SOAS Development Studies

Read about our great Department! Member spotlight: Development Studies at SOAS, University of London — Development Studies Association (devstud.org.uk)

A must-watch for anyone interested in policy space! Ha-Joon Chang reflects with @jmahumadaf (former Deputy Trade Minister, Chile), Rob Davies (former Trade and Industry Minister, South Africa), @LizMay12 (DLD) and Rachel Thrasher (Boston University). youtu.be/-LEkF9D_2lY?si…

“Atlanticist liberalism can never recover from its present agony” Last month @SaqiBooks published @gilbertachcar 's new book The Gaza Catastrophe: The Genocide in World-Historical Perspective. Labour Hub interviewed the author. labourhub.org.uk/2025/07/17/atl…

🎉 Congratulations to our colleague Sarah Njeri @sndeall ! Her new open access journal article highlights the vital but often overlooked role of Somaliland’s Pioneers, ex-combatants who led landmine clearance efforts that enabled post-conflict peacebuilding and reconstruction.…

Latest article by our colleague @MattiRizzo in "Development and Change"! “I Love Being My Own Boss (But the Work is Killing Me)” explores how ride-hail drivers in Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, and Nairobi navigate the contradictions of platform work, controlled by apps, yet often…

Researcher @sndeall from @SOASDevelopment shared her story to racially minoritised ECRs as part of our ACSS funded workshops on equality, diversity and inclusion. Read her reflections on knowledge, mentorship, and hope. And yes, there’s a baking reference! buff.ly/fdY6MhR

"Research impact is for life, not just for REF funding". A must-read blog by our colleague @nomhossain. In this powerful personal reflection, she explores the political weight of research impact, the limitations of how it's measured, and why scholars in international development…

Launch the Global South Peace and Conflict Network. via @SOASDevelopment soas.ac.uk/about/event/gl…

NATO leaders agreed to increase their military spending to 5% of GDP by 2035 after intense pressure from President Trump. Trump acted as a “salesperson for the military industrial complex,” says @gilbertachcar.

🎧 Listen Now: Keynote by our colleague Alessandra Mezzadri (@FeministOnMarx ) Missed it live? You can now listen Alessandra’s powerful keynote for the QMUL Law and Marxism Speaker Series: 🗣️ The Reproductive Laws of Capitalism in the Planetary Social Factory @SOAS…

Check out our colleague Lisa Tilley’s (@Tilley101) great article exploring how racism in West Papua has long served as an economic tool, justifying extractive industries that displace communities and devastate ecosystems. From colonialism to capitalism, racism drives the…

Tomorrow! 🔎 Reimagining Development: The Role of Young Leaders in Development 💻 Join our member GLODEP by live-stream 🕒 13.30-17.00 CEST youtube.com/live/6SNhmzP__…

🚨 New Book Alert! 🚨 We are excited to announce the publication of "Buildings of Refuge and the Postcoloniality of Asylum Infrastructure" by our colleague Paolo Novak @Terminalias , offering a powerful new perspective on the European migration crisis. Based on rich ethnographic…

Please join us on the 19 of June at 3 - 5 pm as @eka_ikpe from @KingsCollegeLon from African Leadership Center, discusses Africa beyond aid @SOAS @soasLAW @SOASDevelopment @ICwS_SAS brought to you by SOAS ALD.

Join the co-founders, @sndeall Sarah Njeri from @SOASDevelopment, @nabueno_ Bueno and Roberta Holanda Maschietto, for a session to discuss ways in which we can shape the network. They will explore ways to connect, share insights, and contribute to a more inclusive and…

📢 We are hiring! Join our fantastic Department of Development Studies at SOAS. We are looking for a fixed-term "Associate Lecturer" to teach Political Economy of Development at both BA and MSc levels. If you, or someone you know, has the expertise and passion for critical,…

📚 Check out the latest symposium edited by our @SOAS #Economics Senior Lecturer @SurbhiKesar and Don Goldstein in the Review of Radical Political Economics - @RRPENEWS “Political Economy of Occupation, Colonialism, and Conflict in Palestine” 🔗journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/04…

How has our understanding of violence and conflict changed over the past quarter-century? Professors @CramerChristoph and Zoë Marriage look back, and forward, in this thought-provoking interview on the evolution of a course that’s shaped a generation of critical thinkers. Read…

📸 Highlights from our recent “Violence, Conflict and Changing Global Orders” conference at @SOAS! We were delighted to bring together a vibrant mix of current and former students, academics, and policy practitioners for a half-day of cross-generational dialogue and rich…

✨ Happening today at 1.30pm at SOAS, KLT!! More info➡️: shorturl.at/yCOhJ

📌 Join us at @SOAS #Economics with RAMP University Network and @CSF_SOAS for a discussion with Erica Perego (CEPII) on: 🌾Climate change and fiscal crisis in agricultural commodity-dependent countries🌎 Info 🔗 soas.ac.uk/about/event/cl…