Tributes paid to Professor John Anthony Allan (1937 – 2021) SOAS has paid tribute to Professor John Anthony Allan, better known to most as Tony Allan, who died on 15 April 2021 at the age of 84.
Doing Intimacy: A multi-sited ethnography of modern Chinese family life A closer, fresher, critical look at the Chinese family dynamics as they are lived.
Fond memories of the SOAS Library As part of the celebrations surrounding the SOAS Library’s 50th anniversary, we asked the SOAS community to share their memories of their time spent studying, researching, hunting for books, and “chair racing”.
To stop the Rwanda flights, our collective demonstrations of solidarity must continue SOAS Detainee Support (SDS) speak out against the UK Government’s efforts to deport asylum seekers.
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.
Plundering Security? The Evolution of Khaki Capital in Contemporary Thailand Security forces tend to enjoy a monopoly over violence within any given state. In some states, such as Thailand, they are also leading political and economic actors. Thus, military finance or “khaki capital” is of paramount importance. Using the framework of Historical Institutionalism, this study scrutinizes the path-dependent evolution of khaki capital over time in Thailand.