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I reflect on a resource extraction conference, which only supports the idea of total extractivism.

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📢 New | UNRISD eBulletin – #IWD2026 Special

In this eBulletin, explore insights on the interconnectedness of Gender w/Justice, Just Transition, Care, Feminist Policies, and Peace & Sustainability.

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📢 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 | We are looking for an intern with an interest in 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 to work with our African Economies and Climate Action team.

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Can indigenous political representation improve forest conservation? India’s experience | Professor Bina Agarwal - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment This lecture will examine whether political representation by indigenous communities supports forest conservation or drives greater resource extraction.

Can indigenous political representation improve forest conservation?

Prof Bina Agarwal will deliver a talk on 18 March at @lseid.bsky.social to talk about India’s experience.

Register here: www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...

A world without a center: How Germany must rethink its approach Germany is spreading itself too thinly across too many issues in a world order that is undergoing realignment. This is particularly evident in development policy, which, as an instrument of German for...

"Germany is spreading itself too thinly across too many issues in a world order that is undergoing realignment. This is particularly evident in #DevelopmentPolicy."

New opinion piece by IDOS experts @heinerjanus.bsky.social & Benedikt Erforth for @table.media: table.media/en/europe/op...

What do bond markets say about inflation?

New #SATIED research finds long-term inflation expectations are slowly moving closer to the South African Reserve Bank’s target band, while inflation risk has fallen since 2021.

Learn more: go.unu.edu/fObj7

The Two Blind Spots of the ‘Equitable Partnerships’ Debate By Eyob Balcha Gebremariam There might be more than two, but I want to focus on these two blind spots, both in the scholarly debate and in the policy domains of “equitable partnerships”. The first …

Interesting piece by @eyobbalcha.bsky.social focusing on two blind spots in the 'equitable partnerships' debate 👇
#AfricaResearch #EquitablePartnerships www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2519

✨ New from @odid-qeh.bsky.social

Why has academic research had limited impact on UNHCR operations—and could that now change?

Jeff Crisp reflects on research, policy, and the future of refugee studies

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From Research to Policy: Online Workshop for PhD Students and Early Career Researchers

📅 26 March 2026
Organised by @eadi.bsky.social

The workshop will be led by @grimmsven.bsky.social, Head of Knowledge Cooperation and Training at IDOS.

Register here: www.eadi.org/news-2/from-...

Marx and Colonialism By Lucia Pradella It is widely believed that Marx did not systematically consider the role of colonialism within the process of capital accumulation. According to David Harvey, Marx concentrated on…

Marx over the time became increasingly aware of colonialism's and racism' role in capitalism, and came to integrate imperialism into his critique of political economy

✍️ From our blog

www.developmentresearch.eu?p=1347

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The seventh regularisation of undocumented migrants in 40 years exposes the need for greater migratory policy planning More than 500,000 undocumented migrants and asylum seekers in Spain will begin to request legal status under a decree law.

Spain’s seventh process of immigration regularisation, which is expected to grant legal status to at least 500,000 undocumented migrants, contrasts with the anti-migration policies and xenophobic rhetoric seen across Europe.
✍️ William Chislett #InsideSpain
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Unlocking the Benefits from Conservation? Indigenous Youth and Entrepreneurship in Drakensberg Park By Jabulile Happyness Mzimela and Inocent Moyo  The Natal Colonial government initiated the establishment of protected areas in the Drakensberg in 1903, drawing on Eurocentric conservation models t…

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"Indigenous communities have played a significant role in tourism ventures. However, this “role” does not necessarily imply that they have control over these ventures, that their values guide them, or even that they benefit from them."

✍️ From ou blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2514

📑 Nouvelle publication Ferdi : “Digital Disasters: The Macroeconomic Costs of Submarine Cable Breaks”, @joelcariolle.bsky.social

🌐 𝗟𝗮 𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲́𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲́ 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗲́𝗿𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗲 | 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆

👉 𝗟𝗶𝗿𝗲 / 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 : ferdi.fr/publications...

Confronting border fascism requires recognising its roots in global capitalism and supporting movements that challenge racialised borders through solidarity, accountability, and collective resistance.

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Call for Book Proposals - EADI Global Development Series On the occasion of welcoming two new editorial board members (Tobias Denskus, Malmö University and Jacob Jordaan, Utrecht University), we would like to remind...

📣 Call for book proposals!

📖 Did you know that we've got an open-access book series on Global Development?

If you've got a good idea for a new volume, please get in touch!

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The Gendered Cost of Waiting for Justice By Irma Nugrahanti In the field of feminist economics, cost extends beyond mere budgetary figures, market prices, or GDP metrics. It encompasses the often-invisible labour of social reproduction, t…

"Women, who are often the first responders and caretakers during disasters, are compelled to fill the gap with their own labor and safety when early warning systems fail, rescue efforts are underfunded, and post-disaster recovery is slow."

✍️ Our latest blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2523

Picture of a wall with a fracture and a plant growing on it. Over, a text that reads "Green industrialization and inclusive growth in a fractured world order".

We are excited to bring together researchers, policymakers and practicioners in New Delhi, 18–20 March, for #WIDERDevConf2026! Together with ISID, we explore green industrialization & inclusive growth amid a fractured world order.

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"the most consequential conversations about Africa's future are increasingly happening at the intersection of technology, governance, and security, further away from the traditional spaces of diplomacy and academic debate."
- Reflections from the Africa Tech Summit in Nairobi
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The Middle East enters its first Great War: a new order could emerge The overlapping crises in the Middle East evoke the spectre of a ‘Great War’, where multiple conflicts converge and regional order is irreversibly reconfigured.

Why the current fragmented, multi-player conflict in the Middle East could easily escalate into a wider regional Great War.
✍️ Ibrahim Al-Marashi & Tanya Goudsouzian
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UNRISD is looking for an intern interested in measuring how research influences engagement, policy, and knowledge uptake.

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Merit, Meritocracy, and Decolonising Knowledge for Development By Amitabha Sarkar / part of our “Share your Decolonising Story” project I grew up in a family shaped by the complexities of colonial misadventure in Calcutta, a refugee past marked by economic har…

"Decolonising knowledge is not merely about diversifying classrooms or curricula; it demands rethinking the very metrics of excellence, for if these remain tied to Western-centric, market-driven logics, inclusion alone will change little."

✍️ From our blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2349

Current upheaval in world politics is expanding China’s room for manoeuvre – and calls for a more in-depth engagement with the People’s Republic.

IDOS expert @sebhaug.bsky.social in #TheCurrentColumn:
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Decolonial Journey: #RhodesMustFall and ‘Decolonising Development Studies’ in Ghana and Nigeria By Luqman Muraina / part of our “Share your Decolonising Story” project I completed my B.Sc. Sociology in Nigeria with little or no knowledge about alternative epistemologies, coloniality, and poli…

"I consider my story as reflecting a scholarly transition from an empirical, positivist and Eurocentric framework to an advocacy for alternative knowledges, pluriversality, and decoloniality"

✍️ Experiences from Nigeria and Ghana, from our decoloinising stories:
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2480

Military AI and the limits of multilateralism Sasha Pearson examines how the use of military AI, operating with limited human oversight, is challenging the rules-based international order and the credibility of multilateralism.

📣 Military AI is moving faster than the multilateral institutions meant to govern it. Multilateral forums talk about 'responsible' AI in warfare, but the systems being developed and deployed today are already testing the limits of existing law and diplomacy.

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The Gendered Cost of Waiting for Justice By Irma Nugrahanti In the field of feminist economics, cost extends beyond mere budgetary figures, market prices, or GDP metrics. It encompasses the often-invisible labour of social reproduction, t…

"When the state neglects to deliver timely justice (...) the gap is not left unfilled. It is disproportionately absorbed by women through unpaid care work, informal labour, and social repair."

✍️ Our latest blog on the occasion of International Women's Day
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2523

Quote from Alice Melisandra Torppa, UNU-WIDER Thesis researcher that reads: Tax regimes often disproportionately affect women. At UNU-WIDER, we are suggesting solutions.

Gender inequality is shaped by many forces. Fiscal policy is one piece of the puzzle. 🧩

Our researchers examine how tax systems interact with broader inequalities, and what gender-responsive reform could look like.

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