Launch of Development Leadership Dialogue We are pleased to Launch the new Development Leadership Dialogues (DLD) Institute at SOAS.
Inaugural Lecture Series: Professors Awino Okech and Dan Plesch In this Inaugural lecture, Professor Awino Okech and Professor Dan Plesch will be presenting lectures on "Feminist worldmaking: On knowledge infrastructures and social transformation" and "Weapons controls and Human Rights: Thinking globally acting globally" respectively.
Resources Matter: Ending Poverty While Protecting Nature A presentation of 'Resources Matter', a book exploring the impacts and opportunities of extractive industries in poorer nations.
Effects and Implications of Ecocides in Lebanon: Relevance in State Rebuilding and Stabilisation This collaborative workshop explores the impact of ecocides in Lebanon.
The Manor House and Other Homes of William Adams: The English Samurai in Japan This presentation explores the variety of environments where William Adams lived during his life in Japan, from 1600-20.
Meeting Batul: Navigating multiple identities in contemporary India Conversation with Batul, a Delhi-based Muslim Indian LGBTQIA+ activist in transition, as she reflects on her powerful personal story and the causes she defends.
Welfare Regime and Capitalism: Housing and Pensions The Series in Advanced Political Economy (SAPE) was launched in 2022, jointly organised by Departments of Economics at SOAS University of London and New School for Social Research (NSSR) in New York.
Immigration detention in Hong Kong: Advocacy in the dark In this seminar, Professor Surabhi Chopra will discuss her paper which examines civil society engagement with immigration detention in Hong Kong.
Anti-colonialism, Abolition and the Nationalist Backlash This lecture examines how the Labour Party's attempt to appease both anti-racist and nationalist critiques has failed, fueling a surge in grassroots anti-racism and radical nationalism, and shaping the future of British politics.