As #COP30 begins in Brazil, read a collated list by @zaraqadir.bsky.social, with reflections and recommendations from Global Souths Hub contributors, Ginbert Cuaton, Saba Attfield, and Queenie Agdalipe on why climate justice is about sovereignty, dignity & generational fairness👇

Internet shutdowns are becoming more frequent across Africa, posing serious risks to economic activity and inclusion. This latest research by members of the African Digital Rights Network convened by @ids.ac.uk highlights how these disruptions limit innovation and opportunity 🔽

🌾 In our recent blog, Kien Dang from the Livelihood Sovereignty Alliance (LISO) explores how the Dzao Indigenous community can enrich our insights into food security. She documents 80 forest food species and reflects on Vietnam's COVID-19 unity in fostering sustainable food systems:

Revisiting “Reclaiming Our Voices: The Somali Gender Hub” by Sahra Ahmed Koshin -- a powerful look at how Somali women are leading change in research, academia, and storytelling. 🌍👩🏽🏫 Read more here 👇 buff.ly/Y0dANx5

“Third World Radicals,” a new Third World Quarterly Special Issue, revisits how thinkers from the MENA region swapped ideas and tactics across decades - from Islamo-socialism to liberation theology. Radicalism, it argues, is not dogma but creative reinvention across borders 🔽

🎓 Attending a conference soon? Whether you're presenting your research or simply looking to grow your network, conferences can be powerful catalysts — if you plan properly. Dive deeper with our full guide from Global Souths Hub ⬇️

Deniz Ataman, MA student @ucukent.bsky.social, explores the connection between academic ideals and peace-building realities. Read his insights from the 62nd Conflict Research Society Conference on international humanitarian law and exchanges between scholars & field practitioners👇

🌏 Have a story, reflection, or piece of research rooted in the Global South? The Global Souths Hub is open for submissions — a space where academics, activists, and storytellers connect to share perspectives that challenge, inspire, and inform. 💡 Find out how to contribute 👇

🇨🇻 Read our new blog post by @bethlehemattfield.bsky.social, who attended the Sixth Biennial African Studies Association of Africa Conference held in Cabo Verde, with the theme: ‘African Responses to Global Vulnerabilities: Building Hope for the Future’ ⬇️ buff.ly/klnCM8T

🇵🇸 Resharing this brilliant take by Mira Mookerjee on some of the most pressing issues raised at the #EISA2025 conference, including how #Palestine advocacy is being targeted through legal & political repression, and why this matters for all movements confronting global injustice ⬇️

🎙️ Tune in to the Exalt Research podcast for a conversation with @raunaku.bsky.social, Research Professor of Arctic Indigenous Politics, as she discusses Sámi democratic engagement and what a just transition means for Indigenous peoples in the Nordic energy shift. 🎧

🔔 TWQ's new Special Issue, "Understanding Epistemic Erasures", Guest Edited by Yafa El Masri (Lecturer @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social), explores how Indigenous, refugee, queer, and grassroots knowledge systems are systematically erased and how communities fight back ⬇️

🇻🇳 Massive flooding in northern Vietnam following Typhoon Matmo has destroyed tens of thousands of hectares of rice & crops, submerged nearly 17,000 homes, and decimated livestock and poultry populations. Immediate relief & long‑term resilience are needed. 🔗

🇧🇫Burkina Faso, 🇳🇪Niger, 🇨🇮Côte d’Ivoire: three nations breaking the grip of Francafrique. Kividi Koralage (@aberuni.bsky.social) traces the second wave of African liberation and the unraveling of French neocolonialism in our next powerful blog post. 🔗 globalsouth.org/2025/10/guar...

First-time author? Before submitting, learn key tips for success. From aligning your paper with a journal's scope, to clear writing and navigating peer reviews, read the @devcomms.bsky.social blog for great tips from the Development in Practice journal editors 🔽

🤝 @drnicoleredvers.bsky.social, the Indigenous community and planetary health researcher @westernu.ca, emphasises that practices like cultural burning, though long marginalised, provide proven health and ecosystem benefits. An insightful read👇

🎉 Congratulations are in order for Erica Marat as she has been appointed Editor of Central Asian Survey 🎉 Please join us in welcoming Erica to the team! @tandfresearch.bsky.social @ericamarat.bsky.social

Women play critical roles across Africa’s food systems but how often do their contributions influence policy or research agendas? Join the free webinar on Nov 4, 2025 at 2:30pm (Asia/Karachi) for a compelling conversation that brings together researchers, farmers, publishers, and policy voices.

📘 You are cordially invited to the University of South Africa (UNISA) Press Book Launch of "Sites of Remembering: The meaning of African Art Through Memory" by Professor Abebe Zegeye. A Celebration of Memory, Meaning and African Art 🖌️

On #WorldFoodDay, read Purniya Awan's reflection on how hunger is weaponised: in Gaza, across history, and through policy. Famine is not accidental. It is political. 📚Read her latest blog post + free-to-view TWQ & CAS articles that best reflect the topic of global food insecurity 🔽 buff.ly/eFXgpeW

📣 Calling Central Asia-based social scientists! Apply now for the USTA Mentorship Programme 2025–2026 - develop your research on everyday economies & co-author a special issue. Deadline: Oct 10, 2025 More information here 👇

🇿🇦 Exciting news! The Global Souths Hub team is excited to be part of the Land, Life and Society International Conference - a space for critical conversations on land, environment, and justice, hosted by @plaasuwc.bsky.social & @ids.ac.uk at the @uwconline.bsky.social ⬇️ buff.ly/NIKptri

In our latest blog, Mohammad Siddiqui, PhD candidate in Political Science @ucirvine.bsky.social, explores the emotional & political weight of studying nationalism, migration, and counterterrorism as someone directly affected. A powerful reflection on research, identity, & the myth of detachment 🔽

🇵🇸 Mira Mookerjee joined the @europeanisa.bsky.social 2025 conference & attended sessions on authoritarianism, resistance, and the shrinking space for dissent. Her latest piece builds on those themes — a sharp analysis of how global powers are targeting Palestine solidarity 🔽 buff.ly/6kqyfC6

🌍 Climate + security crises in the Lake Chad Basin are deeply linked. In this new @africaatlse.bsky.social blog, Aminata Niang, Visiting Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Freedom and Prosperity Centre, urges regional & local collaboration to build resilience. 📖 Read:

🗣️ On #InternationalTranslationDay, we reflect on the hidden costs of English dominance in academia. Noha Atef, a media scholar based at the @uniofgalway.bsky.social shares in her powerful piece, what it means to research in Arabic, publish in Arabic and be told it doesn’t count ⬇️ buff.ly/S1xnz04

Words shape worlds. With #WorldTranslationDay coming up, we’re revisiting how translation connects cultures, amplifies voices & bridges divides. 📝 Read our blog: “Write the World: A Day of Translation” by our Community Engagement Coordinator & Contributing Writer, Bethlehem Attfield

🌍 On #WorldEnvironmentDay, we’re revisiting this insightful blog on Modi’s “eco‑masculinity” performance & how environmental stewardship can be mobilised as political symbolism. It’s a reminder: how we talk about care for the planet is bound up with power, identity & accountability👇

What does activism look like in India, Iran, Chile, Palestine, Kenya, South Africa, and Pakistan? This TWQ Special Issue, edited by Hosna J. Shewly & Eva Gerharz explores how activists reshape space, emotion & resistance in the Global South ⬇️

📣 Inspiring Q&A with June Bam-Hutchison, who established the inaugural San and Khoi Research Centre. Explore her insights on preserving Indigenous knowledge, achieving restorative justice, and decolonising historical narratives. Celebrate South Africa's National Heritage Day 24 Sept! buff.ly/roIzj1N

🕊️ On this #InternationalDayOfPeace, we’re re-sharing Celestina Atom's blog on peacebuilding after conflict, drawn from @mybisa.bsky.social #BISA2025 Conference. This year’s theme reminds us how peace requires collaboration across divides. Read here 🔽

🌏 Today is #WorldCleanupDay. We’re resharing this essential read by our Founding Editor, @zaraqadir.bsky.social: 🧹 "Waste colonialism and Why Plastic is Political" - a resource list on how waste connects to extractive systems, inequality, and global injustice. 🔗 Read here:

A new list of Central Asian Survey books for review is now available! If you are interested in contributing a book review or review essay, please fill out the form provided here ▶️

📢 Spotlight on this week's, Legitimacy in Conflict & Peace conference, (17-29 Sept)! #CRS2025 To mark the event, we’ve put together a free-to-view reading list of 10 key articles from Third World Quarterly and Conflict, Security & Development journals. 🔗 buff.ly/9dzGRpj

📢 Call for Applications If you're an ECP from the Global South working on peace, conflict, or humanitarian issues, apply now for the @ucl.ac.uk Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction's fully funded 3-day International Writing Workshop in 2026! Deadline: 15 Sept 2025 More Info 👉

Join experts at @kent.ac.uk's on 17 Sept (6:00pm–7:30pm) for a probing public session "Can Peacebuilders Still Work for Legitimacy in a Time of ‘Radical Uncertainty’?", organised by Third World Quarterly Board Member @nadineansorg.bsky.social, among others. Register here 🔽 buff.ly/oOIA7TA?

🇰🇪 In the Horn of Africa, forecasts rely on nature and sacred signs. Our latest blog post by George Tsitati, PhD researcher at the University of Edinburgh, highlights the importance of Indigenous knowledge in climate discourse, advocating for epistemic justice. Read more here ⬇️

Join @mybisa.bsky.social on 9 Sept 2025 (today) for the Critical Studies on Terrorism Annual Virtual Conference via zoom. Themes: discourse, colonialisms, AI, algorithmic policing, dissent. Free. ⏰ 9.00am to 4.45pm Register right away! 👇

🧵 Resharing a must-read reflection on Indigenous survival, resistance & the road to justice. On residential schools, AI ethics, land rights & cultural memory 🔽 buff.ly/ouxeqBu

🗺️ Join the movement to change how Africa is seen - literally. Sign the Correct The Map Charter, pledge to use the Equal Earth projection, and help undo centuries of cartographic distortion. It’s not just a map - it’s a narrative. Read more about the initiative here 🔽

🌍✍️ Resharing our Community Engagement Coordinator & Contributing Writer, Bethlehem Attfield's, blog piece on what took place at this year's Write the World: A Day of Translation on the 27th of May, hosted by American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) @littranslate.bsky.social ⬇️

✍️ Check out our Global South Studies Blogs page: a curated list of blogs, podcasts, and platforms championing scholar‑activists, regional insights, and critical reflections from across the Global South and find ones you can contribute to. Check it out here 👇

🎬 In our latest Q&A, filmmaker Poshali Goel discusses Heli, a film that traces Bhakti poetry sung by Dalit siblings in Rajasthan, India. One performs at public satsangs, the other sings at home. A moving reflection on caste, gender & the spaces where devotion takes shape 🔽 buff.ly/z7eiaC8

20 years on, what has the @gcr2p.bsky.social (R2P) meant for #Africa? A critical reflection by researcher, educator, and peace building practitioner, Frank O. Okyere, on moral duty, power, and selective solidarity. 📝 Read more on the Global Souths Hub website 🔽

August 31st is the #InternationalDayforPeopleofAfricanDescent. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s (one of Africa’s most prominent writers) "Writing Against Neocolonialism" reminds us that reclaiming African narratives is essential in resisting cultural erasure and ongoing colonial legacies. 📖

@e-international.bsky.social podcast @ #BISA2025 🎉 All 4 episodes of the E-IR podcasts recorded with us in Belfast have now been uploaded including interviews with @bleiker.bsky.social and @nickcaddick.bsky.social 🌟 🎧 Listen here - buff.ly/JvVrHsD @faloulah.bsky.social

🇸🇴 In our latest blog, Sahra Ahmed Koshin shares information about the #SomaliGenderHub: a growing network reclaiming space for #Somali women in academia and public life. Read her inspiring story here 👇

✈️ 🇮🇹 The Global South Hub team is excited to be attending @europeanisa.bsky.social #EISA2025! We’re looking forward to insightful discussions, thought-provoking panels & connecting with colleagues from around the world. Let’s talk ideas, impact, and the future of international studies. See you there!

📚🌍 We’re resharing our blog: “How to Get the Most Out of an Academic Conference.” Whether you're attending your first or your fifteenth, these tips can help you navigate, connect, and thrive 🔽

Path2Dev Conference: Sept 11–13, 2025 at LUMS, Lahore, Pakistan A multidisciplinary gathering where #economists, #politicalscientists, #sociologists, #legalscholars & policyexperts come together to tackle development challenges. More information about the conference here 👇