CASID / ACÉDI

The Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID) is a national, bilingual, interdisciplinary and pluralistic association devoted to the promotion of new knowledge in the broad field of international development.

CASID seeks to promote its mission by:

• raising the profile of the Development Studies community within and outside of Canada;

• holding an annual conference to discuss and debate development issues;

• facilitating networking among students, academics, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners involved in international development, within and beyond Canada;

• disseminating information on contemporary development research by publishing, in collaboration with the University of Ottawa, the Canadian Journal of Development Studies, a journal for development scholars and practitioners;

• facilitating mutually beneficial relationships and meaningful cooperation between the academic community and development professionals, including policy-makers, civil society groups, and development NGOs;

• broadening the reach of the Development Studies community by organizing joint events with key socio-political actors interested in promoting development understanding at different levels;

• fostering active links with the media, especially with journalists focusing on development issues/challenges;

• advancing academic research on development through the maintenance and enhancement of its relationship with such development agencies and grant councils as CIDA, IDRC, and SSHRC;

• facilitating the emergence of new development researchers and practitioners through active interaction and cooperation with Development Studies and related programs in Canadian universities and colleges

You can download the full mission statement here.