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2nd Issue August 2020

Editorial
Today we are happy to announce our new virtual dialogue series on Covid-19: "National and Local Coping Strategies following the Covid-19 Pandemic". The first event is already on 3 September, focusing on food-chain resilience in India. Also in the pipeline are events on smallholder farmers in South Africa, Small Island States, activism in Latin America and  more. A more detailed overview will follow soon! We are also pleased to see that  our latest blog post has been quite popular on social media, and we can announce that a new issue of our journal, the EJDR, is out. As usual, we also appreciate your interest in our picks of calls, vacancies, online activities, publications, and news further below. Today's topical focus is on peace and conflict.
New on our Blog: Utopia instead of "Development" Goals
It is time to abandon “development” goals and demand a post-2030 Utopia:
The authors of our latest blog post argue that the SDGs will fail to tackle nowadays global crises, as they leave the core problem untouched: "‘Development’, as a discourse and practice, with its colonial past and present, and its adherence to a Eurocentric yardstick to which all societies need to measure up." As an alternative they suggest a "global utopia that is simple, yet complex at the same time: A good life must be possible for everyone (human and non-human beings), in different locations, at different times and according to endogenous definition of needs." Read the post
To the blog overview
Virtual Dialogue Series on COVID19 Coping Strategies
Speakers from around the world will explore the variety of responses to the pandemic from a multidisciplinary perspective and offer insights into the local realities and lived experiences in different regions.
Food Chain Resilience in India during the Covid-19 Pandemic, 3 September, 14.00 CET
Sudha Narayanan from the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) will present findings from research on food and agricultural markets in India post-lockdown. Despite the early confusion, anxiety, and disruptions, there is now widespread consensus in India that the agrifood system has been surprisingly resilient. Yet, large constituencies remain vulnerable. While consumers face rising prices, producers have seen prices collapse for several commodities. Food insecurity remains widespread. Providing continued and effective relief must remain a priority for the Indian government in the coming months. Read more and register
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The September Issue of the  EJDR is out
Another issue of our Journal, the European Journal of Development Research (EJDR) is out, with 20 original articles. The latest open access articles are:
Browse the latest issue
Featured EADI Member: African Studies Centre, Leiden
The African Studies Centre (ASC) is the only multidisciplinary academic knowledge institute in the Netherlands devoted entirely to the study of Africa. On the occasion of 60 years of formal independence of many African states, the ASC has just issued a number of brand-new fact sheets about nine African countries.. To the fact sheet overview
Premium Members Publication Picks
When the Mountain Broke: Disaster Governance in Sierra Leone
2020/07 – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS); Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal; Author(s): Melis, Samantha; Hilhorst, Thea

Seed Security in Theory and Practice: A Comparative Study of Seed Security Frameworks and Their Use.
2020/08 – Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Noragric); research paper; Author(s): Sarah Paule Dalle, Ola Tveitereid Westengen

Social Protection and Inequality: Evidence From Ethiopia, India and Peru
2020/08 – Agence Française de Développement (AFD); research paper; Author(s): Liyousew Borga, Raphael Cottin, Conchita D'Ambrosio

Labour Power and Bossing: Local Leadership Formation and the Party-State in ‘Middle’ Bangladesh
2020/06 – Ghent Centre for Global Studies (GCGS); Contributions to Indian Sociology; Author(s): Julian Kuttig
The Global Economic System and Access and Allocation in Earth System Governance
2020/08 – Graduate Institute (IHEID); International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics; Author(s): Defne Gonenc, Dario Piselli,Yixian Sun

A Proposal for a New Universal Development Commitment
2020/07 – King’s International Development Institute (IDI); Global Policy; Author(s): Andy Sumner et al.

EU Development Policy: Evolving as an Instrument of Foreign Policy and as an Expression of Solidarity
2020/07 – German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE); Journal of Contemporary European Research; Author(s): Mark Furness; and; Luciana-Alexandra Ghica; Simon Lightfoot; Balazs Szent-Iványi

The Humanitarian Innovation and Evidence Programme (HIEP): Bringing New Evidence and Methods to Humanitarian Action
2020/08 – Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton; research paper; Author(s): Nelis, Tina; Allouche, Jeremy; Sida, Lewis
Read more about EADI Members
Thematic Focus: Peace and Conflict
Conflict Analysis of North Eastern Kenya
2020/08 – Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton; Emerging Issues Reports; Author(s): Haider, Huma

Protection of Civilians Mandates and `Collateral Damage' of UN Peacekeeping Missions: Histories of Refugees From Darfur (PDF)
2020/08 – Global Development Institute (GDI); International Peacekeeping; Author(s): Tanja R. Müller

Reviving “Religious Wars” but Thinking About Them Differently
2020/08 – Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS); Global Perspectives; Author(s): Sheikh, Mona Kanwal

Disentangling the Security Traffic Jam in the Sahel: Constitutive Effects of Contemporary Interventionism
2020/08 – Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS); International Affairs; Author(s): Cold-Ravnkilde, Signe Marie; Jacobsen, Katja Lindskov
The Impact of External Arms Restrictions on Democracy and Conflict in Developing Countries
2020/07 – ISS Working Paper Series / General Series; Author(s): Dizaji, Sajjad Faraji; Murshed, Syed

The Narrative of Militancy: A Case Study of Swat, Pakistan
2020/08 – Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Noragric); Journal of Human Security; Author(s): Qasim ali Shah; Bahadar Nawab, Ingrid Nyborg, Noor Elahi

Doomed to Instability: Israel's West Bank Annexation Plan in a Turbulent Region
2020/08 – German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA); GIGA Focus Middle East 04; Author(s): Selman Almohamad

Protection of Civilians Mandates and `Collateral Damage' of UN Peacekeeping Missions: Histories of Refugees From Darfur (PDF)
2020/08 – Global Development Institute (GDI); International Peacekeeping; Author(s): Tanja R. Müller
Opinions
Blog: Towards a Non-Extractive and Care-Driven Academy
2020/08 – Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp (IOB); blog post; Author(s): Gert van Hecken; Jennifer Casolo; Shazma Abdulla; Vijay Kolinjivadi; Rut Elliot Blomqvist

Blog: Fighting Racism and Decolonizing Humanitarian Studies: Toward Mindful Scholarship
2020/08 – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS); blog post; Author(s): Dorothea Hilhorst

Blog: Values and Goals: Can We Intervene to Reduce Materialism?
2020/08 – Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP); blog post; Author(s): Natasha Parker

Blog: What Does Covid-19 Mean for Global Inequalities? - Global Development Institute Blog
2020/08 – Global Development Institute (GDI); blog post; Author(s): Khalid Nadvi

Opinion: International Trade and Access to Treatment During a Pandemic - A Perspective from the South
 2020/08 – Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation (VIDC); Article; Author(s): Ranja Sengupta

Blog: Food Insecurity: An Appetite for Change
2020/08 – International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED); blog post; Author(s): Naomi Gammon

Blog: COVID-19: Will Enough Lessons Be Learned to Re-Balance This Unbalanced Universe?
2020/08 – African Studies Centre (ASC); blog post; Author(s): Charmaine Williamson

Blog: Essential Readings on "Democracy Promotion"
2020/07 – Arnold Bergsträsser Institut (ABI); blog post; Author(s): Benjamin Schütze

Blog: The Future of Financing for Development
2020/08 – OECD Development Centre (OECD/DC); blog post; Author(s): Mahmoud Mohieldin & Benjamin Singe

Blog: What Are the Drivers of Child Homelessness in the DRC?
2020/08 – Development Policy and Practice, the Open University (DPP); Idjwi Series; Author(s): Isharabin Tchumisi

Blog: How Photovoltaic Solar Systems Are Modeled
2020/08 – EnerSHelF Project; blog post; Author(s): Samer Chaaraoui

Blog: The COVID-19 Tracking Apps Ecosystem Unraveled: Critical Issues for Global Health
2020/08 – Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo (SUM); blog post; Author(s): Kristin Bergtora Sandvik

More blogs and opinion pieces on the EADI website
Trainings
Global Supply Chains in Times of Covid-19 *MOOC), 25 August, self-paced
International Center for Development and Decent Work (ICDD)

Global Health and Drug Policy, 19-21 October 2020
Graduate Institute (IHEID)

12th Euro-Asia Online Summer School: The Sustainable Development Goals After the COVID Pandemic. European and Asian Perspectives on Global Governance

4-11 September 2020 (online); Red Española de Estudios del Desarrollo (REEDES)

Global Development Policy (GLODEP)
Department of Development Studies, Faculty of Sciences, Palacky University

ZEF Doctoral Program: Bonn International Graduate School for Development Research (BIGS-DR)
Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF), Bonn University

More courses and trainings on the EADI Website
Open Online Activities
Online Seminar: Social Rights in Climate Lawfare
21 August, 15:00 CET; UiB Global, University of Bergen

Virtual Launch of the Myanmar Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Survey (2019) Report
1 September; 13:30 EET; United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

Virtual Book Launch: South Asian Sovereignty: The Conundrum of Wordly Power
3 September, 16:00 CET; Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo (SUM)

Online Lecture: Sustainable Food Systems in the Era of the Anthropocene and Pandemics: Can We Have It all? 
3 September, 14.00 CET; Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF);

Online Lecture: Libya and the Lessons of the 2011 Intervention for the EU
4 September; 17:00 CET; Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR)

Online Seminar: COVID-19, Debt Relief, and the Climate and Biodiversity Crises
9 September, 15:00 GMT+1; International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

Industrial Policy in Times of Pandemic - The Risks and Benefits of Government Intervention to #Buildbackbetter
14 September; 14:00 CET; German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE); Poverty Reduction, Equity, and Growth Network (PEGNet)

Online Book Talk: Overcoming Isolationism: Japan's Leadership in East Asian Security Multilateralism
23 September, 17:00 CET; Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo (SUM)

Online Discussion: Governing Water Sustainably in Mining and Post-Mining Landscapes
8 - 9 October; German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)

Africa 2020: Online Peer-Coaching for PhD Students #4
15 October, 14.00 CET; African Studies Centre (ASC)

More online offers by members on the EADI Website
Jobs
Doctoral Scolarship, Urbanisation, Poverty and Inequality in Africa
2020/08 – Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp (IOB); Deadline: 26 August

Researcher on Socially Responsible Public Procurement
2020/08 – German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE); Deadline: 31 August

Junior Researcher
2020/08 – Centro de Estudos sobre Africa e do Desenvolvimento (CeSA); Deadline: 31 August 2020

Post-Doctoral Researchers
Maastricht University, Deadline: 13 September 2020

More jobs on the EADI Website
Calls
Call for Contributions - Chapter on the Crisis and Future of Liberal Democracy
2020/07 – Centro de Administração e Políticas Públicas (CAPP); Deadline: 31 August

Call for Panels - Intersectional Challenges in Afroeuropean Communities, Brussels, 7 - 10 July, 2021
2020/07 – Centro de Estudos sobre Africa e do Desenvolvimento (CeSA); Deadline: 1 September 2020

Call for Papers: International Business in the Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Era, Online, 10-12 December 2020 (PDF)
2020/08 – Instituto Complutense de Estudios Internacionales (ICEI); Deadline: 14 September

Call for Contributions for an Edited Book on Southern-Led Programming of CSO Development Collaboration
2020/08 – University of Jyväskylä, Development and International Cooperation; Deadline: 1 November

More calls on the EADI Website
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