We, led by Matthew Paterson (+ w/Sam Hickey Silke Trommer J.Jackson + S.Cardenas), are holding a workshop on #green #energytransitions at ManchesterSCI Global Development Institute on 11-13 September. Submit EoIs by 12 June: manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/…

We have a workshop on 'Green energy transitions and global disruption' at ManchesterSCI and Global Development Institute in September. Call for expressions of interest here: manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/…

SOAS Economics is growing!!!

We are looking to hire a Reader/Professor in Economics
vacancies.soas.ac.uk/job/546672

This is a great time to join our community and contribute with your academic leadership, research agenda and networks, teaching expertise and passion!

📢A reminder that we have three job postings currently available within GDI for academic staff!

You can find out more about the roles here:

- Global dev: loom.ly/I8lqCz0
- Climate Change: loom.ly/xHeYzMY
- Economics: loom.ly/ejyCm74

PASR and the Lusaka Contemporary Art Centre invite applications for our next Junior Scholars Workshop on the 'Political Economy of Inequality in Africa' to be held in Lusaka, Zambia on August 14th and 15th, 2024.

Applications due May 22nd, 2024.

Info: pasiri.org/lusaka-zambia-…

'We all have to become better economists': Check out some reflections on the Global Land Grabbing Confefence which took place from the 19th-21st of March in Bogotá, Colombia! :)
JPS

blogs.manchester.ac.uk/sci/2024/04/22…

📢📢 Just *3* days to go until Call for abstracts closes for the 4th Young Scholars Conference on #StructuralChange & #IndustrialPolicy in Africa hosted by the DSI/NRF SARChI in Industrial Development in conjunction with
Young Scholars Initiative. To submit click here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

We are hiring 3 academic roles at GDI ❗

Have a background in environment or poverty research? Take a look at our vacancies here:

Poverty and Inequality: loom.ly/I8lqCz0
Climate Governance: loom.ly/xHeYzMY
Environmental Economics: loom.ly/ejyCm74

📚👁️ 'Pious Peripheries' review by Marya Hannun uncovers the strengths & challenges of Afghan women post-Taliban. Insightful & moving, it’s a must-read for those seeking depth beyond the surface.

👉Read more: doi.org/10.1080/002203…

#AfghanWomen #JDevstudies Sonia Ahsan-Tirmizi

📢 WE ARE HIRING !!! 📢

The Department of Development Studies of SOAS University of London is recruiting a Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer in Political Economy of Development!

Join the prestigious academic community of SOAS University of LondonDevelopment!

Info ⬇️
vacancies.soas.ac.uk/job/538043

We are hiring! SOAS Development Studies looking for a political economist/development economist, with direct data collection experience, quant skills, and committed to interdisciplinarity. Come to one of the top DS depts. in the world! jobs.ac.uk

Read about Gerald Emmanuel Arhin’s excellent dissemination work around his recently-completed PhD’s findings Global Development Institute

📢New round of applications for the SOAS-Wits Joint PhD programme in Applied Development Economics now open!

Applicants will select one of 4 projects/areas of research - see details through link below 👇

🗓️Deadline: 31st May 2024

New Book Review by Sima Aldardari, Centre for Syrian Studies Fellow & PhD student School of International Relations - read her review on 'Everybody’s War: The Politics of Aid in the Syria Crisis' in Journal of Development Studies (JDS)

Read here ⬇️
tandfonline.com/eprint/T8MI9HC…

Michaela Collord [Michaela Collord] reviews Rachel Sigman's [Rachel Sigman] book on state power in Benin & Ghana. An astute review essential for governance insights. 🇧🇯🇬🇭

👉🏽Check out review: doi.org/10.1080/002203…

Cambridge University Press #JDevStudies #PoliticalEconomy #Africa

🔍 'The Informal Sector in Ecuador' through the lens of Julie Gamble offers an insightful review of Alan Middleton's book on artisans and entrepreneurs.
Learn how precarious family firms shape Ecuador's economy. 🇪🇨

📚 Full review here: doi.org/10.1080/002203…

#JDevStudies

anthropology jobs: three (!) fellows, mainly teaching but there's also time to do research, two year positions, deadline is 30 April jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/16…

Check out our Visiting PhD #fellowship !

Join us, if you:
- are a PhD student in development economics or related field
- want to further your research with a mentor
- wish to learn with peers
Apply by 31 March: go.unu.edu/faP36
#PhDOpportunity #AcademicOpportunity