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Got a panel idea for #DSA2027? While our theme is ‘Development between hope and critique’, we welcome proposals across ALL areas of development theory & practice, and DSA Study Groups. Traditional, debate, or workshop formats welcome. Propose by 5 Nov: buff.ly/66RBY44

The UK government wants to shift ties with the global South from an aid-defined hierarchy to genuine partnership. How can this happen in practice beyond rhetoric? New research from @KingsIntDev on forging partnerships through horizontal cooperation: buff.ly/BAT2EBC

The DSA Gender and Development Study Group is seeking a new co-convenor to join the team and help shape the next phase of the group. 📅 Apply before 15 Nov buff.ly/IgmjtKV

The humanitarian system doesn’t need to “empower” local communities. It needs to enable them. Myriam Castaneda Solares, @bondngo buff.ly/2Nk2yRJ

Sponsored by @JID_journal at #DSA2026, Prof @N_Kabeer asked: what values should shape a different world, and whose experiences inform it? Her feminist perspective didn't just add women to development; it questioned the model itself. Watch it here: buff.ly/QUE7yKU

How can policy actors build genuine partnership in conflict-affected contexts? A new @wicidwarwick primer series explores community participation, participatory M&E, and centering local voices. Co-produced with @HumAdGrp, @everydaypeace & @FCDOGovUK buff.ly/NaQ0Xjg

📚 DSA members can get 20% off books from the UN, World Bank and Center for Global Development via @mare_nostrum_uk’s online bookshop. Use code DSA20 at checkout. ⏳ Offer ends 31 October 2026. Browse their books: buff.ly/wnhCFmd

Where do we find hope in development today? At #DSA2027, we’re seeking panels on Global South leadership, climate politics, youth movements, and solidarity struggles. 💡 Panels outside the main theme or linked to DSA Study Groups are welcome! Propose: buff.ly/66RBY44

The Nature’s Intelligence Ideathon, organised by the @TIDE_Oxford and the @AgendaCAF, brought together ten finalist teams selected from more than 380 applications across Latin America and the Caribbean. Find out more: buff.ly/JSP2FrD

🎙️ @PhilipProudfoot, Research Fellow at @IDS_UK, was a guest on The New Humanitarian podcast Rethinking Humanitarianism: Should humanitarianism return to its activist roots? 🎧 Listen here: buff.ly/J1yMGQR

Should the DSA conference be hosted in the global South? PhD researchers @MurainaL and Aysha Valery ask whether shifting development conferences south would foster greater equity. Read their piece and share your thoughts with us—or pitch a blog response: buff.ly/lsnaTUJ

Eliminating labour abundance is key to improving workers' living standards, North and South, writes @RugitskyF, @SOASEconomics Yet we cannot rely on population dynamics or capital accumulation to get there. Read more: buff.ly/Vjao2e4

How can culture drive climate action? Join @BritishArts for the launch of a new KEA European Affairs report exploring the global impact and opportunities of culture-based climate action. 🗓 Wed 28 Oct ⏰ 09:30 & 17:00 CET 📍 Online Register: buff.ly/UoaTtkz

As decolonial thought shapes academia, @ingridharvold (@KingsIntDev) asks: what gets lost when radical challenges to power reduce to identity and knowledge? She argues for putting capitalism and structural power back at the core, on the @EADI blog: buff.ly/EKffR3w

From aid cuts to shifting geopolitics, the development industry faces unprecedented ruptures. #DSA2027 explores ‘Development between hope and critique’. We want panels examining new donor dynamics, multilateralism, and critical alternatives. Submit: buff.ly/66RBY44

'Sweat the asset’: new development minister plots path to make UK aid count. Kirsty McNeill reaffirms Labour’s 0.7% of GDP pledge and promises value for money to allay voter concern. buff.ly/dylW7ej

How should we measure progress in the 21st century? @sabina_alkire (@ophi_oxford / @UniofOxford) explains how the UN’s Beyond GDP framework could reshape global metrics—and the 5 factors key to its success. Read more: buff.ly/4utAqN3

Graduate students, early-career researchers, and established scholars are all welcome to convene at #DSA2027 The conference is fully hybrid, co-hosted with @SussexUni & @IDS_UK ⏰ Deadline for panel proposals: 5 November 2026 Read more and propose here: buff.ly/66RBY44

✍️ DSA Student/ECR Rep Jenni Argent is hosting an online writing community, open to all DSA members. Join DSA peers for 3 hours of focused writing, plus networking, peer accountability and moral support. 📅 28 Oct, 9am–1pm Register: buff.ly/92sHbeI