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| 1st Issue February 2026EditorialToday we’re happy to announce that registration is open for the upcoming EADI/IOB general conference in Antwerp this summer, and we look forward to seeing many of you there! A couple of weeks before the conference, we will be holding an online-workshop on transformative skills in higher education, for which you can apply now. And our latest blog post argues that decolonising Development Studies must necessarily be an anti-imperialist endeavour.From our BlogDecolonising Development Studies: Why It Matters »Decolonising Development Studies must necessarily be an anti-imperialist endeavour », argues Devika Dutt in our latest blog: « Decolonising Development Studies should not be understood as a call for inclusion alone. It is not simply about adding marginalised perspectives to an otherwise unchanged field. Rather, it is about transforming the field’s core assumptions and confronting the power relations that underpin them. » Read moreTo the Blog Overview EADI/IOB 2026: Registration Open!We’re very happy to announce that registration for our flagship conference is open now, and that you can benefit from the early bird fee until 30 March 2026! Of course, all EADI members pay a reduced fee. In addition to the seed and harvest panels which were included in the call for abstracts, we have now published a list of the conference roundtables. Information about the public Dudley Seers lecture, plenary sessions and early career activities will be announced soon. To the registration Online Workshop on Transformative Skills: Apply Now!Transformative Skills: Reframing Competence Development in Higher Education. Workshop (Online) 10 June 2026, 14:00 CETApply by 15 March 2026! Transformative skills are the key competencies required to address societal challenges of a social-ecological, economic or democratic nature. This online workshop creates a structured space for scholarly dialogue, reflective analysis, and hands-on co-design. It connects practice-oriented insights from applied sciences and regional transformation contexts with EADI’s international perspective on higher education and development. Read more and apply Israel/Palestine Dossier: Contributions by EADI MembersThis dossier brings together analyses, commentaries, and media contributions by EADI members on the conflict between Israel and Palestine. It aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the work published by members on this topic since 2023, reflecting a wide range of scholarly perspectives and debates. Read more News From EADI Working GroupsThis working group has a series of webinars in the pipeline, so save the dates! For the first one, you can already register:Green imperialism, sovereignty, and the quest for national development in the Congo, 26 February, 02 – 3:30pm GMT+1 Read more The dates of further webinars are announced on the Working Group page, with further information coming soon! Read more News from the EJDROur journal, the European Journal of Development Research (EJDR), constantly adds new open access article to its latest publications:The Industrialisation of Meat and its Implications: Exploring Governance, Power, and Inclusion in the South African Beef Value Chain ReadSelfish Cooperation and Altruistic Competition: Impacts of Multi-Motivated Coopetition in Community Development Read See the complete list of new articles here Highlight: State of Power 2026: FascismFascism and the far right are on the rise. The Transnational Institute’s 14th State of Power report looks behind the news headlines at the underlying reasons for their rise, the economic interests that support them, the ways they weaponise today’ s social and ecological crises for their benefit and proposals on how we can fight back. The various essays in this dossier argue that fascism doesn’t rise by accident: it’s organised through capitalism, fear, and targeted wars on migrants, drugs, and people in poverty. Read more Thematic Focus: Economic Development  Integrating post-growth economics into transformative adaptation: Property relations, capital, and democratic planning Ecological Economics – Oussama Chaabouni & Richard Bärnthaler – Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds (SRI) Trade and Permanent Growth with Domestic and Foreign Capital Goods, and International Capital Movements Economies – Thomas Ziesemer – UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology UNU-MERIT Rapid economic impact assessment of nature-based solutions: Illustration of a co-constructed approach Environmental Impact Assessment Review – José A. Albaladejo-García, María D. Medina-Vidal, Julia Martin-Ortega et al. – Sustainability Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds (SRI) Local Retail, Global Trends How Digital, Green and Skills Shifts in the EU are Reshaping SMEs in Towns and Cities OECD Development Centre OECD/DCInternational economy: Groundswells in relatively calm waters Lise Enezian, Benoît Jonveaux, Christophe Barat, Sylvain Bellefontaine et al. – The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Resilience, Shock Prevention, and Interacting Systems: Economic Aspects of ReMoDigital In: Towards Energy System Resilience (Open access book) – Thomas Ziesemer – UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology UNU-MERIT Reverse asymmetry: Agency in advanced economy subsidiaries of emerging market multinational enterprises Elsevier European Management Journal – Tina Miedtank, Jan Knoerich – Department of International Development King’s College London (DID) Green Kaldorian growth: A framework for linking manufacturing, innovation, and sustainability Ecological Economics – Abdullah Emre Caglar, Mehmet Ulug, Shujaat Abbas – Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University (RUC) Browse the Member Publications Database Premium Members Publication Picks Drivers of Responsible Business Conduct in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Systematic Literature Review Anabel Marin, Evert-jan Quak, Jose Morales, Elisa Giuliana – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Geopolitics and development in Central Asia: exploring opportunities for middle powers Hyeyoung Woo – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Unlocking young women’s potential? The impact of a low-cost career guidance program Journal of Development Economics – Ankush Asri, Viola Asri, Anke Hoeffler – Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI) The global regulation of international nurse recruitment and migration: a historical-critical institutional ethics of care enquiry European Journal for Nursing Ethics and History – Nicola Yeates, Jane Pillinger – The Centre for the Study of Global Development, The Open University (CSGD & OU) The biocultural rights of the Atrato River, Colombia In: The Politics of Riverine Rights (Open access book) – Catalina Vallejo, John Andrew McNeish, Jenny Moreno Socha et al. – Department of International Environment and Development Studies (Noragric) Handbook on Inequality Measurement for Country Studies – Updated version Muna Shifa, Vimal Ranchhod – The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Non-state legitimation as practice: the multiplicit making of public authority in Afro-Chinese engagements Globalizations – Kathy Dodworth, Jana Hönke – Department of International Development King’s College London (DID) Data for the displaced: participation in IDP data justice Joanna Gabrielle Moran Tañada – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) Read more about EADI Members Policy Publication Picks by Members Restraint in war: Why Norwegian soldiers have not been accused of war crimes in Afghanistan Heidi Mogstad – Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI) From Screens to Streets: A New Wave of Youth-Led Protests GIGA Focus Global – Adhiraaj Anand, Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir & Theodora Benesch – German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Populists at the United Nations Sandra Destradi – Institute of International Relations (IIR) Critical minerals, trade rules and industrial strategies: who benefits? Lorenzo Cotula, Jesse Coleman & Lindlyn Tamufor Moma – International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)Picks from International Partner Networks3rd MethodsNET Conference 2026 | Call for Papers Methods Excellence Network MethodNet Towards gender equality in scientific organizations: assessment and recommendations Léa Nacache, Marie-Françoise Roy, Catherine Jami – International Science Council ISC Science for climate action: a 2026 agenda Megha Sud, Clare Sharkey – International Science Council ISC The sustainability of gender architecture in adverse times UN Women’s Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean – The Latin American Council of Social Sciences CLACSO |
| TrainingThe Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program Application deadline: 22 February 2026 – Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS) COASTHazar – Coastal Hazards, Risks, Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation. Erasmus Mundus Master’s Degree Spain, The Netherlands and Portugal Application deadline: 30 April 2026 – IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (IHE Delft) Societies in Crisis: Humanitarian Action and Policy Responses (MSc) Application deadline: 01 June 2026 – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) See more courses and trainings on the EADI website Opinions ‘Mother of all deals’: The path forward for EU-India relations Gautam Kamath, San Bilal, Chloe Teevan – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) Sparks: To use AI for social good, we need to move beyond ChatGPT Moinul Zaber – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Gaza to Sudan: Moral consistency as a colonial alibi The New Humanitarian – Gert Van Hecken – Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp (IOB) In Memory of Egypt’s Failed Revolution Amirah El-Haddad – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) International environmental governance in 2026: challenges and responsibilities for business Cécile Denormandie, David Laurent – Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI) Geopolitical balancing act for mineral-rich African countries Patience Mususa – Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) Financing a resilient low-carbon society in South Africa Julia Tatham – United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) Is This the End of Aid as We Know It? Andy Sumner, Eduardo Ortiz Juárez, Naomi Hossain – Department of International Development King’s College London (DID) | SOAS University of London SOAS The Rules-Based Order Is Not Collapsing – It Is Drifting Kofi Amegashie – Development Studies Association Ireland DSAI An end to subservience: how Europe must assert itself Florian Raith – Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Maastricht (FASOS) The Referendum in Ecuador Luciano Ghiotto – Transnational Institute TNI What We Had Missed about Work During COVID-19 in Nigeria Ana Karen Diaz Mendez, Bruno Martorano – UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology UNU-MERIT Living heritage approach leads to owner-driven, post-earthquake reconstruction in Gujarat, India Aditya Singh & Cassidy Johnson – International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Calls NVAS Conference 2026: Call for papers Beyond the Blue: Interdisciplinary Explorations of Water in Africa, Delft, 11-12 September 2026 Deadline: 20 February – IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (IHE Delft) Call for Papers: New Perspectives on Africa’s Development: Virtual Conference in Honour of Dr.Amadou Boly Deadline: 27 February 2026 – Swedish Development Research Network SweDev Call for Papers: Services and the Global South: Structural Transformation, Inequality and Development, Online Workshop Mid-September Deadline: 01 March 2026 – Global Development Institute (GDI) Call for Abstracts: Global Conference on Trade, Tariffs, and Development in Africa Deadline: 01 April 2026 – African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL) Call for Papers: Fragile Lives 2026, 30 September – 01 October 2026, Berlin Deadline: 07 April 2026 – International Security and Development Center gGmbH (ISDC) See more calls on the EADI Website Jobs Postdoctoral position (50%) in development research with a focus on development sociology Deadline: 15 February 2026 – Department of Development Studies, University of Vienna Doctoral Researcher (f/m/diverse) Science Futures Daedline: 22 February 2026 – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Assistant Professor in Political Philosophy Deadline: 22 February 2026 – Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Maastricht (FASOS) Assistant Professor in Conservation and Museum Studies Deadline: 22 February 2026 – Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Maastricht (FASOS) Postdoctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) in Latin American Politics Deadline: 25 February 2026 – German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Lecturer in Development Policy and Practice (E&R) Deadline: 26 February 2026 – Department of International Development King’s College London (DID) Postdoctoral researcher in geopolitics and maritime security Deadline: 27 February 2026 – Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) Head of Policy Research (P-3), Pretoria, South Africa Deadline: 01 March 2026 – United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) Head of Applied Research Projects (ARPs). (F/M/D) Deadline: 01 March 2026 – The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) Ph.D. position for social scientists within the CLOSER project Deadline: 31 March 2026 – Institute of International Relations (IIR) See more jobs on the EADI website |