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Newton International Fellowship 2018 (SIAS Deadline: 1st March 2018)
The Newton International Fellowship 2018 round is now open to applications and will close on 27 March 2018 3pm UK time. SIAS is running an internal selection process based on draft proposals.
ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship 2018 (SIAS Deadline: 22nd Feb 2018 – University Deadline 23rd March 2018)
ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship 2018 (SIAS Deadline: 22nd Feb 2018 – University Deadline 23rd March 2018)
Read the latest review of the book 'The Politics of EU-China Economic Relations' by John Farnell and Paul Irwin Crookes, published in the journal International Affairs
The journal International Affairs has published a review of The Politics of EU-China Economic Relations: An Uneasy Partnership, a book by the School’s Paul Irwin Crookes co-authored with John Farnell.
SIAS Winter Newsletter
SIAS is delighted to announce that the Winter 2017-18 Newsletter is now available to download.
Nicolette Makovicky has published the entries "Economies of Favours" and "Vernaculars of Informality" in the new open-access volume The Global Encyclopaedia of Informality.
Nicolette Makovicky has published the entries "Economies of Favours" and "Vernaculars of Informality" in the new open-access volume The Global Encyclopaedia of Informality (Vol 1 and 2, UCL PRESS) together with David Henig (School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent).
A wonderful collection of food and toiletries from SIAS staff and students for the Oxford Food Bank.
The SIAS Green Impact Team distributed Christmas boxes for SIAS staff and students to contribute to the Oxford Community Emergency Foodbank collection.
Read the first review of Rising India: Status and Power by Rajesh Basrur and Kate Sullivan de Estrada
Commonwealth & Comparative Politics has published the first review of Rising India: Status and Power, published in 2017 and co-authored by the School’s Kate Sullivan de Estrada and Rajesh Basrur.
FORHEAD holds conferences on current research on China's air pollution
FORHEAD (the Forum on Health, Environment and Development) and the UCI Long US-China Institute have joined in a collective effort to introduce a more nuanced account of current research on the contemporary state of air pollution in China and highlight gaps an
Departmental Lecturer in Latin American Studies
SCHOOL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY AREA STUDIES
Grade 8: £39,992 - £47,722 p.a.
The School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies is seeking to appoint a full-time Departmental Lecturer in Latin American Studies. Based at The Latin American Centre, Church Walk, Oxford, this is a fixed-term appointment for 4 years.
Jérôme Doyon gives presentation at University of London workshop
Dr. Jérôme Doyon gave a presentation at a workshop hosted by the University of London, 5th January 2018. The workshop was titled ‘State and Society under Xi Jinping: The First Five Years'.
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Derek Penslar New Publication: Jews and the Military
Jews and the Military is the first comprehensive and comparative look at Jews' involvement in the military and their attitude
Jews and the Military reviewed in the New York Times
Derek Penslar's new publication 'Jews and the Military' has recently been reviewed in the New York Times.
African Studies Centre Newsletter 2013
The African Studies Newsletter for 2013 has now been published. Please do have read about the highlights of the 2012-2013 academic year!
Call for Participants: CEELBAS Research Training Workshop
Using the British Library's Slavonic and East European Collections Thursday 20th-Friday 21st March 2014 at the British Library and UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies
Santander Universities UK and the Latin American Centre
The LAC was represented at the signing ceremony on 11th November 2013 renewing the collaboration between Santander Universities UK and the University of Oxford.
LAC Staff and Researchers present project findings at Chatham House in London
On October 31, Professor Leigh Payne, Dr Francesca Lessa, and Gabriel Pereira presented at Chatham House some of the preliminary conclusions and policy implications emanating from their research on the controversial issue of amnesty laws for atrocities in the aftermath of transitions from authori
Bert Hoffmann Discusses Internet Politics in Cuba
On 12th November 2013, Dr Bert Hoffmann (GIGA Hamburg) discussed the new role of the Internet in shaping the public sphere in Cuba.
Paulo Visentini named Rio Branco Professor for 2014
Professor Paulo Visentini (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre) has been selected as the Rio Branco Visiting Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford.
James McGuire Analyzes Conditional Cash Transfers in Bolivia
On 5th November 2013, Professor James McGuire, chair of the Department of Government at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, analyzed the conditional cash transfer programmes introduced by the government of Evo Morales since 2006.
LAC presentation in Harvard at Workshop on the History of Electoral Fraud and Democratization
Dr Eduardo Posada-Carbó visited Harvard University on 1-2 November, where he presented a paper at the workshop ‘The Causes and Consequences of Electoral Fraud: Lessons from the Histo