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| Welcome to the fortnightly newsletter of the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI). |
| 3rd Issue October 2024 Editorial Next week we will be heading to the EADI Directors’ Meeting in Krakow, Poland, where we will once again have the opportunity to deepen our discussions about the scope and future of Development Studies. At the same time, we are busy with our « Decolonising Knowledge for Development » project where we will share the first stories very soon. From our blog we’ve got two new posts today: one exploring why cocoa farmers in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire haven’t benefitted from the recent price-hike, the other assessing the EU Sustainable Finance Strategy. And, of course, the usual picks, opportunities and opinions from us and our community. From our Blog Cocoa Prices Triple, But Do Farmers Feel the Gains? Recently, cocoa prices surged at the global derivative markets, which serve as a benchmark for the sales of West African cocoa beans. Yet, farmers in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have seen a relatively minor increase in the price they receive. Our latest blog post analyses the reasons behind this and proposes possible ways forward: « Producer-coordinated price systems could be an alternative if they become broader in scope including cocoa producers in West Africa as well as Asia and Latin America » Read the post EU Sustainable Finance Strategy: Proposals for Reform and Extension « The EU has set itself the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% from 1990 levels by 2030 and becoming climate-neutral by 2050. Currently, financial markets are clearly not aligned with this goal », write the authors of this blog. « If the EU Commission is still honestly committed to the climate and sustainability goals that it has set itself (…), it will have to be ambitious in its sustainable finance policies ». Read their analysis and recommendations To the blog overview Upcoming EADI Events New Directions in Development Studies, 11 November 2024, University of Jyväskylä, Finland & Online This workshop is part of the event: « New expertise for Development and Education – Celebrating 20 Years of International Master’s Studies in Development in JYU ». The seminar will discuss the new opportunities and challenges in providing higher education to achieve expertise for development and education in the contemporary world. Read more and register by 01 November 50 Years of Transitions in Southern Africa and the Development Challenges ahead. 14-15 November 2024, Bologna, Italy Against the backdrop of complex transformations spanning over 50 years, it is more urgent than ever to reflect on the results of both democratization processes and development prescriptions based on market liberalization in order to grasp current and future challenges for local development and international cooperation. Read more Academic Blogging: Towards Transformative Research Communication, 02 December, Online Experienced blog editor Lize Swartz will share tips and tricks, as well as the do’s and don’ts of writing academic blog articles. By the end of the workshop, participants will know what academic blogging is, why it is useful and important, and how to go about drafting an academic blog article. Read more and register by 25 November See all EADI Events Highlight: Towards Equitable Parnerships Addressing Barriers and Enabling Equity among Unequal Partners The IIED has carried out research to explore what an equitable partnership could look like, the principles that can guide such partnerships, and the tools that can be used to track accountability in partnership processes. This report summarises the information gathered and provides intermediaries and donors with insights on promoting equity in partnerships between organisations with varying power and resource capabilities and creating enabling conditions for staff to be successful in fostering equitable partnerships. Read more Highlight: Illicit Financial Flows from Commodity Trade Missing Dollars Illicit financial flows (IFFs) associated with commodity trade erode the tax base of resource-rich developing countries. The 17th volume of International Development Policy examines this key part of the wider agenda to restore trust in the multilateral system, calling for a more transparent, effective and equitable trade and tax framework. Based on a six-year multidisciplinary research project encompassing academic institutions in commodity exporting and trading countries, its 24 authors offer a mix of theoretical and empirical contributions and discuss findings of macro- and micro-level studies. Read more Thematic Focus: Development Finance & Green Finance Implementing sustainability taxonomies to redirect capital flows: the case of South Africa Climate Policy – Sören Hilbrich, , Kathrin Berensmann, Giovanna Artmann et al. – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Comparative analysis of biodiversity measurement approaches for public development banks Julien Calas, Suzanne Cotillon, Nicolas Roques, Qian Wang, Jo De Ryck, Johan Lammerant, Lucrezia Raggio, Ben Pell – The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Rethinking the role of multilateral funds in the global biodiversity financial landscape Juliette Landry, Agnès Hallosserie, Irene Pérez-Beltràn – Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI) Swedish Multi-Bi Aid and Development Effectiveness Lennart Wohlgemuth, Anna Sjöberg Tibblin – Expert Group for Aid Studies (EBA) A Global Financing Pact for Poor and Vulnerable Countries? Matthieu Boussichas, Patrick Guillaumont – Fondation pour les études et recherches sur le développement international (FERDI) Are English SMEs disadvantaged in accessing Green Finance? A study of UK (bank and non-bank) debt finance provision Sylvia Gottschalk, Robyn Owen, Isco Coban – Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP) Private sector mobilisation: turning a pipe dream into reality Jürgen K. Zattler – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Les financements publics du développement et des biens publics mondiaux : comment les mesurer ? Serge Tomasi – Fondation pour les études et recherches sur le développement international (FERDI) Premium Members Publication Picks The International Tax Regime Complex: Understanding Change in Global Tax Governance Katharina Kuhn, Lucinda Cadzow, Frederik Heitmüller et al. – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Conceptualising Chinese transnational infrastructure projects in Europe and beyond Progress in Human Geography – Florian Schaefer, Giles Mohan, – Department of International Development King’s College London (DID) Cross-border data flows in Africa: Continental ambitions and political realities Melody Musoni, Poorva Karkare, Chloe Teevan – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) Securing Institutional Workers’ Power in the Global Garment Industry – The ACT agreement’s efforts to establish sectoral collective bargaining in Cambodia Anna Holl – Austrian Foundation for Development Research (ÖFSE) The chicken or the egg? Spillover between private climate action and climate policy support Journal of Environmental Psychology – John Thøgersen, Arild Vatn, Marianne Aasen – Department of International Environment and Development Studies (Noragric) Can Jihadis’ Strategic Interests Trump Their Ideology? Foreign Support and Insurgent Survival in Syria Studies in Conflict & Terrorism – Jerome Drevon – The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) A Deep-Sea Dilemma: An Analysis of EU Member States’ Positions on Deep-Sea Mining in International Waters Seppe Dewulf – Ghent Centre for Global Studies (GCGS – UGent) Coordinating the energy transition: Electrifying transportation in California and Germany Energy Policy – Nicholas Goedeking, Jonas Meckling – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Read more about EADI Members Policy Publication Picks by Members Loss and damage of nature and biodiversity: a tale of consumption, colonialism and communities Nora Nisi, Dilys Roe – International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Leveraging Green Industrialisation for a Just Transition: Africa-Europe Cooperation Damien Barchiche, Alfonso Medinilla, Catherine Kilelu, Sébastien Treyer, Chukwumerije Okereke – European Think Tanks Group (ETTG) Lessons learned from REDD+ for national biodiversity credit schemes Karine Marion, Agnès Hallosserie, Juliette Landry, Naïg Cozannet – Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI) Double Standards in Financing for Development Thomas Mélonio, Rémy Rioux, Jean-David Naudet – The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Tackling transboundary climate risks in the Middle East and North Africa Hanne Knaepen – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) Key considerations: Mutual aid lessons and experiences from Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan Samantha K. Olson, Maysoon Dahab, Melissa Parker – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Trade and the environmental poly-crisis: making the World Trade Organization fit to better deal with trade and environment Sait Akman, Axel Berger, Carlos Primo Braga et al. – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Militarisation of space and nuclear weapons Miroslav Tůma – Institute of International Relations (IIR) Education in Mongwe, Tanzania: a case study assessing education access and quality Jade Snels, Karina Villanueva Calderon, Fiona Ward Shaw, et al. – Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp (IOB) Transitioning to a Circular Economy: Implications for bottleneck jobs and job quality Matthias Multani, Lize Borms, Emma Pals, Allison Dunne – Higher Institute for Labour Studies (HIVA) Picks from International Partner Networks Introduction to Science Filmmaking, Paris, 21-22 April 2025 Application deadline: 31 December 2024 – International Science Council ISC Transforming science organizations: The impact of women’s leadership on institutional reform Mónica Moraes – International Science Council ISC “Las medidas del gobierno de Argentina son funcionales a la mercantilización de la educación superior” K. Batthyány – The Latin American Council of Social Sciences CLACSO Acceso abierto diamante. Equidade, sostenibilidad, usability, qualité A. Becerril-García (Coord.) – The Latin American Council of Social Sciences CLACSO SSH integration analysis: A research-on-research approach to EU framework programmes European Alliance for Social Sciences and Humanities EASSH |
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| Calls Call for Special Sessions: 18th ISEE and 11th international degrowth conference « Building socially just postgrowth futures – linking theory and action », Oslo, 24-27 June 2025 Deadline: 31 October 2024 – Department of International Environment and Development Studies (Noragric) Call for proposals for an impact evaluation of Swedish bilateral health aid to support health systems strengthening (HSS) Deadline: 13 November 2024 – Expert Group for Aid Studies (EBA) FAO/ESP Call for submissions: Community engagement for inclusive rural transformation and gender equality Deadline: 27 November 2024 – Groupement d’Intérêt Scientifique pour l’Étude de la Mondialisation et du Développement (GEMDEV) Call for papers: Special monograph in e-pública on the teaching uses of artificial intelligence tools (September, 2025) Deadline: 20 February 2025 – Complutense Institute of International Studies (ICEI) See more calls on the EADI Website Opinions Harnessing Indigenous Knowledge Systems for Global Knowledge Cooperation Wendpanga Eric Segueda, Aparajita Banerjee – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Is extreme rainfall leading to ‘green drought’ in Western India? Shilpi Srivastava, Megha Sheth, Chaithra ST, Vinitha Bachina – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) A stronger EU offer to partners: Beyond power play and competition Mariella Di Ciommo – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) Is BRICS+ a challenge to the G7 and the established world order? Sean Kenji Starrs – Department of International Development King’s College London (DID) When the State Doesn’t love you back: Navigating identities as a Nigerian woman Emaediong Akpan – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) Resisting the new green colonialism Saber Ammar – Transnational Institute TNI Spain’s mixed education results William Chislett – Real Instituto Elcano Speech, Power, and Affirmation Strategies for Youth Engagement Jhonatan Almada – Network for international policies and cooperation in education and training NORRAG Current situation in Gaza and the West Bank — a Palestinian perspective Magda Seewald – Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation (VIDC) The Draghi report on energy issues: a confirmation of the European Commission’s strategic agenda? Andreas Rüdinger – Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI) Trainings Advanced Master programmes in Development Studies Online information session: 10 December 2024 – Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp Specialist short course: Inclusive Digital Transformation in International Development, 6-10 January 2025 Application deadline: 16 December 2024 – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Specialist short course: Contribution Analysis for Impact Evaluation, 13-17 January 2025 Application Deadline: 18 December 2024 – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Specialist short course: Poverty-focused mixed methods research and evaluation online course, 02-30 April 2025, online Application deadline: 12 March 2025 – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) See more courses and trainings on the EADI website Jobs Quantitative Research Officer; Young Lives Deadline: 05 November 2024 – Oxford Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House (ODID) Asst/Assoc.Prof in Politics and/or Int’l Relations Deadline: 30 November 2024 – The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London SOAS Recrutement de post-doctorant·e·s Deadline: 09 December 2024 – Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Développement International (CERDI) CAMHRA Career Development Research Fellow Deadline: 09 December 2024 – The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London SOAS CAMHRA Research Fellow Deadline: 09 December 2024 – The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London SOAS Teaching & research assistant in the field of politics and/or conflict around natural resources Deadline: 13 January 2025 – Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp (IOB) See more job offers on the EADI website Opinons continued Emerging principles for supporting locally-led biodiversity action Dilys Roe, Helen Poulsen – International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Reclaiming the concept of ‘Black History’ and redirecting the narrative Halima Fahm – The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London SOAS |