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Picture of South African cityscape, with SATIED logo over it and text "Blog: What economists see in South Africa's 2026 budget"

Across many economies, stabilising public finances has become a central priority.

An #SATIED & Econ3x3 article brings together perspectives from four economists on what South Africa’s 2026 Budget signals for the fiscus, tax reform & infrastructure.

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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 …

"African scientists conducting remarkable scientific explorations and experiments will struggle to secure funding or partnerships because their projects may not strictly align with any of the 17 SDGs, as is often expected"

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www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2519

The US decision to block oil shipments to Cuba is threatening to turn its chronic fragility into a full-blown humanitarian collapse writes Yery M. García from TAI Collaborative on @newhumanitarian.bsky.social
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📢 Full Programme Announced | First Meeting of the IPI

Featuring Nobelist Joseph E. Stiglitz & Winnie Byanyima, this high-level panel builds on #G20 legacy for a new era of cooperation at the Palais des Nations.

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What Challenges for Global Development Research are Posed by a More Decolonial Approach? By Laura Camfield The appetite for decolonial approaches within development research is growing, prompting a critical examination of the colonial origins of conventional methodologies such as surve…

"These methods, historically employed as tools of colonial governance, continue to shape development research and limit space for decolonial alternatives"

This post from our blog explores colonial continuities in research methods and examines possible alternatives
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2139

Renewable Energy and National Security The wind and the sun don’t need to transit the Strait of Hormuz

Trump's Iran war makes the case for the energy transition to renewables for most countries much clearer and immediate. @pkrugman.bsky.social 1/

America First, Global Consequences: The New Geopolitics of Industry YouTube video by Geneva Graduate Institute

US policy shifted away from traditional "aid diplomacy" toward a form of "supply diplomacy", which creates partnerships but also competition. Relationships with resource rich countries have become increasingly negotiated, and not simply one sided. - Assistant Prof. Calvaho
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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 …

"Every effort to breathe the air of equity and justice into the life of research collaborations is smothered by the multiple waves of power imbalances that emerge from the development episteme"

✍️ Our latest blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2519

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The World Bank launched the DRM Impact Program in Tokyo this week.

UNU-WIDER’s Amina Ebrahim showed that tax incentive evaluation is possible when countries bring these two ingredients:
📊 investment in data
💪 political will

Find out more: go.unu.edu/Ep1nT

🟢#RoadToCOP31: Webinar Highlights

On Mon, the Just Transition in Education webinar reminded us that education is public care work, yet undervalued. We must teach climate truth, decolonize curricula & empower educators to reclaim it for a just future!

📹:ow.ly/zI2E50YpqVz

Join the @refugeestudies.bsky.social, @odid-qeh.bsky.social International Online School in Forced Migration — connecting practitioners, policymakers & academics globally.
📅 16–20 March

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The world’s largest climate finance deal was built to flounder: why funding fails to reach the front-line Despite large pledges, Indonesia’s US$20 billion JETP has delivered little. Research shows funds are diverted to feasibility studies and donor interests rather than local green energy projects.

New in @uk.theconversation.com, @professorsud.bsky.social writes on Global North-South climate finance, asking where does the money promised by the Global North to the South for historical overuse of the global carbon budget actually go, what does it fund?
theconversation.com/the-worlds-l...

Chasing Freedom by Simukai Chigudu review – a powerful memoir of postcolonial unease A historian and exponent of ‘Rhodes must fall’ explores how political liberation doesn’t always bring personal freedom

Assoc. Prof. Simukai Chigudu’s new book is reviewed by @theguardian.com:
"Chasing Freedom is an elegant exploration of how political liberation does not always bring freedom for oneself... It asks what it means to stand up to the past without being trapped by it"
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...

📣 The EU's hyperfocus on kinetic defense risks sidelining the women, peace and security agenda. But evidence from current conflicts, particularly in Ukraine, shows it remains vital even during active warfare.

Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4cpLFc4

Latest news from @soasdevelopment.bsky.social includes:
🔎 Research on the rise of online scam operations in war-torn Myanmar
🏠 New findings on how UK policies are driving homelessness among newly recognised refugees

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📕 New #BeyondCopenhagen Think Piece–International Women's Day Special🌍
How can feminist visions shape a new eco-social contract? Anna Ackzell explores Feminist Foreign & Development Policies from a Global South perspective—toward real social transformation.
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#IWD2026 #FFDP

The pursuit of #SustainableFutures as outlined in the #Agenda2030 has never been more urgent. #MiddlePowers need to collectively stand while reaffirming what the Agenda 2030 holds as a promise to current and future generations.

@akhornidge.bsky.social: www.orfonline.org/expert-speak...

📢 Rights. Justice. Action. For All Women and Girls
This @eadi.bsky.social webinar explores Feminist Participatory Grantmaking and its role amid shrinking civic space and funding for social justice movements.
📅 18 March
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Shaping China-global South cooperation in a contested world order - Institute of Development Studies explores how cooperation between China and countries across the Global South works in practice

As China’s Two Sessions take place, a new book by Prof @gujingc.bsky.social explores how cooperation between China-global South works in practice including how China’s provinces engage with African partners.👇

https://ids.pulse.ly/pkcoi3db1e

“Vulnerable Research” in a Time of Climate Change and Coloniality By Charlotte Weatherill It must be by its death The role of the academy in empire and colonial violence is the main theme of Babel: An Arcane History, a book by R. F. Kuang. Having wrestled with hi…

"In my research, I write and read about colonial continuities – historicising climate change as a form of colonial violence. From this perspective, participating in high emitting activities means doing harm. Knowingly doing harm."

✍️ From our blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2226

📢 Just published: Urban Transitions in Africa

This book provides an invaluable overview of urban transitions in Africa with a focus on innovations that offer alternative development approaches for these areas. Editors: Mandipa Ndlovu and Shuaib Lwasa.
More info: ascleiden.nl/news/urban-t...

📢 Announcing #APOHS2026 🔵

Tomorrow, UNRISD launches the 4th ed. of the Advanced Programme on Human Rights & Sustainable Development w/Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-Koo Foundation, welcoming 10 scholars from Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia & Myanmar 🌍

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Decolonising Development Studies: Why It Matters By Devika Dutt Calls to decolonise Development Studies have gained increasing visibility across universities, research institutes, and policy spaces. Yet despite its growing popularity, decolonisat…

Decolonising Development Studies "involves interrogating the categories, theories, and assumptions that have become taken for granted, as well as recognising that knowledge production is never neutral"

✍️ From our blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2509

EDI Research Centre and IGDC Decolonising Research webinar This webinar, co-hosted with the EDI Research Centre, produced an insightful discussion on challenging traditional research methodologies. Our esteemed panel of speakers delved into the importance of…

This time last year we co-hosted a research webinar with the EDI Research Centre on decolonising research. Watch the webinar in full on our Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgRG...

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📣 Europe's weak response to the Iran crisis risks accelerating the end of multilateralism. A stronger response is required: not just for fair reform, but to maintain its own influence.

Read the article 👉 bit.ly/4cpuDeb

Ukrainian return under conditions of uncertainty - Bergen Global

Nearly 10 million Ukrainians 🇺🇦 have been displaced by Russia’s full‑scale invasion. What are the implications for their return—or non‑return? Welcome to ☕🥐 and presentations by Ukrainian researchers from Karazin University, UCU & @camgeopolitics.bsky.social ➡️ Wed 25 March 🕦 08:30-09:30 📍 here / Zoom

In 2023, far-right politicians tried the old trick of using anti-gender narratives in Guatemala to win elections, but a center-left party won. What happened and what lessons can activists draw? www.tni.org/en/article/c...

From Liberalism to Illiberalism This is a question that has become increasingly central to the public debate and one that is undoubtedly on the minds of many of us. For many across what we habitually call «the West», with all the li...

"we should ask ourselves, was liberalism really the default all those years? And if so what kind of definition did we give to that apparently simple term? And who is we? Did we all have the same definition, did we all talk of the same thing?"
-writes Director @mlsalles.bsky.social.
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