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What about the Second World? (Post-)Development lessons from the Global East
The hitherto hegemonic Western model of capitalist development is undergoing profound turbulence. It has been...
Technological advancement is often coupled with increased material and energy consumption – including where it claims to be ‘green’. Yet the environmental burden does not...
Intersectionality has become an integral part of international and German-language gender studies. The concept is firmly established, particularly in research fields that address global inequalities...
Masculinities are closely entangled with global crises, such as the ecological crisis, the crisis of social reproduction or the crisis of liberal democracies in authoritarian...
With around 260 participants, in November 2025 at the University of Innsbruck, we have discussed recent development-political topics close to the overall topic of "peace,...
Economic crises, climate catastrophes, rising authoritarianism, violent conflicts, and war challenge people’s daily lives across the globe. These threats not only fuel anxieties and dystopian...
*Deadline for abstract submission: October 31st, 2025*
Special Issue Editors: Monika Austaller and Mina Lahlal
Since the beginning of 2025, the United States Agency for International Development...
From June 30 to July 3, 2025, the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) took place in Seville, Spain (#FFD4). A broad debate...
Capital not only draws on socio-spatial differences within the workforce to increase rates of exploitation, but also actively creates and reinforces such fissures. The contributions...
We have received the sad news that Neli (Cornelia) Staritz has passed away far too soon after a long illness -
the Mattersburg Circle and...
Since July 2025, we’ve been online with a fresh design and updated content.
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An insight into young development research: In videos, interviews and images, four people show how they are rethinking and redesigning living space - beyond the...