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SIAS/FCO East Asia Dialogue
On Wednesday, 15th November, the School and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office co-hosted an East Asia Dialogue in St Antony’s College with a delegation of influential thinkers from India who work on China and East Asia.
HR Officer
School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies and Social Policy and Intervention
Grade 6 £28,098- £33,518
We are seeking an HR Officer who will be responsible for managing the day to day operation of the HR function for the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies and Social Policy and Intervention. You will provide essential support, advice and guidance to the two Departments on HR-related matters including: personnel, recruitment, work permits and visas. This is a full-time, permanent position.
REES Academics Visit Moscow for Research and to Observe Events Related to the 100th Anniversary of the Great Bolshevik Revolution of 1917
On Sunday 5th October Professors Chris Davis and Chris Gerry of REES travelled to Moscow together for academic work related to their joint and individual projects on economics of health and health reform in Russia.
An Exhibition of Photographs – Lives on the Move
A new exhibition of photographs, curated by Dr Indrajit Roy, opens in the Private Dining Room at Wolfson College on Saturday 11 November.
Prof Chris Davis on Lessons from the Economies of Russia, East Europe and China for Reform of North Korea and Korean Unification
North Korea has been attracting attention in the international press for its ballistic missiles shot through Japanese airspace, tests of nuclear weapons, and exchanges of polemics with a leader of a major democracy.
Part-time Research Officer
School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies, Oxford
Grade 6: £28,098 - £33,518 p.a. (pro rata)
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies as a Research Officer.
Doctoral student Linda Qian (Area Studies - China) publishes article in the International Journal of Communication
Doctoral student Linda Qian (Area Studies - China) has published an article in the International Journal of Communication, based on the dissertation she wrote for her MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies.
Forum on Health, Environment and Development (FORHEAD) 9th Annual Conference in Beijing
The Forum on Health, Environment and Development will hold its 9th Annual Conference in Beijing November 9-10, 2017. Please see attached notice and spread the word!
For more information, contact Dr Jennifer Holdaway.
Professor Christopher J. Gerry publishes in Social Science Indicators
A new paper has been published by Christopher Gerry and his team of Russian researchers examining the emerging patterns of life expectancy across 30 OECD countries, including 11 East European countries.
Professor Christopher J. Gerry publishes an article on Reforming voluntary drug insurance in Russian healthcare
Here is Professor Christopher J. Gerry's abstract for his article on 'Reforming voluntary drug insurance in Russian healthcare: does social solidarity matter?':
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2013-2014 MSc student Ryan Brown publishes her essay in Slate Magazine based on Ponte, South Africa's Tower of Dreams
2013-14 MSc student Ryan Brown has just published a long essay in Slate Magazine based on her Masters dissertation on Ponte, a huge residential building in downtown Johannesburg's.
Dr Neil Carrier & Emma Lochery's article on Diaspora has been chosen by Taylor and Francis
'Missing States: Somali trade networks and the Eastleigh transformation' co-written with African Studies MSc alumna and DPhil candidate Emma Lochery has been chosen by Taylor and Francis as a key article on Diaspora as part of their support for the United Nations International Decade for People o
Book Launch-A Man of Good Hope by Dr Jonny Steinberg
Please see the list of fantastic reviews!
http://www.spectator.co.uk/books/9419852/refugees-and-resilience-a-story-of-africa/
Dr Jenny Chan Contributes to Global Labour Journal
Rina Agarwala, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Jenny Chan, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Alexander Gallas, University of Kassel, Germany
Dr Marcus Rebick, 1956 - 2015
It is with great sadness that we announce that Dr Marcus E Rebick, University Lecturer in the Japanese Economy, and Governing Body Fellow at St Antony’s from 1994 to 2012 died peacefully at home on Thursday 29 January 2015, aged 59.
Narendra Modi's Insurance Diplomacy: An Article by Sampad Patnaik
Congratulations to Sampad Patnaik (MSC CI 2014-15) on the publication of his article "Narendra Modi's Insurance Diplomacy" in The Diplomat.
Sampad tells us:
Welcome to our first Recognised Students from Lahore School of Economics
On Monday January 19th, CSASP welcomed our first four students from the Lahore School of Economics as part of the University's Recognised Student programme.
The students will be attending seminars and groups of interest across the Univeristy, whilst working on their PhDs.
Memorial Service for Terry Ranger
A Memorial Service is being held on Saturday 28th February, at 11.00 am at Christ Church. All welcome to attend.
Terence Ranger obituary - the guardian online
One of Africa's most radical and influential historians - Terance Ranger obituary
'Don't Make Yourself at Home' Uighurs and Tibetans feel left out of China's Economic Boom; Ethnic Discrimination is not Helping
Dr Reza Hasmath's latest research on ethnic minorities in China is in the current Economist issue (January 17, 2015).