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Global Souths Hub Podcast - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB Global Souths Hub Podcast Series One: Decolonising Access Host: Bethlehem Attfield, Community Engagement Coordinator & Contributing Writer Series one of the Global Souths Hub podcast focuses on decolonising access. The series shares inspiring stories from professionals closely connected to the Globa...

🎙️ Episode 2 live now!

Dr. Chimmuanya Pearl Ngele from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka speaks to us about  journey of losing her sight, thriving academically, and advocating for accessibility, her TED talk, why AI is a game-changer & more!

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Commonwealth Bookshelf February Commonwealth Bookshelf compiled by the Round Table Journal's Book Review Editor.

📚 Dive into the Commonwealth Bookshelf – February! Discover top picks spanning Africa, Asia, the Caribbean & beyond 🔽

At the Frontier of Forest Governance: Reflections from the 11th FLARE Annual Meeting - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB At the Frontier of Forest Governance: Reflections from the 11th FLARE Annual Meeting What does it mean to talk about forests not just as ecosystems, but as places where livelihoods, cultures, and futures are shaped? In October 2025, Daniel Pinillos, a researcher from Guatemala, explored this question at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Forests & Livelihoods: Assessment, Research, and...

🌳 In our latest blog, Daniel Pinillos, researcher from Guatemala, sheds light on agrarian frontiers, forest governance and why mitigation + adaptation must move together, as highlighted at the 11th FLARE Meeting network 2025 in Lima, Peru👇

Puerto Rico: A National History by Jorell Meléndez-Badillo

Jorell Meléndez-Badillo

See @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social at the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture tomorrow (Feb 20) at 6:00pm CST! He'll discuss his book, Puerto Rico, and how his scholarship is shaping how Puerto Rican history is being understood, even influencing Bad Bunny.

Register here: buff.ly/nDY7pBA

New TWQ SI: Ghost projects – ruined futures and the promises of infrastructure development - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB New TWQ SI: Ghost projects – ruined futures and the promises of infrastructure development Ghost projects are often overlooked, although they exist in all corners of the world, in the South aswell as in the North: mega-dams whose construction was delayed for decades, unfinished urbandevelopments, roads that exist only on maps, or abandoned airports. These unbuilt or incompleteinfrastructu...

📢 New Special Issue in Third World Quarterly: Ghost Projects – Ruined Futures and the Unfulfilled Promises of Infrastructure Development.

From mega-dams to “roads on maps,” ghost projects expose broken promises and shape infrastructure futures.

Find out more about the SI 👇

Dark IR: Do ‘Dark Times’ Demand Dark Critique? - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB In this blog, Srishti Malaviya, a scholar of International Relations (IR) theory, examines how conventional ideas about inclusion and emancipation can sometimes unintentionally reinforce exclusion, and explores Dark IR as an experimental way to understand and navigate the politics of today’s global crises. “To respond with critique that tries to weave everything back into a Dark IR: Do ‘Dark Times’ Demand Dark Critique?

New blog ✍️

Dr Srishti Malaviya on Dark IR - questioning International Relations' faith in inclusion, visibility & progress.  From pandemic to climate crisis, what if politics can’t be repaired through inclusion alone? 👇

The Other Windrush - Pluto Press The history and legacy of Indian and Chinese Caribbean indentured labourers who were part of the Windrush generation

"The Other Windrush: Legacies of Indenture in Britain’s Caribbean Empire" explores the overlooked journeys, struggles and contributions that helped shape Britain and asks us to rethink a familiar history.

Purchase your copy here 🔽

Migration Is an Underdevelopment Issue: The Sixth Newsletter (2026) The global number of migrants has nearly doubled in the past thirty-five years, underscoring rising inequality and the imposed underdevelopment of the Global South.

🗾 What if migration isn’t a “crisis”, but a predictable outcome of global underdevelopment?

This sharp analysis explores how structural inequality, labor extraction, and global economic systems shape migration patterns 🔽

Global Souths Hub Best Contribution - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB Global Souths Hub Best Contribution Prize We are delighted to announce the launch of our Global Souths Hub Best Contribution Prize. The entries are judged by a panel of experts, and the winner will receive prize money along with further promotion of their blog piece. The recipient will benefit from...

Its that time of the year again! 🌎✨

📣 The Global South’s Hub Best Contribution Prize 2026 is opening soon! Enter for a chance to win prize money, blog promotion, and connect with experts.

Find out more about how you can submit your work 🔽 https://f.mtr.cool/nrxqvghsbq

Stay tuned! 🌍✨🚀

How Kashmir Shaped an Early Model of Cultural Globalisation - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB In this piece academic Moin Aftab reflects on cultural globalisation and hybridisation in his birthplace, Kashmir. Moin, who's research interests include Kashmir, Syria and the DAANES, explores how Kashmir's art, religious traditions and architecture have been shaped by the region's unique blend of...

🌎 In our latest blog, Moin Aftab explores how movement & collaboration shaped Kashmir. Influenced by Buddhists, Zoroastrians, Pandits & Muslims, its art, faith & architecture 🕌 reflect deep hybridisation 🔽

In Dhaka, climate change and air pollution are no longer distant threats but daily realities. 🌫️

This piece highlights the urgent, twin threat facing the city, and argues that protecting public health requires both systemic change and everyday action.

Read now > globalsouth.org/2026/02/brea...

Thabani Mutambasere: Activism, Food Politics and Diaspora Citizenship - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB 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 o...

📢 New Q&A! 🌍

In a fascinating Q&A with @thabanisere.bsky.social (University of Edinburgh), we explore Zimbabwean refugee activism in the UK, the politics of food and cultural identity, and what it means to claim diaspora citizenship.

🔗 Read now > globalsouth.org/2026/01/thab...

At the Water’s Edge: Maya Epistemology, Resistance, and the Methodological Shoreline - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB Maya Epistemology and the Colonial Perpetuation: A Methodological Shoreline for Weaving Histories 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 In this blog post, Juan Tiney Chirix, a Maya Tz’utujil-Kaqchikel scholar and researcher of Indigenous methodologies and cartographies, explores how Maya communities in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala, maintain ancestral memory and territorial knowledge along the shifting shoreline of Lake Atitlán.

🇬🇹 In our latest blog, Juan Tiney Chirix (@utaustin.bsky.social) explores Mayan epistemology, resistance, and memory along the shifting shoreline of Lake Atitlán.

🔗 Read more here 👇

🎧 Episode 1 of Decolonising Access is live!

In Episode 1, host @bethlehemattfield.bsky.social speaks with acclaimed actress, director, and writer Anni Domingo about doing a PhD in your 70s, challenging assumptions about age, access & academia.

Listen here now 🔽 globalsouth.org/global-south...

New study warns of 'creeping catastrophe' as climate change drives a Infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue, and tuberculosis are considered to pose as great a challenge to global health as new or emerging pathogens, according to a major international study led

Climate change isn’t just warming the planet - it’s expanding disease risk. A new @ox.ac.uk study shows climate, inequality & resistance are driving the spread of infectious diseases like malaria and dengue across regions once less affected.

Read more about it here ➡️ www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-12...

Global Souths Hub Podcast - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB Global Souths Hub Podcast COMING SOON – January 2026 Series One: Decolonising Access Host: Bethlehem Attfield, Community Engagement Coordinator & Contributing Writer Series one of the Global Souths…

🎙️ We’re thrilled to announce that Global Souths Hub is launching its official podcast series, Decolonising Access, hosted by @bethlehemattfield.bsky.social. This show will bring forward conversations, insights, and lived experiences from across the Global South.

First episode drops soon!

Bethlehem is a translator and researcher whose work centres community-led knowledge and Global South literatures. Her translations from Amharic include Couch Grass by Adam Reta (2024) and The Lost Spell by Yismake Worku, shortlisted for the @societyofauthors.bsky.social TA First Translation Prize.

Introducing Our First Global Souths Hub Podcast with Host, Bethlehem Attfield - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB 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, not just about them.…

🌍 Excited to welcome @bethlehemattfield.bsky.social as the new host of our podcast.

The first series, "Decolonising Access", centres lived experience and global perspectives, asking how access can be reimagined beyond colonial frameworks.

🎧 Launching 27 Jan!

Find out more here 🔽

Third World Quarterly | LinkedIn Third World Quarterly | 328 followers on LinkedIn. Publishing leading research on global issues, policies, and development in the Global South. | TWQ journal publishes leading research in…

📢 New platform unlocked: We’re pleased to announce that Third World Quarterly (TWQ) is now on LinkedIn. This marks another step in expanding our digital presence and staying connected with our community.

Follow our page to stay up to date with the latest from TWQ ⬇️

AAS-in-Asia 2026 - LUMS In 2026, Lahore prepares to host the Association for Asian Studies’ flagship AAS-in-Asia Conference, bringing together scholars, students, and practitioners from across Asia, West Asia, Africa,…

📢 Call for global scholars! #AASinAsia2026 at LUMS (Lahore University of Management Sciences) invites dialogues on refiguring connections and charting futures across Asia.

Be part of the Asian Studies’ flagship conference in Lahore! 🇵🇰

Learn more and register here:

Presencia & Resistencia: A Wasafiri Celebration of Latinx Writing Join us at the British Library for an evening of sound, spirit, and connection — including readings, performance…

Join @wasafirimag.bsky.social for Presencia & Resistencia, celebrating British Latinx writers and artists through a dynamic programme of readings, multilingual performance, and dialogue. This event reflects Wasafiri's commitment to promoting literature across borders and identities ⬇️

Central Asian Survey is now officially on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. Please follow us to stay updated on new research, calls for papers, and community news.

We also extend our sincere gratitude to Professor Rico Isaacs for his outstanding leadership and dedication to CAS during his tenure as Editor, and we wish him every success in his future endeavours.

Erica Marat Joins Central Asian Survey as New Editor - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB 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…

📢 New Editor Announcement

We’re delighted to welcome Prof. @ericamarat.bsky.social as the new Editor of Central Asian Survey (CAS). A leading scholar of security, violence & state–society relations, she brings a bold vision for CAS’s future.

Read her interview here👇 buff.ly/IB023qe

Unsettling Brazil: Power, Dependency and the Politics of Resistance - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB Unsettling Brazil: Power, Dependency and the Politics of Resistance In this Q&A, Desirée Poets, a of political science at Virgina Tech (USA) with a specialisation in Postcolonial Politics, reflects on positionality, collaborative research, and the role of art in…

🇧🇷 Our latest Q&A series Desirée Poets (@virginiatech.bsky.social) explores how Brazil’s histories of militarisation & dependent development continue to shape everyday life & how communities resist through art, memory, and collective action.

Read the interview here ⬇️

Women in Punk Conference 2026 — Punk Scholars Network CALL FOR SPEAKERS – WOMEN ONLY

📣 Calling all women scholars, artists & punk lovers!
The Women in Punk Conference 2026 wants your voice! 🎤
Submit your proposal for #IWD2026 - theme: Give to Gain.
Papers, panels, workshops & performance proposals welcomed! ✊🎶

More details here 👇

My mental health protocol: a glossary for the frustrated contemporary researcher Photo by Randy Fath on Unsplash. At times, I feel exhausted and irritable. I might get angry at a petty request to sign another PDF or because I have to send another reminder. I end up trapped betw…

🫠 Academia’s demands can take a real toll on mental wellbeing. This reflective piece breaks down practical concepts, from managing cognitive load (“Brain RAM”) to setting boundaries around communication and expectations.

Worth a read for anyone navigating research life 👇

African languages for AI: the project that’s gathering a huge new dataset When a language isn’t in the data, its speakers aren’t in the product – and AI cannot be safe, useful, or fair for them.

🤖 What if the next wave of AI could actually understand you in your native language? A new dataset of African languages is helping make that real and expanding who gets to participate in the AI future.

Read @uk.theconversation.com's interesting piece on the topic 🔽

A TWQ Special Issue on Decolonising Epistemology: Intellectual Imperialism and the Coloniality of Knowledge - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB 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,…

Third World Quarterly's new Special Issue, “Decolonising Epistemology,” challenges the academic hierarchies shaped by colonial histories and intellectual imperialism.

A powerful call to centre #GlobalSouth perspectives in knowledge creation ⬇️

The Line is Thinner Than we Think: Rebecca Ruth Gould on Free Speech and the Fragility of Democracy - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB The Line is Thinner Than we Think: Rebecca Ruth Gould on Free Speech and the Fragility of Democracy 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…

📝 In our new Q&A, @bethlehemattfield.bsky.social discusses academic freedom and democracy's subtle decline with @rrgould.bsky.social (@soasuni.bsky.social).

Rebecca critiques reliance on dominant, colonial narratives and explores the courage and costs of speaking out. Read here ⬇️