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Understanding Inequalities Through a New Dataset on UN Trusteeship Council Debates
What can historic UN deliberations teach us about the roots of today’s global conflicts and inequalities? In this blog, Philipp Lottholz shares a new text analysis dataset that traces Cold War contestations over colonialism, development, and independence in the UN Trusteeship Council, offering fresh insights into the making of global order. Understanding today’s rapidly shifting…
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Introducing TWQ Research Notes: Sparking New Conversations in Global South Studies
Marcos Scauso is a scholar-activist whose work focuses on decolonial thought, particularly in relation to Latin America. His academic and activist work is rooted in collaboration with Indigenous movements, examining the intersections of race, patriarchy, sexuality, and colonial legacies—especially as they shape U.S. foreign policy. Recently appointed as an Academic Editor at Third World Quarterly,…
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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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Behind the Scenes: Research Notes for Central Asian Survey
What are Research Notes? Hear from Central Asian Survey Associate Editor and Senior Research and Teaching Associate at University of Zurich’s Department of Communication and Media Research, Switzerland, Jasmin Dall’Agnola. Since its inception eight months ago, the journey with the new Research Notes project for the journal, Central Asian Survey, has been both exciting and…
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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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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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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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Punk, Politics, & Popular Culture in IR: An Interview with Matt Davies
Matt Davies is a Reader in International Political Economy at Newcastle University, UK, and one of the ten Academic Editors looking after Third World Quarterly. Matt also started the first MA in World Politics and Popular Culture, and has written on a wide range of subjects from theoretical critique of contemporary International Political Economy to…
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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…
