Welcome to our news site, where we disseminate information and stories from leading thinkers in Global South Studies, as well as complementary content from both TWQ and CAS journals.
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Technology for Social Good with Mala Kumar
Mala Kumar is a globally recognised leader in technology for social good, with expertise in UX research design, open-source software, and the evolving field of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Her work has taken her across continents, particularly to sub-Saharan Africa, where she has driven innovative solutions for social change. In this Q&A, Mala discusses…
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Edward Said Award 2025 winner at ISA: Ruoyu Li’s paper on nuclear free activism
Congratulations to Ruoyu Li for winning the Edward Said Award for the 2025 best graduate student paper awarded by the Global Development Section of the International Studies Association (ISA), sponsored by Third World Quarterly. The award highlights outstanding scholarship in global development studies, and includes a certificate presentation at the ISA Annual Convention and a…
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From Colonialism to COVID-19: Why Global Health Remains Unequal
Kividi Koralage, an independent researcher in international development and geopolitics examines how colonial legacies, economic models, and global health governance shape healthcare disparities.This blog post stems from Kividi’s research on global health inequalities as part of the global health politics session presented at the British International Studies Association’s (BISA) virtual conference in January 2025. She…
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Celebrating One Year of the Global Souths Hub
Join us as we celebrate the first anniversary of The Global Souths Hub! After early discussions, developing our website and refining our identity, we were thrilled to publish our first blog post in February 2024. Since then, we have supported early-career researchers, built collaborations with a variety of organisations and attended BISA, ASAUK and more…
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Exploring the Pluto Journals Collection with Eve Kanram
Pluto Journals publishes an international range of Open Access, radical, scholarly journals that are at the cutting edge of Social Science research. Explore a bespoke selection put together by Pluto Journals Manager, Eve Kanram. I’m Eve Kanram, Journals Manager at Pluto Journals, where I support 20 of our social science Journals. I am also the…
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Now Open: 2025 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize
Wasafiri is Britain’s leading magazine of international contemporary literature. Launched in 1984, for forty years Wasafiri has been committed to discovering, supporting, and showcasing the full breadth of literary voices on all points of the globe. Read on to learn about their 2025 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize. The Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing…
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Juggling Motherhood, Mental Health, and my PhD
Read our latest blog post by Zarnigor Khayat, a devoted mother, scientist, and lecturer at Webster University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Based on her personal experiences dealing with postpartum mental health, cultural expectations, and academic pressures, Zarnigor offers an open and honest insight into the delicate balance between family life, motherhood and pursuing her doctoral research.…
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Foreign Aid of Gulf States – Continuity and Change: a TWQ Special Issue
The Third World Quarterly (TWQ) recent Special Issue ‘Foreign Aid of Gulf States: Continuity and Change’ (Volume 45, Issue 15-16) explores how Gulf States’ foreign aid has transformed over the past two decades from being culturally and religiously motivated to becoming an instrument of geopolitical influence. The first theme examines how Gulf States have transformed…
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Translating African Realities with Indigenous Perspectives and Digital Archives
By Bethlehem Attfield Bethlehem Attfield discusses her PhD research on Amharic literature, the silencing of African knowledge, and the potential of AI in preserving and promoting African languages and culture. In March 2024, I came across the call for papers for the African Studies Association of UK (ASAUK) conference which was to be held at…
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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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Navigating Adinkra’s Evolution in the Digital Age: A PhD’s Perspective
Nancy Owusuaa, a PhD candidate at the University of Ghana is researching the digital renaissance of Akan Adinkra Symbols. Her study explores how these traditional Ghanaian symbols are being reimagined and repurposed for modern media. She tells us how she gained a fresh perspective presenting her work to an international audience at the African Studies…
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