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Disconnected: Mobile Communications in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Thirty-one years after the Oslo Accords, the agreement that set out the terms for Palestinian sovereignty, including the right to develop their own separate and independent communication systems, the infrastructure remains unfulfilled. In the Palestinian Territories, where people face ongoing and chronic displacement, reliable mobile connectivity is essential. Yet significant barriers continue to limit how…
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Thabani Mutambasere: Activism, Food Politics and Diaspora Citizenship
How do diasporas contribute both to their countries of origin and to civic life in their adopted homes? In this Global Souths Hub Q&A in conversation with Zara Qadir, Thabani Mutambasere (University of Edinburgh) reflects on Zimbabwean refugee activism in the UK, the politics of food and belonging, and the idea of “diaspora citizenship.” He…
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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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