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| 2nd Issue January 2025 Editorial Today, we have three new outputs from our « Share Your Decolonising Story » initiative to announce: A blog, a video and a podcast. Another episode from our « Hierarchies of Development » podcast is out, and our latest blog post discusses the benefits of conversations between Development Studies and International Studies. Our working groups have two webinars and two calls to share, and last but not least we can welcome two new EADI members. From our Blog Confronting My Family’s Colonial Past. A Personal Journey « It is one thing to write and teach about the structural inequalities caused by colonialism and to believe passionately about the injustice this caused and then to realise that your family were at the centre of this state sanctioned action. The realisation and the feelings this engendered can best be described as a mixture of deeply felt shame and embarrassment ». In this very personal text, Martha Knight from the Open University shares here experience with suddenly discovering that her ancestors were colonisers in Barbados. Read more Conversations Between Development Studies and International Studies « A dialogue between Development Studies and International Studies holds significant promise for advancing both fields. By incorporating insights from International Studies, strengthening cross-disciplinary methodologies, and collaborating to decolonize knowledge production, Development Studies can enhance its relevance and analytical rigour ». In this post, explores similarities and differences of both fields and the potential of a continued dialogue. Read more To the blog overview New Hierarchies of Development Podcast Episode Out! The Bandung Spirit In this new episode, podcast hosts Ingrid and Basile are joined by historian Carolien Stolte to reflect on the legacies of the Bandung Spirit that shaped international relations and political economy in the 1950s and beyond, and which characterized the history of what came to be known as the Non-Aligned Movement in the emerging cold war context. Read more and listen To the podcast overview page First « Decolonising Knowledge » Video Out! How can storytelling reshape research in fire disaster management? PhD researcher at the International Institute for Social Studies, Beatrice Hati Gitundu, discusses her research journey, sharing insights on co-designing mobile theatres for fire disaster research in three informal settlements in Kenya. Learn more about innovative methodology and the power of collaborative storytelling. Watch the video New « Decolonising Knowledge » Podcast Out! In this episode, Peter Taylor (IDS) speaks to five development researchers and professionals about their engagement with IDOS’ Postgraduate Programme, collaborations between Germany, Argentina and Uruguay, and the notion of equitable partnership. A related blog post about efforts to decolonise the programme is available here. Read more and listen To the Decolonising Knowledge overview page Call for Papers: PhD Symposium Hungary and Romania If you’re a PhD student from institutions in Hungary or Romania, this one’s for you! The international symposium at the Department of Global and Development Studies at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest will provide an opportunity for doctoral researchers to present their research, reflect on contemporary development issues and interact with EADI representatives. Submit by 31 March EADI Working Group Webinars on 05 and 19 February Join the EADI/DSA Working Group on Land, Labour and Food for these two webinars next month: « Hottest of the Hotspots » about the rise of eco-precarious conservation labour in Madagascar on 05 February, 13:30 CET Register “Vanguards of the Forests” about the political ecology of protected forests and black-owned lands in coastal South Carolina on 19 February, 17:30 CET Register Call: Development & Development Policy in Trump Era Our « Global Crises and Development » Working Group and the German Institute of Development and Sustainability invite expressions of interest as participants and input for a workshop in Bonn on 21 May. Donald Trump’s return to the White House will have far-reaching implications, not only for the US but also for global cooperation, particularly impacting the Global South. Submit by 14 February. Read more Extended: Call for Papers: EU as Development Actor Present and Future of the EU as a Global Development Actor, Liverpool We’d like to let you know that the call for this themed track at the UACES Conference in Liverpool, 31 August to 03 September 2025, has been extended to 06 February! The track is organised by our « The EU as Global Development Actor » Working Group. Read more See all EADI Working Groups Welcome to New EADI Members! We are happy to announce that two new institutional members have decided to join our network! The INCLUDE Platform which promotes and facilitates evidence-based policymaking on inclusive development, with a focus on Africa. Read more The Center for Global Affairs and Postdevelopment at Făgăraș Research Institute in Romania Read more Read more about EADI Members EJDR’s Early Career Researcher Initiative We’d like to remind you that our journal, the European Journal of Development Research (EJDR), always encourages early career researchers to submit papers. The journal’s early career initiative has been designed to assist with understanding the review process in a ‘supported learning’ submissions route. EJDR has created a video on this initiative, providing step-by-step comments and guidance on how to structure a strong international development academic paper. Authors are strongly encouraged to first address the video’s tips before submitting via this route. Watch the video Highlight: Inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa Multidimensional Perspectives and Future Challenges The growing disparity between the rich and poor not only impedes efforts to eradicate extreme poverty but also hinders progress toward social justice and resilience-building. Rising inequalities pose substantial barriers to sustainable development. This book by the Agence Française de Développement contributes to ongoing debates, offering a comprehensive analysis of the current challenges and future perspectives of inequality on the African continent. Read more Thematic Focus: Land The monster has landed: Shifting land tenure regimes and the political ecology of a Chilean mining ‘wasteland’ Geoforum – Armando Caroca – Global Development Institute (GDI) Indigenous peoples, commons and the challenges of sustaining life amid capitalist land grabs Journal of Peasant Studies – Lorenza Arango Vásquez – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) Limits and possibilities of contemporary land struggles by Indigenous Peoples, Black Communities and Campesinxs in the Colombian Amazon The Journal of Peasant Studies – Itayosara Rojas Herrera – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) Land use in the long run: what is the future of biodiversity Pedro Naso, Timothy M. Swanson – The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) Conflicting Injustices in Decolonization and Indigenous Land Rights: The Case of the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project Jacobo Ramirez, Eleonora Costantino, Christiane Durach et al. – Copenhagen Business School, Department of Management, Society and Communication (MSC) When ‘best practice’ means formalising: foreign large-scale land investments on customary tenure in Uganda and Sierra Leone Review of International Political Economy – Carolin Dieterle – Global Development Institute (GDI) Long-term landscape structure change in contrasting land occupation strategies of the Brazilian Amazon Land Use Policy – Lucas Alencar, Maria Isabel Sobral Escada, José Luís Campana Camargo – Global Development Institute (GDI) Premium Members Publication Picks Routledge Handbook of Gender and Water Governance Open access book – Tatiana Acevedo-Guerrero, Lisa Bossenbroek, Irene Leonardelli, Margreet Zwarteveen, Seema Kulkarni (eds.) – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) Trump 2.0 and the United Nations: implications for multilateral funding and leadership Max-Otto Baumann, Sebastian Haug, Marianne Beisheim – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Why we should revitalize indigenous water harvesting systems: Lessons learned International Soil and Water Conservation Research – Musaed Aklan, Charlotte de Fraiture, Laszlo G. Hayde – IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (IHE Delft) How can relational, decolonial and feminist approaches inform the EU bioeconomy? Sustainability Science – Sabaheta Ramcilovic-Suominen, Jacopo Giuntoli, Tom Oliver, Lyla Mehta – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Urban political settlements: a new lens for peacemaking in cities Conflict, Security & Development – Emilian Berutti, Achim Wennmann – The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) Legalised resistance to autocratisation in common law Africa Third World Quarterly – Siri Gloppen, Lise Rakner – Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI) Namibia – Do the oil discoveries herald a more inclusive economy? Vincent Joguet – The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Read more about EADI Members Policy Publication Picks by Members The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development: Exploring priorities for Africa Karim Karaki, San Bilal, Kathrin Berensmann for the European Think Tanks Group (ETTG) – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) A new development paradigm and strategy for the OECD (and beyond): what should the ‘D’ of OECD stand for? Andy Sumner, Stephan Klingebiel, Arief Anshory Yusuf – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Gendered violence and insecurity in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh – new insights and ways forward Syeda Rozana Rashid, Benjamin Etzold, Anas Ansar – Arnold-Bergstraesser-Institut (ABI) Conservation at What Cost?: Balancing wildlife protection and human rights in Sub-Saharan Africa Lisa Detjen, Tom Mitschi, Sonia Sharma – The Centre for Rural Development, Humboldt University, Berlin SLE Future-proofing peacekeeping Peter Albrecht, Corine van Emmerik – Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) Are industries in emerging countries becoming greener? Elen Huonnic , Bertrand Savoye – The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Picks from International Partner Networks Call for consultants: Artificial Intelligence in the context of international science Deadline : 10 February 2025 – International Science Council ISC Call for nominations: Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research Deadline: 24 April 2025 – International Science Council ISC Repensar las desigualdades hoy Y. Sarduy Herrera (comp.) – The Latin American Council of Social Sciences CLACSO Sobre una teoría general de la Economía Solidaria E. Enrique Aguilar – The Latin American Council of Social Sciences CLACSO |
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| Calls Appel à projets pour l’appui à la production d’analyses économiques en Tunisie Deadline: 31 January2025 – Fondation pour les études et recherches sur le développement international (FERDI) Call for Papers: From Campus to Confrontation: Youth Movements against Authoritarianism in Asia Deadline: 15 February 2025 – Arnold-Bergstraesser-Institut (ABI) Call for Papers: Social Cohesion in Displacement Contexts, Bonn, 23-25 September 2025 Deadline: 07 March 2025 – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Appel à candidatures : Programme Atlas 2025 Deadline: 31 March 2025 – Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Développement International (CERDI) Call for papers: Special Issue on Mining and the Forest. Journal of Forest Economics Deadline: 30 June 2025 – Groupement d’Intérêt Scientifique pour l’Étude de la Mondialisation et du Développement (GEMDEV) See more calls on the EADI Website Opinions For liberal values, planetary interests and a common future Anna-Katharina Hornidge – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Ten reasons not to use AI for development and ten routes to more responsible use Tony Roberts – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Unlocking pension fund capital for the SDGs and climate in emerging markets Sofía Vega Núñez – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) Risks and rewards: How travelling with children shapes migrant decision-making Chloe Sydney – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) Dear Mr. Trump, do not get Greenland’s role in Arctic security wrong Ulrik Pram Gad – Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) Why is climate justice missing from Government programme? Jennie Stephens – Maynooth University Social Science Institute MUSSI Resilient infrastructure for a fair and sustainable future Žiga Novak – Slovenian NGDO Platform for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid (SLOGA) Tanzania’s Maasai are being forced off their ancestral land – the tactics the government uses The Conversation – Teklehaymanot G. Weldemichel – Global Development Institute (GDI) AI could usher in a golden age of research – but only if these cutting-edge tools aren’t restricted to a few major private companies E. Pugliese – UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology UNU-MERIT Décentralisation et développement économique au Burkina Faso : un éclairage (nocturne) 27 January 2025 – O. B. Bargain, R. C. Vincent, E. Caldeira – Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Développement International (CERDI) Can the International Court of Justice rise to the challenge of climate change? M. Torre-Schaub – Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI) Magicians, powerbrokers, and workhorses. The keys to structural transformation in African cities Kunal Sen – United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) “The rise and fall of the Department for International Development” by Mark Lowcock and Ranil Dissanayanke: a review James Copestake – Centre for Development Studies, University of Bath (CDS) Jobs IIED Engagement Lead for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Deadline: 30 January 2025 – International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) PhD Candidate in Assessment of water allocation in arid regions Deadline: 31 January 2025 – IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (IHE Delft) Research Consultant: Analysis of Vulnerability Criteria in Humanitarian and Refugee (F/H/D) Location: Remote Deadline: 31 January 2025 – The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) Research Consultant, Liminality Consortium (F/M/D) Deadlinbe: 31 January 2025 – The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) PhD programme 2025 Deadline: 31 January 2025 – Department of Government Uppsala University Position of scholarship holder in the POLONEZ BIS-2 project Deadline: 02 February 2025 – Centre for International Studies and Development CISAD Head of Research at the Nordic Africa Institute Deadline: 07 February 2025 – Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation Evaluation Consultancy Deadline: 07 February 2025 – Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation (DHF) Researcher in Mapping African sand rivers by remote sensing Deadline: 09 February 2025 – IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (IHE Delft) Lecturer in East Asian Development Deadline: 11 February 2025 – Department of International Development King’s College London (DID) Internship in environmental / development / conservation economics / statistics Deadline: 15 February 2025 – Groupement d’Intérêt Scientifique pour l’Étude de la Mondialisation et du Développement (GEMDEV) See more job offers on the EADI website Training AWS Training on Cloud-based Geospatial Computing Application deadline: 03 February 2025 – International Institute for Geo-Information Sciences and Earth Observation (ITC) Economic Policy Management (GPE) training programme Application deadline: 28 February 2025 – Fondation pour les études et recherches sur le développement international (FERDI) OPHI Advanced Course on Multidimensional Poverty Measurement and Analysis, 04-08 August 2025 Application deadline: 02 March 2025 – Oxford Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House (ODID) International Summer School: Political Economies of the Media. Theories and Methods, Šibenik, 09-12 September 2025 Application deadline: 01 April 2025 – Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO) Online Course: Use Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) data to strengthen transparency in the extractive sector Application Deadline: 21 April 2025 – Fondation pour les études et recherches sur le développement international (FERDI) Renforcement des systèmes de santé et des politiques de lutte contre les maladies transmissibles et non transmissibles Application deadline 07 May 2025 – Fondation pour les études et recherches sur le développement international (FERDI) Post-Fieldwork PhD Course Research School for International Development CERES The Basics of Development and Cooperation – Theory and Practice Course ETH Zürich, Centre for Development and Cooperation (NADEL) NADEL 2025 courses ETH Zürich, Centre for Development and Cooperation (NADEL) See more courses and tranings on the EADI website |