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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🌍 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 colleague @sndeall alongside researchers & practitionerREVIVE campaign, @MekUniETH, @CranfieldUni & @TheHALOTrust.

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

🎉 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

📢 New article in Energy Research & Social Science

We are delighted to share a new open-access article by our colleague @floretta_voice : “Energy addi(c)tion versus green transition: Why renewables supplement rather than replace fossil fuels.”

The article explores why, despite growt, fossil fuel production continues to rise, and what this means for achieving a just and realistic energy transition.

Congratulations to Lorena on this important contribution!

Sharing this great piece by our colleague @folanski on the intersection of climate change, conflict and security in the #Sahel, and what the region can teach us as we approach #COP31.

A timely contribution to the discussion on how global climate action can better account for Read more: shorturl.at/NziWX

@SOAS @SOASEconomics @tommytanner @floretta_voice

1/ 🧵 New publication series from the Policy Lab on the paramilitary–organised crime nexus.

Convened by Jonathan Goodhand and Patrick Meehan and supported by the @SOCACE_Research Programme, the series explores how responses to paramilitary actors and organised crime can be ntegrated.

Drawing on global analysis and case studies from #Colombia, #NorthernIreland and #Myanmar, it offers practical insights for policymakers and practitioners working on war-to-peace transitions. 👇

Foundations & analytical approaches:
Paper 42: Global trends and policy challenges shaping the paramilitary–organised crime nexus.
➡️ shorturl.at/NiYWq

Paper 43: A practical framework for analysing and responding to the paramilitary–organised crime nexus.
➡️ shorturl.at/miW1B

🎧 What happens when the world's most important oil chokepoint becomes a battlefield?

As US–Iran tensions escalate, Adam Hanieh, Director at @SOAS_MEI, joins Rida Fathima to unpack what the Strait of Hormuz means for Gulf investment, migratory labour, debt, and the future of the ider world.

War. Oil. Finance. Labour.

▶️ Watch the full episode now: shorturl.at/BQmZ9

@nomhossain @estariade @SOASEconomics @SOASpolitics @SOASalumni @devcomms @EADI @RoyPallavi2 @FeministOnMarx @SOAS_DLD @SOASpress @SOAS_CI @sndeall

Well done to our colleague @giusi_siciliano on her recent interview with Dialogue Earth about her @WorldDevJournal research on energy access in Cambodia.

The study highlights why expanding the electricity grid is only part of the challenge, affordable access is essential to ehind.

Read more ➡️: lnkd.in/dV34QFVH
#EnergyJustice #Cambodia #EnergyAccess #DevelopmentStudies

🎧 New podcast! What does it mean to report from the frontlines of humanitarian crises?

@SOAS MSc Humanitarian, Aid and Conflict students Lynn Tabbara and Hassan Karmali speak with @jonathandumont1, Emmy Award–winning journalist and #UN humanitarian official, about the from the frontlines of global crises, from places like #Gaza, #Sudan and #Syria.

▶️ Watch full episode now: shorturl.at/1pgbt

@nomhossain @sndeall @estariade @SOASEconomics @SOASpolitics @SOASalumni @devcomms @EADI @WFP @RoyPallavi2 @Terminalias @SOAS_DLD @SOAS_MEI

Exciting news! 🎉
The Regional Studies Association (@regstud) has approved funding for the new research network on Uneven and Combined Transitions: Energy, Justice and the Global South (UCT-EJGS).

The network will bring together scholars from the #UK, #SouthAfrica, #Uzbekistan, d will explore how climate justice, power, inequality, and political economy shape energy transitions across the Global South.

Congratulations to our colleague @floretta_voice and the wider team leading this exciting initiative.

How can we better support children and young people leading climate action?
@london_climate discussion co-hosted by @SOASDevelopment & @savechildrenuk. Opening remarks by @MoazzamTMalik (CEO, Save the Children UK), moderated by our colleague @tommytanner .

📍23 June | Save the Chilister➡️ shorturl.at/bDUAu

What Is Development For? Rethinking Aid as Reparation

Join Andrea Cornwall as she explores development as reparation in a time of global crisis, shifting from charity to redress, and from “assistance” to repair. Chaired by @estariade .

📅 11 June, 12pm | 📍@SOAS SALT
Register: shorturl.at/WdI7a

@SOASpolitics @SOASalumni @SOASEconomics @KingsIntDev @SOASanthro

"Demystifying AI": Excited to share an upcoming workshop on one of the most debated technologies today: Generative AI.

This is an interactive workshop led by Taylor Rockhill (@SOASDevelopment), exploring the promises, limits, and wider social impacts of AI.

What is AI really? can’t it do? Why is generative AI so controversial compared to earlier tech shifts like the internet or smartphones?

🗓 Mon 1 June | ⏰ 3–5pm
📍 @SOAS Senate House, S211
➡️Registration:shorturl.at/GnTiY

A timely discussion for anyone interested in AI and its social, political, and economic implications.

Tomorrow, join us for the launch of Jeffrey Winters’ latest book, "The Blind Spot: How Oligarchs Dominate Our Democracies", exploring how extreme wealth and power shape modern democratic systems.

A timely discussion on inequality, oligarchy, and the paradoxes at the heart of arks by Elisa Van Waeyenberge, followed by a discussion with @nomhossain.

📅 19 May 2026 | 🕛 12:00
📍 KLT, @SOAS

Book sale and signing to follow.
Register here➡️: shorturl.at/zccV3
@PenguinUKBooks

How do oligarchs dominate democracies?

Join us for the launch of Jeffrey Winters’ latest book, "The Blind Spot: How Oligarchs Dominate Our Democracies", uncovering the hidden realities of modern oligarchy.

A sharp and timely discussion exploring inequality, power, and the of democratic systems.

Opening remarks by Elisa Van Waeyenberge, followed by a discussion with @nomhossain .

📅 19 May 2026 | 🕛 12:00
📍 Khalili Lecture Theatre, @SOAS
A book sale and signing will follow the talk.
Register here➡️: shorturl.at/zccV3

Strong insights from our colleague @folanski on the escalating crisis in #Mali. The situation reflects deeper structural challenges across the #Sahel, with significant implications for regional stability and security cooperation. @FRANCE24

Watch the full interview below ⬇️
youtube.com/watch?v=qaCUVF…

“What is most urgent now is not only an end to the war, but active steps to shield the poorest… Increased aid, unconditional debt relief and emergency financing are immediate priorities to secure food and humanitarian supplies.”

A powerful and urgent piece in the by our colleague Adam Hanieh on the longer-term impacts of the war on hashtag#Iran.

He highlights that the effects of conflict don’t end with a ceasefire. They reshape food systems, debt, and everyday living conditions long after.

🔗 Read it here: lnkd.in/eAb4TWb2

Important contribution from our Development Studies Department!

Great to see Arkebe Oqubay co-editing The Oxford Handbook of the Moroccan Economy 🇲🇦. A timely, open-access volume on industrial policy, structural transformation, and development strategy.

Worth a read 👇
policycenter.ma/oxford-handboo…

Wonderful to see @maskaramanish25 recognised with the Students’ Union (@soassu) Teaching Excellence Award !!
A richly deserved recognition of his outstanding teaching in Development Studies @SOASDevelopment.

Congratulations, Manish!

📌What drives subordinated groups to challenge power? Join us as John Chalcraft (@LSE_ID) presents a groundbreaking perspective on popular mobilization, tracing the path from subordination to revolution across the globe. The discussion will be chaired by Subir Sinha.

🗓 23 April ister here: shorturl.at/J2R0j

Latest article from Adam Hanieh (@SOAS): Bottling the World Economy

The Strait of Hormuz isn’t just a chokepoint. It’s a global economic pressure valve. Rising tensions ripple through energy, trade, and markets worldwide. Published in the New York Review of Books (@nybooks).

A co/WgTzwFCin3
@SOAS_MEI

📌Thinking about applying for an online degree at SOAS University of London?

Join our online briefing this Friday to learn more about our programmes, the application process, and what to expect from studying with SOAS. It’s also a great opportunity to ask questions and explore port your goals.

🗓 Friday, 27 March
⏰ 1:00–2:00 pm GMT
🔗 Register here to get the meeting link: eventbrite.co.uk/e/soas-online-…

📌Join us for an exclusive screening of "Under the Sun", organised by SOAS Department of Development Studies students!

This captivating film follows young climate justice activists from around the world as they confront the climate crisis with courage, dignity, and hope. After ave the chance to meet the activists and ask your questions.

📅 14 April, 6.30–8.30pm
📍Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre (BGLT), SOAS
🎟 Register here: link.outsavvy.com/underthesunfilm

🎙️New episode: SOAS Global Developments Podcast

How is China shaping Africa’s industrial future?

In our first video episode, @estariade (Carlos Oya) joins @nomhossain (Naomi Hossain) to unpack the opportunities, challenges & labour dynamics of China’s engagement in Africa, drawina for Africa’s Industrialization?"

▶️ Watch the full episode here: soas.ac.uk/soas-global-de…

@SOAS @SOASEconomics @devcomms @EADI @SOASalumni @FeministOnMarx @sndeall @CAAC_Network @SOAS_CI @RoyPallavi2

🩸 "Sinners" isn’t just a vampire movie. It’s supremacy, cultural appropriation & resistance.

Zoe Marriage (@SOASDevelopment) & Pauliana de Sousa show how it connects to Black culture, capoeira & racial politics.

➡️Read the full blog: shorturl.at/v37Vr
🎬Watch the breakdown: shorturl.at/9lhUT

📌What if we could reimagine from the ground up?
Join us for a book talk with @PSutoris (@UniLeeds), as he explores new ways of thinking about global development in a time of climate crisis, deepening inequality, and rapid global change.

We are excited to welcome Kathryn obal) as discussant for a dynamic conversation, chaired by @nomhossain (@SOAS).

📅 19 March 2026
🕔 5pm
📍 SWLT, @SOAS
Register here: shorturl.at/J3iRw

📌Life after SOAS: Alumni in Progressive Politics and Policy-Making
Curious how a SOAS education can shape a career in politics and policy? Join us for an inspiring conversation with alumni making real-world impact!

Speakers: @EvaCruzeiro, @MRMortagua, @Borja_Monreal
Chair: elopment Studies, SOAS

🗓️ 16 March 2026 | 6pm – 8pm
@SOAS, KLT | Drinks reception to follow
Register: shorturl.at/8LfGa

@SOASEconomics @SOASpolitics @YannisDafermos @nomhossain @FeministOnMarx @philclark79 @RoyPallavi2 @sndeall @YannisDafermos

📌Researching the Digital Illicit Economy: Methods, Ethics, and Access (Scam Industries Focus)

How can researchers study digital illicit economies when access is restricted and data are fragmented?

Join this methodological workshop bringing together perspectives from financial al work on Southeast Asia scam markets, and scholarship on digital authoritarianism. The session will explore approaches to generating credible evidence when researching scam industries and cyber-enabled financial crime.

🗓 13 March
⏰ 11am –12:30pm
📍 SOAS, Room S109

Register here: shorturl.at/gWpeg

All welcome.
@XuPeng72881167 @warwickuni @portsmouthuni @civad_soas

ICYMI: Our colleague Sarah Njeri (@sndeall) joined a critical conversation on the challenges Global South scholars face in academic publishing.

The lecture “Invisible” Struggles, Unheard Voices also featured Dr. Natalia Bueno (@UnivdeCoimbra) and Dr. Roberta Holanda Maschietto, (University of São Paulo - @usponline).

📺 Watch the full discussion here: youtube.com/nupriusp

UK government’s release of asylum figures yesterday: Laura Hammond (@SOAS) joined Henry Bonsu on @TimesRadio to discuss the latest trends and legal pathways. A timely, evidence-based analysis highlighting the mounting pressures on international refugee law.

Listen to the full s://t.co/b9Qwlhs8WG

🌍 Do Global Value Chains really benefit us?

Join Benjamin Selwyn (@SussexUni) at SOAS for the launch of his new book on global value chains (GVCs), chaired by Lorena Lombardozzi (@floretta_voice).

Explore why GVCs may generate exploitative jobs, deepen poverty, stunt human he environment, challenging the idea that they automatically boost incomes and create better opportunities.

📍@SOAS SWLT and online
🕔5 March, at 5pm
📝 Register here: shorturl.at/TNxEr

🔥Check out @nomhossain’s perspective on the winners, losers, and the in-between, after the Bangladesh polls.

Read full article here: shorturl.at/T1Jdj