Ishret Wahid Ishret Binte Wahid is a PhD candidate in Development Studies at SOAS, exploring how transnational flows of social remittances and sexual norms between Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates reshape masculinities among Bangladeshi male labour migrants. Her research examines the intersections of migration, masculinities, and sexualities in the Bangladesh–UAE migration corridor.
Stephen Crowther 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.
Dr Saeid Kordmafi Music of the Islamic Middle East and Central Asia; Persian art music; classical music of the Arab Mashriq; music analysis; rhythm and temporality; performance studies and practice-based research; historical ethnomusicology; music revival.
Hanee Kang Hanee Kang is a PhD candidate in the Department of Development Studies at SOAS University of London, with research interests encompassing international development aid, aid philosophy, development discourse, postcolonialism, post-colonialism, colonial modernity, postcolonial donors, aid programs utilising national development experiences, and South Korean aid.
Professor Hongping Lian Research area: Mutual Transformation of State and Society under New Institutionalism: Women’s Participation in Grassroots Governance of China Date of appointment: August 2024 - February 2025
Rodi Yilmaz Rodi Yilmaz is a PhD candidate in the Department of Politics and International Studies at SOAS, University of London. His research focuses on the social democratic parties in Turkey within the broader contexts of party politics, local governments and democratic backsliding in comparative politics.
Dr Joanne Tomkinson Joanne completed her PhD in the Department of Development Studies at SOAS in 2019.