[smartslider3 slider=”1″]
South African Universities
0
Members
0
Conferences Held
0
Year Founded
1000





Who we are.
South African Development Studies Association (SADSA) is open to all individuals, institutions, corporations and organisations interested in and active in the field of development. Currently our membership constitutes mainly of individual academics attached to Departments, Centres and Institutes of Development Studies in South Africa as well as individual teaching and research institutions. The founding values of the SA Constitution, namely human dignity, the achievement of equality and the advancement of human rights and freedoms constitute the vision of the Association.
LATEST PUBLICATIONS, POSTS, BLOG
Developing Africa? New Horizons with Afrocentricity
Politics, Social Justice and Development
Development and Covid-19 Prospects and Challenges
The Crisis of Development and Development Studies and Possibilities for Transformation
EJDR special issue – call for papers
OUR OBJECTIVES
01.
Promote understanding of national and international development matters, theories, and practices.
02.
Facilitate teaching, workshops, discussion and study groups, seminars, congresses, publications, and research.
03.
Implement means that conform with SADSA’s aims and objectives and are approved by Council.
04.
Encourage and establish contact to stimulate cooperative relationships among individuals, institutions, and agencies.
05.
Foster cooperation with entities in South Africa and abroad concerned with the study and promotion of national and international development.
Activities of Individuals and Member Institutions
We aim to Promote and undertake scientific research on development in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in the social sciences and humanities and also:
-
Function as a national association in the field of Development Studies. -
Contribute to education and teaching in the social sciences and humanities. -
Promote the dissemination of knowledge and understanding of development issues in the wider public sphere.
Member institutions






1win casino