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| Welcome to the fortnightly newsletter of the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI). |
| 1st Issue June 2022 Editorial Today we’d like to remind you of two upcoming events in connection with our journal, the European Journal of Development Research (EJDR): on 9 June early career researchers will have the opportunity to meet the journal’s early career editor and learn everything about the submission process and available support. On 15 June we and the German Development Institute – Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) invite everybody to an online panel discussion on social protection and social cohesion which is the official launch event of the upcoming special issue. And, of course, we are very excited that the third episode of our joint podcast with King’s College, London, and the Development Economics Blog is out! As usual, we’ve put together more highlights, publication picks, calls & vacancies further below. New on our Blog The Legitimacy of Sustainability Initiatives in Tanzania One of the chief concerns of new sustainability initiatives for managing natural resources and involving public and private actors is to build and retain legitimacy among different audiences and stakeholders. But how can we better understand the legitimacy of sustainability partnerships from the perspective of local communities? Or, more precisely, how do different sustainability partnerships develop, gain (or fail to gain), and manage legitimacy in local communities? What kinds of legitimacy do they seek and how? And which paths for building and maintaining legitimacy yield what kinds of perceived conservation and socio-economic outcomes? The author of our latest blog post did a thorough research on these questions. ReadTo the blog overview New Podcast Episode: Hierarchies in Value Chains Global value chains have become crucial for economic development, both at national and international scales. Listen to Pamela Mondliwa, Special Adviser on economic policy to the Minister of Finance, South Africa, and Intan Suwandi from Illinois State University, USA, to learn about production and value chains in South Africa and Indonesia, the big debates about global value chains’ role in development, and how the notion of power is important for understanding possibilities and constraints. To the podcast News from EADI Working Groups Our Working Group on Social Protection has published a new Social Protection Brief, highlighting recent publications on the topic, events and opportunities. For the master’s programme in Social Protection at Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, there are scholarships available for outstanding applicants from low- and middle-income countries. Read the brief The Convivial Thinkers, our Working Group on Post- and Decolonial Perspectives on Development, have a new blog post critiquing fixed-space notions of science-as-saviour that are instead precipitating increasing inequality and catastrophic climate collapse. There is no space, she argues, to seek out pluriversal, historically rooted knowledges that might help us to establish more inclusive and socially just approaches to life on earth. Read the postMore on EADI Working Groups Highlight: Open Access Book Political Settlements and Development: Theory, Evidence, ImplicationsThis book by the Global Development Institute (GDI) in Manchester provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of political settlements study. At its most ambitious, ‘political settlements analysis’ (PSA) promises to explain why conflicts occur and states collapse, the conditions for their successful rehabilitation, different developmental pathways from peace, and how to better fit development policy to country context. Read more Highlight: Limits to Growth +50 Event on 10 June On the 50th anniversary of the publication of Limits to Growth, co-author of the iconic report Jørgen Randers joins an expert panel to discuss its implications in the face of accelerating climate crises. The event is organised by The Department of International Environment and Development Studies at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NORAGRIC) and can be attended in Oslo and online. At its basics, the thesis of limits is straightforward: material growth cannot continue forever in a finite planet, hence deep transformations are needed in our growth-based economies to avoid climate breakdown. Read more Thematic Focus: Finance Money where it matters for people, nature and climate. Driving change through support for local level decision making over resources and finance Ebony Holland et al. – International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Investment facilitation for development: a toolkit for policymakers Axel Berger, Yardenne Kagan, Karl P. Sauvant (eds.) – German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Can access to finance spur entrepreneurship in Indian informal sector? Ira N. Gang, Rajesh Raj S.N. & Kunal Sen – United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) Financing fragile contexts: What can development finance institutions do better? Pamella Eunice Ahairwe, Lidet Tadesse Shiferaw, San Bilal – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) Tackling sovereign debt for effective climate action: Towards a European agenda Karim Karaki, Alfonso Medinilla – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) How do we think about sustainable investing? Suggestions from an exploratory study Margherita Massazza & Dr. Kristjan Jespersen – Copenhagen Business School, Department of Management, Society and Communication (MSC)Premium Members Publication Picks What are the lessons learnt from 20 years of international environmental agreements? Special Issue International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics (INEA) – Joyeeta Gupta, Courtney Vegelin, Nicky Pouw – Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR) Just transitions: a review of how to decarbonise energy systems while addressing poverty and inequality reduction Daniele Malerba – German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Evaluation of interventions for climate change adaptation. Instruments for managing residual climate risks Gerald Leppert, Alexandra Köngeter, Kevin Moull et al. – German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval) Measuring corporate social responsibility: an evaluation of a new sustainable development goals index for Fortune 500 companies International Journal of Organizational Analysis – Dasom Lee, David J. Hess – Governance and Technology for Sustainability, University of Twente (CSTM) | Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp (IOB) Targeting best agricultural practices to enhance ecosystem services in European mountains Journal of Environmental Management – A. Bernués, A. Tenza-Peral, E. Gómez-Baggethun et al. – Department of International Environment and Development Studies (Noragric) Strengthening Responses at the Nexus of Social Protection, Humanitarian Aid and Climate Shocks in Protracted Crises Sabates-Wheeler, Rachel; Lind, Jeremy; Harvey, Paul; Slater, Rachel – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Logistical futures and the Arabian Peninsula Dialogues in Human Geography -Rafeef Ziadah – Department of International Development King’s College London (DID) Biodiversity and international trade policy primer: how does nature fit in the sustainable trade agenda ? Carolyn Deere Birkbeck, Elena Antoni, Marianne Kettunen, Jamie Wang – The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) Regional integration in West Africa: Wasteful overlaps or necessary options? Bruce Byiers, Cheikh Tidiane Dièye, – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) From EAC-6 to EAC 7: potentials and pitfalls of the enlargement of the East African Community Binyam Afewerk Demena, Peter van Bergeijk – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) The EU’s global crisis response: from eurocentrism to stronger international partnerships? Svea Koch, Niels Keijzer – ETTG – German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Read more about EADI Members |
| TrainingMaster’s programme in Social Protection International Center for Sustainable Development (IZNE) PhD course: Effects of Lawfare: Courts and law as battlegrounds for social change, 15-30 August 2022 UiB Global University of Bergen See more courses and trainings on the EADI websiteOpinionsHow significant is The Limits to Growth today? Andreas Stamm, Jakob Rhyner, Hartmut Ihne – German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Body, Territory, Care. Reflections from the South Alejandra Ciriza – United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) Data-Powered Positive Deviance: Learning from Outliers Basma Albanna – Global Development Institute (GDI) Urban Contact Dialects and Language Change: Insights from the Global North and South Paul Kerswill – Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre, University of York (IGDC) A just recovery from COVID-19: young people from eight African cities speak out Arabella Fraser – International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Caring for a small planet: lessons from pastoralists for Stockholm+50 Ian Scoones – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Stockholm+50 must build a legacy of support for locally-led action for people, nature and climate Ebony Holland & Sejal Patel – International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Climate finance for SIDS is shockingly low: Why this needs to change Paul Akiwumi – OECD Development Centre OECD/DC A Political Ecology of Forest Conservation in India Amrita Sen – Sheffield Institute for International Development (SIID) Can access to finance spur entrepreneurship in Indian informal sector? Ira N. Gang, Rajesh Raj S.N. & Kunal Sen – United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) Sustainability enabler or complexity blinder? Milena Karen Bär & Dr. Kristjan Jespersen – Copenhagen Business School, Department of Management, Society and Communication (MSC) Migrant women are agents, not only victims Sine Plambech, Ahlam Chemlali & Maria Chiara Cerio – Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) The Politics of Distributing Social Transfers: State Capacity and Political Contestation in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia Tom Lavers – Global Development Institute (GDI) See more blogs and opinion pieces on the EADI websiteCallsCall for Contributions! NORRAG Special Issue 08: The Education-Training-Work Continuums: Pathways to socio-professional inclusion for youth and adults The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) – Deadline: 13 June 2022 Call for participants – ACCESS Summer School 2022: Championing Climate and Environmental Social Science Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP) – Deadline: 14 June Call for Applications: Megatrends Africa Fellowship 2022 German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) – Deadline: 22 June 2022 Request for research proposals: Analysis on firms and taxation using micro data from Uganda United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) – Deadline: 27 June Call for contributions: Political Protests and New Forms of Citizenship Global Research Programme on Inequality GRIP – Deadline: ongoingSee more calls on the EADI websiteJobsResearcher (f/m/diverse) Sustainable Global Supply Chains German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) – Deadline: 06 June 2022 Researcher (f/m/diverse) sustainable global economy German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) – Deadline: 06 June 2022 Associate Programme Officer (NPSA) United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) – Deadline: 07 June 2022 Senior policy officer – inclusive governance and accountability European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) – Deadline: 16 June 2022 Lecturer in International Political Economy with specialism in Heterodox Economics Department of International Development King’s College London (DID) – Deadline: 30 June 2022 Research Fellow (P-2) – 2 positions United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) – Deadline: 30 June 2022 3 Months Visiting Researcher Program: South-South Global Partnership Network (GPN) – Deadline: 30 June 2022 ViDSS Spring 2022 Call: 5 funded doctoral positions Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation (VIDC) – Deadline: 19 June See more jobs on the EADI website |