways to counter the destructive influence of the Trump administration on established forums such as the G7 and G20 ». Andy Sumner and Stephan Klingebiel argue that the latest G7 Development Ministers’ Chair’s Summary « sounds like a political signal that the G7 intends to reshape how development cooperation is organised, coordinated and justified ». Read more To the Blog Overview Take our Survey on Future Priorities for EADI! This May, EADI proudly celebrated 50 years of commitment to development research. Reaching this milestone also offers an important opportunity to look ahead. As we shape the direction of our work for the years to come, your voice is essential. We kindly invite you to take part in a 10-15 minutes survey that will help us reflect on our future priorities and strengthen the association’s work. We would be grateful to receive your responses within the next three weeks. To the survey News from EADI Working Groups Our Social Protection Working Group has a new Brief out, introducing new publications and events all around the topic. Read the brief With support of the EADI innovation fund, our Gender Justice Working Group held its first Gender Lab with 33 participants representing 21 countries, with strong participation from the Global South. Read more See all EADI Working Groups EJDR: Development Studies in the Mid-2020s We’re very happy to announce that the special collection in our journal, the European Journal of Development Research (EJDR) on the occasion of our recent 50th anniversary is now available online! With many open access articles, this special issue is intended to stimulate discussion on how Development Studies can navigate its internal tensions while remaining responsive to the complexities of a turbulent world. We hope that the discussions presented here successfully showcase a variety of viewpoints regarding key debates in the field. Read more The EJDR is EADI’s Journal. Read it Now! Highlight: Guide for Global Research Partnerships 6 Principles for More Effective and Equitable Research 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. It is a comprehensive revision of the Guide for Transboundary Research Partnerships (1998, 2012, 2018). The revision process was designed to be participatory and inclusive. Its goal was to produce a document that reflects the experiences and needs of a broad range of actors, both in Switzerland and around the world. Read more Member Podcast Picks  The EU-AU Summit: Why the EU and Africa need each other in a fragmented world – ECDPM Bangladesh: How a ‘basket case’ became a development pioneer – Naomi Hossain – SOAS Universiy of London Alumni Discussion: Navigating Development Careers in the Twenty-First Century – Global Development Institute Thematic Focus: Environmental Justice  Just Transition and Care Work: An International Inquiry Barca et al. – United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) In the Name of Justice: The Case of Riverine Dwellers and the Restoration of the Matanza Riachuelo River, Argentina Journal of Latin American Geography – Ruete, Jean Carlo Rodríguez de Francisco – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Environmental patriarchy in a small democracy: Women politicians’ experiences of patriarchy in Manx politics. Peter W. Edge, Catriona Mackie, Alex Powell – Islands and Small States Institute (ISSI) Scarcity reimagined: global green imaginaries, frontier-making, and resource conflict in Africa World Development – Gravesen et al. – Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) Forced evictions and climate change: the damaging impact on risks and emissions Camila Cociña, Alejandro Barcena, Paula Sevilla Núñez et al. – International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) The Green Pakistan Initiative: Green capitalism and rural dispossession in Pakistan Zaighum Abbas – Transnational Institute TNI Browse the Member Publications Database Premium Members Publication Picks Gendered Violence Through Image, Word, and Gesture: A Veminist Research Praxis Jelke Boesten, Tiffany Fairey, Suzanne Hall et al. – Department of International Development King’s College London (DID) Role of Civil Society Networks in Advocacy and Social Accountability Niranjan Nampoothiri – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Neither mimicry nor substitution but business as usual: German aid attitudes in the wake of the USAID shutdown Politics – Sebastian H Schneider, A Burcu Bayram, Helge Zille – German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval) The Historical Constraints of Africa South-South Cooperation: 30 Years of TICAD through the lenses of South-South Triangular Cooperation Pedro Miguel Amakasu Raposo de Medeiros Carvalho – Centre for African and Development Studies CESA-ISEG Energy transition effects on food security amidst climate change and progress toward sustainable development goals Energy and Climate Change – Phemelo Tamasiga, Valentine Munyaradzi Dzingai, Helen Onyeaka – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) The spectacular commodity and land rush in Myanmar: its extent and consequences Globalizations – Sai Sam Kham – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) Oppressive Language and Humanitarian Complicity: Reflections on Gaza and European Border Violence Journal of Humanitarian Affairs – Heidi Mogstad – Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI) Extreme Heat in Urban Areas of Vietnam: A Systematic Review Marie-Noëlle Woillez – The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Read more about EADI Members Policy Publication Picks by Members EU Strategic Raw Material Partnerships. Challenges and future directions. Policy Note – Karin Küblböck, Simela Papatheophilou, Bernhard Tröster – Austrian Foundation for Development Research (ÖFSE) A call for realignment on Africa-Europe climate and energy cooperation Hanne Knaepen, Alfonso Medinilla – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) Improving the Taxation of Wealthy Individuals in Low-Income Countries Through Existing Measures Giovanni Occhiali, Jalia Kangave, Ronald Waiswa – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) How to curb deforestation on the Amazon frontier? David Combaz, Carlos Cubillos Castro, Catherine Andre – The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Navigating LGBTIQ+ advocacy and illegality: Lessons from Nigeria Ayodele Sogunro – Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI) Digital Transformation in Africa: From Gaps to Goals ETTG – Ben Crumpton, Melis Baydag, Niels Keijzer, Camilla Rocca, Benedikt Erforth – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) The BMZ’s Multilateral Engagement: Financing and Interplay Angela Heucher, Amélie Gräfin zu Eulenburg, Judith Ihl, Ines Reinstädtler – German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval) Large-Scale Land Acquisitions in Global Agricultural Supply Chains: Assessing the Challenges for Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Laws Dr. Insa Flachsbarth, Dr. Christoph Kubitza – German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Reimagining Latin American health systems in the digital era Paola Abril Campos Rivera, Berenice Alfaro Ponce, Michelle Ramírez Pérez et al. – Real Instituto Elcano Picks from International Partner Networks Bulwarks of science diplomacy under attack? The role of international research infrastructures in current geopolitics Jan Marco Müller – International Science Council ISC IPCC call for nominations: lead authors and review editors Deadline: 08 December 2025 – International Science Council ISC SSH integration: Past, Present and Future – A data analysis European Alliance for Social Sciences and Humanities EASSH Branquitudes/Blanquitudes. Diálogos latinoamericanos sobre convivialidad y desigualdad M. A. Medeiros da Silva, P. de Santana Pinho, R. Cárdenas, H. Cerón-Anaya (eds) – The Latin American Council of Social Sciences CLACSO Energía, economía y poder M. Kofman – The Latin American Council of Social Sciences CLACSO |
| Training Free Online Training Course on Feminist Foreign and Development Policies: Rethinking Power, Justice and Global Solidarity 02-04 December 2025 – United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) One-Year MAS in Sustainable Finance, Impact Investing and Development Application Deadline: 15 February 2026 – The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) See more courses and trainings on the EADI website Opinions Why we should rethink, reset and re-imagine social and humanitarian assistance in crises Tahira Shariff Mohamed – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) COP30: The moment to make Just Transition work Alexia Faus Onbargi, Daniele Malerba – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) African electoral coups should be treated as such, coups Philippe Van Damme – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) “Avoid & Shift” strategies in freight transport: 4 key themes for international cooperation Yann Briand, Henri Waisman, Nicolas Beaumont et al. – Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI) New SAESIR model shows why decarbonisation is South Africa’s cheapest energy path Zeph Nhleko, Mark Swilling – United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) ‘Not all these actors call themselves peacebuilders. But their work mirrors peacebuilding in many ways’ Sarah Smith – Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation (DHF) AI for development evaluation: Unlocking better, faster, fairer evidence Claudio Alberti, Rachel Lineham – OECD Development Centre OECD/DC Multilateral climate funds are making changes to support locally led adaptation: where have they got to? Rojy Joshi, Sejal Patel – International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Calls Call for Papers DSA2026: « Reimagining Development. Power, Agency, and Futures in an Uncertain World », 08-10 July 2026, Dublin and hybrid Deadline: 29 December 2025 – Development Studies Association (DSA) Call for Papers: 6th Student Conference on International Relations (SCIR) Deadline: 31 January 2026 – Centre of International Relations (CIR) See more calls on the EADI Website Jobs Part-time Lecturer with expertise in Urban Studies Deadline: 25 November 2025 – Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University (RUC) Postdoc in necessary agroecological transitions of European food systems with insights from Danish living labs Deadline: 28 November 2025 – Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University (RUC) Associate Professorship of Anthropology and Development Deadline: 11 December 2025 – Oxford Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House (ODID) Postdoc position in social care policy and outsourcing Deadline: 12 December 2025 – Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University (RUC) Postdoc in Marine Ecology and Seagrass Carbon Dynamics Deadline: 05 January 2025 – Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University (RUC) Postdoctoral Research Fellows (2 Posts) in the ERC-funded HydroConnect project Deadline: 01 March 2026 – Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI) See more jobs on the EADI website Opinion continued Asserting Digital Sovereignty: The Politics of Internet Shutdowns in Africa Eiman Mohamed – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) Teaching and Trekking in Kathmandu, Nepal Evie Taylor – Global Development Institute (GDI) |