SOAS Development Studies

Caste, Gender, and Privilege in Contemporary India How is caste privilege sustained across generations? Drawing on "Becoming Agarwal", @UjithraP will explore how marriage, family expectations, and everyday labour reproduce caste, kinship, and power in urban India. 📅 22 October | 5:15pm 📍 @SOAS SALT Register here: shorturl.at/g8Eck Join us to unpack the intersections of caste, gender, and power. @Wits_SCIS @SOAS_SAI @PoMoGandhi @SOASpolitics ,

🌍 What does climate risk management look like when business as usual is no longer an option? As climate risks intensify, Aditya Bahadur (@AdiBahadur) Director @RCClimate, explores the frontiers of climate risk management and what a transformed future of risk and resilience could look like. Q&A and discussion chaired by @tommytanner. 📅 14 Oct | 17:00 📍 MB R101, SOAS 🔗 Register: shorturl.at/cavee

Join us tomorrow for the launch of "The Political Economy of Rwanda’s Rise" by @pritishbehuria, @SOAS alumnus. Drawing on a decade of research and 580+ interviews, Pritish explores Rwanda’s economic transformation since the 1994 genocide, and why structural transformation remains so elusive. The launch will be followed by a panel discussion chaired by @philclark79. 📅 9 October, 17:30 📍 SALT, SOAS University of London 🔗 Register: shorturl.at/8NpVU Co-hosted by @SOASpolitics @SOASDevelopment @CAS_SOAS @royafrisoc

📢 New semester, new conversations in Global Development. We are excited to launch the SOAS Global Development Seminar Series for Semester 1, bringing together leading voices for talks and discussions on key issues shaping global development. 📅 Programme & register: shorturl.at/1SV6k 🤝 With: @SOASpolitics @SOASEconomics @SOASsfm @CAS_SOAS @royafrisoc @WRCHR_SOAS, @AdiBahadur, @RCClimate, @pritishbehuria and more. Come along, join the conversation, and share with your networks!

Are social media influencers workers? And how is AI reshaping work? @ckdwarkasing, @SOASEconomics, and Thabo Huntgeburth explore digital capitalism, labour and the future of work in the latest #SOAS Global Developments Podcast Series. #11. Work in the Age of Digital Capitalism 🎥 Watch the full episode: shorturl.at/WAzFv 🎧Listen to the episode: buzzsprout.com/admin/2216100…

🌍 What happens when climate change, explosive ordnance & post-conflict recovery intersect? Join us for a panel exploring impacts on communities, livelihoods, displacement & environmental recovery, hosted by @SOASICOP. Featuring @SOAS colleague @sndeall alongside researchers & practitioners from @ceobs_org, The REVIVE campaign, @MekUniETH, @CranfieldUni & @TheHALOTrust. 📍 Portcullis House, London 📅 14 Oct | 17:30–19:30 🔗 Register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/hidden-co…

🎉 Congratulations to @AzzamLeena, @SOAS alumna and graduate of the MSc Humanitarianism, Aid and Conflict programme, on her new chapter in "Local Agency in Africa’s Peace and Security" (2026). An excellent example of the academic & research journeys our programmes can inspire. Her chapter explores SSR, inequality & displacement in South Sudan. 🔗 Read full chapter here: ujonlinepress.uj.ac.za/index…

Join us for the launch of "The Political Economy of Rwanda’s Rise" with @pritishbehuria, the author, drawing on a decade of research and 580+ interviews. How did Rwanda 🇷🇼 transform its economy after the 1994 genocide, and why does structural transformation remain so elusive? The launch will be followed by a panel discussion chaired by @philclark79. 📅 9 October at 17:30 📍 SALT, SOAS University of London Event link: lnkd.in/eCEpRCGV Co-hosted by @SOASpolitics @SOASDevelopment @CAS_SOAS @royafrisoc

📢 New article in Energy Research & Social Science We are delighted to share a new open-access article by our colleague @floretta_voice : “Energy addi(c)tion versus green transition: Why renewables supplement rather than replace fossil fuels.” The article explores why, despite growing renewable investment, fossil fuel production continues to rise, and what this means for achieving a just and realistic energy transition. Congratulations to Lorena on this important contribution!

Sharing this great piece by our colleague @folanski on the intersection of climate change, conflict and security in the #Sahel, and what the region can teach us as we approach #COP31. A timely contribution to the discussion on how global climate action can better account for peace and security. 🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/NziWX @SOAS @SOASEconomics @tommytanner @floretta_voice

1/ 🧵 New publication series from the Policy Lab on the paramilitary–organised crime nexus. Convened by Jonathan Goodhand and Patrick Meehan and supported by the @SOCACE_Research Programme, the series explores how responses to paramilitary actors and organised crime can be better understood and integrated. Drawing on global analysis and case studies from #Colombia, #NorthernIreland and #Myanmar, it offers practical insights for policymakers and practitioners working on war-to-peace transitions. 👇 Foundations & analytical approaches: Paper 42: Global trends and policy challenges shaping the paramilitary–organised crime nexus. ➡️ shorturl.at/NiYWq Paper 43: A practical framework for analysing and responding to the paramilitary–organised crime nexus. ➡️ shorturl.at/miW1B