🎙️ New episode! @carlosoya.bsky.social joins @naomihossain.bsky.social to to unpack China’s role in Africa’s industrial future, based on his new book 'China for Africa’s Industrialization?' ▶️ Watch here: soas.ac.uk/soas-global-... @soaseconomics.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social

📌Life after SOAS: Alumni in Progressive Politics and Policy-Making See how SOAS alumni are shaping politics and public policy! 🗓️16 March, 6–8pm SOAS, KLT. Drinks to follow Register shorturl.at/8LfGa @carlosoya.bsky.social @soaseconomics.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social

🌍This Thursday at 5pm! Are Global Value Chains really benefiting us? Join Benjamin Selwyn ( @sussexfss.bsky.social) chaired by @lorena-lombardozzi.bsky.social, at @soasuni.bsky.social to find out. 📌 Registration below. Don’t miss it! shorturl.at/l6Gc6 @naomihossain.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social

🌍This Thursday at 5pm! Are Global Value Chains really benefiting us? Join Benjamin Selwyn ( @sussexfss.bsky.social) chaired by @lorena-lombardozzi.bsky.social, at @soasuni.bsky.social to find out. 📌 Registration below. Don’t miss it! shorturl.at/l6Gc6 @naomihossain.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social

Join us for a book launch with Guy Standing, as he explores how education has been reshaped by market logics and what it would take to revive it for the common good 🗓17 Feb 🕕6pm 📍SOAS BGLT @soaseconomics.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @carlosoya.bsky.social @possibilist.bsky.social

Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 6mo ago

📚 Human Capital: The Tragedy of the Education Commons — Book launch Does the education system make better people? Why are so many teachers and students stressed? Do we need to revive real education? 📅 17 Feb 2026 📍 @soasdevelopment.bsky.social & Online buff.ly/dd1liPc

📚 Human Capital: The Tragedy of the Education Commons — Book launch Does the education system make better people? Why are so many teachers and students stressed? Do we need to revive real education? 📅 17 Feb 2026 📍 @soasdevelopment.bsky.social & Online buff.ly/dd1liPc

📌Join us this Thursday, 5:30pm at @soasuni.bsky.social SWLT!!! @possibilist.bsky.social @soas-dld.bsky.social @soaseconomics.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @carlosoya.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social

Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 6mo ago

📢 @soas-dld.bsky.social hosts a Conversation co-hosted by the @soasdevelopment.bsky.social Global Development Seminar Series on Hirschman’s enduring relevance and significance. 📅 5 February 2026 📍 SOAS (in-person only) Find out more: buff.ly/gRpWAXg

🆕 Our newsletter just went out, give it a quick scroll now! ✅ Featuring @inef-duisburg.bsky.social's "Prospects for Development and Peace", @horizoneu.bsky.social's funding opportunities for social sciences and picks & news from us and our member community mailchi.mp/eadi/nl2janu...

📣 @soasdevelopment.bsky.social in the media on Bangladesh & West Africa @naomihossain.bsky.social analyses Bangladesh’s journey from a “basket case” to development pioneer; & analyses the current political climate including the verdict of Sheikh Hasina. Read more: buff.ly/yOTw76W

📢Tomorrow at 6pm GMT! Don’t miss a thought-provoking talk with Jawied Nawabi. Join us in person or on Zoom, register ➡️: buff.ly/SPcm2Xi @eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @soaseconomics.bsky.social @soaspolitics.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social @carlosoya.bsky.social

SOAS Global Development@soasdevelopment.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Join us for Jawied Nawabi on how state power and early battles with landed elites shape long-term development. Chaired by @carlosoya.bsky.social 📅27 Jan, 18:00 GMT 📍SWLT & Zoom 🔗Register: shorturl.at/eGDjm @naomihossain.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social

🎉Happy New Year from #SOAS #DLD! 🌍As we enter 2026, geopolitical shifts, weakening of multilateral norms, and budget cuts continue to unsettle aid & development. 💡Join our soasuni.bsky.social #DLD Conversation on the continued relevance of Albert Hirschman in today's context: shorturl.at/ZO6Kz

The SOAS Global Development Seminar Series is back! Join us for a great lineup of speakers and talks designed to spark conversations on GD. Register here: shorturl.at/An9HU (scroll down for seminar details) @soaseconomics.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social

New policy brief by Fola Aina showing how climate change acts as a threat multiplier in the Sahel, rather than a direct cause of conflict. Read full brief➡️: shorturl.at/P8e0x @naomihossain.bsky.social @carlosoya.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social

Why do online scam hubs in Myanmar keep bouncing back? Read Xu Peng, @soasdevelopment.bsky.social researcher, article in @theconversation.com buff.ly/FLPqzWT

📣 @soasdevelopment.bsky.social in the media on Bangladesh & West Africa @naomihossain.bsky.social analyses Bangladesh’s journey from a “basket case” to development pioneer; & analyses the current political climate including the verdict of Sheikh Hasina. Read more: buff.ly/yOTw76W

Join @soasdevelopment.bsky.social for Jawied Nawabi on how state power and early battles with landed elites shape long-term development. Chaired by @carlosoya.bsky.social 📅 27 Jan, 18:00 GMT 📍 SWLT & Zoom Register here: shorturl.at/eGDjm

Join us for Jawied Nawabi on how state power and early battles with landed elites shape long-term development. Chaired by @carlosoya.bsky.social 📅27 Jan, 18:00 GMT 📍SWLT & Zoom 🔗Register: shorturl.at/eGDjm @naomihossain.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social

Why do online scam hubs in Myanmar keep bouncing back? Read Xu Peng, SOAS researcher, article in @theconversation.com. 👉 theconversation.com/huge-online-... @soasuni.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @carlosoya.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social

Check out Giuseppina Siciliano’s latest analysis exploring the social and environmental ramifications of large and megadams for hydropower. Read the full analysis here ➡️ fwr.org/the-great-hy... @carlosoya.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social

Read Alex Dryden,@soasuni.bsky.social PhD, analysing the latest UK budget in the @uk.theconversation.com "How the financial markets reacted to the UK budget (and why they matter)" Read the full article here⬇️ shorturl.at/zF2Za @soaseconomics.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social

Fola Aina on @deutschewellerss.newsmast.social.ap.brid.gy News Africa explains why Nigeria’s security challenges need both reform and strategic innovation. Listen here⬇️ shorturl.at/QJL8Q @soasuni.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @carlosmaza.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social

Fola Aina’s latest chapter explores how weak states and arms proliferation drive instability in West Africa. #Peace #Security #Conflict Read more: shorturl.at/ZW3uV @soasuni.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @carlosoya.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social @afrique.lemonde.fr

🚀 @soasuni.bsky.social DLD is delighted to announce the next Future Leaders Programme: 💡 Economic Development in #Africa: Critical Policies in a ‘New’ World 🌎 📅 Date: 24–27 February 2026 📍 #London 📌 Deadline: 05 December 2025 🔗 application ⬇️ tinyurl.com/42s8d9xx

New article in World Development Perspectives by @carlosoya.bsky.social, Fekadu Nigussie Deresse and Christian Samen Otchia explores the paradox of job switching in a wage cartel. Read here: shorturl.at/woaYi @soasuni.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social

Excellent new article in Third World Quarterly by Navtej Purewal & Althea-Maria Rivas on gendered racial capitalism. They critique the “smart economics” approach to gender equity & its colonial legacies. Read here: shorturl.at/ptD9k @naomihossain.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social

Happening today at 5pm! Join us for Stefania Barca's talk at SOAS, DLT or via Zoom. Register to attend - > shorturl.at/WNDbn

SOAS Global Development@soasdevelopment.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Join us next Monday for Stefania Barca’s talk exploring how workers can drive ecological change, and why climate justice is social justice. 📅 10 Nov, 5pm 📍 SOASVDLT & Zoom Register: shorturl.at/WNDbn @naomihossain.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @soaseconomics.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social

Join us next Monday for Stefania Barca’s talk exploring how workers can drive ecological change, and why climate justice is social justice. 📅 10 Nov, 5pm 📍 SOASVDLT & Zoom Register: shorturl.at/WNDbn @naomihossain.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @soaseconomics.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social

HAPPENING TODAY at 5pm! Join us at SOAS (SWLT) or via Zoom as @terminalias.bsky.social offers fresh perspectives on the European migration crisis! @soasuni.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @carlosoya.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social @laurahammond.bsky.social

SOAS Global Development@soasdevelopment.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Join us this Thursday for @terminalias.bsky.social's book launch! Buildings of Refuge and the Postcoloniality of Asylum Infrastructure 📅30 Oct, 5pm, SWLT Register here➡️: shorturl.at/OGUoh @soasuni.bsky.social @carlosoya.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social

Join us this Thursday for @terminalias.bsky.social's book launch! Buildings of Refuge and the Postcoloniality of Asylum Infrastructure 📅30 Oct, 5pm, SWLT Register here➡️: shorturl.at/OGUoh @soasuni.bsky.social @carlosoya.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social

✨Coca Talks: Futuro Coca in London Join us for a dialogue on the alternative uses of coca leaves with activists, scholars & experts. 📅 17 Oct 2025, 18:00–20:30 📍KLT, SOAS ➡️ Register: shorturl.at/3AWXF @carlosoya.bsky.social @naomihossain.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social @devcomms.bsky.social