"Despite its role as a key driver of climate change through centuries of extractivist activities, economic expansion and the dominance of Western ways of knowing, coloniality is frequently overlooked in mainstream environmental debates" ✍️ From our blog www.developmentresearch.eu?p=1980

In our latest blog post, Taekyoon Kim argues that it "may be the Asia-Pacific middle powers – collectively and creatively – that keep the global development system afloat in an age of uncertainty." And, as always, there are risks and opportunities: www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2362

Internet shutdowns in Africa have doubled since 2016, with over 190 instances recorded. New research reveals these are not just disruptions, they are violations of human rights and barriers to democracy. 👇 @phatcontroller.bsky.social @accessnow.org #KeepitOn https://ids.pulse.ly/hsrnyxoee4

✍️ Join editors from Development In Practice for tips on getting published 📅 9 Oct, 10am (UK) Get tips on ▪️ Pitching for a journal article ▪️ The peer review process ▪️ Common mistakes in journal submissions 👉 Find out more and register now: buff.ly/aXNAqtI

New PhD 📢 How exclusion affects the political engagement of migrants in residence and origin countries | by 🎓 Agnese Cecilia Maria Zucca @gvagrad.bsky.social 👥 Understand political inclusion of migrants and minorities as a matter of democratic legitimacy 🎤 Read the interview: shorturl.at/3WCbE

“I saw the contradictions at the heart of the discipline – that a field born out of colonial legacies, and sustained by the hierarchies it claims to dismantle, cannot be reformed without eventually ceasing to exist.” ✍️ From our blog www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2216

“UNRISD showed me how the UN can bridge academic research and real-world issues through collaboration.” — Yeşim Arat For 62 years, UNRISD has been where researchers, policymakers & communities create knowledge that drives change. What are the #IdeasThatShape your world? #UNRISD62

📰 Our newsletter ist out, read it here or in your inbox! Featuring @idos-research.bsky.social's Justice in Global Economic Governance, @isdcberlin.bsky.social and their fragile lives conference and much more mailchi.mp/eadi/nl2sept...

What has happened to inequality between and within countries over the last decade? Convergence, divergence, flatlining or plateau asks Andy Sumner from @kings-sga.bsky.social on the @eadi.bsky.social blog. All Kings International Development news, here: www.devstud.org.uk/2025/09/12/k...

In the age of digital revolution and social media, #Propaganda is proving to be more prevalent than ever. In our Opening Lecture of the Academic Year 2025-26, Professor @davidcolon.bsky.social will explain how our brains have become the target of a new global information war. 👉 shorturl.at/zFYPM

@diis.dk collaborated with colleagues in African research institutions to turn the usual North-driven ”Policy Brief” on its head. Who gets to influence development policy in European capitals? And should Europeans at all be making strategies and plans for Africa? www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2177

Do elites drive progress or hold it back? In this blog, Tomas Casas-Klett shares insights from a new report on the Elite Quality Index, a comparative composite index that measures elites' impact on human & economic development. Read the blog to learn more: go.unu.edu/OzU26

📢 Call for Panels #DSA2026 Reimagining development: power, agency, and futures in an uncertain world 📅 8-10 July 2026 📍 Hybrid at @ucddublin.bsky.social ⏰ Submit before 20 October 2025 Paper, roundtable and experimental approaches to panels welcome. 🔗 www.devstud.org.uk/conference/c...

"We need to be enraged and coordinated, not exhausted and bewildered." New research shows US groups spent $280M+ fueling global anti-gender movements—disguising coordinated attacks as grassroots concern. Dr. Hayley McEwen breaks it down 🧵https://youtu.be/Mj7eZii_X90?si=fL5sLdefp-5kOvSX

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Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso: #GIGA researcher @maxinerubin.com was interviewed live on #AlJazeera English about the withdrawals from the International Criminal Court. ➡️ Watch here: mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/qMfSHM...

IDS research fellows Amber Huff, Shruti Jain, Lyla Mehta & Ian Scoones are joining the global #LandLifeSociety conference to discuss land politics, resource struggles, and the future of agrarian & environmental justice. 👇 https://ids.pulse.ly/owh3wfwtcu

📣 We're hiring! Want to join us here in Bonn? ✅ If you're experienced in organising scientific conferences, events, outreach activities, project development and administration, apply as senior executive! Deadlin is 15 October www.eadi.org/news-2/vacan...

📝 With only 20% of global climate adaptation finance allocated to Africa, and over 50% of African employment in climate-vulnerable food systems, the disconnect threatens food security and economic stability across the continent. Read the brief 👉 bit.ly/46JIQPK

Civilizationism as Epistemic Reconstitution: In this session of the #WONAGO Lecture Series, Alev Çınar examines the production of civilizationist discourse in the Islamic intellectual field in #Turkey. 🗓 Thursday, 25 September | 4 pm (CEST) | Online ➡️ Register: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...

In our latest blog post, Taekyoon Kim argues that it "may be the Asia-Pacific middle powers – collectively and creatively – that keep the global development system afloat in an age of uncertainty." And, as always, there are risks and opportunities: www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2362

📝Why does #Uganda accept #asylum seekers from the #US? ABI staff member @franziscaz.bsky.social and Ronald Kalyango Sebba analyze the migration agreement between Uganda and the US for @theconversation.com. ▶️ Find their article here: 🔗 theconversation.com/refugee-prot...

School meals are crucial everywhere - but can be particularly important in fragile and conflict-affected settings. Read our new report with @wfp.org Read at: https://ids.pulse.ly/7bjyxudofd

"In Botswana, I also learned about the importance of starting out from the existing knowledge and life experience of the learners. I realised very quickly the school students had an incredibly deep knowledge of their own contexts" www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2146

This week in NYC, experts tackle the urgent overlap of poverty & fragility. Join us for insights from the new Poverty & Fragility Companion Report. 📍 Bahá'í International Community, 866 UN Plaza 📅 Thurs, Sept 25 | 09:30–11:00 ET Limited seats! Secure yours: go.unu.edu/yXJbc

OUR LIVING OCEAN: Solutions for a productive and resilient ocean, sustaining people and nature 📅23th Sept, 6pm With: Jessica Battle of WWF @wwfswitzerland.bsky.social @wederdim.bsky.social of @gvagrad-hcgs.bsky.social Prince Hussain Aga Khan of Focused on Nature Join us: shorturl.at/t393D

🕊️ As global challenges to peace and security mount, can Africa and Europe find common ground to reform our multilateral system and jointly shape an inclusive and effective global system? Follow the project's progress here 👉 bit.ly/4nvjtqq

🗞️ In this month's newsletter: Check out our quick guide: Five things you need to know about #DSA2026 along with details of a new LinkedIn group for the Development Studies community interested in DSA2026. Plus all our usual member news, events and jobs! www.devstud.org.uk/newsletter/s...

"The language of the EU's Generalised Scheme of Preferences continues to be entrenched in colonial tropes that have been strategically downplayed in other EU policy areas. We summarise our argument in seven points" ✍️ From our blog www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2070

🌍 New Article: "Negotiating Green Urbanism" How do global greening agendas play out in Nairobi's informal settlements? 🔹 State-led greening deepens inequality 🔹 Grassroots actors reclaim space through care & resistance 🔹 Urban sustainability is local, political & contested 📖Read: bit.ly/4fMBopV

View the latest articles and books from IGDC members on global development topics www.york.ac.uk/igdc/researc...

📢 Call for papers: the geography of women’s labour force participation, for a special issue in the Journal of Development Perspectives following the panel at DSA2025. 👉 www.devstud.org.uk/2025/08/20/c...

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What can we learn from recovered democracies? #GIGA researcher @desireereder.bsky.social explores how #Ecuador and #Guatemala have managed to reverse #DemocraticErosion – and what shaped their path back to #democracy. Insights from her research conducted with Monika Onken.

📣 The EU's commitment to #gender equality for external action is at a crossroads, and #GlobalEurope reveals a concerning trend: the removal of all binding targets for gender equality. Read our full analysis 👉 bit.ly/42iUMW2

The need for social protection in crisis situations is increasingly recognised. But what impact does social protection have in post-conflict settings? Brigitte Rohwerder from @ids.ac.uk explores here 👇 k4d.ids.ac.uk/resource/pos...

📚 Excited to see the new book, Apostles of Development, featuring key figures in UNU-WIDER's history! The book highlights: ✨ Amartya Sen - founding member ✨ Lal Jayawardena - our first Director ✨ Mahbub ul Haq - Board member 👉 go.unu.edu/NNbOY #WIDER40

"Creating a foundation for inclusive partnerships begins well before the funding application process" ✍️ This blog post explores how to foster effective partnerships throughout the funding lifecycle www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2184

Don't miss this opportunity! Are you a researcher in development economics? Join our Visiting Scholars programme for up to 3 months in Helsinki! Engage with global experts and enhance your work. 📅 Apply by Sept 30: go.unu.edu/92w21

"AI systems frequently dehumanize, obscure accountability, and perpetuate systemic biases. These are not unintended glitches, but symptomatic of broader consequences—corporate capture of digital development, algorithmic opacity, and digital colonialism" www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2235

Our feature on #DemocraticErosion is coming to an end. This week, we have highlighted typical signs of democratic erosion, how #DemocraticResistance works, and that democracies can recover under the right conditions. ❓ What insights surprised you the most? Let us know in the comment section! 👇

Updates from the joint @eadi.bsky.social and the Development Studies Association study group on Political Economy and Political Ecology of Land, Labour and Food. Read more: www.devstud.org.uk/2025/08/18/p...

Robert Chambers inspired generations of activists and thinkers. You can now (re)discover his work for free thanks to Practical Action Publishing and @ids.ac.uk Download at practical-action.org/t/cr/AQiuChC...

Prof. @lisaschipper.bsky.social is PI of the new project “Path Dependency: Unpacking the Colonial Roots of Vulnerability to Climate Change” on #colonialism & #ClimateChange. Funded through the 2nd phase of the Cluster of Excellence @dependencybonn.de @unibonn.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2jdk99j3

🌍 Less than 2 months to go before #COP30 and as #Climate Week NYC opens its doors: how do we deliver on this “COP of implementation”? 📄 This new policy brief unpacks the dimensions of implementing the international climate framework under the #UNFCCC & offers suggestions to the COP30 Presidency.

“From this perspective, research reproduces forms of harm that it purports to study. Our research questions are insufficient, our funding and ethical approval systems are not fit for purpose, and our research practices are actively harmful." From our blog www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2226

🔎 Which strategies for resisting #DeDemocratisation do actually work? #GIGA researcher @ripplingeralina.bsky.social explains the most common and effective #resistance strategies, as well as the available legal mechanisms. #DemocraticErosion

📢 Roundtable “The future of Russia’s war on Ukraine: What role for the EU?” 🗣️ Josep Borrell and Charles Powell 🗓️ 24/09. 16.15h CEST 📍 @epc-official.bsky.social #Brussels ⤵️ Register here: realinstitutoelcano.org/en/activitie...

Find all articles from the series here: www.developmentresearch.eu?cat=130

With Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam operational, debates over the future of the Nile are entering a new phase In his open-access book, @tomlavers.bsky.social reveals how dam building has shaped Ethiopia’s international standing and unpacks the promises and perils of megaprojects - bit.ly/3Vk2yeB