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| 2nd Issue May 2026 Editorial Today we’d like to draw your attention to our brand-new reflection paper on the understanding of Development Studies in the discipline. Our General Conference at the Institute of Development Policy (IOB) is getting closer, and we’d like to share the progamme with you! Register here for both in-person and online participation. In the course of the last two weeks, we’ve also published three new blog posts which all deserve your attention. And, not to forget, two further webinars already next week!EADI/IOB Conference: Programme OnlineWe’re happy to announce that the programme for our flagship conference in Antwerp (hybrid) is now online! With the public Dudley Seers Lecture by Joyeeta Gupta on 30 June, three plenary sessions and three dedicated early career workshops. And, of course, 22 Harvest, over 40 Seed Panels and 11 Roundtable sessions. Registration is open until 22 June! Check the programme From our BlogWhy Development Economics Should Claim Adaptation Finance »Global North donors set the terms, define the eligibility criteria, and determine the metrics by which (climate change) adaptation is funded, while the structural vulnerabilities of the periphery – shaped by decades of uneven integration into the world economy – remain inadequately addressed. » Pınar Yardımcı argues that adaptation finance « belongs at the centre of development economics – as a test case for whether the international economic order can move beyond reproducing historical asymmetries under new labels. » Read more Cooking Knowledge Together: Rethinking Collaboration in AcademiaUsing the metaphor of “kitchen-work,” Luca Sára Bródy argues that research, much like cooking, depends on relational, preparatory, and frequently undervalued labour: « Even when participatory methods are used, collaboration is often treated as a technique – something added on, rather than something that fundamentally reshapes how knowledge is produced. » Read more Building a National Platform for Development and Sustainability – The Czech Experience »We have both worked in development research for more than two decades. And yet, again and again we were amazed by stumbling upon great publications and scholars we didn’t know about. They may have worked in a neighbouring faculty in Prague or a smaller regional university. So, as simple as it may sound, this observation became the main motivation behind the creation of a national platform. » Read how the story goes onTo the Blog Overview New Reflection Paper Out!The Disciplinary Roots of Disagreement in Development StudiesDevelopment Studies is well established institutionally and over the last 20-30 years has become more intellectually diverse. This paper asks how scholars in the field understand what Development Studies is, using a new survey of about 300 academics in departments offering postgraduate Development Studies programmes across more than 30 countries. Our central finding is that disciplinary training explains these understandings more consistently than does institutional geography. Read more EADI Webinars in MayPotencia Feminista Visual y Performativa en Tiempos de Violencia y Crueldad, 27 May 2026El 8M, también conocido como el Día Internacional de las Mujeres, se ha convertido en todo el mundo en un punto de convergencia para acciones feministas creativas. En América Latina, en particular, las calles no solo se llenan de mujeres que exigen el fin del feminicidio y el avance de una pluralidad de derechos y luchas interseccionales, sino que también se transforman en espacios de expresiones estéticas poderosas y creativas. Read more and register Green Economy and Rural Livelihoods in Africa: Policies and Implementation Pathways, 28 May 2026How can green economy approaches help transform rural livelihoods, build climate-resilient communities, and advance sustainable development across the continent? This event will provide an interactive platform to examine policies, strategies, and practical implementation pathways for an inclusive green transition in diverse African rural contexts. Read more and registerSee all EADI Events Rewatch: Webinar on Historical TraumaHistorical trauma—arising from experiences such as colonialism, slavery, violent conflict, and systemic dispossession—can have profound and lasting effects on societies. Across generations, these experiences shape political institutions, economic opportunities, social relations, and patterns of trust, influencing development trajectories in complex ways. This webinar explored how historical trauma operates across different contexts and scales, and how it continues to influence political, economic, and social development today. Watch Highlight: Int. Dev. Coop. and the Emerging Global OrderIDOS Discussion PaperA little more than a year into the Trump 2.0 era, the “post–Cold War” international order as we know it is coming to an end. Amid increasing volatility and conflict, the shape and character of the order that will replace it are dangerously unclear. There are ambitions by so-called middle powers – including some member states of the EU – to provide an effective response, but questions remain as to their potential impact. Three scenarios can be envisaged: (1) an Orwellian dystopia dominated by three global powers – the United States, China and Russia; (2) a “new Cold War” between two rival capitalist models; and (3) the survival of the rules-based international order, possibly as a counterweight to oligarchic spheres of influence. Read more Thematic Focus: Urban Development Where is Amarildo? – Who killed Marielle? – state-sanctioned circulations, online memes and black presence in the cityscape of Rio de Janeiro Citizenship Studies – Christoffer Guldberg – Department of International Development King’s College London (DID) Planning digital inclusion together, barriers to include marginalised urban communities in the Global South: lessons from Chennai, Nairobi and Malang Planning Practice & Research – Nimas Maninggar, Jan Fransen, Vera Safronova et al. – Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS) Smart futures: Temporality and speculative development in the smart city of Pune, India Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space – Arushi Sharan – Oxford Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House (ODID) Controversies of urban transition: Thickening urban sustainable planning processes through design Sara Gottschalk – School of Arts and Communication, University Malmö (K3) A geospatial approach to neighbourhood prioritisation for urban greening under climate–health risk Environmental Research Communications – Julie Vuillermoz*, Justine I Blanford, Maryam Amir Haeri – International Institute for Geo-Information Sciences and Earth Observation (ITC) Platforms for the urban poor: Platform frugality in Mathare informal settlement Cities – Erwin van Tuijl, Jan Fransen, Samuel Kiriro et al. – Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS) Premium Members Publication Picks The Banality of Border Deaths: Unpacking and Disrupting European Apathy Heidi Mogstad, Marta Welander – Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI) From satellites to services: Financing Earth observation for public value Madieye Ndour, Pauline Veron, Kjell Clarysse – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) Kuznets at 70: The enduring significance of a curve and a hypothesis Structural Change and Economic Dynamics – James Galbraith, Ravi Kanbur, Kunal Sen, Andy Sumner – Department of International Development King’s College London (DID) Countering Misunderstanding and Misuses of Theories of Change Isabel Vogel, Niki Wood, Tom Aston – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Making sense of securitised water bodies and borders through the lens of Glissant’s archipelagic thinking Geoforum – Nanneke Winters, Shyamika Jayasundara-Smits, Helena Pérez Niño – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) The effects of agricultural environment-related provisions in regional trade agreements on agricultural trade FAO – Clara Brandi, Jakob Schwab – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Read more about EADI Members Policy Publication Picks by Members How Autonomous Weapon Systems Threaten International Humanitarian Law GIGA Focus Global – Sara Bazoobandi – German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) From Poverty Reduction to Strategic Interests? Tensions in EU Development Policy after the Geopolitical Turn Lukas Schlögl, Stefan Mayr, Simela Papatheophilou, Werner Raza – Austrian Foundation for Development Research (ÖFSE) Responsible Business in Practice: Sectoral Pathways and Capabilities Anabel Marin, Evert-jan Quak – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) The (geo)politics of UN80: missed opportunities Sebastian Haug, Anna Novoselova, Ronny Patz – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) When taxes become visible: Behavioral responses to mobile money taxation in Tanzania Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Sunniva Nygård Ingholm, Lucas Katera et al – Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI) AIIPI 2026: AI Investment for All – A Multidimensional Path to Inclusive and Sustainable Growth – A strategic tool to strengthen countries’ AI potential The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Subsidies and market share in the global steel industry Technology and Industry Policy Papers – OECD – OECD Development Centre OECD/DC Turkish Foreign Policy in the Context of the Russia- Ukraine Conflict and Eastern Mediterranean Developments Pelin Ayan Musil – Institute of International Relations (IIR) International cooperation in a neocolonial world: Learnings from the GPN experience Fiona Faye, Aram Ziai & Joshua Kwesi Aikins – Global Partnership Network (GPN) Engaging young people from informal settlements in housing and urban governance Alexandre Apsan Frediani & Camila Cociña – International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Contestability, innovation, security: resolving the trilemma of digital platform interoperability regulation Judith Arnal – Real Instituto Elcano Picks by International Partner Networks Call for experts: development of a proposal for future work of IPBES Deadline: 11 June 2026 – International Science Council ISC Call for collaboration: Shaping ISC action on freedom and responsibility in science Deadline: 12 June 2026 – International Science Council ISC Arte, política y memoria en la revuelta social Revueltas en América Latina. Tomo I Paola Helena Acosta Sierra & Fernanda Espinosa Moreno (eds.) – The Latin American Council of Social Sciences CLACSO Educación, política e interculturalidad: Construyendo nuevos horizontes desde América Latina David G. Miranda & Fabián Cabaluz Ducasse (eds.) – The Latin American Council of Social Sciences CLACSO |
| CallsCall for Special Issue Articles: « Economic Shrinking in Development » Deadline: 01 June 2026 – Global Development Institute (GDI) Call for Papers and Sessions: 12th LiK Conference Deadline: 30 June 2026 – International Security and Development Center gGmbH (ISDC) Crises of Care – Call for Articles Deadline: open ended – Society for International Development (SID) See more calls on the EADI Website Opinions The war in the shadow of Iran Arne Strand – Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI) Land grabs: wider, ongoing and expanding Jun Borras – Transnational Institute TNI Africa Forward Summit: From French influence to European partnership? Astrid Waymel-Vieillefosse – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) What the Trump–Xi summit tells us about the new politics of global development Jing Gu – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) The World Urban Forum: A global stage for authoritarian urbanism? Nicholas Goedeking, Michael Roll, Lena Gutheil – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Youth strategies from informal settlements: harnessing civic media to drive change around urban governance and housing Camila Cociña & Alexandre Apsan Frediani – International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Redefining global governance Dan Banik – United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) Interview: Heather Alberro on Terrestrial Ecotopias GDI – Global Development Institute (GDI)Training Coastal Hazards, Risks, Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, Erasmus Mundus Master’s Degree, Spain, The Netherlands and Portugal Application deadline extended to 01 June 2026 UNU-WIDER/African Union Winter School on public finance, Addis Ababa, 14–18 September 2026 Application deadline: 07 June 2026 – United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) Development Studies PhD Instituto de Estudios sobre Desarrollo y Cooperación Internacional: Universidad del Pais Vasco (HEGOA) See more courses and trainings on the EADI website Jobs Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow (f/m/d) Deadline: 07 June 2026 – International Security and Development Center gGmbH (ISDC) Lecturer in Intersectional Gender and Diversity Studies Deadline: 07 June 2026 – Department of Anthropology and Development Studies (CAOS) Postdoctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) in the “Ending External Interventions” project Deadline: 12 June 2026 – German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Doctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) in the “Ending External Interventions” project with a focus on qualitative methods Deadline: 12 June 2026 – German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Doctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) in the “Ending External Interventions” project with a focus on quantitative methods Application Deadline: 12 June 2026 – German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) CAMHRA Research Fellow Deadline: 14 June 2026 – SOAS University of London SOAS Bando per la selezione di n. 1 Visiting Professor I semestre a.a. 2026/2027 Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna (UNIBO) See more jobs on the EADI website |
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