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28 May 2026

DID News May 2026

Latest updates from the Department of International Development.

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Recent publications

International financialisation in emerging economies: the impact of financial openness, financial inflows, global production networks and global financial centres Karwowski, E., 13 May 2026, In: NEW POLITICAL ECONOMY.

Rise of the golden chicken: tracking Bangladeshi Sonali production amid global poultry transformation Hennessey, M., Tak, M., Karamchedu, A. & Syndicus, I., 13 May 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN VALUES. 43, 16 p., 94.

From the infrastructure of food to food as infrastructure in Brazil’s urban peripheries Nogueira, M., Jones, G. A. & Ikemura Amaral, A., 12 May 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: URBAN STUDIES.

Does Global Value Chain Participation Matter for Economic Upgrading? A Nonlinear Insight Zou, T., May 2026, In: WORLD ECONOMY. 49, 5, p. 922-936 15 p.

Recent events

Co-developing Indigenous wellbeing and sustainability indicators: Reflections from community-led approaches in Australia and Indonesia | King's College London
27 May 2026

Upcoming events

Digging for Hope: book launch by Professor Rosalva Castillho (CIESAS) | King's College London
9 June 2026

Building a Feminist Research Career in Anti-Feminist Times | King's College London
10 June 2026

Stories, Blogs and Media

The Middle Powers Mirage: Why a Third Way Is So Hard to Build
Dr Barnaby Dye
27 May 2026

You Can’t Decolonise Assessment Without Touching AI
Dr Christoffer Guldberg
22 May 2026

Where Is Amarildo? Who Killed Marielle?
Dr Christoffer Guldberg
7 May 2026

When Poverty Fell Faster Than Politics Could Keep Up
Dr Amanda Lenhardt
5 May 2026

Podcasts

Prof Laura Camfield in conversation with Dr Julian Ashwin on using AI to analyse qualitative data Ep. 05 - Using AI to analyse qualitative data, with Julian Ashwin - Innovating methods in international development research | Podcast on Spotify
7 May 2026