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Posts by Andy Sumner

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Join us for this webinar about the legacy of Amílcar Cabral!

📅 22 April

🕓 16.00 CEST
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Geostrategic Axes and Transitions in Development Cooperation By José Antonio Alonso The international aid system is going through one of the most delicate moments in its history, largely due to its inability to respond effectively to changes in the global en…

"The international aid system is going through one of the most delicate moments in its history, largely due to its inability to respond effectively to changes in the global environment."

What are the options for development cooperation?

✍️ An analysis
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2543

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The Double Legitimacy Crisis of the Old Aid Order: Four Scenarios for Development Cooperation and their Plausibility By Nadia Molenaers Development cooperation is not simply facing another cyclical debate about effectiveness. It is facing something deeper: a crisis of the very roles through which it has historica…

"In what kind of world order will development cooperation exist, and what role will it play there? These are not merely technical questions. They are political and normative choices about what kind of international order remains possible"

✍️ Our latest blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2535

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Sind die heutigen globalen Turbulenzen eine Krise oder eine Chance für #InternationaleKooperation?

Beides- schreiben die Expert*innen Len Ishmael, @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social und @andypsumner.bsky.social in einem neuen Artikel für @table.media: table.media/forum/tablef...

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Text on cracked white wall reads "Green industrialization and inclusive growth in a fractured world order" with green leaves around the edges.

WIDER Development Conference 2026 starts tomorrow in New Delhi! 🌱

Over 3 days, we’ll come together to discuss key issues like global governance, South-South cooperation, and climate transition. Proudly partnering with Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID)! More: go.unu.edu/lfI0B

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‘A fractured world order is not abstract; it's real conflicts, real uncertainty, and real consequences’ — Kunal Sen

Day 1 of the #WIDERDevConf2026 opened with discussions on green, inclusive growth amid global fragmentation.

Explore today's sessions: go.unu.edu/8yxeU

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Day 2 of the 2026 WIDER Development Conference highlighted urgent debates on global governance, green industrialization, and the risks & opportunities facing the Global South. From critical minerals to South–South cooperation, collaboration is critical. More tomorrow. 🌍

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Final day of the 2026 WIDER Development Conference🌿
Poster and parallel sessions continue to highlight innovative work from emerging scholars and leading experts. The depth and diversity of research on display shows just how vital evidence is for shaping development policy in a fast-changing world

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🌍 The 2026 WIDER Development Conference wrapped up after three days of rich debate on green industrialization and inclusive growth

Huge thanks to ISID and all speakers, policymakers & researchers who joined us in New Delhi

🌱 Onward to continued dialogue and collaboration!

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In a new article for @globalpolicy.bsky.social, @andypsumner.bsky.social & @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social lay out the contours of the new ‘nationalist conditionality regime’. www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/05/03/2...

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Is the present juncture a crisis or an opportunity for #InternationalCooperation?

Len Ishmael, @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social and @andypsumner.bsky.social argue that the answer is: both.

📲 www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/16/02/2...

@globalpolicy.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social

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The development cooperation system is in flux, as donor retrenchment, US policy shifts, and rising Southern alternatives drive a fundamental contest over its purpose and future shape, writes @andypsumner.bsky.social

All @kings-sga.bsky.social news: buff.ly/XomjHKZ

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How Social Science Fiction Could Transform Development Research: Extending our Methodological Horizons By Laura Camfield In an era of increasing complexity and uncertainty, conventional methodological approaches to pressing development concerns such as extreme income inequality often fall short. In …

Social Science Fiction "helps us imagine alternative social orders and institutional change, proving particularly useful for hypothesis generation"

✍️ From our blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2387

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Looking for something to read over the weekend?
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Rebuilding Legitimacy for Global Governance: The Case for a New Independent Commission By Andy Sumner, Stephan Klingebiel and Arief Anshory Yusuf The global landscape of development cooperation is fracturing. The promise of the 2030 Agenda and the pursuit of the Sustainable Developme…


"A new Independent North–South Commission could offer a credible response to today’s fragmentation by providing a structured space for international dialogue grounded in fairness, feasibility, and forward-thinking."

✍️ From our blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2283

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Africafé : Aid and Development in Africa YouTube video by Policy Center for the New South

This episode of Africafé examines how Africa’s #DevelopmentAid landscape is shifting amid major cuts by traditional donors and changing global priorities.

- With @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social and @andypsumner.bsky.social.

www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

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Development cooperation is no longer evolving quietly. It’s being renegotiated in the open. Is 2025 the tipping point? asks @andypsumner.bsky.social and @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social

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Text saying "Check our most-read blogs in 2025! with the logo of the EADI blog and the images of the top five blog posts

2025 was a busy year for our blog, with 47 posts published, 10 "Decolonising Stories" and 10 in the "Trump and Development" series

➡️ Here are our top 5 from 2025!
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Crisis or Opportunity? Multilateralism in a Polycentric World
Crisis or Opportunity? Multilateralism in a Polycentric World YouTube video by Policy Center for the New South

@policycenterns.bsky.social hosted a seminar titled “Crisis or Opportunity? #Multilateralism in a Polycentric World" with contributions from Len Ishmael, @andypsumner.bsky.social &
@stephanklingebiel.bsky.social.

Watch the full session: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iQI...

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Development cooperation is no longer evolving quietly. It’s being renegotiated in the open. Is 2025 the tipping point? asks @andypsumner.bsky.social and @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social

All Kings news: buff.ly/dxqts7Z

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Friends not Foes? Why Development Economics and Development Studies still need each other
By Professor @andypsumner.bsky.social, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social via @globaldevinst.bsky.social
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@andypsumner.bsky.social & @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social assess how President Trump’s decision to quit 66 int. organisations continues the administration’s attempt to reshape the operating space for global #DevelopmentPolicy: www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/15/01/2... @globalpolicy.bsky.social

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#GlobalCooperation is under stress: does it represent a crisis or opportunity, and what does workable cooperation look like in a polycentric world?

By Len Ishmael, @stephanklingebiel.bsky.social & @andypsumner.bsky.social: www.idos-research.de/en/others-pu... @policycenterns.bsky.social

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With #Trump ’s return to the #WhiteHouse in January 2025, a significant phase in #InternationalAffairs, including global #DevelopmentPolicy, began.
@stephanklingebiel.bsky.social & @andypsumner.bsky.social describe the shift as the “New Washington Dissensus” (NWD).

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Call for Abstracts - EADI/IOB 2026: Shaping Sustainable Futures: Global Challenges, (G)local Solutions? 29 June – 2 July 2026, Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Deadline for submissions: 21 December 2025

⚠️ Only two more days to submit!

➡️ Don't miss our flagship event at @iobua.bsky.social next year!

✅ Choose from 44 seed and 22 harvest panels

⏰ is 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️!

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Also see our reflection, legacy & assessment articles by @amirleb.bsky.social, Hazel Gray, Prabhat Patnaik, Pritish Behuria, @andypsumner.bsky.social, Baptiste Albertone, & Tin Hinane El Kadi.

In sum, a must read for knowing where the exciting debates of critical development studies are heading...

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