At #EADI2023 at @iobua.bsky.social, @lucaschancel.bsky.social makes three main arguments: 1) Control over energy means control over rents 2) over supply options, 3) energy ownership is a political choice
Andy Sumner
@andypsumner.bsky.social
Professor of (International) Development Studies, King's College London / President @EADI / Fellow @UNU-WIDER @CGDev / Academy of Social Sciences
📹 Yesterday's Dudley Seers lecture with Joyeeta Gupta is now ready for rewatch! 💡Given the severity and urgency of our current ecolgical crises and rising levels of inequality, she argues that a new global constitution is a good way forward #EADI2026 @iobua.bsky.social youtu.be/NdHh9VnU7YI?...
Dudley Seers Lecture - Sharing our Earth: Contributing to the Writing of a Global Constitution
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📹 Watch the live stream now! Starting soon: Dudley Seers Lecture with Joyeeta Gupta #EADI2026 @iobua.bsky.social vimeo.com/event/6020243
Dudley Seers Lecture - Sharing our Earth: Contributing to the Writing of a Global Constitution
Dudley Seers Lecture - Sharing our Earth: Contributing to the Writing of a Global Constitution With Joyeeta Gupta, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 30…
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Hopefully of interest to @ryancbriggs.net @scepticalranil.bsky.social @andypsumner.bsky.social @ianmitchell1.bsky.social @evieaspinall.bsky.social @duncangreenlse.bsky.social @owen.org @mattcollin.bsky.social @developmentuea.bsky.social See paper for more: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
The politician, the press and the public: How politicians’ perceptions of the media shape UK aid allocations
This paper examines politicians’ attitudes and beliefs about the press, their potential role in shaping aid policy and how these views differ from the…
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Finally, #EADI2026 is kicking off, presenting the early career initiative of our journal, the EJDR
✅ Packed room at our 2nd early career session at #EADI2026 at @iobua.bsky.social! 🤑 How to get funded?
EADI President @andypsumner.bsky.social opening #EADI2026: “What might look like a crisis from a global north perspective, might look like an opportunity from southern perspectives
#EADI2026 opening plenary “Security and Development” just started! Read more here www.eadi.org/eadi-events/...
Follow the lecture next Tuesday by live stream! vimeo.com/event/602024...
Dudley Seers Lecture - Sharing our Earth: Contributing to the Writing of a Global Constitution
Dudley Seers Lecture - Sharing our Earth: Contributing to the Writing of a Global Constitution With Joyeeta Gupta, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 30 June…
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📣 Open for all! 🌇 in Antwerp or 💻 online! 🌍 What would a Global Constitution for our planet look like? Join us and @iobua.bsky.social for our traditional Dudley Seers lecture opening our flagship event, the #EADI2026 conference! www.eadi.org/eadi-events/...
"The current international environment makes it increasingly difficult to achieve agreements that are simultaneously universal and ambitious." www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2609
Towards a New Governance Architecture for Development Cooperation
By José Antonio Alonso At the beginning of the 1960s, OECD donors decided to establish a specialized body—the Development Assistance Committee (DAC)—to govern the aid system. Since then, the DAC ha…
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In a new @eadi.bsky.social reflection paper, @ryancbriggs.net & @andypsumner.bsky.social, @kings-sga.bsky.social explore what drives deep disagreements in development studies—and point to the “disciplinary baggage” of PhD training. Read more: buff.ly/ASH1bL9
✍ Our latest blog analyses the current development cooperation governance structure and sketches out five possible transitions, models of international cooperation and governance. Of course, some are more desirable than others. www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2609
Towards a New Governance Architecture for Development Cooperation
By José Antonio Alonso At the beginning of the 1960s, OECD donors decided to establish a specialized body—the Development Assistance Committee (DAC)—to govern the aid system. Since then, the DAC ha…
developmentresearch.eu
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📰Our newsletter just went out! 🔎Featuring @ids.ac.uk's open access book #Poverty in Polycrisis, Picks on Natural Resources by @tninstitute.bsky.social, @rielcano.bsky.social and others and more picks, news and opportunities from us and our member community 🛋️ Read it now! mailchi.mp/eadi/nl2june26
"In sum, the likely outcome of oil shock is a more fragmented, transactional and geographically selective dev. coop. system, where sustained support increasingly flows not to the countries with the greatest needs, but to those deemed geopolitically strategic." www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2603
Three Implications of the Oil Shock for the Turbulent Political Economy of Development Cooperation
By Andy Sumner and Stephan Klingebiel The 2026 US–Israel–Iran war has produced what the International Energy Agency describes as the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil marke…
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💻 Join us at #EADI2026 on site ( @iobua.bsky.social) or online! The EADI/IOB General Conference 2026 is hybrid—take part in Antwerp or online, wherever you are. A high-quality hybrid format takes investment, but connects a truly global community. 👉 Choose your option: bit.ly/eadi-2026
📰Our newsletter just went out! 🔎Featuring @ids.ac.uk's open access book #Poverty in Polycrisis, Picks on Natural Resources by @tninstitute.bsky.social, @rielcano.bsky.social and others and more picks, news and opportunities from us and our member community 🛋️ Read it now! mailchi.mp/eadi/nl2june26
🌱 Transformation and grounds for hope: How can we rethink development amid climate crisis and global uncertainty? Join the #EADI2026 closing plenary at @iobua.bsky.social —new ways of living and producing, grounded in diverse knowledge systems. 👉 bit.ly/eadi-2026
Don't forget to ✏️ our Dudley Seers lecture in your calendar! 📆20 June 🕢 19.30 CEST No need for registration! Just come in person (Antwerp) or join the live-stream!
📣 Open for all! 🌇 in Antwerp or 💻 online! 🌍 What would a Global Constitution for our planet look like? Join us and @iobua.bsky.social for our traditional Dudley Seers lecture opening our flagship event, the #EADI2026 conference! www.eadi.org/eadi-events/...
"We argue that the significance of the oil shock lies not only in the price increase itself but in its timing." Read @andypsumner.bsky.social ( @kings-sga.bsky.social) and @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social ( @idos-research.bsky.social)'s analysis in our latest blog! www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2603
Three Implications of the Oil Shock for the Turbulent Political Economy of Development Cooperation
By Andy Sumner and Stephan Klingebiel The 2026 US–Israel–Iran war has produced what the International Energy Agency describes as the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil marke…
developmentresearch.eu
Using social science fiction 📘 DSA Council member Laura Camfield & @andypsumner.bsky.social from @kings-sga.bsky.social explore ‘social science fiction’ to expand development studies—rethinking power, methods & futures. Read the #OpenAccess article + find all Kings news here: buff.ly/1L8YNbd
🌐 Opening Plenary | Security & Development How are security, geopolitics & development reshaping each other? Join #EADI2026 @iobua.bsky.social to explore what rising tensions mean for development futures—especially in the Global South. 👉 bit.ly/eadi-2026
In a new @eadi.bsky.social reflection paper, @ryancbriggs.net & @andypsumner.bsky.social, @kings-sga.bsky.social explore what drives deep disagreements in development studies—and point to the “disciplinary baggage” of PhD training. Read more: buff.ly/ASH1bL9
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Using social science fiction 📘 DSA Council member Laura Camfield & @andypsumner.bsky.social from @kings-sga.bsky.social explore ‘social science fiction’ to expand development studies—rethinking power, methods & futures. Read the #OpenAccess article + find all Kings news here: buff.ly/1L8YNbd
📣 Open for all! 🌇 in Antwerp or 💻 online! 🌍 What would a Global Constitution for our planet look like? Join us and @iobua.bsky.social for our traditional Dudley Seers lecture opening our flagship event, the #EADI2026 conference! www.eadi.org/eadi-events/...
🔎 Build your own #EADI2026 programme! Explore 9 thematic tracks—from climate justice to digital futures—plus 100+ panels & sessions. There’s something for everyone. 👉 Explore & join the conversation: bit.ly/eadi-2026 #DevelopmentStudies #SDGs
💻 Join us at #EADI2026 on site ( @iobua.bsky.social) or online! The EADI/IOB General Conference 2026 is hybrid—take part in Antwerp or online, wherever you are. A high-quality hybrid format takes investment, but connects a truly global community. 👉 Choose your option: bit.ly/eadi-2026
📰 Our newsletter just went out, featuring @idos-research.bsky.social's discussion paper on DevCoop. and the emerging global order, a new reflection paper, 3 new blog posts, 2 webinars still in May, and many other picks and opportunities. ✅ Check it now! mailchi.mp/eadi/nl2may26
Check our latest reflection paper on the disciplinary roots of disagreement in Development Studies, based on a survey of about 300 academics in more than 30 countries www.eadi.org/news-2/new-e...
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📣 EADI/IOB 2026 General Conference programme is live! 🗓 29 June–2 July 2026 | University of Antwerp, Belgium. Theme: Shaping Sustainable Futures: Global Challenges, (G)local Solutions? 👉Explore: https://bit.ly/eadi-2026 #EADI2026 #DevelopmentStudies #SDGs