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Maísa Edwards on Building Cooperation in the South Atlantic and Beyond
Decolonising Access Podcast: Episode Six “Energy security is becoming such a defining feature of strategic planning both national governments and global energy markets… it’s something that we really try to bring to the attention of our readers, just how much countries like Brazil, Nigeria and Angola could potentially work together to strengthen their energy security…
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Anni Domingo on Ageism and Doing a PhD in Your 70s
Decolonising Access Podcast: Episode One “You can’t make a difference unless you have a seat at the table.” – Anni Domingo Anni Domingo on Ageism and Doing a PhD in your 70s | RSS.com In our first Global Souths Hub podcast, our host Bethlehem Attfield talks to actress, director and writer, Anni Domingo on what…
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At the Water’s Edge: Maya Epistemology, Resistance, and the Methodological Shoreline
Juan Tiney Chirix, a Maya Tz’utujil-Kaqchikel scholar and researcher of Indigenous methodologies and cartographies, presented at The Society of Latin American Studies (SLAS) conference 2025 in Bristol. In this blog post, Juan explores how Maya communities in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala, maintain ancestral memory and territorial knowledge along the shifting shoreline of Lake Atitlán. He reflects…
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Introducing Our First Global Souths Hub Podcast with Host, Bethlehem Attfield
In this blog post, we are excited to introduce our new podcast host, Bethlehem Attfield — a translator, and passionate advocate for research that speaks with communities. Bethlehem holds a PhD in Translation Studies from the University of Birmingham, UK, where her studies have deepened her appreciation for the significance of research engagement and the…
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Erica Marat Joins Central Asian Survey as New Editor
Join us in welcoming Central Asian Survey journal new Editor, Professor Erica Marat. A leading scholar of security, violence, and state–society relations in Central Asia, Erica brings a distinguished record of research and editorial experience to the role. She is a Professor at the College of International Security Affairs of the National Defense University and…
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Unsettling Brazil: Power, Dependency and the Politics of Resistance
In this Q&A, Desirée Poets, an assistant professor of political science at Virgina Tech (USA) with a specialisation in Postcolonial Politics, reflects on positionality, collaborative research, and the role of art in social and political change. In her recent book, Unsettling Brazil, she shines a light on how Brazil’s history of dependent development and militarisation…
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A TWQ Special Issue on Decolonising Epistemology: Intellectual Imperialism and the Coloniality of Knowledge
The Third World Quarterly TWQ Special Issue (SI) Decolonising Epistemology: Intellectual Imperialism and the Coloniality of Knowledge (Vol 46, 2025) discusses problems of intellectual imperialism, academic dependency, and the general issues surrounding global knowledge production in a highly unequal world. Destruction of Mexican Codices. Source: Wikipedia public domain Decolonisation and the coloniality of knowledge, or…
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Understanding Inequalities Through a New Dataset on UN Trusteeship Council Debates
What can historic UN deliberations teach us about the roots of today’s global conflicts and inequalities? In this blog, Philipp Lottholz shares a new text analysis dataset that traces Cold War contestations over colonialism, development, and independence in the UN Trusteeship Council, offering fresh insights into the making of global order. Understanding today’s rapidly shifting…
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The Line is Thinner Than we Think: Rebecca Ruth Gould on Academic Freedom
In this Q&A, Bethlehem Attfield talks to Rebecca Ruth Gould, who is a School of African and Asian Studies (SOAS) Distinguished Research Professor of Comparative Poetics and Global Politics, about academic freedom, the importance of understanding culture and languages to gain authentic perspectives. She also talks about the courage to speak out on your convictions,…
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When the Smoke Clears: Youth, Justice and Global South Leadership at COP30
Helena Aida Voorhuis, a Burkinabe and Dutch youth representative, is a master’s student in Engineering and Policy Analysis at TU Delft. She attended the 30th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP30) in Belém do Pará, Brazil as a youth delegate with Save the Children Netherlands, and as a representative of the Local Conference…
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Human Rights in Action: The Small Things That Shape Our World
Each year on the 10th of December, we mark Human Rights Day, a moment to reflect on our shared humanity and the enduring principles that unite us. The day commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948, a pioneering document that affirmed, for the first time globally, the inalienable rights each…
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