SOAS in the Media: 8-14 September
15 September 2020
Items related to Asia
- NBC News : Steven Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on the sudden retirement of the US ambassador to China - 14 Sep
- France24 , Africa Leader , Big News Network , Irish Sun : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Insitute, comments on the futre of China-Australia trade relations - 08 Sep
- Los Angeles Times , Miami Herald and over 20 other media outlets: Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on China’s ‘purification’ of classrooms in Hong Kong - 11 Sep
- The Conversation , Australian Times , The National Interest , Daily Hunt : PhD scholar in Social Anthropology Vidya Venkat writes about why secrecy around the PMCARESFund for coronavirus relief in India is damaging democracy in the country - 12 Sep
Items related to Africa
- African Business: Christopher Cramer, Professor of the Political Economy of Development, comments on the impact of Covid-19 on agriculture in Africa - 08 Sep
- Liberian Observer : Ibrahim Al-bakri Nyei, PhD student in Politics and International Studies, writes about Liberia’s Constitutional Referendum on Dual Citizenship and Reduced Political Tenure - 11 Sep
Items related to the Middle East
- Byline Times : Dr Dina Matar, Chair of the Centre for Palesitian Studies comments on the lack of media coverage of the ongoing attacks in Gaza - 10 Sep
- Jerusalem Post : Colin Shindler, Emeritus Professor of Israel Studies writes about Israeli foreign policy - 10 Sep
- Dailyhunt , Qrius , Sight Magazine : Kaweh Kerami, PhD Researcher in Development Studies, writes about the meeting between Afghanistan and the Tablian to try to reach a peace accord to end the world’s deadliest war - 08 Sep
Items related to other regions/SOAS General
- Daily Maverick , Moja News : Incoming SOAS Director Adam Habib writes about the new generation of activists – a small cohort romanticising war and violence - 09 Sep
- Advance HE : Quotes Adam Habib's (incoming Director of SOAS) ideas on radical pragmatism in the university community - 11 Sep
- The Diplomat Magazine : Dr Ulrich Volz, Director for Centre of Sustainable Finace, is quoted stating that the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic must be met with long-term investment in sustainable solutions - 09 Sep
- Portafolio : Stephen Chan, Professor of World Politics, comments on British PM Boris Johnson's bragging and the threat of a 'hard Brexit' - 08 Sep
- World Finance : Jens Lerche, Reader in Agrarian and Labour Studies, states his reasoning for supporting the adoption of universal basic income amid the Covid-19 pandemic - 14 Sep
- Periodista Digital : Guy Standing, Professorial Research Associate in Development studies, comments on the impelmentation of furlough and benefits to workers in Spain who are unable to work due to the covid-19 pandemic - 08 Sep
- Al-Araby Al-Jadeed : ‘Islam and Muslims on UK University Campuses: perceptions and challenges’ report by SOAS academics in collaboration with Lancaster, Coventry and Durham universities is referenced - 12 Sep
- Sounds and Colours : SOAS alumnua Poly-Ritmo presents her Raro Mixtape on WorldWide FM - 11 Sep