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The politics of waste management
Read Professor Barbara Harriss-White's latest article in The Hindu.
House of World Cultures
Prof Gwen Sasse was part of a transdisciplinary discussion at the House of World Cultures in Berlin on 3 October where she gave a lecture in reaction to the work by the artistic collective Slavs and Tatars. The discussion touched on issues such as the perception of time, identity, ‘the self vs.
Programme Coordinator - The University Consortium
A Programme Coordinator is required for a new programme called The University Consortium, an international academic research and exchange programme between six universities in Russia, the EU and the US. St Antony’s College is the host organisation and Carnegie Corp is the funding body.
The details are all available through the website at:
ASEEES Convention 2015
ASEEES confers the 2015 Distinguished Contributions to Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Award to Professors Archie Brown (Oxford University) and Alexander Rabinowitch (Indiana University).
Jenny Chan invited to talk about Chinese labor and virtual work in Estonia
Conference Program, 16-18 September 2015, Dynamics of Virtual Work, Parnu College,
University of Tartu, Estonia
School Finance Officer
School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies, Oxford
Grade 5: £24,057 to £28,695 per annum (with a discretionary range to £31,342)
PLEASE NOTE: The closing date for this post has changed to 22nd October due to system updates
The Malangs South Asia Essay Prizewinner 2015 is....
Bhumi Purohit, MSc Contemporary India 2014-15.
Our congratulations go out to Bhumi - you can read her essay below.
Prof Gwen Sasse comments on Judy Dempsey’s question of the week on the Carnegie Europe site
Prof Sasse comments on Judy Dempsey’s question of the week on the Carnegie Europe site: http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/?fa=61450
Great reviews for Mapping India's Capitalism
Read reviews for this collection of essays, edited by Barbara Harriss-White, Elisabetta Basile and Christine Lutringer on the Palgrave Macmillan website - you can buy your own copy here
Jenny Chan publishes new book in French
Comment le système Foxconn – l’usine chinoise qui produit iPhone et PlayStation – expérimente et met en œuvre les pires formes d’exploitation.
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A Tribute to Terence Osborne Ranger
One strand of Africanity, defines an ‘Africanness’ as determined by ideological commitment to the cause of African liberation. Terence Osborne Ranger fits into this category.
New Publication: Dr Paul Chaisty and Dr Svitlana Chernykh 'Coalitional presidentialism and legislative control in post-Soviet Ukraine'
Currently available on-line. Free access to the first 50 downloads.
Apple's iPad City: Subcontracting Exploitation to China
Dr Jenny Chan's recently publised chapter entitled “Apple’s iPad City: Subcontracting Exploitation to China.” is now available.
Dr Paul Irwin Crookes discusses the EU’s relations with China with former President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso
As part of their research for a forthcoming publication on the politics of the EU’s economic relations with China, Paul Irwin Crookes and his co-author John Farnell had the opportunity to interview Mr Barroso to gain insights into the form
Remembering Tulio Halperín-Donghi (1926-2014)
Tulio Halperín-Donghi, who held the Chair in Latin American History at Oxford in 1970-1, passed away last 14 November. Born in Buenos Aires on 27 October 1926, he completed his doctoral degree in history at the Universidad de Buenos Aires in 1955 going on to become one of the most respected Arge
Professor Leigh Payne receives Newton Fund Research Grant
Congratulations to Professor Leigh Payne and Oriana Bernasconi Ramírez from Universidad Alberto Hurtado, recipients of a Newton Fund Research Grant.
Video Podcast now available on II CAF Conference on The Emerging Middle Class in Latin America: Causes, Challenges and Opportunities
We are pleased to inform you that you can now access the video podcast of all the II CAF Conference on The Emerging Middle Class in Latin America: Causes, Challenges and Opportunities.
Professor Terence Ranger
It is with great sadness that we announce that Professor Terence Ranger, Fellow of St Antony’s College (1987-97), died on 3 December at the age of 85.
Marcelo Medeiros Appointed Rio Branco Chair for 2015
Professor Marcelo Medeiros (Federal University of Pernambuco) has been appointed the Rio Branco Visiting Professor of the International Relations of Brazil for 2015.
Scholarship Announcement for 2015-16
The African Studies Centre of the University of Oxford is proud to announce a number of Scholarships for the academic year 2015-2016. Full details of each are available here