Who we are

Global Souths Hub is a news and resource site developed alongside the leading academic journals Third World Quarterly (TWQ) and Central Asian Survey (CAS).

The Hub shares and connects the voices of scholar-activists, researchers, policymakers and practitioners, as well as anyone interested in the Global Souths’ diverse countries and cultures, politics, and histories.

We disseminate news, blogs and stories from leading thinkers in Global South studies, as well as selected content from both TWQ and CAS journals.

Global Souths Hub illustrations by Natasha Ahmed, logo by Mohamed Thiam.

Our aims

The Global Souths Hub aims to:

Be a source of free, quality content that will share knowledge, and inspire a new generation of Global South scholars.
Build collaborations between academics and early career researchers, editors and authors, and bloggers and readers.
Prompt critical conversations by inspiring debate and reflection.

Why Global Souths?

Global South research focuses on the countries and regions in Africa, Asia and the Pacific Islands, Central Asia and the Caucasus, the Middle East and North Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and their diasporic communities. We use the additional ‘s’ in ‘Souths’ to reflect the diversity of the field, and to highlight that there is not just one ‘Global South’ identity, culture and history, but many.

At the Global Souths Hub we recognise that Global South Studies is a rapidly evolving, interdisciplinary field, and we hope to be a platform that will foster debate and facilitate reflection.

Our Values

Our values provide the basis of how we work together, how we source and edit content, and how we communicate with our contributors and readership.

We believe in social justice, addressing global disparities and injustices, and promoting intersectional principles.

We strive to create a forum that encourages and publishes decolonial and progressive discourse in a fair, accessible and informed manner.

We reserve the right to reject items that we believe are inappropriate for our readership, do not reflect our editorial remit and scope or publication standards.

How to get involved

We welcome writers and scholars from across the globe, as well as academics and non-academics alike. Contributions from early career researchers based in the Global South are particularly encouraged.

We typically post one or more news item each week, which are carefully curated by the Global Souths Hub team. You can contact us on [email protected].

We welcome a wide range of content formats, from short summaries of journal articles, to podcasts and videos with authors.

If you are interested in writing or submitting content to us, visit our How to Contribute to the Hub page and have a look at our most recent blog posts.

“Over time, we hope the Hub will inspire scholars and practitioners across the globe to engage in discussion and discover solutions together.”
Global Souths Hub Team

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OUR PROFILES

Purniya Awan

Contributing Editor and Social Media Manager
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Purniya Awan is a Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies graduate from York University, Canada.

Mira Mookerjee

Editor and Website Curator
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Mira Mookerjee holds a BA in English and Russian Civilisation from the University of Leeds and an MA with Distinction in Creative Writing from Brunel University.

Zara Qadir

Managing Editor and Founder
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Zara has fifteen years of experience working in communications and journalism in health, technology, sustainability as well as other sectors/disciplines.

Working on an academic article?

If you have an original piece of research, and would prefer to submit an academic article for either of the journals, please refer to the journal websites.

There is also helpful guidance about ‘Writing your Paper’ on the author services section of the Taylor & Francis website.

Third World Quarterly

Central Asian Survey