Beyond National Transitions: Local Political Orders and the ReMaking of Authority in Myanmar This seminar uses Myanmar’s evolving conflict environment to reflect on how local elites navigate authority during moments of state rupture, and what these dynamics reveal about the limits of nationally led transitions and the enduring significance of local political orders.
Barriers to Women's Religious Attainment in Japan: Issues and Prospects This presentation draws on extensive ethnographic fieldwork to examine the difficulties Japanese female mountain practitioners have encountered within religious organisations that perpetuate patriarchal customs and hierarchical systems.
CAMHRA Annual Lecture 2026 presented by Professor Clara Han Professor Clara Han presents the CAMHRA Annual Lecture 2026, '"From me it is born": Psychic life and a politics of the ordinary', accompanied by a pre-lecture reception open to attendees
Heritage as Parody: Temple Rituals and the Reenactment of Ancient Performing Arts in Nara This lecture ventures into the realm of Japanese sonic imaginations, unveiling hidden connections between heritage discourses and the materialization of nostalgia through sound.
China’s newly-amended arbitration law: progress and challenges Join us for a discussion hosted by the SOAS Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Centre with Dr Wei Sun, Partner at Zhong Lun Law Firm, who specialises in international investment and commercial arbitration.
College of Social Sciences Alumni Lecture and Reception Join us for an inspiring evening celebrating the work of SOAS’s College of Social Sciences.
'Legal Resistance under Authoritarianism': Professional Awakening from Political Crisis Dr Eric Yan-ho Lai talks about his new book 'Legal Resistance Under Authoritarianism: The Struggle for the Rule of Law in Hong Kong', which examines the decline of Hong Kong’s rule of law.
Violence against women, migration law, and regimes of exception At a time of intensifying border governance and mounting backlash against migrants’ and women’s rights, how do legal systems respond when violence is experienced under conditions of precarious status?