SOAS April news digest
The recording of Alessandra Mezzadri, Shirin Rai, Sara Stevano in conversation on Pluralising social reproduction approaches is now available. The concept of social reproduction has gained renewed interest in the past decade. Discussed and elaborated by generations of feminists, the concept offers a rejection of productivism and the possibility to (re)tell the history of capitalism and its contemporary dynamics through the work and practices of life-making. Yet, it is undeniable that much of the ‘old’ and ‘new’ theorising around social reproduction comes predominantly from the Global North. Hence, the authors argue, a pluralising of social reproduction is needed. Watch here.
- Why Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger’s new plan to tackle extremist violence is likely to fail. An article by Fola Aina.
- Christopher Cramer: Violence, Conflict, Development: What’s new? Shifting ideas and practice, 1989-2023
- (De)Weaponizing Climate-Induced Recruitment: Prospects of Climate Change Adaptation as a Non-Kinetic Counter-Terrorism Strategy in the Lake Chad Basin Region by Fola Aina.
- Reclaiming your digital space: Encouraging open-source thinking in an age of tech monopolies by Taylor D.H Rockhill
- Xinyan Yu and Max Duncan debate China’s wider relationship with the continent with Professor Carlos Oya: China and Africa — An Intimate Portrait