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From Technology to Creativity: Mala Kumar on Social Action Through Art
In part two of our Q&A with Mala Kumar, a global leader in technology for social good who has worked with the United Nations, the World Health Organization and GitHub, we speak to her about her two critically acclaimed novels, The Paths of Marriage and What it Meant to Survive. Her writing explores a myriad…
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Technology for Social Good with Mala Kumar
Mala Kumar is a globally recognised leader in technology for social good, with expertise in UX research design, open-source software, and the evolving field of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Her work has taken her across continents, particularly to sub-Saharan Africa, where she has driven innovative solutions for social change. In this Q&A, Mala discusses…
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Alexander Morrison on Settler Colonialism in Central Asia
In this edition of our Meet the Editors series we speak to Alexander Morrison, Fellow and Tutor in History at New College, Oxford, UK and Associate Editor of Central Asian Survey. Alexander shares how his upbringing sparked his passion in Central Asia, the challenges and successes in his career, and his advice for early-career researchers.…
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Towards a Wellbeing Economy with Feminist Economist Naila Kabeer
Image sourced from Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS) website “We are finally hearing people questioning the growth paradigm that has dominated our lives, our politics, our vision of the future. If growth is not contributing to the sum total of our wellbeing, to our sense of fairness, to our safety in the streets,…
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The Future of Central Asian Studies with Zhanibek Arynov
In this edition of our meet the editor’s series, hear from Central Asian Survey Book Review Editor Zhanibek Arynov. Zhanibek is an Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Public Policy (GSPP) at Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan. He specialises in Central Asian geopolitics, Kazakhstan’s foreign policy, EU-Central Asia relations, and international identity, image and perception studies.…
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Why Palestine is a Feminist Issue
At this year’s BISA (British International Studies Association) conference a crowd gathered in The International Convention Centre to listen to Hala Shoman (Newcastle University), Maryam Aldossari (Royal Holloway, University of London), Ashjan Ajour (University of Wolverhampton), Nicola Pratt (University of Warwick), Sara Ababneh (University of Sheffield) and chair Jemima Repo (Newcastle University) discuss why Palestine…
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Queer Has Always Been Here – A Reading List
This Pride month, we are highlighting a selection of books and articles that focus on the long history of queer communities within the Global South. Queerness is often portrayed as a modern western identity without much reference to how colonialism controlled and repressed indigenous queer communities. This reading list aims to challenge Eurocentric perceptions of…
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Decolonising Economics with Ingrid Kvangraven
Ingrid Kvangraven, a Lecturer in International Development at King’s College London, joined TWQ as an Academic Editor in 2022. Her research is broadly concerned with the role of finance in development, debates about uneven development, dependency and imperialism, and critically assessing the economics field itself from an anti-colonial perspective. She is the founder and editor…
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Mustapha Kamal Pasha Presented with the 2024 GDS Eminent Scholar Award
Timothy Seidel (Chair of GDS) and Mustapha Kamal Pasha The Global Development Studies (GDS) Eminent Scholar Award, presented at the International Studies Association (ISA), is awarded annually to a scholar who has made significant contributions to the field throughout their career. This year, Mustapha Kamal Pasha, Professor and Chair in International Politics, Aberystwyth University, UK,…
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A Growing Space for Global South Community Resources
The Community Resources section of the Global Souths Hub collates opportunities, awards and resources to support your work in the field. This is a growing section, and we welcome feedback and suggestions from our Global Souths Hub readership – what would you like to see on the hub? In future, we hope that this space…
