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History of precolonial South Asia, in particular Muslim polities and societies; the Deccan, 1300-1700; South Asia and the early modern Muslim world.

The geopolitics and geo-economics of the Pacific Islands, with reference to China and Japan. Investigating the role of Tokyo’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific and Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative in the region, and the interplay between them.

Malcolm is the Director of the SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art and Senior Lecturer in Arts Education.

Liu Chih-Chien is a PhD student within the Department of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics at SOAS, University of London. His research concentrates on the influence of digital technology on the political arena and democratic responses, with particular emphasis on experiences in East Asia.

From March 2025 until March 2026 Dr Vevaina acts as research associate for the project Funerals, Faith, and Finance in the Parsi Zoroastrian Diaspora

Southeast and South Asian visual culture and identity, with focus on photography; cultural policy and governance in ASEAN contexts; sustainable infrastructure for creative economies; legal perspectives on cultural production; postcolonial cultural diplomacy and soft power

Niki J.P. Alsford is Professor of Anthropology and Human Geography at the University of Central Lancashire and a Research Associate at the Centre of Taiwan Studies, SOAS.