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πŸ“Έ Highlights from our β€œViolence, Conflict and Changing Global Orders” conference at @soasuni.bsky.social !

Huge thanks to the brilliant mix of students, scholars & practitioners who made it such a rich, cross-generational dialogue. Your insights brought the event to life!

Enjoy these snapshots!

16.06.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

✨ Happening Tomorrow: Violence, Conflict and Changing Global Orders Conference!

πŸ—“οΈ 11 June 2025
⏰ 2pm – 5pm
πŸ“ BGLT, SOAS & Zoom
Don’t miss out. Register now! ➑️ shorturl.at/RKX3E

@possibilist.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social @carlosoya.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social

10.06.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ””Don’t miss out! Join us for a timely and important discussion at a critical moment for the field of #Violence, #Conflict & #Development. 11 June πŸ•’2pm – 5pm at BGLT, SOAS
Register now➑️: shorturl.at/RKX3E
@possibilist.bsky.social @crisisgroup.org @eadi.bsky.social @wfp.org @naomihossain.bsky.social

28.05.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ•ΈοΈ Please share in your networks! @idos-research.bsky.social @ids.ac.uk @giga-hamburg.de @globaldevinst.bsky.social @soasdevelopment.bsky.social @isdcberlin.bsky.social @giesugent.bsky.social @diis.dk @bergenglobal.bsky.social @igdc.bsky.social @tninstitute.bsky.social @abi-freiburg.bsky.social

27.05.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Violence, conflict and changing global orders: 25 years of the MSc in Violence, Conflict and Development at @soasdevelopment.bsky.social
πŸ“… 11 June
Online / In person event at SOAS with Christopher Cramer, β€ͺ@laurahammond.bsky.social and others.
Register:
www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...

30.05.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My keynote for ILPC 2025 in Santiago is now published in an amended version in GLJ
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mulpress.mcmaster.ca/globallabour...
@soasdevelopment.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social

02.06.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

This is going to be a game-changer. If this had been on my undergrad reading list 35 years ago I may have never dropped economics... Pre-ordered! @surbhikesar.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social @soasdevelopment.bsky.social @carlosoya.bsky.social @soaseconomics.bsky.social

22.05.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Latest news from @soasdevelopment.bsky.social πŸ“£

Including, a recording of the talk on social reproduction with @feministonmarx.bsky.social
Shirin Rai
β€ͺ@sarastevano.bsky.social

Read more:
www.devstud.org.uk/2025/04/28/s...

23.05.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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EADI/IOB 2026: Call for Panels: Shaping Sustainable Futures: Global Challenges, (G)local solutions? 29 June – 2 July 2026, Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Deadline for submissions: 7 September 2025

πŸ“£ The call for panels for our flagship event, the EADI/IOB general conference is out!

πŸ“… Submit by 7 September 2025

www.eadi.org/eadi-events/...

20.05.2025 10:11 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ””Don’t miss out! Join us for a timely and important discussion at a critical moment for the field of #Violence, #Conflict & #Development. 11 June πŸ•’2pm – 5pm at BGLT, SOAS
Register now➑️: shorturl.at/RKX3E
@possibilist.bsky.social @crisisgroup.org @eadi.bsky.social @wfp.org @naomihossain.bsky.social

28.05.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ’§Latest SOAS Global Development Working Paper

Mollinga & Deekshit trace how water in Gujarat’s Sardar Sarovar Project became a tool of state power, far beyond farming and hydropower.

πŸ”— Read full paper ➑️: shorturl.at/SqKnO
@naomihossain.bsky.social @carlosoya.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social

20.05.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ICYMI: The recording of the book launch discussions is now available here: πŸŽ₯shorturl.at/k6YO2

07.04.2025 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“Œ Join us with @soasdevelopment.bsky.social for a discussion with @soasuni.bsky.social DLD Director Professor Christopher Cramer, on the new MSc in Violence, Conflict and Development πŸŒβ™»οΈ

Info and registration πŸ”— tinyurl.com/2sr3pt63

16.05.2025 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”Ž Check out this brilliant piece in @theconversation.com by @lorena-lombardozzi.bsky.social -- "China is reshaping central Asia’s energy sector as Russian influence fades"
@soasdevelopment.bsky.social
Read full article here πŸ‘‰ rb.gy/jszwli

15.05.2025 07:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Violence, conflict and changing global orders: Marking 25 years of the MSc in Violence, Conflict and Development at SOAS SOAS is convening a half day event to mark 25 years of the MSc Violence, Conflict and Development (VCD) to discuss these issues, and bringing together scholars, current students, alumni, and practitio...

πŸ“Œ "Violence, Conflict & Changing Orders"
Half-day conference exploring:
βœ… Evolving global conflict patterns
βœ… Emerging ideas & methods
βœ… The future of the field

🎀@possibilist.bsky.social, Jonathan Goodhand, Zoe Marriage & more

πŸ—“11 June @ 2–5pm
πŸ“BGLT, SOAS
Register: shorturl.at/RKX3E

14.05.2025 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ‰ Congrats to @sndeall.bsky.social & Eka Ikpe on their award-winning piece on anti-vehicle mine clearance and long-term #peacebuilding & infrastructure in Angola.

πŸ”—Read it here: shorturl.at/xmZpF

@naomihossain.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @carlosoya.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

06.05.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“Œ Join us with @soasdevelopment.bsky.social for a discussion with @soasuni.bsky.social DLD Director Professor Christopher Cramer, on the new MSc in Violence, Conflict and Development πŸŒβ™»οΈ

Info and registration πŸ”— tinyurl.com/2sr3pt63

30.04.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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China is reshaping central Asia’s energy sector as Russian influence fades China is developing closer ties with countries in central Asia.

πŸ”Check out @lorena-lombardozzi.bsky.social 's brilliant piece in the Conversation @theconversation.com "China is reshaping central Asia’s energy sector as Russian influence fades"
Read full article here πŸ‘‰: rb.gy/jszwli

@naomihossain.bsky.social @carlosoya.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social

02.05.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“Œ Join us with @soasdevelopment.bsky.social for a discussion with @soasuni.bsky.social DLD Director Professor Christopher Cramer, on the new MSc in Violence, Conflict and Development πŸŒβ™»οΈ

Info and registration πŸ”— tinyurl.com/2sr3pt63

07.04.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Global and International Development against all Inequalities By Alessandra Mezzadri Development: Contested Categories Since its inception after World War II, Development Studies has been deeply intertwined with the socio-economic transformation of formerly c…

A taster of my article on Global and International Development - here open access as a shorter blog. Download the whole piece from the The European Journal Of Development Research! @eadi.bsky.social @soasdevelopment.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social

www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2207

15.04.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🎧 Listen to Touseef Mir from @soasdevelopment.bsky.social reflect on his experience developing an online learning platform called Pe'nd Online in India-controlled Kashmir during the Covid-19 pandemic on the @eadi.bsky.social podcast πŸ“» open.spotify.com/episode/2E1W...

25.04.2025 09:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ICYMI: The recording of the book launch discussions is now available here: πŸŽ₯shorturl.at/k6YO2

07.04.2025 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ™οΈNew Podcast on Social Reproduction!

What counts as β€œwork,” and what gets overlooked?

@sarastevano.bsky.social joins @surbhikesar.bsky.social to discuss the unpaid & paid labour that sustains life.

🎧Listen here: shorturl.at/lFyJJ
@devcomms.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social

26.03.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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US Shuts Down Aid. What about India? These are testing times for international cooperation; India must stand alongside the developing world. Through aid, and otherwise, time is ripe for India to truly earn the title of the leader of the ...

One of our former
@soasdevelopment.bsky.social students, @jyotirsondhi.bsky.social has written on aid from and to India in the context of the attack on USAID. It's a great read, and you can find it here: thewire.in/world/us-shu...

25.03.2025 10:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“’ Happening Today at 5.15pm! Don't Miss Out! πŸ“’

Join Alessandra Mezzadri, Shirin Rai, and Sara Stevano for an engaging discussion on their joint article in the International Feminist Journal of Politics.

Register to join on campus or on online ➑️: shorturl.at/djuB5

20.03.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“ŒJoin Alessandra Mezzadri, Shirin Rai & @sarastevano.bsky.social for a discussion on pluralising feminist readings of the world economy and social reproduction

πŸ“… 20 March 5.15pm
πŸ“SOAS SALT & Zoom

Register➑️shorturl.at/djuB5
@surbhikesar.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social
@carlosoya.bsky.social

18.03.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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...and that's a wrap!
Thank you, MSc Migration Mobility and Development cohort of 2024/25!!!

@soasdevelopment.bsky.social
@soasuni.bsky.social
@tilley101.bsky.social @andynewsham @feministonmarx.bsky.social @annalindley @irisilim @taniakaiser

18.03.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump is cancelling a Republican project to wipe out Aids – putting millions of lives at risk Millions of people worldwide are likely to lose access to anti HIV drugs, and thousands more people could die, after the US cut project funding.

The vast and horrific cost of Elon Musk's unwarranted evisceration of USAID is becoming clearer. Read this by @mikejennings101.bsky.social @soasdevelopment.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social
theconversation.com/trump-is-can...

12.03.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump is cancelling a Republican project to wipe out Aids – putting millions of lives at risk Millions of people worldwide are likely to lose access to anti HIV drugs, and thousands more people could die, after the US cut project funding.

Check out Michael Jennings latest article on @theconversation.com, analysing the impact of US aid cuts on one of the world’s biggest HIV programmes, & the collapse of global cooperation.

πŸ“– Read here: shorturl.at/Hcpku

@naomihossain.bsky.social @carlosoya.bsky.social @laurahammond.bsky.social

12.03.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Buildings of Refuge and the Postcoloniality of Asylum Infrastructure Buildings of Refuge and the Postcoloniality of Asylum Infrastructure; This book examines the buildings used as reception centres for asylum seekers in central Italy to reveal how they reflect the Euro...

first proofs sent back βœ…
endorsements are trickling in (and I am delighted) βœ…
notebookLM autogenerated podcast ... uhmm ok β˜‘οΈ

ETA 18 June 2025

bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/buildings-of...

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10.03.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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