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Beyond the North-South Binary: Rethinking Climate Justice
Climate justice is often framed as a divide between the Global North and Global South. But injustice is also produced through competing visions that shape the transition to a greener future. Speaking at the Development Studies Association Conference, Nigatu Abebe Wolkanto, an early-career researcher at Wolaita Sodo University in Ethiopia, argues that rethinking climate justice…
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Who Shapes Sustainable Futures in the Face of Global Uncertainty?
How do we shape sustainable futures in an era marked by growing global uncertainty? Dr Caroline Ntara, a scholar of international business and public policy from KCA University in Nairobi, Kenya, was invited to the EADI–IOB Conference 2026, where she joined scholars from across the world to explore how Global South perspectives are reshaping development…
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The Visual Politics of Palestine Solidarity: Naji al-Ali’s Handala
Naji al-Ali ’s Handala, presented in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and by many pro-Palestine initiatives, is a well known cartoon character associated with Palestinian resistance. In this article, Marina Hamanaka (a PhD student in Area Studies, at The University of Tokyo) tells us about the story behind Handala, and her research exploring…
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Rethinking How African Literature Is Studied: Azzeddine Tajjiou Wins Inaugural Kassahun Checole Prize
Azzeddine Tajjiou, a researcher, translator and academic from Morocco, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Third World Quarterly (TWQ) Kassahun Checole Award in African Studies, an initiative dedicated to recognising and championing the work of emerging African scholars and writers. Tajjiou will receive the award today at the African Studies Association of the…
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Creating Africa World Press – Shining a Light on African Knowledge with Kassahun Checole
Decolonising Access Podcast: Episode Five “It is vital that we empower our languages and our culture.” – Kassahun Checole Creating Africa World Press – Shining a Light on A | RSS.com In this episode, Bethlehem Attfield talks to Kassahun Checole, the founder of Africa World Press (1983) and The Red Sea Press (1985), which, to…
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TWQ Special Issue: Polyalignment and the Second Cold War
“We’re neither facing east nor west; we’re facing forward where opportunities are.” Those are the words of Kenyan President William Ruto in response to a journalist who asked whether Kenya would prefer investment from China or the US. Similarly, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said rather than being pro-China or pro-US, “[w]e are pro-Singapore.” These statements echo leaders around…
