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Thabani Mutambasere: Activism, Food Politics and Diaspora Citizenship
How do diasporas contribute both to their countries of origin and to civic life in their adopted homes? In this Global Souths Hub Q&A in conversation with Zara Qadir, Thabani Mutambasere (University of Edinburgh) reflects on Zimbabwean refugee activism in the UK, the politics of food and belonging, and the idea of “diaspora citizenship.” He…
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Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni: Why Decolonisation Matters More Than Ever
Decolonisation, says Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni (University of Calgary in Canada), is not a slogan but an ongoing unfinished struggle rooted in centuries of resistance. In this interview with Zara Qadir for the Global Souths Hub, Sabelo calls for “ecologies of knowledges” that move beyond silos of disciplines in Western universities to embrace knowledges from the…
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Beyond Aid Dependency: Building Scientific Sovereignty in the Global South
In this blog post, Joshua Sarpong, higher education researcher, and Bezawit Alamirew Wube, STEM education specialist based at the University of Auckland, explore how countries in the Global South can move beyond aid dependency to build their own scientific and technological futures. Bezawit and I, Joshua, are researchers who have spent nearly a decade studying…
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Guardians of the Golden Stool: Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Niger’s Struggle for True Independence
Kividi Koralage, a scholar of international relations and development, examines in this blog how Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Niger are redefining their paths away from France’s influence, marking a pivotal moment in Africa’s pursuit of true sovereignty. Solidarity rally in Accra, Ghana on April 30. Photo: SMG, sourced from the People’s Dispatch. The Golden…
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World Food Day: Highlighting Global Food Insecurity
Purniya Awan, explores the complex intersections of food, famine, and malnutrition with a particular focus on how food is weaponised in conflict zones like Gaza. In this blog post for World Food Day, she unpacks the systemic drivers of hunger and shares a list of free-to-view Third World Quarterly (TWQ) and Central Asian Survey articles…
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June Bam-Hutchison on the Loss of Indigenous Knowledge and Linguistic Heritage
In our latest Q&A Bethlehem Attfield talks to University of Johannesburg‘s Centre for Education Rights and Transformation Director June Bam-Hutchison. June stresses the importance of addressing interpretive injustices that often marginalise the basic early archiving of human interactions. As a member of the Khoi-San Ausi, she also points to Indigenous knowledge gaps within education and research,…
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When the Intestines Speak: Indigenous Climate Forecasting in the Horn of Africa
My name is George Tsitati, and I’m a PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh. My research focuses on how pastoralist communities in the Horn of Africa use early warning systems and weather information to respond to climate-induced humanitarian shocks. I focus on how these community-developed interventions either converge, differ, or run in parallel to…
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Reclaiming Our Voices: The Somali Gender Hub
Sahra Ahmed Koshin is a Somali and Dutch anthropologist, development worker, poet, and founder of the Somali Gender Hub, a network dedicated to empowering Somali women in research and academia. Now completing her PhD on Somali Diaspora Humanitarianism, she tells the inspiring journey behind setting up the Somali Gender Hub. Why I First Fell in…
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The Decolonisation of Niger Delta Oil Pollution Cases
Saba Naomi Attfield is a blogger, aspiring solicitor, and researcher specialising in Global Environment and Climate Change Law. In this blog post, Saba explores recent developments in transnational environmental litigation cases around the world through a decolonial lens. She also shares her own research on the potential of foreign direct liability litigation to address oil…
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Lithium-ion Batteries and the Greenwashing of Extractivism
In this article, Global Souths Hub Editor and Website Curator Mira Mookerjee examines the sourcing process of minerals used in lithium-ion batteries – a technology that is allegedly moving us towards a greener future. By talking to activists and academics, including Nathan Andrews (Associate Professor, Political Science at McMaster University), Paulina Personius (Making Clean Energy…
