SOAS Research Online

Authored Books

Amoah, Michael, Aning, Kwesi, Annan, Nancy and Nugent, Paul (2015) A Decade of Ghana: Politics, Economy and Society 2004-2013. Leiden: Brill.

Anievas, Alexander and Nisancioglu, Kerem (2015) How The West Came to Rule: The Geopolitical Origins of Capitalism. London: Pluto Press.

Chang, Bi-Yu (2015) Place, Identity, and National Imagination in Post-war Taiwan. London and New York: Routledge. (Routledge research on Taiwan ; v. 15)

Kotef, Hagar (2015) Movement and the Ordering of Freedom: On Liberal Governances of Mobility. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. (Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe)

Book Chapters

Adib-Moghaddam, Arshin (2015) 'Global Intifadah? September 11th and the Struggle Within Islam.' In: Valbjorn, Morten and Lawson, Fred H., (eds.), The International Relations of the Middle East; Vol. 3. London: Sage.

Adib-Moghaddam, Arshin (2015) 'India in the Iranian imagination: Between Culture and Strategic Interest.' In: Sullivan, Kate, (ed.), Competing Visions of India in World Politics India’s Rise Beyond the West. Houndsmills; New York: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 145-159.

Adib-Moghaddam, Arshin (2015) 'Islamischer Diskurs und Islamische Politik in Westasien und Nordafrika.' In: Kollmorgen, Raj, Merkel, Wolfgang and Wagener, Hans-Jürgen, (eds.), Handbuch Transformationsforschung. Wiesbaden: Springer, pp. 389-404.

Artaud de La Ferrière, Alexis (2015) 'Colonial education and national liberation in Algeria.' In: Gross, Zehavit and Davies, Lynn, (eds.), The Contested Role of Education in Conflict and Fragility. Rotterdam: Sense, pp. 171-183. (The World Council of Comparative Education Societies)

Bajpai, Rochana (2015) 'Democracy.' In: Frick, Gita Dharmpal, Steinbach, Monika Kirolskar, Dwyer, Rachel and Phalkey, Jahnavi, (eds.), Key Concepts in Modern Indian Studies. Oxford University Press, pp. 56-60.

Chan, Stephen (2015) 'The Armour of Hector: From the Mediation of Violence to its Masquerade.' In: Sylvester, Christine, (ed.), Masquerades of War. Abingdon; New York: Routledge, pp. 13-20. (War, Politics and Experience)

Eagleton-Pierce, Matthew (2015) 'Symbolic Power and Social Critique in the Making of Oxfam’s Trade Policy Research.' In: Hannah, Erin, Scott, James and Trommer, Silke, (eds.), Expert Knowledge in Global Trade. Abingdon: Routledge.

Fell, Dafydd (2015) 'The China Impact on Taiwan’s Elections: Cross-Strait Economic Integration through the Lens of Election Advertising.' In: Schubert, Gunter, (ed.), Taiwan and The ‘China Impact’ Challenges and Opportunities. Basingstoke: Routledge, pp. 53-69. (Routledge Research on Taiwan)

Han, Enze and Saez, Lawrence (2015) 'China as Offshore Balancer and South Asia’s Regional Security Complex.' In: Dittmer, Lowell and Yu, Maochun, (eds.), Routledge Handbook of Chinese Security. London; New York: Routledge, pp. 123-136.

Harris, David and Vittorini, Simona (2015) 'What Does ‘Development Cooperation’ Mean? Perceptions from India and Africa.' In: Sullivan, Kate, (ed.), Competing Visions of India in World Politics. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 94-110.

Hopgood, Stephen (2015) 'Twentieth Century Institutions for a Twenty-First Century World.' In: Cherif Bassiouni, M., (ed.), Globalization and Its Impact on the Future of Human Rights and International Criminal Justice. Cambridge: Intersentia, pp. 87-98.

Khalili, Laleh (2015) 'Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency in the Neoliberal Age.' In: Ghazal, Amal and Hanssen, Jens, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Middle-Eastern and North African History. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Khalili, Laleh (2015) 'The Utility of Proxy Detentions in Counterinsurgencies.' In: Bachmann, Jan, Bell, Colleen and Holmqvist, Caroline, (eds.), War, Police and Assemblages of Intervention. Abingdon: Routledge. (Interventions)

Kobayashi, Yuka (2015) 'India in Climate Change – the view from Tokyo.' In: Sullivan, Kate, (ed.), Competing Visions of India in World Politics: India’s Rise Beyond the West. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 49-65.

Rao, Rahul (2015) 'Echoes of Imperialism in LGBT Activism.' In: Nicolaïdis, Kalypso, Sèbe, Berny and Maas, Gabrielle, (eds.), Echoes of Empire: Memory, Identity and Colonial Legacies. London: I. B. Tauris, pp. 355-372.

Rao, Rahul (2015) 'Hijra.' In: Dharampal-Frick, Gita, Kirloskar-Steinbach, Monika, Dwyer, Rachel and Phalkey, Jahnavi, (eds.), Key Concepts in Modern Indian Studies. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 99-101.

Vinjamuri, Leslie (2015) 'The International Criminal Court and the Politics of Peace and Justice.' In: Stahn, Carsten, (ed.), The Law and Practice of the International Criminal Court. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Journal Article

Abou-El-Fadl, Reem (2015) 'Early pan-Arabism in Egypt's July revolution: the Free Officers' political formation and policy-making, 1946–54.' Nations and Nationalism, 21 (2). pp. 289-308.

Abou-El-Fadl, Reem (2015) 'Neutralism Made Positive: Egyptian Anticolonialism on the Road to Bandung.' British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 42 (2). pp. 219-240.

Adib-Moghaddam, Arshin (2015) 'Islamic Secularism and the Question of Freedom in Iran.' Middle East Critique, 25 (1). pp. 71-82.

Artaud de La Ferrière, Alexis (2015) 'Stuck in the middle with you: the political position of teachers during the Algerian War of Independence.' Landscapes of Violence, 3 (3). pp. 1-27.

Chan, Stephen (2015) 'Africa: Still the Dark Continent Beyond the Pale.' The Africa Report, 66 (Dec-Jan).

Chan, Stephen (2015) 'African democracy looks very different when viewed from Palestine.' The Conversation.

Chan, Stephen (2015) 'After a stormy election, dark clouds still loom over Zambia.' The Conversation.

Chan, Stephen (2015) 'Buhari wins as Nigeria turns its back on Jonathan.' The Conversation.

Chan, Stephen (2015) 'A Ceremonial Ride into the Sunset for Mugabe?' E-International Relations.

Chan, Stephen (2015) 'China is Neither a Civilizational State nor a Meritocracy.' International Policy Digest.

Chan, Stephen (2015) 'Decline and decay: a sobering trip through southern Africa.' The Conversation.

Chan, Stephen (2015) 'Europe must stop shifting the blame for the migrant crisis.' The Conversation.

Chan, Stephen (2015) 'Exploding enclosures in Africa and Europe (on Charlie Hebdo and Boko Haram).' African Arguments.

Chan, Stephen (2015) 'Kissinger and the Westphalian State: Still Faithful After All These Years.' Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 44 (1). pp. 147-154.

Chan, Stephen (2015) 'The Life of Chan Wong Wah Yue: Swordswoman, Militia Member and Grandmother [Interview].' Kung Fu Tea.

Chan, Stephen (2015) 'Nigerians defy violence and bad technology in chaotic election.' The Conversation.

Chan, Stephen (2015) 'Nigeria’s election delay shows depths to which Goodluck Jonathan will sink.' The Conversation.

Chan, Stephen (2015) 'South Sudan’s spiritual father would weep at the state of his country.' The Conversation.

Chan, Stephen (2015) 'A new government in Nigeria – but is it a model for other African nations?' The Conversation.

Fell, Dafydd (2015) 'KMT’s Presidential Nomination: Significance and Historical Comparisons.' China Policy Institute Blog.

Gallagher, Julia (2015) 'The battle for Zimbabwe in 2013: from polarisation to ambivalence.' Journal of Modern African Studies, 53 (1). pp. 27-49.

Kabasakal Badamchi, Devrim (2015) 'Justifications of Freedom of Speech:Towards a Double-grounded Non-consequentialist Approach.' Philosophy and Social Criticism, 41 (9). pp. 907-927.

Kotef, Hagar (2015) 'Little Chinese Feet Encased in Iron Shoes: Freedom, Movement, Gender, and Empire in Western Political Thought.' Political Theory, 43 (3). pp. 334-355.

Kotef, Hagar and Amir, Merav (2015) 'Limits of Dissent, Perils of Activism: Spaces of Resistance and the New Security Logic.' Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography, 47 (3). pp. 671-688.

Rao, Rahul (2015) 'Global Homocapitalism.' Radical Philosophy, 194. pp. 38-49.

Rao, Rahul (2015) 'Re-membering Mwanga: same-sex intimacy, memory and belonging in postcolonial Uganda.' Journal of Eastern African Studies, 9 (1). pp. 1-19.

Sabaratnam, Meera (2015) 'Staging a Battle, Losing the Wars? International Studies, ‘Science’ and the Neoliberalisation of the University.' Millennium - Journal of International Studies, 43 (3). pp. 975-979.

Thakur, Vineet (2015) 'Africa and the Theoretical Peace in IR.' International Political Sociology, 9 (3). pp. 213-229.

Turner, Lewis (2015) 'On Encampment and Gendered Vulnerabilities: A Critical Analysis of the UK's Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme for Syrian Refugees.' Oxford Monitor of Forced Migration, 5 (2). pp. 21-25.

Ulbricht, Alexej, Sircar, Indraneel and Slootmaeckers, Koen (2015) 'Queer to be kind: Exploring Western media discourses about the “Eastern bloc” during the 2007 and 2014 Eurovision Song Contests.' Contemporary Southeastern Europe, 2 (1). pp. 155-172.

Vale, Peter and Thakur, Vineet (2015) ''Out in the dark': knowledge, power and IPE in southern Africa.' Contexto Internacional, 37 (3). pp. 1011-1040.

Vinjamuri, Leslie and Snyder, Jack (2015) 'Law and Politics in Transitional Justice.' Annual Review of Political Science, 18. pp. 303-327.

Conference or Workshop Items

Vittorini, Simona (2015) A Nehru-lite Third India-Africa Forum Summit. In: SSAI Panel Discussion: A Nehru-lite Third India-Africa Forum Summit.

Monographs and Working Papers

Bajpai, Rochana (2015) Multiculturalism in India: An Exception? Boston: Boston University.

Ismail, Salwa (2015) The Resurgence of Police Government in Egypt. Washington, D.C.: POMEPS Studies.

Lopes, Claudia Abreu, Mudhai, Okoth Fred, Mitullah, Winnie V., Simutanyi, Neo, Balongo, Sam, Diepeveen, Stephanie, Fraser, Alastair, Milapo, Nalukui, Mwangi, Sammy, Tembo, Emmanuel and Srinivasan, Sharath (2015) Interactive media audiences in Africa : A comparison of four constituencies in Kenya and Zambia. Cambridge: Centre of Governance and Human Rights (CGHR). PIMA Working Paper #4.

Nelson, Matthew J. (2015) Islamic Law in an Islamic Republic: What Role for Parliament? Oxford: The Foundation for Law, Justice and Society; University of Oxford.

Nelson, Matthew J. (2015) Islamist politics in South Asia after the Arab Spring: Parties and Their Proxies Working With—and Against—the State. Washington D.C.: The Brookings Institution; Rethinking Political Islam Series.

Simutanyi, Neo, Fraser, Alastair and Milapo, Nalukui (2015) Background Paper: Politics and Interactive Media in Zambia. Cambridge: Centre of Governance and Human Rights (CGHR). PIMA Working Paper #3.

Book Reviews

Alavi, Seyed Ali (2015) 'The Hizbullah Phenomenon: Politics and Communication by Lina Khatib, Dina Matar.' The Middle East in London, 11 (2). p. 20.

Buehler, Michael (2015) 'Review of: Indonesia’s Changing Political Economy: Governing the Roads by Jamie Davidson, Cambridge University Press, 2015.' Contemporary Southeast Asia, 37 (3). pp. 492-494.

Buehler, Michael (2015) 'Review of: Democrats and Autocrats: Pathways of Subnational Undemocratic Regime Continuity within Democratic Countries by Agustina Giraudy, New York: Oxford University Press 2015.; Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro 2015. Curbing Clientelism in Argentina: Politics, Poverty, and Social Policy by Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2015.' Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 46 (1).

Buehler, Michael (2015) 'Review of: Indonesian women and local politics: Islam, gender, and networks in post-Suharto Indonesia by Dewi Kurniawati Hastuti, NUS Press, Singapore, 2015.' Journal of Gender Studies, 24 (6). pp. 705-707.

Buehler, Michael (2015) 'Review of: Shari‘a and Social Engineering: The Implementation of Islamic Law in Contemporary Aceh, Indonesia by R. Michael Feener. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. 335 pp.' Indonesia, 98 . pp. 148-152.

Chan, Stephen (2015) 'Review of ‘The Looting Machine’, by Tom Burgis.' Financial Times, 7-8 March 2015 .

Rao, Rahul (2015) 'Review: 'The Security Archipelago: Human-Security States, Sexuality Politics, and the End of Neoliberalism' by Paul Amar.' philoSOPHIA, 5 (2). pp. 336-340.

Vittorini, Simona (2015) 'Indian foreign policy: ambition and transition.' Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, 53 (2). pp. 224-226.

Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs

Amoah, Michael (2015) Is the African Union still needed? Inside Story, Al Jazeera English [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Amoah, Michael (2015) Nigeria's abduction saga. Inside Story, Al Jazeera English [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Amoah, Michael (2015) Zinder Cultural centre in ruins months after Charlie Hebdo riots. The Focus, France 24 [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Artaud de La Ferrière, Alexis (2015) La gouvernance de l'internet en Tunisie depuis 2011. Le carnet de l'IRMC [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Ramgotra, Manjeet (2015) On Teaching Political Theory to Undergraduates. PSA Women and Politics Specialist Group Wordpress/blog [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Vittorini, Simona (2015) India-Africa Summit: Will it give a new thrust to age-old ties? South Asia Monitor [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Vittorini, Simona (2015) Power and Pageantry in Modi’s India. [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Wearing, David (2015) Is there a future for humanitarian intervention? New Humanist [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]

Theses

Brett, Peter (2015) The judicialisation of political order in Southern Africa. PhD thesis. SOAS, University of London. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25501/SOAS.00020390

Eastwood, James (2015) The ethics of Israeli militarism : soldiers‘ testimony and the formation of the Israeli soldier-subject. PhD thesis. SOAS University of London. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25501/SOAS.00023668

Johnston, Andrew Richard (2015) The politics of killing : a comparative study of political genocide in democratic Kampuchea. PhD thesis. SOAS University of London. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25501/SOAS.00023670

Khnifess, Amir (2015) Israel and the Druze political action : between politics of loyalty and politics of violence. PhD thesis. SOAS University of London. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25501/SOAS.00022832

Liman, Bala Mohammed (2015) Conflict and identity in Nigeria: an emerging culture of conflict in northern Nigeria. PhD thesis. SOAS University of London. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25501/SOAS.00023674

Taylor, Jeremy Gareth (2015) 'Japan is back', Japan’s (re)engagement in Africa : the case of South Sudan. PhD thesis. SOAS University of London. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25501/SOAS.00023677

Audios

Vinjamuri, Leslie (2015) Foundations, The Forum at Space for Thought. BBC World Service. [Audio]

Vinjamuri, Leslie (2015) Will the 21st Century be Asian? UNSPECIFIED. [Audio]

Other

Adamson, Fiona (2015) 'Blurring the Lines: Diaspora Politics and Globalized Constituencies.' WPR: World Politics Review [Online] .

Berenskoetter, Felix (2015) 'After 50 years, are Israel and Germany really friends? [English and Hebrew versions].' Ynetnews [Online] .

Buehler, Michael (2015) 'Indonesia’s dramatic executions hide the real problem: Indonesia’s draconian narcotics laws kill the country’s citizens – not low-level drug traffickers.' Aljazeera.

Buehler, Michael (2015) 'Lobbyist questions still unanswered.' New Mandala.

Buehler, Michael (2015) 'Soal lobi, pertanyaan yang belum dijawab.' New Mandala.

Buehler, Michael (2015) 'Waiting in the White House Lobby: Why did a Singaporean consultant pay $80,000 to a Las Vegas PR company to lobby for the Indonesian government?' New Mandala.

Chan, Stephen (2015) 'Chenjerai Hove [Obituary].' The Guardian .

Chan, Stephen (2015) 'Kiwi-Asian poetry [Interview].' Jacket 2 .

Hang, Zhou (2015) 'Maritime Insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea: A Greater Role for China?' China Brief, 15 (1). The Jamestown Foundation.

Hopgood, Stephen (2015) 'Interview.' E-International Relations .

Rao, Rahul (2015) 'A Debate Around John Hobson's 'The Eurocentric Conception of World Politics'.' The Disorder of Things .

Rao, Rahul (2015) 'Love in the Time of El Período Especial.' The Disorder of Things .

Vinjamuri, Leslie (2015) 'Palestine’s Accession to the ICC May Strengthen Peace-first not Rights-based Approach.' Justice in Conflict Blog.

Vinjamuri, Leslie and Snyder, Jack (2015) 'To prevent atrocities, count on politics first, law later.' openGlobal Rights (Online):