Professor Tat Yan Kong Tat Yan Kong is Professor of Comparative Politics and Development Studies at SOAS University of London, and Co-director of the London Asia Pacific Centre for Social Science.
The Poem of the Righteous Sufferer (Ludlul bēl nēmeqi), Tablet II, lines 1-55, read by Gebhard J. Selz
The Poem of the Righteous Sufferer (Ludlul bēl nēmeqi), Tablet II, lines 1-55, read by Margaret Jaques Cavigneaux
Dr Mark Laffey International Relations Theory; International Security; Foreign Policy Analysis; International Political Sociology; Global History; Postcolonialism; Hierarchy; Violence; Culture and Ideas.
Unearthing history: How the Formosa Church News grew from a missionary tool to a space for social commentary Professor Niki Alsford unveils Formosa Church News, a missionary publication that became a platform for local voices, a tool for linguistic preservation, and a record of Taiwan’s evolving identity.
Johanna Von Kietzell Johanna is a PhD candidate in the Department of Politics and International Studies at SOAS, supervised by Prof. Fiona B Adamson, Dr. Nathaniel George and Dr. Nicholas Westcott.
Have you heard the people sing? A comparison of two recall movements, 2021 and 2025 In the 2025 SOAS Centre of Taiwan Studies Summer School, we are pleased to welcome Professor Ling-fang Cheng for a timely exploration of Taiwan’s recent recall movements.
Water Security: Transboundary Challenges Join us for panel discussion and the launch of the WATCON hub as we explore evolving dynamics and the implications for water security, water justice and the human right to water.