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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Feminism and Social Movements in the Global South: The Womandla! A TWQ Special Issue
Womandla! Feminism and Social Movements in the Global South, a new Special Issue in Third World Quarterly (TWQ) originates from the Womandla! Feminism and Social Movements in the Global South online seminar series held between April and July 2021. This series was convened by scholars affiliated with the International Studies Group, University of the Free…
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Reconceptualising Activism Space in Contemporary Global South – a TWQ Special Issue
This Third World Quarterly (TWQ) special issue reconceptualises activism in the Global South as spatially hybrid, affectively/ emotionally charged, and a source of epistemic innovation and new ideas. Read the full Special Issue (Reconceptualising Activism Space in Contemporary Global South, Third World Quarterly, Vol 46). Drawing on contributions from research in India, South Africa, Palestine,…
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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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Conference Spotlight & Free-to-view Articles: Legitimacy in Conflict and Peace
Conflict Research Society (CRS) 2025 Annual Conference, themed “Legitimacy in Conflict and Peace,” took place, from the 17th to 19th of September, at the University of Kent, Canterbury. The Global Souths Hub team, Third World Quarterly (TWQ) and Conflict, Security and Development journals are making ten articles free to view until the 31st of October 2025…
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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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Singing Bhakti: The Story Behind Heli
In this Q&A Poshali Goel, a filmmaker and editor with a background in design based in Delhi, India, talks about her film Heli, which follows the lives of two siblings whose love for singing carries Bhakti poetry into both public and private worlds. Made as part of her master’s thesis, Heli explores gender dynamics and…
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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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World Indigenous Peoples Day: Truth, Memory, and the Path Towards Reconciliation
Purniya Awan, a Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies graduate from York University writes about her understanding of Indigenous histories as a Canadian, and how they have evolved from classroom silence to critical awareness.
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How to Get the Most out of an Academic Conference
Co-authored by Zara Qadir, Mira Mookerjee, Nancy Owusuaa and Bethlehem Attfield Attending academic conferences for the first time can be an exciting and rewarding experience – whether you’re presenting your research or simply looking to connect with others in your field, they can be packed with opportunities to grow, learn, and network (and often fueled…
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How to Craft an Impactful Blog Post
Inspired by our talk on how to unlock the power of academic blogging: storytelling, tips and tools at BISA’s virtual conference, Zara Qadir, Founding Editor, and Mira Mookerjee, Editor and Website Curator, highlight a few key points on how to create an impactful blog post. What are the key elements that make a blog post engaging…
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