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Ussama Makdisi asks why, across so many parts of the liberal West that so solemnly proclaims the universality of law and human rights, is Palestinian life consistently devalued?

What if development were imagined differently? Join Peter Sutoris as he explores bold alternatives, from degrowth to Indigenous knowledge, based on his book co-authored with Uma Pradhan, envisioning more just and ethical futures.

Join author Ilyas Chattha for a book talk on the internment of Bengalis in Pakistan after the 1971 war, exploring how citizens were reclassified as suspected traitors.

Dr Lara Momesso launches her new book, 'Cross-Border Intimacies: Affect and Emotions in Marriage Migration Between China and Taiwan'.

This talk explores how Burmese avant-garde artists navigated and resisted authoritarianism, isolationism, and relentless censorship.

Do Global Value Chains (GVCs) really “boost incomes, create better jobs, and reduce poverty”? Benjamin Selwyn will discuss how CVCs generate highly exploitative jobs, deepen poverty, stunt human development, and damage the environment.

Joseph Torigian will talk about his latest book, which is the first biography of Xi Zhongxun written in English.

When the 1970s oil boom emerged in the Gulf region, Asian labor- sending states strategically implemented labor export policies to exploit regional labor shortages and support long-term economic growth amid their financial crises.

Join us to explore Bangladesh's political evolution since the July Uprising, analysing the changing electoral landscape, the rise of youth politics, and the potential for a transformative democratic future.