King's International Development

The Department of International Development @KingsCollegeLon | BA, MSc and PhD programmes offered.

[Development Studies Association @devcomms]

💷 A 2% minimum annual tax on UK households with more than £100m in wealth could raise around £10bn in 2026 — while affecting fewer than 1,000 households.

New research from academics at @KingsIntDev, the @PSEinfo & @UCBerkeley explores the proposal.

👉 https://t.co/mVsQUMHCOM

[Development Studies Association @devcomms]

Congratulations to Professor Aditya Jain, Professor of Sustainable Work and Development, University of Nottingham & Professor Julia Gallagher, Professor of Politics and Development, @KingsIntDev for becoming @AcadSocSciences fellows 🎊
https://t.co/XpRu7hhRHb

[Development Studies Association @devcomms]

As decolonial thought shapes academia, @ingridharvold (@KingsIntDev) asks: what gets lost when radical challenges to power reduce to identity and knowledge?

She argues for putting capitalism and structural power back at the core, on the @EADI blog:
https://t.co/vX9POn95XL

[Ye Liu @YeLiuSun]

The countdown to Only Daughters is on! @PrincetonUPress
Pre-order your copy here: https://t.co/LKXduYOFOw
Save the date for the first book talk:
3pm on Wed 21st Oct as part of the China Week 2026 @lauchinainst.
Book your ticket here: https://t.co/7SXB0qAtDW

[Development Studies Association @devcomms]

✨ New DSA Council ✨

🎉Congratulations go to @mikejennings101,
@SOASDevelopment on his election as President, Kamna Patel, @dpu_ucl as Secretary & @camfield_laura,
@KingsIntDev as Treasurer.

Read more: https://t.co/hTZoIEsbQC

[Development Studies Association @devcomms]

The Middle Powers Mirage: Why a Third Way Is So Hard to Build

A new internationalist coalition sounds appealing – but history suggests a new alliance won’t happen.

@BarnabyJDye from @KingsIntDev looks at why a third way is so hard to build.

Read more: https://t.co/eVYxgNFhIk

[Development Studies Association @devcomms]

Earlier this year, DSA published a report on racially minoritised early career researchers, based on workshop insights.

We spoke to @camfield_laura about how she’ll take this work forward as Head of Centre at @KingsIntDev.

Read more: https://t.co/wmyXfgcgOl

[Development Studies Association @devcomms]

The Middle Powers Mirage: Why a Third Way Is So Hard to Build

A new internationalist coalition sounds appealing – but history suggests a new alliance won’t happen.

@BarnabyJDye from @KingsIntDev looks at why a third way is so hard to build.

Read more: https://t.co/eVYxgNFhIk

[Development Studies Association @devcomms]

📢 @KingsIntDev are recruiting!

Lecturer in Economic Anthropology & Development @KingsCollegeLon

Join an interdisciplinary department working on inequality, political economy & social justice.

⏰ Deadline: 19 July — very soon!

Find out more: https://t.co/avLxbjkUB7

[King's International Development @KingsIntDev]

When the US–China trade war intensified, many assumed global supply chains were simply shifting from China to Vietnam. But the reality was far more complex...

Read the full article from Sphere's of Knowledge our Substack to find out more 👇
🔗https://t.co/XwDYOQJIIm

[King's Global Health & Social Medicine (GHSM) @GHSMatKCL]

Featured in @guardian this week: new research from Dr Kriti Kapila (@KingsIndiaInst) examining why dowry-related killings in India no longer spark widespread public outrage or political debate.

An important read 👇
https://t.co/MaBlMh82yC

[Development Studies Association @devcomms]

Earlier this year, DSA published a report on racially minoritised early career researchers, based on workshop insights.

We spoke to @camfield_laura about how she’ll take this work forward as Head of Centre at @KingsIntDev.

Read more: https://t.co/wmyXfgcgOl

[King's International Development @KingsIntDev]

Happening tonight 🚨

Join us for GRL Public Talks – Embodied resistance: art, youth and gender justice across borders.

📅 22 June
🕔 17:00–21:00
📍 Macadam Building, Strand Campus, London
🔗 https://t.co/VpJOpJQMdS

[King's International Development @KingsIntDev]

The latest issue of InTouch, our award-winning online alumni magazine, has landed!
🔗https://t.co/QtFFa6yGGo

[King's Global Affairs @Kings_SGA]

Congratulations to Prof Louise Tillin on her book "Making India Work" being shortlisted for the Francine Frankel Best Book Award (APSA South Asian Politics) 👏

🔗 https://t.co/R8ABqzraE9

@APSAtweets @KingsIndiaInst

[Development Studies Association @devcomms]

Using social science fiction 📘

DSA Council member @camfield_laura & @KingsIntDev’s Andy Sumner explore ‘social science fiction’ to expand development studies—rethinking power, methods & futures.

Read the #OpenAccess article + all Kings news:
https://t.co/7CqWS5X2n3

[King's International Development @KingsIntDev]

Happening tomorrow 👇
Join the webinar series "Voces y Trayectorias", reflecting on processes of psychiatric deinstitutionalisation (DI) in Brazil, Chile and the rest of South America.

📅28 May | 14:00 - 15:00
🔗 https://t.co/p24nAMWUx3

[King's International Development @KingsIntDev]

How have social movements reshaped Bolivia’s political landscape, and what does it mean for Indigenous rights and the recognition of Pachamama?

Join us for this JTIP seminar at King’s ⬇️
📅26 May | 18:00 to 20:00
https://t.co/B4x9PAHrO8

[Development Studies Association @devcomms]

📣 @KingsIntDev hosts Mandy Yap on co-developing wellbeing and sustainability indicators in Australia and Indonesia using bottom-up approaches.
📅 27 May 2026
Explores prioritising Indigenous worldviews while keeping indicators policy-relevant.

Read more: https://t.co/dSbGAkc3u9

[King's International Development @KingsIntDev]

Bolivia’s fuel crisis isn’t about running out of gas, it’s about running out of dollars.

New Spheres of Knowledge piece by Angus McNelly explores how foreign currency shortages and global finance shape energy challenges.

🔗 https://t.co/W4UgQdt3YT