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The Dudley Seers Memorial Prize

Created 01 Jan 2010| Updated 30 May 2023 | 16 articles

Journal of Development Studies is proud to be able to award the Dudley Seers Prize, valued at £1,500, annually for the best article(s) published in the journal.

All articles published in the relevant volume are eligible. Special weight will be given to analytical originality and interdisciplinary. Nominations for consideration for the Prize are made by the Managing Editors and a panel of judges is drawn from members of the Editorial Board. The outcome is announced in the Journal.

Browse the award-winning papers below.

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Article
Global Governance Meets Local Land Tenure: International Codes of Conduct for Responsible Land Investments in Uganda
Carolin Dieterle

Originally published in The Journal of Development Studies, Volume: 58, Number: 3 (04 Mar 2022)

Published online: 17 Oct 2021
AbstractforGlobal Governance Meets Local Land Tenure: International Codes of Conduct for Responsible Land Investments in Uganda | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB) | EPUB
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The Health Cost of Autocratization
Byunghwan Son & Nisha Bellinger

Originally published in The Journal of Development Studies, Volume: 58, Number: 5 (04 May 2022)

Published online: 29 Dec 2021
AbstractforThe Health Cost of Autocratization | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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The Skills Space in Informal Work: Insights from Bangalore Slums
Nandana Sengupta, Sarthak Gaurav & James Evans

Originally published in The Journal of Development Studies, Volume: 57, Number: 10 (03 Oct 2021)

Published online: 26 Mar 2021
AbstractforThe Skills Space in Informal Work: Insights from Bangalore Slums | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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A ‘Private-sector Success Story’? Uncovering the Role of Politics and the State in Kenya’s Horticultural Export Sector
Matthew Tyce

Originally published in The Journal of Development Studies, Volume: 56, Number: 10 (02 Oct 2020)

Published online: 11 Feb 2020
AbstractforA ‘Private-sector Success Story’? Uncovering the Role of Politics and the State in Kenya’s Horticultural Export Sector | Full Text | References | PDF (307.5 KB) | EPUB
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The Things They Learned: Aspiration, Uncertainty, and Schooling in Rwanda’s Developmental State
Timothy P. Williams

Originally published in The Journal of Development Studies, Volume: 55, Number: 4 (03 Apr 2019)

Published online: 27 Mar 2018
AbstractforThe Things They Learned: Aspiration, Uncertainty, and Schooling in Rwanda’s Developmental State | Full Text | References | PDF (185.2 KB) | EPUB
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Taxing Times: Taxation, Divided Societies and the Informal Economy in Northern Nigeria
Kate Meagher

Originally published in The Journal of Development Studies, Volume: 54, Number: 1 (02 Jan 2018)

Published online: 12 Dec 2016
AbstractforTaxing Times: Taxation, Divided Societies and the Informal Economy in Northern Nigeria | Full Text | References | PDF (199.8 KB)
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Party System Competition and Private Sector Development in Africa
M. Anne Pitcher

Originally published in The Journal of Development Studies, Volume: 53, Number: 1 (02 Jan 2017)

Published online: 04 May 2016
AbstractforParty System Competition and Private Sector Development in Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (185.3 KB)
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Redefining Who’s ‘In’ and Who’s ‘Out’: Explaining Preferences for Redistribution in Bolivia
Matthew Carnes & Isabela Mares

Originally published in The Journal of Development Studies, Volume: 52, Number: 11 (01 Nov 2016)

Published online: 28 Apr 2016
AbstractforRedefining Who’s ‘In’ and Who’s ‘Out’: Explaining Preferences for Redistribution in Bolivia | Full Text | References | PDF (256.9 KB)
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Transforming Staple Food Value Chains in Africa: The Case of Teff in Ethiopia
Bart Minten, Seneshaw Tamru, Ermias Engida & Tadesse Kuma

Originally published in The Journal of Development Studies, Volume: 52, Number: 5 (03 May 2016)

Published online: 09 Oct 2015
AbstractforTransforming Staple Food Value Chains in Africa: The Case of Teff in Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (357.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Female Genital Cutting and Long-Term Health Consequences – Nationally Representative Estimates across 13 Countries
Natascha Wagner

Originally published in The Journal of Development Studies, Volume: 51, Number: 3 (04 Mar 2015)

Published online: 10 Apr 2015
AbstractforFemale Genital Cutting and Long-Term Health Consequences – Nationally Representative Estimates across 13 Countries | Full Text | References | PDF (347.9 KB)
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Business, Brokers and Borders: The Structure of West African Trade Networks
Olivier J. Walther

Originally published in The Journal of Development Studies, Volume: 51, Number: 5 (04 May 2015)

Published online: 26 May 2015
AbstractforBusiness, Brokers and Borders: The Structure of West African Trade Networks | Full Text | References | PDF (777.8 KB) | Supplemental
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Poverty Dynamics in Rural Orissa: Transitions in Assets and Occupations over Generations
Magnus Hatlebakk

Originally published in The Journal of Development Studies, Volume: 50, Number: 6 (03 Jun 2014) Special Section on Governance

Published online: 03 Mar 2014
AbstractforPoverty Dynamics in Rural Orissa: Transitions in Assets and Occupations over Generations | Full Text | References | PDF (199.8 KB)
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Stuck in Place: Investigating Social Mobility in 14 Bangalore Slums
Anirudh Krishna

Originally published in The Journal of Development Studies, Volume: 49, Number: 7 (01 Jul 2013) Poverty Traps and Asset Dynamics

Published online: 05 Jul 2013
AbstractforStuck in Place: Investigating Social Mobility in 14 Bangalore Slums | Full Text | References | PDF (177.1 KB)
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Taxation, Political Accountability and Foreign Aid: Lessons from Somaliland
Nicholas Eubank

Originally published in The Journal of Development Studies, Volume: 48, Number: 4 (01 Apr 2012)

Published online: 19 Apr 2012
AbstractforTaxation, Political Accountability and Foreign Aid: Lessons from Somaliland | Full Text | References | PDF (137.8 KB)
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Rural Roads and Local Market Development in Vietnam
Ren Mu & Dominique van de Walle

Originally published in The Journal of Development Studies, Volume: 47, Number: 5 (01 May 2011)

Published online: 28 Mar 2011
AbstractforRural Roads and Local Market Development in Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (326.2 KB)
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Crises, What Crises? New Evidence on the Relative Roles of Political and Economic Crises in Begetting Reforms
Nauro F. Campos, Cheng Hsiao & Jeffrey B. Nugent

Originally published in The Journal of Development Studies, Volume: 46, Number: 10 (01 Nov 2010)

Published online: 10 Jan 2011
AbstractforCrises, What Crises? New Evidence on the Relative Roles of Political and Economic Crises in Begetting Reforms | Full Text | References | PDF (178.2 KB) | Supplemental
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