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| Welcome to the fortnightly newsletter of the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI). |
 1st Issue March 2022 Editorial Still shocked by the raging war in Ukraine, we have set our thematic focus on wars and conflicts today, hoping to offer some helpful perspectives. Apart from that we’ve got a bunch of highlights: a MOOC, a conference, a book launch and a new analysis of global development constellations. And of course our latest blog post, which summarises seven shortcomings in reflecting on EU development policy. As always, vacancies, calls, events and blogs are at the bottom.From our Blog: (Un)Learning EU Development Policy (Un)learning EU development policy through post-colonial lenses »Post-colonialism cannot merely be the ‘latest fad’ in academic scholarship and ‘just another view’ that one may or may not decide to ‘do’ when researching EU foreign aid policy », writes Jan Orbie in our latest blog post. Based on as special issue of « Global Affairs » on Development and International Partnerships in the EU’s external relations, he has identified seven shortcomings showing that some of the problematic biases of EU foreign aid literature continue to be reproduced. Read the postTo the blog overview |
| Reminder: MOOC on Global Citizenship Education |
| Whether you’re a researcher, student, teacher or work with a civil society organisation: if you’re interested in bringing about change and empowering as many people as possible to unfold their potential as global citizens, this free self-learning course might be for you! It is one of the outcomes of the Bridge47 project we were part of, and consists of six modules, each featuring a video lecture, and recommended reading material. Participants who complete the six modules with self-evaluations get a certificate. Read more |
| Save the Date: Global Development Conference |
| This year’s conference of the Global Development Network will be focusing on « Tax Policy for Sustainable Development » and takes place from 2 to 4 November 2022 in Clermont-Ferrand, France, co-hosted by two French EADI members. The conference targets 500 participants, drawn from a diverse group of researchers, evaluators, policymakers, representatives of international organizations, civil society, development practitioners and the private sector. In keeping with the trademark of the Global Development Conference, the majority of the participants will be from developing countries. A call for paper will follow soon! Read more |
| Book Launch: The Unseen Faces of COVID-19, 17 March |
| How the pandemic affects climate, education, and inequality:How has the current pandemic affected global poverty and development outcomes that were gained over decades? What challenges do low-income countries face due to COVID-19? These urgent questions have been addressed by a diverse group of development experts, affiliated to the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) and other international organizations. Join the launch of the related book online on 17 March! Read more |
| Highlight: Beyond Rich and Poor |
| Beyond rich and poor: Identifying global development constellationsThe COVID-19 pandemic is the most recent example that global development problems can occur anywhere, rebutting the assumption of a world divided into developed and developing countries. Recent scholarship has coined the term “global development” to capture this changing geography of development problems. The article by researchers from the German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) proposes a novel empirical approach to localize global development problems in country contexts worldwide. Read more |
| Thematic focus: Wars and Conflicts |
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| Higher and More Volatile Food Prices – Complex Implications of the Ukraine War and the Covid-19-Pandemic. 2022/03 – Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF); briefing paper; Author(s): L. Konrher, J. von Braun Kurdish Allies and Kurdish Enemies: Turkey’s New War Against the PKK 2022/02 – German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA); The Commentaries; Author(s): Kamal Chomani, Dastan Jasim Structuration of Armed Mobilisation in Eastern DRC’s Kahuzi-Biega National Park 2022/03 – Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp (IOB); research paper; Author(s): Fergus O’Leary Simpson, Romain Lwaboshi, Yves Ikobo, Papy Mulum From Ending War to Building Peace – Lessons From Latin America2022/01 – GIGA Focus Latin America; Author(s): Sabine KurtenbachFortifying the EU’s Eastern Border – Countering Hybrid Attacks From Belarus 2022/03 – Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS); briefing paper; Author(s): Izabela Surwillo & Veronika Slakaityte The Global Economic Burden of Violent Conflict2022/02 – International Security and Development Center (ISDC); Journal for Peace Research; Author(s): O.J. de Groot, C. Bozzoli, A. Alamir, T. Brück Sanctions and Their Impact on Children 2022/02 – Graduate Institute (IHEID); research paper; Author(s): Zoë Pelter, Camila Teixeira, Erica Moret Shock-Responsive Social Protection: What Is Known About What Works in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations? 2022/03 – Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton; research paper; Author(s): Daniel Longhurst, Rachel Slater |
| More publications on conflict |
| Premium Members Publication Picks |
| Conflicted Transitions: Exploring the Actors, Tactics, and Outcomes of Social Opposition Against Energy Infrastructure 2022/01 – Department of Governance and Technology for Sustainability, University of Twente (CSTM); Global Environmental Change; Author(s): Benjamin K.Sovacool, David J.Hess, Roberto Cantoni, Dasom Lee et al. Everyday Migrant Accompaniment: Humanitarian Border Diplomacy 2022/02 – Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI); The Hague Journal of Diplomacy; Author(s): Cristina Churruca-Muguruza Regulating Platform Delivery Work in Argentina. Tensions Between Regulations and the Priorities of Workers 2022/03 – Agence Française de Développement (AFD); research paper; Author(s): Francisca Pereyra, Lorena Poblete Subsidy Reform and the Transformation of Social Contracts: The Cases of Egypt, Iran and Morocco 2022/02 – German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE); Social Sciences; Author(s): Georgeta Vidican Auktor, Markus Loewe Cumulative Climate Shocks and Migratory Flows: Evidence From Sub-Saharan Africa 2022/02 – Graduate Institute (IHEID); research paper; Author(s): Salvatore Di Falco, Anna B. Kis, Martina Viarengo Why Covid-19 Recovery Must Be Gender-Responsive 2022/03 – Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton; briefing paper; Author(s): Valeria Esquivel, Ana Carolina Ogando, Ghida Ismail, Marcela Valdivia et al. The Political Economy of Skill Formation in a Rentier State: The Case of Oman 2022/02 – Austrian Research Foundation for International Development (ÖFSE); International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training; Author(s): Margarita Langthaler, Stefan Wolf, Tobias Schnitzler Strategic Allocation of Development Projects in Post-Conflict Regions: A Gender Perspective for Colombia 2022/02 – Deutsches Evaluierungsinstitut, der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit gGmbH (DEval); Sustainability; Author(s): Raphael J. Nawrotzki, Verena Gantner, Jana Balzer, Thomas Wencker, Sabine Brüntrup-Seidemann A Guide to the African Charter of Democracy, Elections and Governance 2022/02 – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM); research paper; Author(s): Martin Ronceray, Lidet Tadesse Shiferaw Global Value Chains and EU–East Asia Trade: An Antidote for Geo-Economic Competition? 2022/02 – Ghent Centre for Global Studies (GCGS); in: A Geo-Economic Turn in Trade Policy? EU Trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific.; Author(s): Ferdi de Ville Against the Grain? A Historical Institutional Analysis of Access Governance of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in Ethiopia 2022/01 – Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Noragric); The Journal of World Intellectual Property; Author(s): Teshome H. Mulesa, Ola T. Westengen How Manufacturing Firms Respond to Energy Subsidy Reforms? An Impact Assessment of the Iranian Energy Subsidy Reform 2022/03 – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS); research paper; Author(s): Zahra Zarepour, Natascha Wagner Social Cohesion and Cooperation for Public Goods 2022/02 – Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR); Sciendo; Author(s): Jeroen Bruggeman, Rense Corten |
| Read more about EADI Members |
| CallsCall for Papers: Social Contracts in the MENA – Drivers of Change, Bonn, 24-26 August 2022 German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE); Deadline: 15 March Call for Contributions: Taxation and Environment Foundation pour les Etudes et Recherches sur le Développement International (FERDI); Deadline: 15 March Call: SUDAC & KFPE Conference: Call for Workshop Ideas Swiss Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries (KFPE); Deadline: 25 March Call for Applications for a Social Science and Humanitarian Fellowship (For Scholars From Low- and Middle Income Countries) Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton; Deadline: 28 March Call: Scholarship Opportunity for Short-Term Visit at University of Pavia for Young Researchers From Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America Centre for International Cooperation and Development (CICOPS); Deadline: 15 April 2022 Call for Abstracts:ISS 18th Development Dialogue Virtual Conference 2022: « Doing Development Differently, 17-18 Octobef 2022 International Institute of Social Studies (ISS); Deadline: 17 April Call: Think Visegrad Fellowship – Call for Proposals 2022 Institute of International Relations (IIR); Deadline: 18 April Call: Call for Contributions: Blog Project Around Social-Ecological Dimensions of refugee/IDP Resettlement 2022/02 – Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI) More calls on the EADI websiteTrainingFree Online Course: Pathways to Sustainability Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton More courses and trainings on the EADI websiteOpinionsBlog: How to End the Spiral of Escalation 2022/03 – Institute for Development and Peace (INEF); blog post; Author(s): Tobias Debiel Blog: How Will the Russia-Ukraine War Be Fought? 2022/03 – United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER); blog post; Author(s): Patricia Justino, Lant Pritchett & Ville Skinnari Blog: Collateral Damage of the Current Russian Aggression in Ukraine 2022/03 – African Studies Centre (ASC); blog post; Author(s): Ton Dietz Blog: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Could Spell Trouble for Africa’s Food Security 2022/03 – Nordic Africa Institute (NAI); blog post; Author(s): Assem Abu Hatab Blog: UN General Assembly Voting on Ukraine – What Does It Tell Us About African States’ Relations With External Partners? 2022/03 – German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE); blog post; Author(s): Niels Keijzer, Silke Weinlich, Sven Grimm Blog: The UN General Assembly Resolution on Ukraine and the Struggle for International Order 2022/03 – Real Instituto Elcano; blog post; Author(s): Ricardo López-Aranda Blog: Israel’s Balancing Act Over Russia and Ukraine Cannot Last 2022/03 – Institute of International Relations (IIR); blog post; Author(s): Azriel Bermant Blog: Culture and Consumption 2022/03 – Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP); blog post; Author(s): Denise Baden Blog: Leaving Some Behind? LGBTI Exclusion in Development 2022/02 – Global Development Institute (GDI); blog post; Author(s): Jonathan Stephen Blog: COVID-19: The Disease of Inequality, Not of Globalization 2022/03 – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS); blog post; Author(s): Binyam Afewerk Demena, Peter A.G. van Bergeijk, Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor: Blog: Photo Essay: A Search for Reflections 2022/03 – Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI); blog post; Author(s): K S Gokul Blog: Scaling Up the European Financial Package and Leadership on Biodiversity for Development 2022/03 – Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI); blog post; Author(s): Élise Dufief, Damien Barchiche Blog: UNCLOS: The Law of the Sea in the 21st Century 2022/03 – Centre for Trust Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR); blog post; Author(s): Ioannis Chapsos, James Malcolm & Robert McCabe More blogs and opinion pieces on the EADI website |
| Jobs Researcher Klimalog (F/m/diverse), Research Programme “Environmental Governance and Transformation to Sustainability” German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE); Deadline: 21 March FUTURE for UKRAINE: Part-Time Paid Junior Research Fellowship Institute of International Relations (IIR); Deadline: 22 March PhD on Populism, Polarization, and the Political Feasibility of Climate Policy Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Noragric); Deadline: 10 April Research Fellow Democratic Institutions in the Global South (DEMINGS) German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA); Deadline: 1 May Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Democratic Institutions in the Global South (DEMINGS) German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA); Deadline: 1 May More jobs on the EADI WebsiteOpen Online ActivitiesWar in Ukraine: Implications for International Cooperation 10 March, 15.00 CET; German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Book Launch – The Anthropology of Resource Extraction 10 March, 15.00 CET; Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) The Practice of Mixed-Methods and Mixed Data Research 11 March, 13.00 CET; Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS) Selling Planet Earth: Communicating Geoscience for Society 11 March, 15.30 CET; International Institute for Geo-Information Sciences and Earth Observation (ITC) Kids in Charge? Age and Power in Peru’s Movement of Working Children 14 March, 16.30 GMT; Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton Exploring Paths of Change in the Field of Business and Human Rights 15 March, 10.00 CET; Graduate Institute (IHEID) Development Finance for Gender Equality and Climate Action 15 March, 14.30 CET; OECD Development Centre (OECD/DC) Annual Lecture: Afghanistan: The Future of Human Rights 15 March, 17.00 CET; Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI) Now What, India? State Assembly Elections 10 Feb – 7 Mar 16 March, 08.30 CET; Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI) Online Conference: World Social Work Day 2022—Positioning Social Work in an Eco-Social World: Building New Partnerships and Alliances 16 March, 09.00 CET; United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) What’s the Point of Climate Action Without Climate Justice? A Case Study Inspired by the Caribbean Predicament 16 March, 12.00 CET; Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp (IOB) Emergent Geographies of the Second Global Cold War 16 March, 12.30 GMT; Development Policy and Practice, the Open University (DPP) Theoretical Perspectives on EU-Middle East Relations 16 March, 16.00 CET; Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR) Bordering Britain: Law, Race and Empire 16 March, 17.00 GMT; Department of International Development, King’s College (DID) The State in Relief: ‘Bringing the State Back In’ to Humanitarian Governance 16 March, 17.00 CET; International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) Conference ‘The European Union and Its Neighbours’ 16 March, 17.30 CET; Real Instituto Elcano Vietnam’s Evolving Position Towards the Indo-Pacific Strategies 17 March, 9.00 CET; German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Trade and Poverty: What Do We Know? 17 March, 14.00 GMT; Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton Epistemic Communities in the Digital Age: Infrastructures of Knowing the Sea 21 March, 12.15 CET; Graduate Institute (IHEID) Charting a Roadmap Towards Deep Decarbonisation 22 March, 14.00 CET; German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Digging Deeper: How to Address Groundwater Challenges in the Middle East and North Africa? 23 March, 17.00 CET; German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) The 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal Resurrected? Creating a Robust Framework for the Future 24 March, 18.15 CET; Graduate Institute (IHEID) More online offers by members on the EADI Website |