We have curated a collection of individual and multi-author blogs, bringing together ideas and insights from university departments, institutions, academic societies, personal bloggers, and thought leaders. It is a rich selection of diverse platforms covering international studies, Global South studies, regional studies, global health, development studies, decolonial thought, geopolitics, and sustainability—alongside more personal reflections and critical perspectives from scholars-activisits and practitioners. Many of these platforms and blogs are open to guest submissions.
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Africanlegalstudies.blog is edited and managed by the chair of African Legal Studies at University of Bayreuth in Germany.
The Africa Insight – A substack blog on security updates and analysis in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Decolonial Blog – Aralez is a pan-decolonial network and grassroots organisation based in Amsterdam. On their blog page, they share recorded interviews, talks and panels on decolonial concepts, histories, strategies of chance, information and tips to learning sources.
The Decolonial Centre blog is part of a political education platform that shares anti-colonial and decolonial views on history, social theory, and current events. Based in Britain—the historic epicenter of colonialism—the Centre is led by members of the global majority and is a project of the Pluto Educational Trust.
Assodesire blog is a civic initiative dedicated to sharing information, updates, analysis, and perspectives on African politics, the African Union, its various organs, and their functions, policies, and politics. The author is Désiré Assogbavi who is a jurist, advocate, and international development strategist.
Africa Blogging was created to help more visibility for the bloggers (regional and international) and a space for interacting with each other and the public, #AfricaBlogging adds to the debate around politics, economics, gender equality, health and social matters in Sub-Saharan Africa. The site is no longer active but it’s archive is available to view.
Africa Is a Country offers a critical perspective on various social, political, and cultural issues affecting Africa that push back on continental legacies of colonialism and exploitation.
Africa in Words is a blog providing a platform for voices whose focus is on cultural production and Africa. The name is intended to recognise that there are as many Africas and ways of talking about it as there are words to do it with. It is a collective and co-generative space made up of regular authors and guest contributors.
British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) Climate Law and Litigation Blog provides a platform for legal experts and practitioners to discuss and analyze climate litigation in the Global South. It features articles on various aspects of climate law, including international agreements, national legislation, and judicial decisions, according to the BIICL.
EADI Debating Development Research blog is the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes discussion platform for the international development research community.
Eye on Global Health – A hub of writing, events, and information related to the fields of global health and decolonization. The platform is for students looking to take their knowledge beyond the classroom, and for a diverse array of voices exploring health and decolonisation as means of promoting liberation, justice and equity worldwide. It is a student-led initiative, affiliated with the School of Global Health at the University of Copenhagen.
CRASSH Blog is the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) in Cambridge’s blog.
Decolonising SOAS is the Schools of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) hub for research, collaboration and information on the decolonisation of higher education institutions.
Decolonial Dialogues is a shared space for exchanging and advancing ideas and information about the decolonisation of knowledge – through activism, research, inclusive teaching and learning and creativity. It features articles, blog posts, book reviews and other research resources written and compiled by an international, interdisciplinary group of co-moderators and guest authors.
Decolonising Global Health’ 12-part blog series: Rejecting the single story. An Oxford University MSc in Global Healthcare Leadership new 12-part blog series titled, ‘Decolonising Global Health’. This series explores critical perspectives on power, equity, and transformation in global health.
The Developing Economics blog takes critical approach to development economics. It seeks to stimulate debate and critical reflection on economic development among academics and practitioners from all relevant fields.
DIGITAL@DAI is the DAI (Development Alternatives, Inc.) blog which features rapidly emerging field of Information and Communications Technology for International Development (ICT4D).
Engenderings is the LSE Department of Gender Studies blog about the role of gender in cultural, social and political life. It brings together a broad range of perspectives to engage with ideas about gender as it operates in local and global culture and society. You do not have to be a member of the editorial collective or affiliated to the LSE to submit a post.
E-International Relations website is the world’s leading international relations website with daily publications of unique content aimed at academics, general interest readers, and students. The website reaches an audience of approximately 3 million unique readers and 10 million article views per year.
Gender & Society blog, is associated with the journal, and is focused on the study of gender in society across global and transnational spaces. It is the official journal of Sociologists for Women in Society.
Gender and Development blog is the blog for Gender & Development, a journal co-published by Oxfam and Routledge/Taylor & Francis, has been a steadfast source of essential readings in the field of development for over 25 years.
Global Development Institute Blog – The Institute is at The University of Manchester is where critical thinking meets social justice.
Global Social Challenges Blog (at the University of Manchester) examines the disproportionate impacts of climate change on the Global South and explores potential solutions.
GlobalDev from the Global Development Network is a blog aims to connect development research to successful policies. The blog welcomes contributions and make research accessible to all so that evidence feeds into policy and creates a positive impact.
Latin American and Caribbean Diaries is curated by Centre for Latin American & Caribbean Studies (CLACS), London. It was formerly the Latin American Diaries, launched by the Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) in 2014. The blog features short academic-style pieces drawing from research, reactions to current events and exploratory thoughts on longstanding regional issues. It also includes contributions about an upcoming or past event that can serve to disseminate the event itself or its outcomes.
GENDER.ED hub blog is hosted by the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS) at the University of Edinburgh. The blog mainly showcases gender and sexualities studies at the University of Edinburgh and beyond.
Gender and its Discontents Blog is coordinated by the Gender and Sexualities Studies Institute at the New School and feature selections of the exciting research completed by students in the graduate core course “Gender and its Discontents”, faculty and students opinion pieces, and material on past and forthcoming events.
The Global South Initiative (Blog) was a student-led initiative connecting researchers from the Global South and resisting our invisibility in academia. The blog is no longer active.
Global Health Unfiltered Blog – Welcomes submissions that address diverse global health topics, including but not limited to public health, decolonising global health, healthcare systems, disease prevention, mental health, environmental health, health financing, governance, and social determinants of health. The editors are particularly interested in hearing from global health practitioners and students from/based in low and middle-income countries.
Global South Perspectives – A Substack blog written by Fadhel Kaboub, an Eonomist and Professor at Denison University in Ohio, US.
Global South Network (Blogs) provides PhD candidates/ECAs members with an opportunity to publish a blog based on their research project.
Global South Political Commentaries blog is an interactive space for University of Victoria Political Science Graduate students and Faculty. They welcome commentaries on contemporary events and issues relating to the Global South.
The Institute of Devlopement Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex has a dedicated news and opinion section focussed on their work with partners and analysis of global pressing issues.
International Affairs blog is the official blog of International Affairs, a leading journal of international relations which is coordinated by Chatham House since 1922, published by Oxford University Press.
LSE Latin American and Caribbean blog provides expert analysis of the region’s politics, economics and societies. Maria Clara Montoya is an experienced editor focusing on foreign affairs and has worked as a correspondent in Europe and Latin America.
LSE Department of International Relations Blog gives a flavour of what is going on in the Department. They consider articles about current students, alumni and faculty of the Department.
The Loop is the European Consortium For Political Research’s Political Science (ECPR) Blog, which showcases short pieces on politics, policy programmes, societal and political issues.The Loop’s definition of political science is broad, and they receive contributions from every corner of the discipline.
MMB Latin America is a blog series on migration and mobilities in Latin America, with contributions from scholars and activists in the region as well from the University of Bristol. The platform publishes posts in Spanish, Portuguese or English.
Policy & Politics blog publishes scholarship that is read widely within and beyond academe. The blog supports authors to maximise impact of their work in terms of on-line and off-line dissemination. The journal invites all authors to contribute a blog post on the articles they publish in the journal.
Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) has a number of blogs: Climate & Conflict, Security Dialogue
Arctic Politics and Monitoring South Sudan.
Post Growth Perspectives is an online magazine created by the Post Growth Institute, whose mission is to help lead the transition to a world where human systems thrive within ecological limits.
Progress in Political Economy blog is a venue for thought about political economy in and beyond the academy based on the vision of Cemel Burak Tansel. It is linked to faculty members, students, alumni, journalists, and others associated with the Department of Political Economy at the University of Sydney.
RSAA blog is the Royal Society for Asian Affairs blog echoes the remit of the RSAA, covering current affairs, culture, travel, exploration and recent history from the Levant to East Asia.
ROAPE Blog is Review of African Political Economy journal’s blog hosting short articles to highlight developments on the continent and comment on the dynamics of protest, shifting patterns of political economy and issues of historical concern for the journal.
SAYAS blog is the blog site celebrating the process of science — from the perspective of young people in the midst of their postgraduate studies. It is one of the projects led by the South African Young Academy of Science.
Soleil Space – For the underserved, untapped Film & TV audiences & creators of the Global South Diasporas. Soleil means sun in Creole, and our mission is to shine light on the Global South diasporas, the diverse cultures and parts of the world that are yet to be fully seen, celebrated and understood in the mainstream media – the global diasporas of Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and the Middle East.
Southern Winds covering the unheard voices of the world’s overlooked regions, it aims to counter the Global North narrative and address the crisis of the collapse of Earth’s support systems, driven by predatory capitalism.
Voices from BoisMitidja, a new blog edited by the British International Studies Association’s Colonial, Postcolonial and Decolonial Working Group (BISA CPD). This is new a platform to amplify the incredible work of our comrades, colleagues and students, as they contend with what it means to write, create, think and act against the grain of empire, coloniality, and injustice in our world.
Voices of the Global South is a blog to showcase and amplify academics from the global south. Hosted by Professor Sandya Hewamanne at the Centre for Global South Studies at the University of Essex. The last entry was in 2023.