Category: Community Resources

  • Digital Activism and Memory at ECREA 2024

    Digital Activism and Memory at ECREA 2024

    Hear from Silas Udenze, a scholar activist from Enugu State, Nigeria and an interdisciplinary postdoctoral researcher at the Open University of Catalunya. In this piece, Silas shares his research and insights from the 10th European Communication Research and Education Association. Which conference did you attend? I attended the 10th European Communication Research and Education Association…

  • Understanding the Everyday Experiences of the Ahmadi Community

    Understanding the Everyday Experiences of the Ahmadi Community

    Umtul Aleem Kokab, a final year doctoral candidate at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, recently attended the British Association for South Asian Studies (BASAS) annual conference. Here, she blogs about her experience at the conference and why it has been valuable to her work. I recently attended…

  • South Africa Reflects: Colloquium Event

    South Africa Reflects: Colloquium Event

    On November 4, 2024, scholars, researchers, activists, thinkers, and artists will gather at the University of Johannesburg for an significant one-day colloquium titled “South Africa Reflects: 30 Years of Democracy” followed by a reception at Gallery MOMO. The one-day colloquium reflects on South Africa’s fight for freedom and discusses the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.…

  • Seven Steps for Crafting a Compelling Academic Book Review

    Seven Steps for Crafting a Compelling Academic Book Review

    In this blog post, Central Asian Survey Book Review Editor, Philipp Lottholz discusses the importance of academic book reviews and shares his top tips on how to write a compelling and critical book review. Why write a book review? Reviewing another person’s work is something that others will really value and may lead to a…

  • Top Publishing Tips for Early Career Researchers with Central Asian Survey Editor, Rico Isaacs

    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…

  • Queer Has Always Been Here – A Reading List

    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…

  • A Growing Space for Global South Community Resources

    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…

  • Launching Global Souths Hub –   A New Blog and Community Resource Site

    Launching Global Souths Hub – A New Blog and Community Resource Site

    We are delighted to announce the launch of Global Souths Hub, a news and resource site developed alongside the leading academic journals Third World Quarterly (TWQ) and Central Asian Survey (CAS).  Global Souths Hub aims to share and connect the voices of scholar-activists, academics, researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and anyone interested in the challenges and opportunities…