Dr Alan Darmawan Alan Darmawan is Postdoctoral Researcher in the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics at SOAS.
Is disinformation during natural disasters an emerging vulnerability? The weaponisation of information is nothing new. But increasingly, disaster disinformation is offering unique conditions for powerful influence campaigns to go against communities at their most vulnerable.
Welfare Regime and Capitalism: Housing and Pensions The Series in Advanced Political Economy (SAPE) was launched in 2022, jointly organised by Departments of Economics at SOAS University of London and New School for Social Research (NSSR) in New York.
'I Can Imagine It for Us: A Palestinian Daughter’s Memoir' Join us for a discussion on Mai Serhan's memoir, detailing her search for connection with her estranged father, her family’s past, and the Palestinian homeland she can never visit.
The Evolution of the Sri Lankan Mind: The Life and Work of Martin Wickramasinghe (1890–1976) In this talk, Uditha Devapriya will present an overview of Wickramasinghe’s life and work in the context of cultural modernism in South Asia. The presentation draws on Devapriya’s research on Wickramasinghe, including his contribution to South Asian art, culture, and society.
The Backstage of Democracy: India's Election Campaigns and the People Who Manage Them Over the past decade, Indian election campaigns have been reshaped by data-driven strategists and political consultants, moving beyond mere technological change. This talk explores how this hidden world of professionalised campaigning is transforming power structures, expertise, and public participation in democracy.
Fanqi Lin Institution and economic development, Political economy of industrial policy, Green transition and technological change, China.
MA Japanese Studies and Intensive Language MA Japanese Studies and Intensive Language at SOAS University of London