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AfOx Visiting Scholars Programme
The Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx), in association with St Edmund Hall, Christ Church College and St.
Paul Irwin Crookes speaks at the annual EU-China Policy Roundtable in Brussels about ongoing challenges in realising an effective strategic economic partnership between Europe and China
Paul Irwin Crookes presented his latest research thinking at the annual EU-China Policy and Practice Roundtable and Forum in Brussels organised by the Friends of Europe think-tank in collaboration with the Mission of the People’s Repu
Kyle Jaros receives Fell Fund grant to research China's urban governance restructuring
Kyle Jaros has been awarded a John Fell OUP Research Fund small grant to conduct early-stage fieldwork for a new project entitled “City States or State Cities?
China’s Stance on NSG Membership Shows the Extent of India’s Challenge in the Global Nuclear Order
Amidst tensions on the Sino-Indian border, the School’s Kate Sullivan de Estrada, together with Nicola Leveringhaus of King’s College London, argues that China perceives an Indian threat in the global nuclear order https://
Dr Chaisty published a new article on presidential coalitions in Ukraine
Dr Paul Chaisty and Sviltana Chernykh have just published a new article on presidential coalitions in Ukraine.
Jennifer Holdaway speaks on environmental and social justice at Fudan University
On Monday 19 June 2017, Jennifer Holdaway gave a talk to faculty and students at Fudan University in Shanghai titled "Balancing environmental and social justice: the implications of stronger environmental protection for rural-urban inequality."
Former REES MSc Student publishes in Laboratorium
Former REES MSc student Eline Helmer publishes in the distinguished online journal Laboratorium.
Dr Chaisty published a new article on public attitudes towards nationalism in Putin’s Russia
Dr Paul Chaisty & Prof Stephen Whitefield publish a new article on public attitudes towards nationalism in Putin’s Russia.
Coraline Goron is joining the China Centre in MT17 to work with Prof Anna Lora-Wainwright supported by a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Philippe Wiener - Maurice Anspach Foundation
She will work on a project titled: @huanjing: The New frontiers of the State and the Politics of Environmental Conflict Resolution in China
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BBC 4 Programme - The Art of Japanese Life
Just in case you missed it Alex Kerr who gave a talk here on 1st March 2017 called Collapsing Rural Japan - A New Approach for Revival appears in the BBC 4 programme “
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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
Delhi: Mostly Harmless: One woman's vision of the city
Congratulations to Liz Chatterjee on the publication of her book Delhi: Mostly Harmless: One woman's vision of the city.
Liz graduated from the MSc in Contemporary India in its very first cohort and, amongst other things, is now a teaching fellow on the course.
Dr Nic Cheeseman awarded £800,000 ESRC grant to research elections in Africa
Dr Nic Cheeseman and colleagues have been awarded almost £800,000 by the ESRC to research “The impact of elections: voting, political behaviour and democracy in sub-Saharan Africa”.
MSc student, Zhongwen Zhang, publication by SSAP in Beijing
Zhongwen Zhang, a current student on the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies, will have a paper in a forthcoming edited volume to be published by Social Sciences Academic Press in Beijing.
The LAC launches the LAC Working Papers in Political Economy
The LAC Working Papers in Political Economy series is part of the collaboration between the Latin American Centre and CAF Development Bank of Latin America. The Latin American Centre aims to publish high quality work in pr
New article published by Dr Neil Carrier and Hassan Kochore
Navigating ethinicity and electoral politics in northern Kenya: the case of the 2013 election has been published in the Journal of Eastern African Studies.
Nic Cheeseman on Bloomberg
Nic Cheeseman, Director of the African Studies Centre at Oxford, has appeared on Bloomberg TV (22 December) to review the major events and trends of 2013.
The African Studies Centre of the University of Oxford is proud to announce a range of fully funded scholarship opportunities for the academic year 2014-2015.
The MSc in African Studies is a world leading three-term, nine-month course designed both as a stand-alone interdisciplinary introduction to current debates about Africa, and as a preparation for doctoral research on Africa.
Towards an International Society of the Future Workshop
This event took place at St Antony's College on Thursday 16th and Friday 17th of January 2014.
Full details can be found in our research pages.
Podcasts of the event will be published shortly.