Put many development scholars in one room, and controversial discussions are inevitable. What is development? What is Development Studies? The answers depend on the taken perspectives: Reflections from a recent workshop www.developmentresearch.eu?p=1951
By Anisa Muzaffar and Sana Kainat Moyeen The recent workshop “Unity in Diversity? Reflecting on the Future of Development Studies provided a fascinating platform for debates that brought to l…
In our latest blog post, Amrita Saikia describes the long struggle of Naga women in #Indiawww.developmentresearch.eu?p=1941
By Amrita Saikia In June 2024, the Nagaland state in India’s Northeast held the Urban Local Body (ULB) elections after a gap of two decades. According to reports, out of 278 seats in civic bodies, …
Call for Papers: Arts and creative approaches to mainstreaming sustainable consumption—CUSP session at #SCORAI2025cusp.ac.uk/themes/s1/sc...
Issues and potential solutions for current consumption patterns are well-understood, yet successful sustainable consumption campaigns remain rare. We invite researchers and practitioners to submit …
“Health is being undermined consistently by the lifestyles that we live, and the vested interests of the people that are creating those lifestyles are preventing us from living healthy lifestyles, because they’re profiting from tragedy,” newrepublic.com/article/1845...
Tim Jackson found unlikely fame by arguing that slower growth will actually make us happier—and more prosperous.
Time is running, our newsletter is out again! Of particular interest might be the latest paper by the International Institute of Social Studies: "Caring for Earth: Decoloniality and Feminisms in Dialogue. Plus many other picks, calls, vacancies and more mailchi.mp/eadi/nl2augu...
"Danish development cooperation is increasingly characterized by a fragmentation of priorities and interventions, covering an immense expanse of ground, and governed increasingly by both a recentralization and a growing set of projectized logics" www.developmentresearch.eu?p=1934
By Adam Moe Fejerskov / Part of the European Development Policy Outlook Series Although strong in absolute growth, Danish development cooperation remains caught between the fragmentation and lack o…
Ahem. The country's countrymen (and women) played rather vital roles in colonisation, notably (but not only) in India. Here's a gentle introduction: blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/...
Are we still pedalling this narrative? There is something to be said for Ireland's identity being constructed by its experience of empire, but it's not all in the solidarity/humanitarian direction. I wrote a book about this, in case anyone's interested. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9780719095443/
Some very unhelpful romanticisation and whitewashing here: see @eicathomefinn.bsky.social’s thread and comments for a wide range of examples of Irish involvement in centuries of colonial activities:
"As a country that was long colonised, not colonising, Ireland’s development aid programme started from a place of empathy and solidarity", writes the author of our latest blog in the Eureopan Development Policy Outlook series www.developmentresearch.eu?p=1926
By Pieternella Pieterse / Part of the European Development Policy Outlook Series Ireland’s overseas development aid programme is, and always has been, a little different from fellow long-term EU me…
"As a country that was long colonised, not colonising, Ireland’s development aid programme started from a place of empathy and solidarity", writes the author of our latest blog in the Eureopan Development Policy Outlook series www.developmentresearch.eu?p=1926
By Pieternella Pieterse / Part of the European Development Policy Outlook Series Ireland’s overseas development aid programme is, and always has been, a little different from fellow long-term EU me…