Dr Artour Mitski Japanese Bangkok and Bangkok’s Japanese: the structures and practices of transnational belonging in a global city.
My childhood inspired me to study migration and diaspora studies - and a scholarship made that possible Felix Scholarship recipient, Apala Mandal, shares her experience studying for an MA in Migration and Diaspora Studies at SOAS University of London.
Our commitment to the right of protest, the safety of our community, and SOAS’s mission A message from Adam Habib, Vice-Chancellor of SOAS.
Will AI help us out of the productivity slump? Economics PhD student Thabo Huntgeburth explores how AI may worsen the productivity slump, instead exacerbating wage inequality and economic stagnation.
Remitting through crisis: learning lessons from the pandemic As the world confronts ongoing climate, conflict and cost-of-living problems, what can we learn from the pandemic period about people’s remittance practices through times of crisis?
How should central banks respond to the climate crisis? Central banking has entered a new era – the era of the climate crisis. It is now uncontroversial that central banks should take climate change into account. But a big question remains: how should they do so? This is where an important battle of ideas and politics is under way.
Book launch: André Dao, 'Human Rights for the Data Society' We are beyond excited to welcome André Dao for the pre-launch of his forthcoming book, Human Rights for the Data Society. André Dao (Melbourne) will be in conversation with River Baars (SOAS).
Judicial Resistance and the Trajectory of Democracy: Evidence from Kenya and Malawi In the age of contested elections, African courts are emerging as unexpected sites of resistance. This talk will explore why judges in Kenya and Malawi defied the odds to annul presidential elections and what enables judicial courage when institutions are under pressure.