Ezgi Gurses Ezgi Gurses is a PhD student in Development Economics at SOAS, University of London, researching the evolving modalities and strategic orientations of emerging donors and their contributions to development cooperation. Her research interests include development assistance policy, the effectiveness of foreign aid, and the political economy of emerging donors.
Emmanuel Ofori-Sarpong Emmanuel Ofori-Sarpong is a PhD candidate in Politics and International Studies at SOAS, where he investigates the politics of space and materiality in architecture and urban planning with particular attention to Ghana and Kenya.
Sayed Yaqoob Emad Sayed Yaqoob Emad is a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of History at SOAS University of London. His research examines the evolving politics of Islamic charities in Afghanistan, with broader interests in politics and religion.
Dr Stephen A Murphy Stephen A. Murphy specialises in the art and archaeology of Buddhism and Hinduism in first millennium CE Southeast Asia with a focus on Thailand and Laos.
Mariko Allen Mariko Allen, a doctoral candidate in the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, investigates the relationship between Translation Studies and language education, a research focus shaped by her professional experience as a Japanese language teacher and translator.
Farzana Qureshi Farzana Qureshi, Centre for Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies, Oceanic/Water Literature, Anthropocene, Migration and Landscapes. Her research topic questions the ways in which environmental landscapes shape and influence migration and transnationalism. She is focusing on in particular- Pakistan, Tanzania and Kenya. In what ways do mountains in North Pakistan, the Indian ocean, flora and fauna dictate journeys and displacement?
Victor Max Smith Victor is currently a Ph.D. Arts researcher with an interest in how people use culture, music, and performance as a means of forming communities of resistance.