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| 2nd Issue February 2026 Editorial This is our last newsletter before international women’s day on 08 March, and so we have a thematic focus on gender and feminism today, and are also happy to invite you to our webinar on feminist participatory grantmaking. Our latest blog discusses structural injustices and possible opportunities for indigenous youth in a conservation park in Southern Africa, and we’d like to remind you that applications for our workshop on transformative skills are still open until 15 March. From our Blog Unlocking the Benefits from Conservation? Indigenous Youth and Entrepreneurship in Drakensberg Park « Indigenous communities have played a significant role in tourism ventures. However, this “role” does not necessarily imply that they have control over these ventures, that their values guide them, or even that they benefit from them ». The authors our latest blog explore how local youth in Drakensberg park could benefit from tourism based on indigenous knowledge systems. Read more To the Blog Overview Webinar: Reflections and Practices on Feminist Participatory Grantmaking, 18 March Rights. Justice. Action. For All Women and Girls This webinar will highlight the importance of Feminist Participatory Grantmaking (FPG) amid the growing backlash against social justice movements, the rise of right-wing propaganda, the shrinking of civic space, and the decline in funding opportunities. It will explore how FPG offers a more sustainable and equitable approach to funding mobilization, as decision-making is led by partners and practitioners who bring both expertise and lived experience of the socio-political issues affecting their communities. Read more and register Online Workshop « Reframing Competence Development in Higher Education »: Apply by 15 March! Transformative skills are the key competencies required to address societal challenges of a social-ecological, economic or democratic nature. They enable people to become aware of complex challenges, develop visionary solutions, and mobilise others around these ideas. This online workshop on 10 June 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 EJDR – February Issue and New Open Access Articles We’re happy to announce that a new issue of our journal, The European Journal of Development Research (EJDR), is out, read it here And, since last time, there’s a new open access article available: The Shifting Political Economy of Tobacco Production in Malawi Read We’d also like to remind you of the EJDR’s early career researchers initiative, which helps these researchers to submit successful publications Read more Highlight: Norms and Violence Against Women in Ethiopia This open access book by the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) examines the complex subject of violence against women (VAW), moving beyond ways of thinking that privilege Western positions and subordinate local perspectives. Chapters analyse the profound clashes between different perspectives on VAW, demonstrating how actors engage with such norms in diverse places, from Ethiopian villages to government offices in Addis Ababa, to meeting rooms in the UN headquarters in New York. Read more Thematic Focus: Feminism and Gender  Institutionalising Backlash: Anti-Gender Frameworks as a Means to Justify Democratic Erosion in the United States Sarah Austin – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) “My Phone Is like My Office”: Refugee Women’s Social Media Entrepreneurship in Dar-Es-Salaam Social Inclusion – Catherina Wilson, Mira Demidirek & DIGNITY Kwanza – German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Using high-frequency data to measure the resilience of households to food insecurity and women’s dietary diversity in Uganda Food Security – Annet Adong, Lukas Kornher, Bezawit Beyene Chichaibelu et al. – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Mapping academic discourses on gender in European farming from a feminist political ecology perspective Journal of Rural Studies – Charlotte Voigt, Larissa da Silva Araujo, Barbara Stadlmayr et al. – The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) Eco-territorial feminisms and re-existences against neo-extractivism in Bolivia Third World Quarterly – Eija Ranta, Pabel Camilo López Flores, Sebastian Caballero Paz – Global Development Studies at the University of Helsinki Education in Adversity: How NGOs Providing Education to Girls and Women in Afghanistan Navigate Challenges Fabia Jenny – The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) Invisible citizen: How targeting and repression of sexual orientation and gender indentity moniroties in russia impacts human rights Emma Bapt & Rose Sandford – The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) Beyond the Lockdown: Lessons on Gender-Based Violence Prevention for South African Youth During Public Health Crises Miriam Hartman – Expert Group for Aid Studies (EBA) Browse the Member Publications Database Premium Members Publication Picks Competitiveness in the age of geopolitics: what agenda does the EU really need? Werner Raza, Julian Maukner – Austrian Foundation for Development Research (ÖFSE) Rights of nature redux In: The Politics of Riverine Rights (open access book) – Malene K. Brandshaug, , John Andrew McNeish – Department of International Environment and Development Studies (Noragric) The Triple Disconnect: Power, Money, and Voice in the UN Development System — Mapping Influence and Informality Cepei – Philipp Schönrock, Frederik Matthys, Arelys Bellorini, Anna Novoselova – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Biodiversity, macroeconomics and sovereign risk Thibault Vasse, Hélène Ehrhart – The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Institutionalised Indigeneity, State Formation and Crisis: Lessons From the Indio Institucionalizado in Evo Morales’ Bolivia Bulletin of Latin American Research – Aiko Ikemura Amaral, Angus McNellly – Department of International Development King’s College London (DID) Scoping the Potential for a Socio-Ecological Just Transition: Rewilding, Nature Recovery, Food and Farming in Sussex, UK Lidia Cabral, Christopher J. Sandom et al. – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Quality Teacher Professional Development at Scale: Policy Considerations for the Next Decade in Africa White paper – Betty Ezati, Steve Nwokeocha, Susy Ndaruhutse et al. – The Centre for the Study of Global Development, The Open University (CSGD & OU) Read more about EADI Members Policy Publication Picks by Members The EU’s 2025 DAC peer review: From diagnosis to action Philippe Van Damme – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) Bringing Community into Area-Based Coordination in Somalia Institute of Development Studies (IDS) How Can Financial Inclusion for the Most Vulnerable Help Achieve the SDGs? Madeleine Ouss, David Chetboun – The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) China’s Global Security Initiative and Its Reception in the Global South GIGA Focus Global – Julia Gurol-Haller & Sebastion Biba – German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Military minerals: Europe’s new defense industrial capacities demand reliable supply chains Luke Patey – Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) Mapping digital trade regulations in Central Europe: Regional Trends and the Czech Case Tomás Rogaler – Institute of International Relations (IIR) Austria’s Africa Strategy & the WPS Agenda: Five action areas for policy engagement Toni Haastrup, Rosebell Kagmire & Helen Kezie-Nwhoha – Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation (VIDC) Picks from International Partner Networks Head of Fundraising and Development | deadline: 15 March Deadline: 15 March 2026 – International Science Council ISC Call for nominations: 2026 Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research Deadline: 01 May 2026 – International Science Council ISC Conflictos territoriales y territorialidades en disputa Open access book – Pabel López Milson Betancourt (eds.) – The Latin American Council of Social Sciences CLACSO Reforming who gets in: Gender equality at the Science Council of Japan International Science Council ISC |
| Training Joint course on Globalizing Critical Studies on Men and Masculinities, weekly 2-hour sessions on Wednesdays 15 April – 01 July 2026 Application deadline: 27 February 2026 – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) The Future of Cities: Building Resilience to Climate Change Application deadline: 01 March 2026 – Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS) Acompañar a mujeres migrantes Application deadline: 31 March 2026 – Red Española de Estudios del Desarrollo (REEDES) Red Española de Estudios del Desarrollo (REEDES) Societies in Crisis: Humanitarian Action and Policy Responses International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) PhD in Sociology and Methodology of Social Research Centro Studi di Politica Internazionale (CeSPI) PhD Programme in Innovation for the Circular Economy Department of Cultures, Politics and Society, University of Turin (CPS) Urban Heritage Strategies for African Cities Deadline: 01 April 2026 – Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS) See more courses and trainings on the EADI website Opinions Investigating the legitimacy of the OECD in the global water agenda Farhad Muhktarov – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) The EU’s critical raw materials maze: Why methodology won’t save the Green Deal Poorva Karkare – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) Water nationalism, climate anxiety, and the myth of the coming water wars Jeremy Allouche – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) The New Significance of (South-)Eastern Europe in German Development Policy Julian Bergmann – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) How Africa is repositioning itself in a disruptive development finance landscape Èlise Dufief – Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI) Is the United States going to war with Iran? Arne Strand – Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI) Calls Call for Abstracts: International Conference Diplomacy 2.0, Slovenia, 17-18 September 2026 Deadline: 28 February – Centre of International Relations (CIR) Call for Evidence Synthesis: Youth in Africa’s Just Food Systems Transitions Deadline: 06 March 2026 – INCLUDE Knowledge Platform Call for papers: Solidarity in Europe (SiE) annual conference Deadline: 15 March 2026 – Red Española de Estudios del Desarrollo (REEDES) Red Española de Estudios del Desarrollo (REEDES) Crises of Care – Call for Articles Deadline: open ended – Society for International Development (SID) See more calls on the EADI Website Jobs Two Postdoctoral Research Fellows in ERC-funded Hashtag-wars project Deadline: 01 March 2026 – Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI) Head of Applied Research Projects (ARPs). (F/M/D) Deadline: 01 March 2026 – The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) Presidency of the GIGA (m/f/d), combined with a Professorship (W3) for Political Science with a focus on the Global South Deadline: 26 March 2026 – German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) See more jobs on the EADI website Opinion continued Africa Cup of Nations 2025: What it says about Africa Chaimaa Radouani – African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL) Africa in the new world order: The case of South Africa Henning Melber – 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) La Chine, leader de la décarbonation des économies du Sud Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Développement International (CERDI) Croissance économique 2026 : L’Afrique en tête ? Paul Derreumaux – Fondation pour les études et recherches sur le développement international (FERDI) |