14th Jaleh Esfahani Poetry Prize Young poets, under the age of 30, from the region and all over the world, compete annually for this Persian language poetry prize.
Taiwan: Party politics and political polarisation of a young democracy This public lecture will discuss Taiwan's shift from a one-party state to a two-party system, with a focus on the dominance of the KMT and DPP, external events, the national identity divide, and challenges faced by smaller parties.
Fond memories of the SOAS Library As part of the celebrations surrounding the SOAS Library’s 50th anniversary, we asked the SOAS community to share their memories of their time spent studying, researching, hunting for books, and “chair racing”.
Dr Ziya Meral Global Diplomatic Studies, International Defence & Security, Foreign Policy Analysis, International Politics of the Middle East, Turkish foreign policy, Religion & Global Affairs
49 Strings | Stringed Instruments of India On their first ever UK tour, 49 Strings brings together five exceptionally talented musicians from India and Europe.
Book Talk - Black Girl from Pyongyang Join author Monica Macias as she explores extraordinary true story of a West African girl’s upbringing in North Korea under the guardianship of President Kim Il Sung in conversation with Jim Hoare.
The New China Playbook Dr. Keyu Jin will discuss her new book, which burrows deep into the mechanisms of China's unique political economy model; examine Chinese households, firms, government, the financial system that together make up a dynamic and often quixotic economic landscape.
‘My People Say they have paid enough and refuse to pay more’: Taxation and the Dramaturgy of State-Society Conflict in Colonial Central Nigeria