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| 1st Issue January 2022 |
| Editorial |
| It’s been quite a while since our last newsletter, and we take this opportunity to wish you all a happy and healthy new year despite all challenges! Our members have been very busy since then, and so we’ve got a lot to share today: on 19 January we invite you to our very first virtual event this year, and also recommend our brand-new blog post as food for thought. There’s a survey on ethics in development research going on, and the Joint European Doctorate we are part of is making progress. We found so many interesting member publications that we chose two thematic focuses toady, as well as two new open access books to recommend. And, last but not least, there are extraordinarily many vacancies available these days. Happy read! |
| From our Blog: Post-Growth for Inclusive Development |
| No inclusive development without a post-growth economy »Environmental degradation and social injustice are deeply enmeshed with the growth economy », argues Crelis Rammelt from the University of Amsterdam: « Applying green and inclusive lubricants to its mechanisms is not the solution. We must abandon growth itself. As development scholars, he concludes, « we must start by abandoning the growth doctrine and redefining #SDG8. Aggregate economic growth, even of the ‘green’ and ‘inclusive’ kind, is entangled with socio-ecological harm. Only when it frees itself from these entanglements can development hope to become socially, ecologically and relationally inclusive. » Read the post |
| Next EADI Virtual Dialogue on 19 January! |
| Mainstream development policies often promote citizens committees to oversee basic social services. Such committees require influence over, and legitimacy among, service providers and citizens to perform their roles, which local elites can help or hinder. Using a mixed-methods approach, this talk by Jean-Benoît Falisse from the University of Edinburgh will analyse the situation in 251 health facility committees in Burundi, part of which benefited from interventions designed to bolster their relationship with local leaders. Read more and register |
| Survey: Ethics in Development Research |
| Some of our members are doing a survey on ethics in development research which will be open until February, and we invite everyone to take part and share the survey among colleagues as far and wide as possible! Participants can indicate potential ethical challenges they have encountered when working in research projects collecting primary data in low and middle income countries. These challenges might include, among others, inadequate working conditions, threats to physical safety and mental health as well as lack of scientific acknowledgement. The survey is part of a wider project on ethics in development research which aims at providing the scientific community with new evidence that can guide the development of normative ethical principles and standardized research guidelines. To the survey |
| The ADAPTED Project is Taking Shape |
| The European Joint Doctorate (EJD) ADAPTED Project we are part of is finally taking shape! 15 PhD students have been recruited to work with several international partners on validating pathways towards poverty eradication, analysing interactions between poverty reduction and other policy areas, and optimising the impact of poverty reduction policies. The aim is to to bridge the existing knowledge gap in understanding poverty dynamics and by equipping the early career researchers with a unique skills portfolio that is equally attractive for research institutions, development organisations and internationally active firms. Read more about the project |
| News from EADI Working Groups |
| End of last month our Working Group on Social Protection has issued a new social protection brief, highlighting a new open access handbook and a bunch of new articles and blogs around the topic. Not to forget the new Global Research and Action Network for a New Eco-Social Contract and the People’s Global Summit in summer. To the brief |
| The Convivial Thinkers, our Working Group on Post- and Decolonial Perspectives on Development, have a new blog post by Sayan Dey, unpacking eurocentristicpatterns of teaching and learning in Indian higher education, especially during COVID-19. To the post |
| Highlight: Social Mobility in Developing Countries |
| Social mobility in developing countries. Concepts, methods, and determinantsSocial mobility — defined as the ability to move from a lower to a higher level of education or occupational status, or from a lower to a higher social class or income group — is the hope of economic development and the mantra of a good society. This open access book by UNU-WIDER brings together leading scholars from different disciplines working on social mobility, presents an overview of the state-of-the art in the subject and covers all important dimensions of social mobility in developing countries Read more |
| Highlight: The Routledge Handbook of Smuggling |
| This open access book by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) offers a comprehensive survey of interdisciplinary research related to smuggling, reflecting on key themes, and charting current and future trends. Divided into six parts and spanning over 30 chapters, the volume covers themes such as mobility, borders, violent conflict, and state politics, as well as looks at the smuggling of specific goods – from rice and gasoline to wildlife, weapons, and cocaine. Read more |
| Thematic focus: The European Union |
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| Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development: A Troubleshooting Guide for Reluctant EU Donors 2021/12 – Institute of International Relations (IIR); research paper; Author(s): Ondřej Horký-Hlucháň The European Union as a Security Actor in the Sahel. Policy Entrapment in EU Foreign Policy 2021/12 – German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE); : European Review of International Studies; Author(s): Friedrich Plank, Julian Bergmann Populist Radical Right Parties’ Impact on European Foreign Aid Spending 2022/01 – German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE); Journal of Common Market Studies; Author(s): Christine Hackenesch, Maximilian Högl, Hannes Öhler, Aline BurniA Proposal to Reform the EU’s Fiscal Rules 2021/12 – Real Instituto Elcano; research paper; Author(s): Enrique Feás, Carlos Martínez-Mongay, Miguel Otero-Iglesias, Federico Steinberg, Jorge Tamames Catching Up With Global Europe: 15 Questions on the EU’s New Financial Instrument Answered 2021/12 – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM); research paper; Author(s): Katja Sergejeff, Ennatu Domingo, Alexei Jones, Catarina Farinha Is the EU Fit for the Green Deal? Lessons From Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development 2021/12 – Institute of International Relations (IIR); research paper; Author(s): Ondrej Horký-Hluchán |
| Thematic focus: Society in the Anthropocene |
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| Human Well-Being in the Anthropocene: Limits to Growth 2021/12 – Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Développement International (CERDI); Global Sustainability; Author(s): David Collste, Sarah E. Cornell, Jorgen Randers, Johan Rockström, per Espen Stoknes An Earth System Law Perspective on Governing Social-Hydrological Systems in the Anthropocene 2022/01 – Department of Government, Uppsala University; Earth System Governance 10; Author(s): Hanna Ahlström et al.An Ecological Basic Income? Examining the Ecological Credentials of Basic Income Through a Review of Selected Pilot Interventions 2022/01 – Centre for Development Studies, University of Bath (CDS); Bath Papers in International Development and Wellbeing; Author(s): Nicholas Langridge Finding Flow: Exploring the Potential for Sustainable Fulfilment 2022/01 – Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP); The Lancet Planetary Health; Author(s): Amy Isham & Tim Jackson |
| Premium Members Publication Picks |
| OFDI Policy Toolkit for Sustainable Development 2021/12 – King’s Department of International Development (DID); research paper The Graduation of EU Development Studies: Towards a Post-Colonial Turn? 2021/11 – Ghent Centre for Global Studies (GCGS); Global Affairs; Author(s): Jan Orbie The Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Islamic Development Bank: The Regional Dimension of Humanitarian Diplomacy 2021/12 – Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI); research paper Uganda: Revising the Growth Model While Preserving Debt Sustainability 2022/01 – Agence Française de Développement (AFD); research paper; Author(s): Meghann Puloc’h COVID-19 and the Global South – Perspectives and Challenges 2021/12 – Austrian Research Foundation for International Development (ÖFSE); research paper; Author(s): Öfse (ed.) Learning Through Policy Transfer? Reviewing a Decade of Scholarship for the Field of Transport 2021/11 – Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR); Transport Reviews; Author(s): Meredith Glaser, Luca Bertolini, Marco Te Brömmmelstroet, Oliver Blake, Casey EllingsonThe Politics of Taxing Multinational Firms in a Digital Age 2021/12 – Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton; Journal of European Public Policy; Author(s): Margarita Gelepithis, Martin Hearson The AfCFTA and Industrialisation: From Policy to Practice 2021/12 – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM); research paper; Author(s): Bruce Byiers, Philomena Apiko, Poorva Karkare Disentangling Mining and Migratory Routes in West Africa: Decisions de Move in Migranticised Settings 2022/01 – Graduate Institute (IHEID); research paper; Author(s): Matthieu Bolay Human Rights in German Development Policy. Part 1: The Human Rights Strategy and Its Implementation 2021/12 – Deutsches Evaluierungsinstitut, der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit gGmbH (DEval); research paper; Author(s): J.T. Polak. L. Smidt, L. Taube Identifying Pathways to Peace: How International Support Can Help Prevent Conflict Recurrence 2021/12 – German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE); Karina Mross, Charlotte Fiedler, Jörn Grävingholt; Author(s): International Studies Quarterly3 |
| Read more about EADI Members |
| JobsPostdoctoral Researcher for Project « Protest Groups in the Aftermath of Mass Protest Campaigns Against the State » Institute for Development and Peace (INEF); Deadline: 14 January Associate/Assistant Professor of Transnational Mobilities and Migration Graduate Institute (IHEID); Deadline: 15 January Assistant Professor of Comparative and International Education and the New « Bildung » Graduate Institute (IHEID); Deadline: 15 January Associate Professor of Global Governance and Multilateralism Graduate Institute (IHEID); Deadline: 15 January Researcher – Economist for Inclusive Blue & Green Economy International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED); Deadline: 16 January Managing Editor International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED); Deadline: 16 January Assistant Professor in Postcolonial Studies and Transnationalism Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Maastricht (FASOS); Deadline: 17 January Full/Associate Professor of Urban Anthropology or Sociology Graduate Institute (IHEID); Deadline: 19 January Outreach Programme Manager, Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) Oxford Department of International Development (ODID); Deadline: 21 January Senior Co-Ordinator / Project Manager International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED); Deadline: 26 January Principal / Senior Researcher – Climate Finance International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED); Deadline: 26 January Lecturer in Development Economics Global Development Institute (GDI); Deadline: 31 January Assistant Professor of Anthropology Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR); Deadline: 31 January Assistant Professor in Europe, Climate Change and (Digital) Society Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Maastricht (FASOS); Deadline: 31 January Two Doctoral Researchers (F/m/diverse) on African Rural Development German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE); Deadline: 31 January PhD Position Reimagining Religion, Security and Social Transformation University of Groningen; Deadline: 31 January Professor of Urban Resilience and Global Development International Institute of Social Studies (ISS); Deadline: 15 March More jobs on the EADI WebsiteOpinionsBlog: On the Right to a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment 2021/12 – German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE); blog post; Author(s): Alexia Faus Blog: Starting a Journey – Reflections on Race and Racism and the Work to Do in Our Organisations and Our Sector 2021/12 – International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED); blog post; Author(s): Andrew Norton Blog: 50 Years of Global Environmental Governance, From Stockholm 1972 to Stockholm 2022: What Next? 2022/01 – Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI); blog post; Author(s): Lucien Chabason Blog: Beyond the Headlines: 10 Preliminary Questions and Answers on Chile’s Recent Presidential Election 2021/12 – Transnational Institute (TNI); blog post; Author(s): Daniel Chavez Blog: Designing for Impact: The Next Stage for Climate Assemblies 2022/01 – Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP); blog post; Author(s): Graham Smith Blog: Facing the Possibility of a Long Pandemic 2022/01 – Real Instituto Elcano; blog post; Author(s): Andrés Ortega Blog: Building a More Collaborative and Inclusive International Co-Operation System 2022/01 – OECD Development Centre (OECD/DC); blog post; Author(s): Xiuli Xu Blog: ‘Lithium Will Not Decarbonise Our World’ 2021/12 – Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR); blog post; Author(s): Cristobál Bonelli Blog: The Future of Science in Afghanistan Dead-End or Rays of Hope? 2021/12 – Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF); blog post; Author(s): Fazlullah Akhtar Opinion: Ten Reasons to Keep Your Eyes on Africa in 2022 2022/01 – Nordic Africa Institute (NAI); Author(s): Johan Sävström & Mattias Sköld Blog: Negative Capability: Sustaining Our Discomfort Towards a Collectively Responsible Society 2021/12 – Copenhagen Business School, Department of Intercultural Communication and Management (IKL); blog post; Author(s): Tali Padan Opinion: Jordan: How the EU Is Using Trade Deals to Curb Migration 2022/01 – Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS); Author(s): Alice Troy-Donovan & Zoe Jordan Blog: Ending Aid Dependency – Taxation in Developing Countries Can Be Improved Through Collaboration 2021/12 – United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER); blog post; Author(s): Jukka Pirttilä & Timo Laukkanen More blogs and opinion pieces on the EADI website |
| Calls Call for Book Series Editors: « Critical Frontiers in International Development Studies » Development Studies Association of the UK and Ireland (DSA); Deadline 28 January Call for Abstracts: DevRes 2022 « Transforming Development Research for Sustainability », Uppsala & Stockholm, 22-24 August 2022 Department of Government, Uppsala University; Deadline: 14 February Call for Contributions: Co-Building a New Eco-Social World: Leaving No One Behind the People’s Global Summit 29th June to 2nd July 2022 – Online United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD); Deadline: 15 February Call for Papers Special Issue of the Journal of International Peace and Organization 2021/12 – Institute for Development and Peace (INEF); Deadline: 1 May More calls on the EADI website Training The Erasmus Mundus Master in “Global Studies – A European Perspective” (EMGS) Ghent Centre for Global Studies (GCGS), application deadline for scholarships 31 January Application Now Open for the MAS ETH in Development and Cooperation ETH Zürich, Centre for Development and Cooperation (NADEL) PhD Course: Political Ecology of Scarcity, Limits and Degrowth, 7-10 June 2022 Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Noragric), application deadline 15 February MOOC on Drought Assessment and Monitoring From Space International Institute for Geo-Information Sciences and Earth Observation (ITC) More courses and trainings on the EADI websiteOpen Online ActivitiesTotem Ou Tabou : Comment Débattre Des Leviers de Sobriété ? 14 January, 10.00 CET: Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI) The Practice of Mixed-Methods and Mixed Data Research (Online) 14 January, 13.00 CET; Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS) Webinaire Sur la Réforme Du Fonds Fiduciaire Pour la Réduction de la Pauvreté et Pour la Croissance (PRGT). Il S’agit de Discuter Du Financement Des Pays Pauvres et en Quoi Le PRGT Peut Être Une Opportunité Pour Ces Pays. 18 January, 15.00 CET; Foundation pour les Etudes et Recherches sur le Développement International (FERDI) Online Roundtable: Our Future at Stake: The Corporate Capture of Multilateralism 19 January, 14.00 CET; Transnational Institute (TNI) With the Help of God(s)? Religious Actors and Sustainable Development in Africa 19 January, 16.00 CET; German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) COVID-19 Through a Critical Agrarian Studies Lens 19 January, 17.00 GMT; King’s Department of International Development (DID) Immigration Controls, Captivity and Reproductive Injustice in Britain: Punishing Illegalised Migrant Women From the Global South and Separating Children From Their Mothers 19 January, 17:00 GMT; Oxford Department of International Development (ODID) The Role of Grassroots Accountability Activism to Safeguard Labour Migrants’ Rights in the Pandemic Era 19 January, 17.00 CET; International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) Asserting Sovereignty & Accepting Responsibility. The Evolution of Refugee Governance Norms in India & Bangladesh 20 January, 16.00 CET; Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR) Online Lecture: Research, Visibility, Impact: Stepping Stones to Policymakers 21 January, 12.00 CET; United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) Rethinking the Economy for a Sustainable Future 25 January, 14.00 GMT; King’s Department of International Development (DID) Mapping the ‘White International’ Through Fiction 25 January, 16.00 CET; Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR) Has America Come Back? President Biden’s Foreign Policy Towards the Global South 26 January, 16.30 CET; German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Postcolonial Racisms: National Sovereignty and the Making of New Global Apartheids 26 January, 18:00 GMT; Oxford Department of International Development (ODID) ‘The Memory of Persecution Is in Our Blood’: Documenting Loyalties, Identities and Motivations to Political Action in the Ugandan Pentecostal Movement 27 January 2022, 15.30 CET; African Studies Centre (ASC) Sussex Development Lecture: Mining Minerals – Uncertainties Caused by Global Energy Transitions 27 January, 17.00 GMT; Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton More online offers by members on the EADI Website |