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Welcome to this month's roundup of news, events, and publications from DID.

Recent publications

Gendered dimensions of commercial agriculture and subjective wellbeing in rural Nepal Matthys, M.-L., Liebe, U. & Camfield, L., 20 Jan 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications.

Rolling the dice: Capitalism, trafficking and speculation across the western Mediterranean Ciro Martínez, J., 22 Jan 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: ECONOMY AND SOCIETY.

Non-state legitimation as practice: the multiplicit making of public authority in Afro-Chinese engagements Dodworth, K. & Honke, J., 28 Jan 2026, In: Globalizations. 20 p.

Introductory essay for special issue: future of work and welfare in India’s halting structural transition Kumar, S., Mishra, S. & Tillin, L., Feb 2026, In: WORLD DEVELOPMENT. 198, 107220.

Home-country effects of outward foreign direct investment: A systematic review of empirical and policy evidence Knoerich, J. & Benson, D., Feb 2026, In: International Business Review. 35, 1, 102529.

Behind the Veil of Cultural Persistence: Marriage and Divorce in a Migrant Community Guirkinger, C., Platteau, J. P. & Wahhaj, Z., 1 Feb 2026, In: The Economic Journal. 136, 674, p. 813–827 15 p.

Institutionalised Indigeneity, State Formation and Crisis: Lessons From the Indio Institucionalizado in Evo Morales’ Bolivia Ikemura Amaral, A. & McNelly, A., 17 Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Bulletin of Latin American Research book series. e70076.

The Absolute and Relative Facets of the Economic Gradient in Educational Attainment: Large-Scale Evidence from Brazil Villaseñor, A., Esposito, L., Kumar, S. & Macedo, S., 18 Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of Development Research.

Recent events

Lights, camera, climate action: Virunga | King's College London
5 February 2026

Book Talk: A Break in the Future, Dr Fuad Musallam | King's College London
11 February 2026

Research Talk with "The Far-Right and the Working Class" | King's College London
18 February 2026

Fourth National Adaptation Programme: Strengthening the UK’s approach to climate adaptation | King's College London
25 February 2026

Book talk: "Fragile Hope: Seeking Justice for Hate Crime in India" with Dr Sandhya Fuchs | King's College London
25 February 2026

More Than a period: Health, equity, and the environment | King's College London
26 February 2026

Upcoming events

Book Talk: 'Capitalist Value Chains: Labour Exploitation, Nature Destruction, Geopolitics' with Professor Benjamin Selwyn | King's College London
4 March 2026

Book Talk: 'Economies of Care: Market women and gift economies in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea' with Dr Olivia Barnett-Naghshineh | King's College London
11 March 2026

Stories, Blogs and Media

Global study reshapes understanding of historic wage gaps between nations | King's College London
28 January 2026

UK aid must prove impact through local leadership and long‑term investment, MPs told | King's College London
29 January 2026

Decolonising Development Studies: Why It Matters – Debating Development Research
10 February 2026

Podcasts

The Future of Overseas Aid - by King's Global Affairs with Andy Sumner
6 February 2026