Dr Paolo Novak
Overview
Department of Development Studies
(Lecturer in Development Studies)
Convenor of the course Globalisation, Borders and Development and Admission Tutor for the MSc Globalisation and Development.Contact Details
- Name:
- Dr Paolo Novak
- Email address:
- pn4@soas.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- 020 7898 4214
- Address:
- School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG - Building:
- Russell Square: College Buildings
- Office No:
- 368
- Office Hours:
- Tuesday 10 - 12
Interests / Disciplines
Paolo has degrees in Business and International Finance (Bocconi University, Milan) and Development Studies (SOAS) and has worked for brokerage firms, investment banks, NGOs and UNHCR. His PhD field research was conducted in Pakistan, where he studied processes of institutional change in the protection and assistance regime for Afghan refugees.
His current research focuses on the notion of transnationality,with particular emphasis on: migration, refugee regime, borders, NGOs. Paolo welcomes potential PhD students in any of these subjects.
Teaching
Courses Taught
Expertise
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Available for
Regional Expertise
- South Asia
Country Expertise
- India
Languages
Publications
Chapters in Books
Novak , Paolo (2007) 'Chromatic Boundaries.' In: Narula, M. and Sengupta, S. and Bagchi, J. and Sundaram, R., (eds.), SARAI Reader 07: Frontiers. Delhi: Centre for the Study of Developing Societies.
Articles
Novak, Paolo (2007) 'Accountability to Whom?' Economic and Political Weekly, 42 (30). pp. 3172-77.
Novak, Paolo (2007) 'Place and Afghan Refugees: a Contribution to Turton.' Journal of Refugee Studies, 20 (4). pp. 551-578.
