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Prof Paul Chaisty publishes a new article.
Prof Paul Chaisty has published a new article in the journal Electoral Studies: 'Critical Election or Frozen Cleavages? How Voters Chose Parties in the 2014 Ukrainian Parliamentary Election'.
New article by Prof Allison: Protective Integration and Security Policy Coordination: Comparing the SCO and CSTO
An article by Roy Allison entitled ‘Protective Integration and Security Policy Coordination: Comparing the SCO and CSTO’ has been published in The Chinese Journal of International Politics, Volume 11, Issue 3, September 2018.
Beit Postgraduate Scholarships now available at African Studies
African Studies are pleased to announce in conjunction with Wadham College the Beit Postgraduate Scholarships for students from Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Further information can be found here.
African Studies Centre to Inaugurate International Advisory Board
The African Studies Centre will formally inaugurate its International Advisory Board (IAB) on 12th October, 2018.
CALL FOR PAPERS RACIALISATION AND PUBLICNESS IN AFRICA AND THE AFRICAN DIASPORA
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE the Call for Papers and Panels for a two-day Conference on ‘Racialisation and Publicness in Africa and the African Diaspora’ which will be held at the University of Oxford, from 27-28 June, 2019.
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship 2018/2019 - Expression of Interest Deadline 31/08/2018
The School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies welcomes applications from suitably qualified applicants for this year’s British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme, for awards to be taken up in September or October 2019.
Professor Gwendolyn Sasse writes article Trump and Putin Go Home' for Carnegie Europe
You can read Professor Sasse's latest article here.
New book co-edited by Professor Mathur published
'Who Are 'We'? Reimagining Alterity and Affinity in Anthropology' co-edited by Professor Nayanika Mathur has just been published by Berghahn Books (New York).
Japan-based filmmaker John Williams, release of film in Tokyo
Japan-based filmmaker John Williams, who spent a sabbatical last year with us, has made a new film which will be on release in Tokyo from Saturday 30 June for three weeks with English subtitles. The film 審判 or "The Trial" is based on Franz Kafka's famous work but set in contemporary Tokyo.
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Call for Papers: Researching Africa Day 2018
African Studies Beyond the Binary: Critical Encounters at the Intersection
Researching Africa Day is a conference for graduate students, and abstract submissions are welcome from graduate students only.
Saturday 3 March 2018. St Antony’s College, University of Oxford.
Abstract submissions are due by midnight of Friday 19 January 2018. Abstracts may vary between 150 and 350 words, and be attached as a PDF or Microsoft Word document. The document should specify the applicant’s university, full name, email address and the topic or topics to which they think the paper would best belong. They should be submitted to RADOxford2018@gmail.com.
The Social Dimensions of Land Rights Reform in Liberia, David Brown
On Thursday, 16th November 2017 we were joined by David Brown (Oxford), who gave a seminar entitled 'African Studies Seminar: The Social Dimensions of Land Rights Reform in Liberia'.
ESRC GCRF Post-doctoral Fellowships
SIAS can only submit a maximum of three applications to this call so we are introducing an SIAS internal selection process, any interested candidates need to meet the deadlines below:
SIAS intention to apply by: Monday 1st August at the very latest
Dr Miriam Driessen publishes in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Dr Driessen's article,"Pushed to Africa: Emigration and Social Change in China" has appeared in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies and is available online.
Slow Cities?: The Revitalisation of Shrinking Communities in Japan Podcasts are now available
We are pleased to announce that the following recordings are now available on the Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies university podcast service.
Professor Rachel Murphy presents research at the University of Western Australia
On 13th April Rachel Murphy gave a seminar presentation on "Children Living in Multi-Local Families in Rural China: Reflections on Gender Differences" in the Department of Economics at the University of Western Australia.
Dr Miriam Driessen joins the Contemporary China Studies Programme
SIAS extends a warm welcome to Dr Miriam Driessen who this April joined the Contemporary China Studies Programme as a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow. Further information about Miriam and her research interests can be found here.
Jenny Chan presented in the 2016 European Social Science History Conference
The International Institute for Social History successfully organized the 11th European Social Science History Conference at University of Valencia, Spain, 30 March – 2 April.
New podcasts available
We are pleased to announce that seven new recordings have been added to the Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies podcast series and can be found on the university podcast service.
MSc African Studies students speak out on Rhodes Must Fall
A number of our students have been involved in Rhodes Must Fall Oxford, a student-led movement to decolonise the space, the curriculum, and the institutional memory at Oxford University.