The Republic of Laughter and Belonging: Indigenous Wisdom and the Future of African Democracy This lecture reimagines democracy in Africa as a moral art of belonging and laughter—an interplay of care and critique rooted in indigenous wisdom
Object in Focus Sign up for our workshop highlighting SOAS's Tibetan artwork collections with Dr Christian Luczanits, SOAS Lecturer in Tibetan and Buddhist Art.
ICJ Climate Opinion: States, foreign investors and local communities SADRC presents a webinar that will unpack the impact of the 23 July 2025 ICJ Advisory Opinion On Obligations of States.
Promoting democracy in the context of terrorism: Experimental evidence from Burkina Faso Join us for a talk exploring how democratic values can be strengthened in terrorism-affected contexts. The talk will discuss findings from a Burkina Faso study showing how strategic messaging can effectively build democratic resilience against authoritarian threats.
The road to freedom - Economics and the good society: National and global perspectives SOAS DLD Annual Lecture with Nobel Laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz.
Decolonizing Economics: An Introduction Decolonization has long been debated across the social sciences, but the economics discipline has so far avoided such critical engagement. This book provides a much-needed intervention.
Chinese sources on Bodhgaya from the Long First Millenium Join us for a reading and discussion of selected passages from Chinese sources on Bodhgayā.