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The Forum on Health, Environment and Development holds its 9th Annual Meeting in Beijing
The Forum on Health, Environment and Development, of which SIAS research fellow Jennifer Holdaway is Co-Director, held its 9th Annual Meeting in Beijing on November 10-11.
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
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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.
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Discussion in the German daily Die Welt on Dr Sasse's archival work on the transfer of Crimea from the RSFSR to the Ukrainian Socialist Republic.
The German daily 'Die Welt' discusses Dr Gwen Sasse's archival work on the transfer of Crimea from the RSFSR to the Ukrainian Socialist Republic as a 'more detailed analysis than any oth
The Case for the United States of Ukraine
A piece by Dr Gwen Sasse for the US think tank New America Foundation
Oxford 1+1 MBA and the Pershing Square Graduate Scholarship
The 1+1 programme is a unique, two-year postgraduate experience which offers you the opportunity to combine the depth of our specialised, one-year MSc in Modern Japanese Studies with the breadth of Saïd Business School’s
Rachel Murphy DFID-funded project
Harnessing Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Agricultural Development and Rural Transformation in Ethiopia: Lessons from China
LAC MPhil student Julia Zulver discusses her research in El Salvador in Al Jazeera
Julia Zulver, one of our current MPhil students, published an article in Al Jazeera discussing her research on women’s mobilization in El Salvador.
Crimea: What's Next? by Greg Myre
Crimea appears to be on the fast track for joining up with Russia after Sunday's referendum vote in favor of union with Moscow.
Europe Pulls Punches With Limited Sanctions, Wary Of Backfire
Dr Gwen Sasse was on the NPR show 'All Things Considered' on 17 March - the clip and transcript are here.
Neoliberalism, Personhood, and Postsocialism Enterprising Selves in Changing Economies. Edited by Nicolette Makovicky, University of Oxford, UK
Available at http://www.ashgate.com/isbn/9781409467878. Customers buying the book through www.ashgate.com will automatically receive a 10% discount.
Post-Crimea Vote: The West Vs. Russia?
Dr Gwen Sasse was on the NPR programme 'On Point' on 18th March 2014. This is an hour-long show, this time in the company of former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul and Eugene Rumer.
What We'll Learn From Crimea's Vote.
This is a piece written by Dr Gwen Sasse for the New America Foundation on the referendum in Crimea on Sunday 16th March 2014.