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Exploring the Gender Gap: Women in STEM Today
In this blog post, Zara Qadir, Founding Editor of the Global Souths Hub and science communicator, delves into the underlying causes of gender disparities in STEM that hinder women from rising to leadership roles in science and technology. In today’s world, STEM skills are essential for tackling global challenges, which makes inclusive representation more important…
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A Day of Dialogue & Reflection: 30 years of Democracy in South Africa
Explore highlights from a recent colloquium that delved into South Africa’s post-apartheid journey and its future. Featuring insights from top scholars and journal editors, the launch of a new book series and a powerful presentation by intellectual and activist Nomboniso Gasa, the event (co-organised by the Global Souths Hub) sparked vital conversations on the country’s…
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Heloise Weber on Global Development Inequalities & Injustices
In this edition of our Meet the Editor’s series, we speak with TWQ Academic Editor Heloise Weber. She currently works in the School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queensland. Her research is animated by an interest in the historical and contemporary politics of inequalities in global development. Heloise says her…
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International Day of Peace: Eight Ways to Take Part
International Day of Peace takes place every year on 21 September. The day provides an opportunity to explore, reflect and understand how to aspire peace. The theme for World Peace Day’s twenty-fifth anniversary is “Culture of Peace”. But what does this mean? The United Nations describes “a culture of peace” as “a set of values,…
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Fostering new dialogues, debates and voices in Central Asian Studies: A Q&A with Philipp Lottholz
Philipp Lottholz is one of two Book Review Editors for Central Asian Survey (CAS). In this Q&A, Philipp chats to Zara Qadir, founder of the Global Souths Hub about his role as a visiting professor at the Center for Conflict Studies, Philipps-University of Marburg, Germany and his current research initiatives. Philip also discusses the controversies/debates…
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Top Publishing Tips for Early Career Researchers with Central Asian Survey Editor, Rico Isaacs
Rico Isaacs, Professor of International Politics at the University of Lincoln, regularly read and cited Central Asian Survey (CAS) during his PhD. Sixteen years later, he is now the Editor of the journal. In our second interview with Rico (as part of our ‘Meet the Editors’ series), we ask his advice on how to get…
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The Politics of Plastic Pollution and the Impact on the Global South
Plastic waste is a social justice and a human rights issue that threatens food security, human health, plastic-aggravated flooding, and economic development in addition to being an environmental and ecological problem. Countries within the Global South are disproportionately impacted by plastic pollution, so how did this waste inequality manifest itself in the Global South, and…
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Breaking the Academic Glass Ceiling with Jasmin Dall’Agnola
In the run up to International Women’s Day (8th March), we caught up with Jasmin Dall’Agnola (@jazzdallagnola), Associate Editor of Central Asian Survey and post-doctoral researcher at The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich to talk about her research on gender issues in Central Asia. We also talked to her about her recent open-access…
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An interview with Jing Gu: China and Global South Collaborations
We spoke to Jing Gu, a political economist with a focus on development policy and impact. Jing is the Director of the Centre for Rising Powers and Global Development at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), as well as an Academic Editor for Third World Quarterly (TWQ). Jing touches on her academic journey, her responsibilities…
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An Academic Journey into Central Asia with Rico Isaacs
Rico Isaacs is the Editor of Central Asian Survey and a Professor of International Politics at the University of Lincoln, UK. Find out about what first sparked Rico’s interest in the field and his early academic journey. We also talk to him about his three main research interests – exploring authoritarianism through interviewing party leaders during…
