SOAS Development Studies

🌍 SOAS Development Studies Department
🏆 #2 in the world by subject, QS 2026
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[SOAS Development Studies @SOASDevelopment]

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Member spotlight: Development Studies at SOAS, University of London — Development Studies Association (https://t.co/KhI1tPjTG7)

[Carlos Oya @estariade]

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What Is Development For? Rethinking Aid as Reparation

Join Andrea Cornwall as she explores development as reparation in a time of global crisis, shifting from charity to redress, and from “assistance” to repair. Chaired by @estariade .

📅 11 June, 12pm | 📍@SOAS SALT
Register: https://t.co/XiWLFJplIX

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[SOAS Economics @SOASEconomics]

📌 Join us at @SOAS #Economics for Amazon Dialogues 2026: #Economics, Deforestation🌳 and Global #Justice ⚖️🌎

🎤 Organised in collaboration with the Embassy of #Brazil in #London 🇧🇷

Info and registration 🔗 https://t.co/5ml2T2Fj6D

[SOAS Development Studies @SOASDevelopment]

Join us today at 3pm!

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"Demystifying AI": Excited to share an upcoming workshop on one of the most debated technologies today: Generative AI.

This is an interactive workshop led by Taylor Rockhill (@SOASDevelopment), exploring the promises, limits, and wider social impacts of AI.

What is AI really? What can it do and what can’t it do? Why is generative AI so controversial compared to earlier tech shifts like the internet or smartphones?

🗓 Mon 1 June | ⏰ 3–5pm
📍 @SOAS Senate House, S211
➡️Registration:https://t.co/ZEWkX24Vxk

A timely discussion for anyone interested in AI and its social, political, and economic implications.

[Development Studies Association @devcomms]

China for African industrialisation?

@estariade & @nomhossain discuss the opportunities and challenges of China’s growing engagement across Africa through a labour-centred lens.

See all videos in the @SOASDevelopment Global Developments Podcast Series: https://t.co/S0Kc4Yyl4I

[SOAS Development Studies @SOASDevelopment]

"Demystifying AI": Excited to share an upcoming workshop on one of the most debated technologies today: Generative AI.

This is an interactive workshop led by Taylor Rockhill (@SOASDevelopment), exploring the promises, limits, and wider social impacts of AI.

What is AI really? What can it do and what can’t it do? Why is generative AI so controversial compared to earlier tech shifts like the internet or smartphones?

🗓 Mon 1 June | ⏰ 3–5pm
📍 @SOAS Senate House, S211
➡️Registration:https://t.co/ZEWkX24Vxk

A timely discussion for anyone interested in AI and its social, political, and economic implications.

[Naomi Hossain @nomhossain]

I am delighted that award-winning architect Saiqa Iqbal Meghna is joining us for the joint @SOASDevelopment @BRACUniversity PhD programme. Very excited about bringing true interdisciplinarity - and Saiqa's special genius - into our political economy of development programme!

[SOAS Development Studies @SOASDevelopment]

Happening today at 12pm. Join us @SOAS KLT, for the launch of Jeffrey Winters’ latest book. Don’t miss what promises to be a fascinating discussion on inequality, oligarchy, and the hidden dynamics shaping democratic systems.

[SOAS Development Studies @SOASDevelopment]

Tomorrow, join us for the launch of Jeffrey Winters’ latest book, "The Blind Spot: How Oligarchs Dominate Our Democracies", exploring how extreme wealth and power shape modern democratic systems.

A timely discussion on inequality, oligarchy, and the paradoxes at the heart of democracy.

Opening remarks by Elisa Van Waeyenberge, followed by a discussion with @nomhossain.

📅 19 May 2026 | 🕛 12:00
📍 KLT, @SOAS

Book sale and signing to follow.
Register here➡️: https://t.co/v3C6kmf38g
@PenguinUKBooks

[SOAS Development Studies @SOASDevelopment]

Tomorrow, join us for the launch of Jeffrey Winters’ latest book, "The Blind Spot: How Oligarchs Dominate Our Democracies", exploring how extreme wealth and power shape modern democratic systems.

A timely discussion on inequality, oligarchy, and the paradoxes at the heart of democracy.

Opening remarks by Elisa Van Waeyenberge, followed by a discussion with @nomhossain.

📅 19 May 2026 | 🕛 12:00
📍 KLT, @SOAS

Book sale and signing to follow.
Register here➡️: https://t.co/v3C6kmf38g
@PenguinUKBooks

[SOAS Development Studies @SOASDevelopment]

How do oligarchs dominate democracies?

Join us for the launch of Jeffrey Winters’ latest book, "The Blind Spot: How Oligarchs Dominate Our Democracies", uncovering the hidden realities of modern oligarchy.

A sharp and timely discussion exploring inequality, power, and the paradoxes at the heart of democratic systems.

Opening remarks by Elisa Van Waeyenberge, followed by a discussion with @nomhossain .

📅 19 May 2026 | 🕛 12:00
📍 Khalili Lecture Theatre, @SOAS
A book sale and signing will follow the talk.
Register here➡️: https://t.co/lTrjqU5aM4

[SOAS Development Studies @SOASDevelopment]

Join us for a critical conversation with @Winnie_Byanyima on global justice, health, and lessons from the #AIDS movement for today’s geopolitical shifts.
🗓️28 May, 6pm at @SOAS. More info below.

@SOASEconomics @SOASpolitics @devcomms @EADI @SOASalumni @soas_cpas

[SOAS Development Leadership Dialogue @SOAS_DLD]

💡How can the majority world seize current geopolitical ruptures to upend global imbalances that hinder #health & #development?➡️Join @SOAS_DLD & @Winnie_Byanyima @UNAIDS on how lessons from the #AIDS movement apply to wider struggles for global justice: https://t.co/qohStLGvK2

[SOAS Development Studies @SOASDevelopment]

How do oligarchs dominate democracies?

Join us for the launch of Jeffrey Winters’ latest book, "The Blind Spot: How Oligarchs Dominate Our Democracies", uncovering the hidden realities of modern oligarchy.

A sharp and timely discussion exploring inequality, power, and the paradoxes at the heart of democratic systems.

Opening remarks by Elisa Van Waeyenberge, followed by a discussion with @nomhossain .

📅 19 May 2026 | 🕛 12:00
📍 Khalili Lecture Theatre, @SOAS
A book sale and signing will follow the talk.
Register here➡️: https://t.co/lTrjqU5aM4

[SOAS Development Leadership Dialogue @SOAS_DLD]

💡How can the majority world seize current geopolitical ruptures to upend global imbalances that hinder #health & #development?➡️Join @SOAS_DLD & @Winnie_Byanyima @UNAIDS on how lessons from the #AIDS movement apply to wider struggles for global justice: https://t.co/qohStLGvK2

[Winnie Byanyima @Winnie_Byanyima]

Global economic systems are driving deep inequality in access to medicines & health.
Yet even amid geopolitical rupture, there is a chance to change unfair global rules.
I’ll explore how at the @SOAS_DLD Annual Lecture 2026.
🗓️Join me on 28 May at @SOAS
→ https://t.co/RYU5PA6Xv5

[SOAS Development Studies @SOASDevelopment]

Strong insights from our colleague @folanski on the escalating crisis in #Mali. The situation reflects deeper structural challenges across the #Sahel, with significant implications for regional stability and security cooperation. @FRANCE24

Watch the full interview below ⬇️
https://t.co/eYfYW47mvg

[SOAS Development Studies @SOASDevelopment]

Important update: The event on 18 May with Minister Reem Alabali Radovan at SOAS has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

Apologies for the inconvenience, and thanks for your understanding.