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| 2nd Issue November 2024 Editorial Today, we’ve got extraordinarily many news items to share – a call for book editors, a new open access book, as well as a book launch event. In addition, there are four! new blog posts, a new working group and a new task group, not to mention further working group activities. We also cordially invite you to follow us to Blue Sky. And we’re happy to share the second text from our « Share your Decolonising Story » project, both on our blog and website. It’s a long scroll today, so give it a go and make your picks! New Open Access Book Out! Plurinationality and Epistemic Justice This book examines interculturality in education in Ecuador at the crossroads between a model inherited from the colonial past and a vision of decolonizing education that contributes to the development of an intercultural and plurinational state, as promised in the Ecuadorian Constitution. Championing indigenous voices and discussing the role of education in the fight against poverty and in the recovery of cultural and ecological diversity, the authors propose moving education out of the commonly defined models of technological modernization and cultural globalization. Read more Call for Book Editors The EADI Global Development Series is seeking editors to shape the future of our flagship series! The series bridges academic rigor and policy relevance, spotlighting innovative, interdisciplinary research across the broad spectrum of global Development Studies. As an editor, you will play a key role in guiding the intellectual direction of the series in a team of editors, inviting and curating high-quality manuscripts. Read more From our Blog Beyond COP29: Toward Reparative Justice, Not Corporate Climate Deals « What the current socio-ecological breakdown demands is reparative justice – an approach that not only addresses the deep-seated inequities created by centuries of resource extraction, labor exploitation, and ecological damage imposed on the Global South by the Global North, but also seeks to restructure and dismantle the systems that perpetuate these injustices ». This post makes a strong case for reparative justice and proposes alternative solutions that are grounded in the daily struggles and initiatives of communities worldwide. Read more The Journey towards an Equitable, Diverse and Inclusive System Evaluation In the second post from our « Share your decolonising story » project, Yulye Jessica Romo Ramos sheds the light on « systemic racism and discrimination of non-white people and other minoritised groups » in the evaluation sector. She takes us with her on her personal and professional journey which led her to developing a range of useful questions and suggestions that could help decolonise the sector. Read more Beyond Mergers: Charting Germany’s Development Policy in a Changing World This latest addition to our European Development Policy Outlook series discusses German specifics in development policy governance: « What should Germany aim to achieve with its development policy today? », Stephan Klingebiel asks. With regard to a proposal of the recent governing coalition to better coordinate ODA funds at the federal level, he concludes: « Developing fresh political ideas for this coordination challenge would be a worthwhile endeavour. The next few months will be a critical time to shape a new approach. » Read more The EU’s Engagement in the G20 – One Way to Deal with Global Power Shifts Our second post in the European Development Policy Outlook series explores the challenges for an effective EU engagement in the G20 amidst geopolitical shifts. The authors conclude: « The new EU leadership must (…) communicate its priorities combined with attractive solutions in light of partner countries’ interests as expressed in the G20 arena and offer cooperation for implementing global agreements such as the Paris Climate Agreement and the 2030 Agenda. » Read more To the blog overview Engage with us on Blue Sky! As large parts of the scientific community leave X (formerly Twitter) for better research communication, we are also in the process of shifting more of our social media engagement over to Blue Sky. The good news is: for connecting there, you don’t have to start from scratch, as there are tools that help you find your X community on Blue Sky: The « Sky Follower Bridge » is available for several browsers Follow us Book Launch: EQUITY IN COVID-19, 12 December At SOAS, London or Online, 17.00 London Time Equity in Covid-19: Mitigation and Policy Responses in Africa is an open access edited volume in our Global Development series that presents twelve African case studies that systematically reconstruct, document and analyse how national governments and other stakeholders took equity into account in their initial policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dzodzi Tsikata, Distinguished Research Professor, SOAS, will speak at the event. Read more and register See all EADI Events New EADI Working Group / Call / Event We warmly welcome our new Latin American Development Studies Working Group! If you’re interested in the topic, feel free to join and contact the convenors! The European Union as Development Actor Working Group has as call out for the annual UACES conference. Read more and submit by 26 January And join the Land, Labour and Food Working Group for the online discussion « Vanguards of the Forests » on 05 December at 16.00 CET on political ecology of protected forests and black-owned lands in coastal South Carolina. Read more and register New EADI Task Group on Methods Innovation We are happy to announce that we’ve put together a new task group to create a space for critical thinking around mainstream development research methods and share emerging or underappreciated knowledge from other fields, including development practice, about alternative approaches. To provide a gateway for development studies researchers to the latest methodological thinking, this will be done in broad collaboration with others. Read more News From The EJDR Special Issue Launch 11 December 13.30 CET Online The Belt and Road Iniatitive and Dynamics of Structural Transformation. Read more and register Volume 36, Issue 6, December 2024 Out Browse the issue New collection: Democracy, Participation, and Domination Read more Highlight: Citizenship Utopias in the Global South The Emergent Forms of Activism in an Era of Disillusionment This collection of empirical research that explores emergent forms of activism in Africa, Asia, and Latin America in times of multiple crises. At the intersection of hope and disillusionment, the diverse and thought-provoking chapters investigate emerging forms of activism in the Global South – including youth activisms, anti-racism struggles, feminist initiatives, online dissent, and Indigenous movements. The book is edited by Global Development Studies Researchers at the University of Helsinki. Read more Thematic Focus: Gender Building Solidarities: Gender Justice in a Time of Backlash Chung-Ah Baek, Deepta Chopra, Jerker Edström et al. – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Who has economic capabilities? Credit, gender, and informal self-employment in Indonesia Namira Samir, David Lawson – Global Development Institute (GDI) Economic development and barriers to (decent) work for women in SSA and MENA Alexander Stöcker, Tina Zintl – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) The Double Burden of Female Protracted Displacement: Survey Evidence on Gendered Livelihoods in El Fasher, Darfur Wolfgang Stojetz, Tilman Brück – International Security and Development Center gGmbH (ISDC) “Time to Abandon Swedish Women”: Discursive Connections Between Misogyny and White Supremacy in Sweden Journal of International Communication – Tina Askanius, Maria Brock, Anne Kaun, Anders Olof Larsson – School of Arts and Communication, University Malmö (K3) Big man politics and multi-party rule call for new gender plans Amanda Gouws, Diana Højlund Madsen – Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) Gender Dimensions of Forced Displacement: A Brief Review and Introduction to the Special Issue Tilman Brück, Lucia C. Hanmer, Jeni KLugman, Diana J. Arango – International Security and Development Center gGmbH (ISDC) The Colombian Commission for the Clarification of Truth, Coexistence and Non-Repetition and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj – Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI) ‘Our Backs Are Against the Wall’: The Story of a Bangladeshi Woman Garment Worker in the COVID-19 ‘New Normal’ Work, Employment and Society – Aysha Siddika et al. – Copenhagen Business School, Department of Management, Society and Communication (MSC) Women negotiating peace: A step toward durable peace? Julika Holdmann, Dennis Lucy Avilés Irahola, Katharina Löhr – Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung ZEF Premium Members Publication Picks Making and unmaking the actually existing hegemonic green transition The Extractive Industries and Society – Angus McNelly, Tobias Franz – Department of International Development King’s College London (DID) Changing human–nature relationships: Insights from Guinea-Bissau woodlands People and Nature – Ana Leite, Luís Catarino, Sambu Seck, Quintino Mbunhe, Aida Cuní-Sanchez – Department of International Environment and Development Studies (Noragric) Multiple pathways towards sustainable development goals and climate targets Environmental Research Letters – Bjoern Soergel, Sebastian Rauner, Vassilis Daioglou et al. – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Education desires and conflict impacts in refugees’ decisions to leave Migration Studies – Marta B Erdal, Marianne F Larssen. Cathrine Talleraas, Andreas Forø Tollefsen – Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI) Quantifying Green Job Potential in Colombia: A Task-Based Approach Oscar Becerra, Juana Piñeros-Ruíz – The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) The EU’s Rhetoric-Reality Gap Towards Israel-Palestine Hayat Kassioui – Ghent Centre for Global Studies (GCGS – UGent) The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and developing countries: Threats, opportunities and strategic responses Bruce Byiers, Alfonso Medinilla – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) Climate Change Mitigation through Development Cooperation. Contribution of German Development Cooperation to Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Developing Countries Thomas Wencker, Georg Kühltau, Isabel Mank,Kevin Moull – German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval) Intra-acting with the self: diffracting reflexivity in action-based research Educational Action Research – Elizabeth Ascroft – The Centre for the Study of Global Development, Open University (CSGD & OU) A Synthesis of Systemic Action Research Processes in the CLARISSA Programme on Worst Forms of Child Labour Danny Burns, Marina Apgar – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Read more about EADI Members Policy Publication Picks by Members Challenges and Opportunities for Just Energy Transition Partnerships in Africa Megatrends Africa – Phemelo Tamasiga – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Are industries in emerging countries becoming greener? Elen Huonnic , Bertrand Savoye – The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Advancing the UNSC climate security agenda Louise Wiuff Moe – Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) Tax Capacity in the West African Economic and Monetary Union Alou Adessé Dama, Anouck Daubrée, Grégoire Rota-Graziosi – Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Développement International (CERDI) Le suivi des financements internationaux de la lutte contre le changement climatique : un système à construire Serge Tomasi – Fondation pour les études et recherches sur le développement international (FERDI) The surge of Green, Social, Sustainability and Sustainability-linked (GSSS) bonds in Latin America and the Caribbean OECD – OECD Development Centre OECD/DC Unlocking WTO agricultural negotiations: building trust and finding common ground by Kristina Mensah Kristina Mensah – Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung ZEF Picks from International Partner Networks Scientists call for stronger science-policy collaboration in global transformations International Science Council ISC Rosario Aguirre. Antología Esencial Cuidados en agenda : género, trabajo y uso del tiempo 0-K. Batthyány, [Coord.], R. Aguirre. [Author] – The Latin American Council of Social Sciences CLACSO |
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| Calls Call for Papers: Academic Freedom in Africa: Revisiting the Kampala Declaration, 29 April – 2 May 2025, Dar es Salaam Deadline:10 January 2025 Call for Papers: CIRIEC Research Conference Bordeaux 2025 Deadline: 15 January 2025 – Groupement d’Intérêt Scientifique pour l’Étude de la Mondialisation et du Développement (GEMDEV) Call for Papers: Migration and Societal Change Conference June 2025 Deadline: 01 February 2025 – International Development Studies, Department of Human Geography and Planning See more calls on the EADI Website Opinions Scholar-activist research method – challenging but indispensable Lorenza Arango – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) Africa’s economic integration: How to link trade and mobility policies Amanda Bisong, Bruce Byiers – European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) Building livelihood resilience for equitable and sustainable rural futures Lídia Cabral, James Sumberg, Dominic Glover et al. – Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Exposing FATF. The secretive body responsible for undermining civil society and democracy across the globe Transnational Institute TNI The Middle East: reclaiming our shared Humanity Josep Borrell – Real Instituto Elcano Refugees in the German elections’ discourse: Challenging the narrative: How policy choices empower the far-right Musallam Abedtalas – German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Violence against women in Ethiopia: Reflections from a research programme Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) Trainings PhD studentships (October 2025) Application Deadline: 31 January 2024 – The Centre for the Study of Global Development, Open University (CSGD & OU) Food system transformation & policy advisory – SLE Training online, 17-21 March 2025 The Centre for Rural Development, Humboldt University, Berlin SLE Online Course: Use Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) data to strengthen transparency in the extractive sector: 09 May – 23 May 2025 Application Deadline: 21 April 2025 – Fondation pour les études et recherches sur le développement international (FERDI) See more courses and trainings on the EADI website Jobs 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 Postdoctoral Researcher in Economics (F/M/D) Deadline: 30 November 2024 – The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) Research Assistant/Associate: Conservation labour in India Deadline: 10 December 2024 – Chr.Michelsen Institute (CMI) See more job offers on the EADI website Opinons continued Rio Summit: what can still be expected from the G20 for sustainable development? Céline Kauffmann, Damien Barchiche – Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI) Advancing Climate Solutions: Insights from COP29 Sanae Okamoto – UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology UNU-MERIT |