Welcome to The DSAA monthly webinar series!
Development is a dynamic space, bringing together research and practice across a range of disciplines. Our webinar series explores this diversity, bringing a new speaker who shares their expertise on a critical theme of interest every month. Each session will explore diverse topics, from building a CV for the international development sector to conducting community-based research and decolonising research practices. Through these interactive webinars, we aim to support HDR and ECR students in expanding their networks, gaining real-world insights, and advancing their academic and professional journeys.
You can replay previous webinars from our YouTube Channel @DSA_Australia
UPCOMING WEBINAR
“Foreign aid over the decades through a Global South lens”
Foreign aid isn’t just a Global North story.
Join Dr Patrick Kilby in conversation with Pranjali Das, as we unpack the overlooked history of the Global South’s role in shaping and delivering aid in development efforts.
Through an exploration of the Global South’s longstanding role delivery of aid, the session will challenge the dominant accepted narrative that foreign aid is solely driven by the Global North, and dismantle the myth of the “emerging donor”. It will also examine the rise of Global South institutions, such as the non-aligned movement, and how these entities contest traditional power dynamics and development paradigms set by the Global North. Finally, the webinar will consider the implications of the United States’ recent, dramatic withdrawal from its place as the leading development donor, and what this might mean for the future of global development, particularly for countries in the Global South.
Dr Patrick Kilby is an Honorary Associate Professor and Editor-in-Chief of Development in Practice. He has expertise in NGOs, gender and development, women’s labour migration, and international development program management. He is also the author of four influential books, covering topics from women’s empowerment in India to the history of the Australian Council for International Development, gender and the Green Revolution, and the influence of philanthropic foundations in shaping global development. A Fulbright Senior Scholar in 2018, Dr Kilby worked with Kansas State University to explore the history of the Green Revolution and advise on women’s participation in agricultural research across developing countries. His more recent projects span research into major philanthropic actors like Rockefeller, Ford, and Gates, analysis of UN agencies such as UNCTAD, and fieldwork with IFPRI on women’s labour migration from Bangladesh and Nepal to the Middle East.
Pranjali Das is PhD candidate at in anthropology at the Australian National University, where she examines the role of corporate philanthropy in shaping knowledge systems and development partnerships in India.
Date: 24 September 2025
Time: 6-7:00 pm AEST
Location: Live YouTube Channel @DSA_Australia
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This initiative aligns with the DSAA’s core objectives of engagement, research, and teaching, strongly emphasizing decolonizing research and connecting with Majority-World scholars.