Reclaiming the Financial Commons: Can the ESG and sustainable finance movements seriously make a difference towards a more inclusive and sustainable world? Finance is supposed to serve the real economy which then, in turn, is supposed to serve a more just and sustainable society.
SOAS initiative cautions against lowering UK data standards in new Bill Since its launch in 2020, Influencing the Corridors of Power (ICOP), a SOAS-led initiative helping civil society voices be heard in Westminster is now focusing on the consequences of the new Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, expected to be approved in Parliament next year.
Violence, conflict and changing global orders: Marking 25 years of the MSc in Violence, Conflict and Development at SOAS SOAS is convening a half day event to mark 25 years of the MSc Violence, Conflict and Development (VCD) to discuss these issues, and bringing together scholars, current students, alumni, and practitioners.
The historical legacy of Hu Yaobang for contemporary elite politics in China Robert Lee Suettinger's recent biography of Hu Yaobang, 'The Conscience of the Party', informs this discussion on political struggle among CCP elites and the legacy of 'reform and opening'.
Nidah Kaiser Nidah is a PhD Candidate within the Department of Politics and International Studies. She has an interest in ethnic conflict and violence, politics of religion and identity and liberalism and minority rights.