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Member spotlight: Development Studies at SOAS, University of London — Development Studies Association (devstud.org.uk)

Caste, Gender, and Privilege in Contemporary India

How is caste privilege sustained across generations? Drawing on "Becoming Agarwal", @UjithraP will explore how marriage, family expectations, and everyday labour reproduce caste, kinship, and power in urban India.

📅 22 October Register here: shorturl.at/g8Eck

Join us to unpack the intersections of caste, gender, and power.
@Wits_SCIS @SOAS_SAI @PoMoGandhi @SOASpolitics
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Caste, Gender, and Privilege in Contemporary India

How is caste privilege sustained across generations? Drawing on "Becoming Agarwal", @UjithraP will explore how marriage, family expectations, and everyday labour reproduce caste, kinship, and power in urban India.

📅 22 October Register here: shorturl.at/g8Eck

Join us to unpack the intersections of caste, gender, and power.
@Wits_SCIS @SOAS_SAI @PoMoGandhi @SOASpolitics
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@SOASDevelopment @MekUniETH It proved to be a great event in parliament last night, Jonathan introduced his new environmental change monitoring methodology for mine action, while Anna introduced participants to the Green Field Tool for mine action. Thank you to all our partners!

🌍 What happens when climate change, explosive ordnance & post-conflict recovery intersect?

Join us for a panel exploring impacts on communities, livelihoods, displacement & environmental recovery, hosted by @SOASICOP.

Featuring @SOAS c@SOASgue @sndeall@sndeallde researchers & practitionerREVIVE campaign, @MekUniETH, @CranfieldUni & @TheHALOTrust.

📍 Portcullis House, London
📅 14 Oct | 17:30–19:30
🔗 Register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/hidden-conne…

Join us tomorrow! Don't miss out!

Join us tomorrow for the launch of "The Political Economy of Rwanda’s Rise" by @pritishbehuria, @SOAS alumnus.

Drawing on a decade of research and 580+ interviews, Pritish explores Rwanda’s economic transformation since the 1994 genocide, and why structural transformation e launch will be followed by a panel discussion chaired by @philclark79.

📅 9 October, 17:30
📍 SALT, SOAS University of London
🔗 Register: shorturl.at/8NpVU
Co-hosted by @SOASpolitics @SOASDevelopment @CAS_SOAS @royafrisoc

🌍 What does climate risk management look like when business as usual is no longer an option?

As climate risks intensify, Aditya Bahadur (@AdiBahadur) Director @RCClimate, explores the frontiers of climate risk management and what a transformed future of risk and resilience nd discussion chaired by @tommytanner.

📅 14 Oct | 17:00
📍 MB R101, SOAS
🔗 Register: shorturl.at/cavee

Join us tomorrow for the launch of "The Political Economy of Rwanda’s Rise" by @pritishbehuria, @SOAS alumnus.

Drawing on a decade of research and 580+ interviews, Pritish explores Rwanda’s economic transformation since the 1994 genocide, and why structural transformation e launch will be followed by a panel discussion chaired by @philclark79.

📅 9 October, 17:30
📍 SALT, SOAS University of London
🔗 Register: shorturl.at/8NpVU
Co-hosted by @SOASpolitics @SOASDevelopment @CAS_SOAS @royafrisoc

📢 New semester, new conversations in Global Development.

We are excited to launch the SOAS Global Development Seminar Series for Semester 1, bringing together leading voices for talks and discussions on key issues shaping global development.

📅 Programme & register: httpWith: @SOASpolitics @SOASEconomics @SOASsfm @CAS_SOAS @royafrisoc @WRCHR_SOAS, @AdiBahadur, @RCClimate, @pritishbehuria and more.

Come along, join the conversation, and share with your networks!

Are social media influencers workers? And how is AI reshaping work?

@ckdwarkasing, @SOASEconomics, and Thabo Huntgeburth explore digital capitalism, labour and the future of work in the latest #SOAS Global Developments Podcast Series.

#11. Work in the Age of Digital Capitalism
e: shorturl.at/WAzFv
🎧Listen to the episode: buzzsprout.com/admin/2216100/…

🌍 What happens when climate change, explosive ordnance & post-conflict recovery intersect?

Join us for a panel exploring impacts on communities, livelihoods, displacement & environmental recovery, hosted by @SOASICOP.

Featuring @SOAS c@SOASgue @sndeall@sndeallde researchers & practitionerREVIVE campaign, @MekUniETH, @CranfieldUni & @TheHALOTrust.

📍 Portcullis House, London
📅 14 Oct | 17:30–19:30
🔗 Register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/hidden-conne…

Dear all, greetings! Great seminar lined up by @SOAS_CMDS! Come along
@SOASDevelopment @SOASEconomics @devcomms

🎉 Congratulations to @AzzamLeena, @SOAS alumna and graduate of the MSc Humanitarianism, Aid and Conflict programme, on her new chapter in "Local Agency in Africa’s Peace and Security" (2026).

An excellent example of the academic & research journeys our programmes can inspire. Her nequality & displacement in South Sudan.

🔗 Read full chapter here: ujonlinepress.uj.ac.za/index.php/ujp/…

Join us for the launch of "The Political Economy of Rwanda’s Rise" with @pritishbehuria, the author, drawing on a decade of research and 580+ interviews.

How did Rwanda 🇷🇼 transform its economy after the 1994 genocide, and why does structural transformation remain so elusive?
lowed by a panel discussion chaired by @philclark79.

📅 9 October at 17:30
📍 SALT, SOAS University of London
Event link: lnkd.in/eCEpRCGV

Co-hosted by @SOASpolitics @SOASDevelopment @CAS_SOAS @royafrisoc

💡Our SOAS Development Leadership Dialogue co-director, Christopher Cramer, features in the latest episode of the @InspireUsPod cast.

🌍Visit the link below to listen to Chris' reflections on development, economic policy, inequality, conflict and more➡️shorturl.at/5JpNv