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| 2nd Issue April 2023 Editorial April showers bring not just May flowers, but also a fresh edition of the EADI newsletter! This week, we are announcing an exciting Virtual Dialogue about crisis governance in Pakistan coming up next month, so do sign up for that. Our blog post this time around delves into contract farming in the Global South, and we have an assorted bouquet of publication picks, jobs and calls for you to peruse. The thematic focus for member publications is on different dimensions of capital, covering international trade, economic growth and value chains. A quick reminder that registrations for the 2023 EADI General Conference are still open — join us in Lisbon for a week exploring new rhythms of development! |
Contract farming is everywhere, but how does it affect agrarian relations in the Global South?
« Contract farming is hailed as a source of jobs, income and stable markets for smallholders, and for providing a stable supply base and profits to agribusiness. However, whether it actually does lead to win-win outcomes remains highly contested », write the authors of our latest blog. They call for a new research agenda, examining for example contract farming’s influence on changes in land tenure, the prevalence of unpaid household labor and exploitation of hired labor, contract farming as a form of extractivism and the ecological burden of agricultural expansion and intensification. Read the post
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Virtual Dialogue with Shandana Khan Mohmand
The 2022 floods in Pakistan left an impact of unimaginable proportions in terms of the loss of lives, assets, livelihoods, and infrastructure, and in their implications for health, nutrition, and food pricing.These floods were a climate change disaster, and according to reports, Pakistan can expect more of these as a climate vulnerable country. But these are also a disaster of both internal and external governance. On 30th May 2023 starting 15:00 CEST, Shandana Khan Mohmand will join us to talk about disaster management and crisis governance. Register here
Publication Highlight: Rivers of resistance
Water for life, not profit
On the back of Earth Day 2023, we are spotlighting this report by our member The Transnational Institute which draws on discussions that played out during the “Our Future is Public” conference in Santiago, Chile, in 2022, and presents some critical views on the UN 2023 Water Conference. It traces the current status of the global water justice movement to fortify public and community water systems amidst burgeoning water crises worldwide. Read more
Thematic Focus: Capital
US Economic National Security: Divesting China from America’s Capital Markets
Darren Spinck – Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO)
African print textile value chains during the time of Covid-19 Beletchei Ebia – Global Development Institute (GDI)
Post Growth and the North-South Divide: a post-Keynesian stock-flow consistent analysis (CUSP Working Paper Series No 38)
Dario Leoni, Andrew Jackson & Tim Jackson – Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP)
The green and digital transition in manufacturing global value chains in latecomer countries
Rasmus Lema & Roberta Rabellott – UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology UNU-MERIT
Social norms and financial decision-making: technical update
Abigail Barr, Marleen Dekker & Linda Tia Zuze – African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL)
The Dark Side of Global Supply Chain Cooperation
Quarterly Magazine
Christian Scheper – Institute for Development and Peace (INEF)
| Premium Members Publication Picks Green Hydrogen: Implications for International Cooperation Andreas Stamm et al. – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Seeking Asylum in Japan: Oral Tales of a Contemporary Other (Graduate Institute ePaper 48) Minami Orikasa – The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) Assessing the Equity and Redistributive Effects of Taxation Reforms in Nigeria (ICTD Working Paper 130) Henry C. Edeh – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Gender equality in EU external action: The gender action plan and the women, peace and security agenda Maëlle Salzinger & Sophie Desmidt – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) Relevance and efficiency of the emergency COVID-19 support programme: BMZ prioritised rapid disbursement to partner countries Dr. Wiebke Stein et al. – German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval) Tourism Master Plan For The Island Of Santiago, Cape Verde: 2020–2030 – Part 2 Eduardo Moraes Sarmento et al. – Center for African and Development Studies |
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| Calls Call for Research Partnerships: Linking Critical Environmental Functions and Ecosystem Services for Nature-Related Physical Risk Assessment Deadline: 31 May 2023 – The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) First call for applications for visiting professors – a.y. 2023-2024 Deadline: 19 May 2023 – Department of Cultures, Politics and Society, University of Turin (CPS) Call for abstracts: ICERDA 2023 Conference: Repurposing the Global Development Education Agenda for Africa’s Future 19–21 Sept. 2023, Cape Coast, Ghana Deadline: 15 May 2023 – Development Policy and Practice, the Open University (DPP) See more calls on the EADI website Opinions Sudan’s turmoil: Revolution, power struggles, and the quest for stability Samah Khalaf Allah & Afaf Doleeb – Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI) Trapped in camps or struggling in the city: the realities facing Somali refugee women in Kenya Hafsa Ali – International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Four global problems that will be aggravated by the UK’s recent cuts to international aid Patricia Justino & Kit Rickard – United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) Public decision-makers must change their narratives on the food transition Mathieu Saujot et al. – Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI) Are we trading away fiscal space for development? Devika Dutt & Kevin P. Gallagher – OECD Development Centre OECD/DC How and why firms in low-income countries seek to build capabilities in new export industries? Ayelech T. Melese & Lindsay Whitfield – Copenhagen Business School, Department of Management, Society and Communication (MSC) COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Sub-Saharan Africa Yannick Markhof – UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology UNU-MERIT The EU’s carbon border tax can accelerate a low-carbon revolution if done right Olamide Oguntoye et al. – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) As conflict escalates in Sudan, three urgent health issues need addressing Mariam Mahjoub Mohamed Sharif – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Myanmar’s resilient revolution: How non-state welfare is sustaining democratic struggle Dr Gerard McCarthy – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) New research findings: transnational energy infrastructures Alke Jenss & Benjamin Schütze – Arnold-Bergstraesser-Institut (ABI) See more blogs and opinions on the EADI website Training 2nd EIBA EU CatChain Summer School Deadline: 5 May 2023 – Complutense Institute of International Studies (ICEI) Call for Applications AFAS Master’s Program Deadline: 30 April 2023 – Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung ZEF Third round call UNITA Erasmus BIP 2022-23 Deadline:10 May 2023 – Department of Cultures, Politics and Society, University of Turin (CPS) Open call for application 2023/2024: Master in Cooperation and Development Deadline:30 June 2023 – Center for Global Strategic Engagement (GLOBEC) See more courses and trainings on the EADI website Jobs PhD Scholarships in Marketing and Management Department of Food Business and Development UCC-FBD – Deadline: 22 May 2023 Call for Ph.D. Scholarship Applications in Social Policy Studies International Center for Sustainable Development (IZNE) – Deadline: 30 April 2023 Scholarships for doctoral research in sustainable development Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung ZEF – Deadline: 31 August 2023 Assistant Professor Urban Geography Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR) – Deadline: 21 May 2023 Two research assistants, Department of Government Department of Government Uppsala University – Deadline: 22 May 2023 Research assistant, Department of Government Department of Government Uppsala University – Deadline: 04 May 2023 Community Officer HSC & IHSA International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) – Deadline: 8 May 2023 Coordinator HSC & IHSA (1.0FTE) International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) – Deadline: 08 May 2023 Wanted: Consultant to map financial mechanisms to receive, disburse, manage and report on LIFE-AR funds in Ethiopia International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) – Deadline: 28 April 2023 Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences Global Development Studies at the University of Helsinki – Deadline: 08 May 2023 Professor in Built environment with a focus on urban sustainability School of Arts and Communication, University Malmö (K3) – Deadline: 10 June 2023 Research Assistant in Participatory Design with a more-than-human perspective School of Arts and Communication, University Malmö (K3) – Deadline: 30 April 2023 Research fellow New Social Contract Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI) – Deadline: 6 May 2023 2 PhD student positions in Agricultural / Environmental Economics Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung ZEF – Deadline: 31 May 2023 See more job offers on the EADI website |