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Dan Healey speaks at Dotyk International Queer History Festival, Minsk, Belarus
In the face of administrative harassment, the Dotyk festival of queer history took place in Minsk, Belarus, from 6 to 8 April 2018.
Anna Lora-Wainwright discusses new book at the Chinese University of Hong Kong's Environmental Humanities Workshop
Anna Lora-Wainwright took part in the Environmental Humanities workshop at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, discussing her new book Resigned Activism: Living with Pollution in Ru
Dr Pleshakova publishes new article
Dr Anna Pleshakova has published the article "Toward an infrastructure for data-driven multimodal communication research" in Linguistics Vanguard (De Gruyter); co-authored
The Governor of Kaduna State was at the African Studies Centre to declare that 'Nigeria requires a new elite consensus'
The Governor of Kaduna State visited the African Studies Centre, on Friday, 9th March 2018.
Applications sought for Japanese Fellow within Sasakawa Peace Foundation Project at Middle East Studies, SIAS
The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) and Waseda University are currently recruiting for a Japanese fellow to take part in the third stage of an SPF-funded Oxford University research project (September 2018-September 2020).
The objectives of the project are:
Miriam Driessen interviewed by the BBC Chinese
Miriam Driessen was interviewed by the BBC Chinese about her research on Chinese labour migration to Ethiopia.
Prize winners of the 28th Sir Peter Parker Awards for Spoken Business Japanese
We are pleased to announce that two former students of the MSc/MPhil in Modern Japanese Studies were prize winners at the 28th Sir Peter Parker Awards for Spoken Business Japanese this year.
Dr Mateja Kovacic
The Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies would like to welcome Dr Mateja Kovacic to the Institute. She is our first British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow.
Call for Applications: CSASP, Oxford/Lahore School of Economics Exchange 2018
The Contemporary South Asia Programme in The School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies (SIAS) are looking for four students from Oxford University who would like to visit Lahore for one week in late March 2018.
Kyle Jaros publishes article in The China Quarterly
Professor Kyle Jaros has published a co-authored article with Jennifer Pan (Stanford University) in The China Quarterly: 'China's Newsmakers: Official Media Coverage and Political Shifts in the Xi Jinping Era' The full article c
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Sasakawa Japanese Studies Postgraduate Studentships
We are pleased to announce Sasakawa studentships (each worth £10,000) will be available for postgraduate students in Japanese studies from October 2014. The studentships are open to students of any nationality, but applications from UK nationals are particularly encouraged.
OxFID 2014 - Oxford's biggest conference on International Development
Tickets are on sale for the Oxford Forum for International Development, taking place at the Said Business School on the 21st-23rd February 2014.
The Power of the Presidents. Paul Chaisty, Nic Cheeseman and Timothy Power win prize for the global comparison of presidential systems
On which pillars does presidential power depend? Which factors ensure (in)stability? Paul Chaisty, Nic Cheeseman and Timothy Power from the University of Oxford have compared different presidential systems in the world regions of Africa, Latin America and the former Soviet Union.
Workers and Owners at Odds - a seminar presented by Dr Azam Chaudhury
On Thursday 30th January, 2014, Dr Azam Chaudhury of the Lahore School of Economics gave a seminar to CSASP students, entitled Workers and Owners at Odds: Innovation and Incentives in Pakistan.
Haggling Hindi Students Drive a Hard Bargain
Students of Hindi today (10th February 2014) tried their hand at bargaining for silk saris, colourful kurtas and shimmering scarves in a make-shift ‘Indian clothing store’ as part of the Contemporary South Asian Studies Programme’s course “Hindi ‘in situ’”.
Juan Luis Passarelli and Mathew Charles preview at the LAC their new acclaimed documentary, The Engineer
On Thursday evening, the LAC welcomed Juan Luis Passarelli and Mathew Charles to preview their new documentary, The Engineer. The film follows the daily routine of Israel Ticas, the only forensic criminologist in El Salvador.
Dilma moves to the right
Chris Arnold, David Doyle and Nina Wiesehomeier analyse Dilma’s Mensagem ao Congresso from last monday. As they report on their blog, the incumbant Brazilian president started out with a position close to Lula, her predecessor.
Prof Scott Mainwaring presented his new book co-authored with Dr Aníbal Pérez-Liñán on Democracies and Dictatorships in Latin America
On 31st January 2014, Prof Scott Mainwaring (University of Notre Dame) visited the LAC and presented his new book in co-authorship with Dr Aníbal Pérez-Liñán of the University of Pittsburgh.
BSP Workshop on The Brazilian Political Class: Ideology, Values, and Policy Preferences
On 31st January 2014, with the generous support of Santander Universities UK, the Brazilian Studies Programme hosted a day-long workshop on “The Brazilian Political Class: Ideology, Values, and Policy Preferences.” Papers explored data collected in a summer 2013 survey of the Brazilian Congress c
The Brazilian Outlook for 2014: Elections, Economy and Mega-Events
On 30th January 2014, the Brazilian Studies Programme joined forces with the Fundação Getúlio Vargas (Rio de Janeiro) and with the Kellogg Institute (University of Notre Dame) to organize a public event in London on “The Brazilian Outlook for 2014.” The event was held at the Notre Dame London Cen