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Planning to attend #DSA2027 and need financial support?

Many external grant deadlines close well before the DSA call opens. Check our guide to funding options and start preparing your applications early:
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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
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How does rapid social change happen?

📚 Drawing on a decade of fieldwork, Prof Masooda Bano’s (@ODID_QEH) new book 'The Saudi Social Awakening' explores how post-2017 reforms reshaped social norms, revealing the dynamism of Saudi state and society:
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Need dedicated writing time and peer support?

Join DSA Student/ECR Rep Jenni Argent for our next online writing session on 27 Nov. Open to all DSA members at any career stage for 3 hours of focused writing and accountability.

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📚 Civil Society in Times of Conflict

This open access book by @Natilibrahim offers a new way of understanding how civil society organisations in the Global South adapt and survive in times of conflict, violence, and war.
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⏰ Final call: The #DSA2027 Call for Panels closes TODAY!

Don't miss your chance to convene a session at next year's hybrid conference co-hosted with @SussexUni & @IDS_UK

Submit your panel proposal before the deadline: buff.ly/p3f3mdT

Exit, Exception, and the Future of Sovereignty
📅 16 November 2026

Join @SOAS for a lecture by Noura Erakat (@4noura) examining the limits of international legal frameworks, exception, and the future of sovereignty.

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🚨 Just 24 hours left!

Final checks for your #DSA2027 panel:
✔️ Clear title and concise abstract
✔️ Co-convenor details confirmed
✔️ Theme or open topic ready to submit

Call for Panels closes tomorrow, 5 November: buff.ly/p3f3mdT

📢 @LagosStudies Call for Panels is open!
🗓 15–19 June 2027
📍 Hybrid: @trinityuniyaba, Lagos & Zoom

The organisers welcome representatives from the Development Studies community.
⏰ Deadline for submissions: 1 December, 2026

Submit a panel: buff.ly/dFdPEXB

Need support attending #DSA2027?

DSA funds are limited and rarely cover full costs, so we urge delegates to apply early to alternative sources once accepted.

Our latest guide outlines DSA funding criteria and signposts other grants:
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⏳ 2 days to go!

Remember, #DSA2027 isn't just for traditional paper panels. We strongly welcome roundtables, fireside chats, debates, and interactive workshops bridging research and practice.

Submit your proposal by Thursday 5 Nov: buff.ly/p3f3mdT

How can students build real green skills for the climate transition?

Students at @SussexUni can graduate equipped to tackle environmental challenges through dedicated sustainability learning and practice.

Explore Sussex’s approach to green skills:
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Why does the arithmetic we use to measure development matter so much for small states?

For @EADI’s blog, Albertino Francisco shows how statistical averages mask vulnerability, using São Tomé & Príncipe’s LDC graduation as a case in point:
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⏳ 3 days left to submit your panel for #DSA2027!

We always see a surge of proposals right before the deadline. Submit early to avoid last-minute technical snags and give your co-convenors time to review.

⏰ Closes Thursday 5 Nov: buff.ly/p3f3mdT

🎙️ In a new @GlobalDevInst podcast, students Evelyn Taylor, Olivia Thornburrow & Cheryl Loh speak with @MilesiCeci, @GlobalChangeC

They discuss language & power in development, whose knowledge counts, and global South-led cooperation:

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Prof @XiaolanF, @ODID_QEH addressed the UN High-Level Political Forum on the SDGs, speaking at the concluding plenary on the ‘Way forward to 2030’ and on ‘AI for social inclusion’.

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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.

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@LSEDataScience @LSE_ID @LSEInequalities @LSEGenderTweet @IAFFE @devcomms @IDS_UK @Bigd_BracU
The vital importance of sex-disaggregated data - a plea.
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Preparing your #DSA2027 panel proposal?

3 quick checks before submitting:
1️⃣ A sharp, catchy title & clear abstract
2️⃣ Check past programmes to show what’s new
3️⃣ Get peer feedback before 5 Nov

Full panel guide & Call for Panels:
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How do women in urban India navigate the contradictions of service work, mobility, and social anxiety?

Join the DSA Land, Labour & Food Study Group on 5 Nov (12pm GMT) for a talk with @LSE_ID sociology’s Dr Asiya Islam on her book 'A Woman's Job'.
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