New Res.policy paper# exploring the historical links between (rural) communities & cement industry in Eastern DRC (Katana & Kabimba) from Industrialization (1950s-1960s), Deindustrialisation (1960s-2020s) up to Reindustrialisation (2020s-present). Link👇
https://t.co/Bs8Wmq98Xc
New Res.policy paper# exploring the historical links between (rural) communities & cement industry in Eastern DRC (Katana & Kabimba) from Industrialization (1950s-1960s), Deindustrialisation (1960s-2020s) up to Reindustrialisation (2020s-present). Link👇
https://t.co/Bs8Wmq98Xc
Job alert: NYU Abu Dhabi is seeking to hire a Lecturer in International Relations. Please consider applying by June 1 if you hold a PhD in Political Science and work in IR or at the intersection of IR & CP: https://t.co/hSfGc1d2Tw
📢 Call for Papers: 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐨, Sept 23–24
The submission deadline has been extended to 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟓
Submit your paper: https://t.co/aCuEJlgGb3
Full details: https://t.co/TciWVZ8YlC
Eastern Africa is facing major geopolitical change as global power shifts reshape politics, economics and conflict across the region.
Join us in collaboration with @The_BIEA, @AfricaProg for this public discussion.
21 May, 11am EAT
Register: https://t.co/stvLbfVTtK
I think this might win an award for longest ever time to finish an article. I started working on this article in 1991, just published now:
"Revising Structuralism in Times of Crisis: Lance Taylor and the Neo-Structuralist Synthesis in the 1980s"
https://t.co/6t495GU5Sw
#IndustrialPolicy isn’t just about factories.
It supports strategic activities across sectors like agribusiness, tourism, and professional services—key for development in today’s economy: https://t.co/hnVZWmgzsq
📢 Call for Reviewers: 2026 Global Development Awards Competition (GDAC)
We are inviting applications from consultants to support the review process for the 2026 edition of the Global Development Awards Competition.
If you have expertise in development research, innovation, project evaluation, or related fields, we encourage you to apply and contribute to recognising impactful research and development projects from low- and middle-income countries.
🔗 Learn more and apply by 22 May 2026: https://t.co/EC5LqqDBjw
Learn more about GDAC 2026: https://t.co/UHl8K6qdhd
The responsible cobalt sourcing assemblage: Thinking through a booming governance framework 🇨🇩
https://t.co/hdLqMMmmfH
By Hadassah Arian, @emwishamali, @SaraGeenen1 & Sarah Katz-Lavigne
🚨New special issue on mining, green transitions & uneven development in the global South.
This thread links to the 18 contributions (11 open access), introduced here along with my fellow guest editors @CDS_Bath Roy Maconachie, @yixiansun & Aidan Barlow:
https://t.co/B41nUhhMb9
Great to see the full Special Issue out! SO many excellent papers spanning a wide range of countries - including Indonesia - that all try to weigh up the promises and risks of expanding mining for the green transition. Thanks to @RadleyBen and @CDS_Bath editors!
📣 International Seminar
Dependency Theory: Contemporary Relevance and Challenges in the Current Global Crisis
📅 11-13 May 2026
📍 Lisbon and Online
Register here: https://t.co/WdjXiSQWoL
How to operationalize #southern#urbanism(s) in today’s global uncertain times? Check out this special issue call that I am editing with @LizaCirolia and Karen Coelho!
How do urban environments shape communities? Can urban design tackle social problems and create inclusive spaces?
Our MSc in City Design and Social Science explores the social, economic and political dimensions of urban design.
Find out more and apply ➡️ https://t.co/dClxUs5ykn
Third Annual Historical Political Economy conference
@USCPrice : October 16-17, 2026.
Proposal deadline: May 30
Google form to apply (as paper giver, discussant, or attendee): https://t.co/Fn4BL7I7Oe
Submit you housing papers: Cities, Housing, & Society — a one-day conference at Harvard on Aug. 27, 2026.
We welcome policy-relevant housing research across urban, public, labor, real estate, IO, political economy & macro.
Deadline: May 1. Submit here:
https://t.co/sLUvwAJr1z
There are challenges in the Construction Industry at every level.
Students face them, Construction Professionals face them, Artisans and even Clients.
Join me LIVE on TikTok as we break it all down: students, professionals, and clients in one honest conversation.
📅 Sun, 26th April 2025
🕓 4:30 PM WAT
Don’t miss it. Will you be there? 👷🏽♂️📐
#ConstructionNigeria #constructionindustry #BuildingInNigeria