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Happening tomorrow 👇
Join the webinar series "Voces y Trayectorias", reflecting on processes of psychiatric deinstitutionalisation (DI) in Brazil, Chile and the rest of South America.
📅28 May | 14:00 - 15:00
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How have social movements reshaped Bolivia’s political landscape, and what does it mean for Indigenous rights and the recognition of Pachamama?
Join us for this JTIP seminar at King’s ⬇️
📅26 May | 18:00 to 20:00
kcl.ac.uk/events/amid-ideals…
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📣 @KingsIntDev hosts Mandy Yap on co-developing wellbeing and sustainability indicators in Australia and Indonesia using bottom-up approaches.
📅 27 May 2026
Explores prioritising Indigenous worldviews while keeping indicators policy-relevant.
Read more: buff.ly/3adoxkD
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Bolivia’s fuel crisis isn’t about running out of gas, it’s about running out of dollars.
New Spheres of Knowledge piece by Angus McNelly explores how foreign currency shortages and global finance shape energy challenges.
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Are disability statistics failing us? Inconsistent data is distorting how we understand inequality and weakening policy. Read more 👇
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Don't forget to join award winning Channel 4 News reporter, and King's Geography alum Ayshah Tull (@AyshahTull) tonight for the King's Experts Series Webinar.
The discussion topic is Health in an Insecure World.
Register here for free: shorturl.at/gPD1Z
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Deadline for abstract submissions is May 15!! Please share your abstract with us @IAFFE @devcomms @SOASpolitics @CGS_SOAS @SOASEconomics @SOASDevelopment @KingsIntDev @LSEInequalities @UCL_SPRC
Peeps, are you working on social reproduction and AI? Please do apply to present your work at SOAS on the 24th June! @IAFFE @IIPPE_ @devcomms @SOASDevelopment @SOASpolitics @SOASEconomics @CGS_SOAS @srt_lab25
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🌏 Don’t miss the 2026 Menzies Lecture at @KingsCollegeLon
Parallel Worlds: Asia in Australia’s Strategic Imaginary With Professor Michael Wesley (University of Melbourne)
📅 28 April 2026 | ⏰ 18:00–20:00
📍 Strand Campus, London
🎟️ Register now 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/2026-menz…
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Less than 1 week to go!
Get your tickets to our free lecture with Prof Michael Wesley Deputy Vice Chancellor and Professor of Politics at the University of Melbourne.
🔗kcl.ac.uk/events/2026-menzie…
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📚 @Kings_SGA’s Spheres of Knowledge is a free Substack distilling the latest development research
📝 Daily 600-word summaries weekly roundups, straight to your inbox
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Rising oil prices, disrupted shipping routes, and fiscal strain could combine into a new global inequality shock. In this blog, Andy Sumner looks at how global disorder may deepen inequality between and within countries.
👉 go.unu.edu/bEcUs
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PODCAST
New episode of Policy Implications:
Our very own Margaryta Klymak joined a panel discussion on charitable giving during wartime, drawing lessons from Ukraine on solidarity, motivation, and collective action.
Apple Podcasts: shorturl.at/gOlvb
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NEW POD
Does the green transition have a deep‑blue problem?
Deep‑sea mining is being sold as climate progress – despite uncertain benefits and major ecological risks.
From battery myths to Pacific Island justice, we dig deeper in our latest pod
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Video of the event last week with @triofrancos @IliasAlami and Adam Hanieh here: youtu.be/q1_hMSKccCw?si=CDO6…
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Join Adam Hanieh, Thea Riofrancos, and Ilias Alami for a discussion on how to think of climate politics in the context of changing energy networks, imperialism, and the remaking of the world order.
23 March 17:30
Bush House, Strand Campus, London
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New research explores how NGOs and companies in Africa justify their “state-like” authority, showing how even Chinese organisations are shaped by local realities, not just central control.
Read all the latest titles from @KingsIntDev 👇
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🎉SCHOOL OF GLOBAL AFFAIRS RANKS TOP 10 IN UK
Great to see all three of our subject areas - Geography, International Development, and Sociology - inside their respective UK Top 10s in the latest QS World University Subject Rankings.
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Earlier this year we co-hosted an expert witness session with the @CommonsIDC for a live oral evidence session as part of its inquiry on the Future of UK Aid and Development Assistance.
But what did our students think of the event?
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Today - don't miss it 👇
EVENT
Join Adam Hanieh, Thea Riofrancos, and Ilias Alami for a discussion on how to think of climate politics in the context of changing energy networks, imperialism, and the remaking of the world order.
23 March 17:30
Bush House, Strand Campus, London
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FREE EVENT
Join us for a talk with Dr Sohini Kar, from @LSEnews.
In this session, Dr Kar will explore the intersections of the financial fix, insuring labour and extreme heat in India.
📅18 March, 17:00 - 18:30
📍King's Strand Campus
🔗 kcl.ac.uk/events/research-ta…
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