IAPS PhD Studentship in History
December 16, 2013
IAPS is co-funding a PhD studentship in conjunction with the Department of History, within the School of Humanities at the University of Nottingham. We invite applications for a PhD Studentship in one or more of the following areas: the history of late nineteenth- and twentieth-century East Asia (especially Japan), and the history of migration, labour, …
Riots in Singapore as it struggles to juggle growth and migration
December 13, 2013
Caryl Thompson writes: Singapore, an affluent city-state, is known for being orderly and conformist. So the riots that took place on the night of the 8 December in the Little India district came as a shock to authorities and residents alike. This was not, as prime minister Lee Hsieng Loong, has suggested an “isolated incident”. …
PhD studentships available at the Institute of Asia and Pacific Studies
December 3, 2013
The Institute of Asia and Pacific Studies (IAPS) is seeking to co-fund two PhD studentships for a 2014 start. Details of the first are given below. The second, in conjunction with the Department of History will be advertised shortly. The first one is (should a suitable applicant be found) in conjunction with the ESRC. IAPS …
Typhoon aftermath will be Aquino’s legacy
November 28, 2013
Pauline Eadie writes: On 8 November 2013 super typhoon Yolanda (or Haiyan as it is known outside the Philippines) cut a swathe through the Visayan region. Yolanda was one of the strongest typhoons ever to make landfall and the damage left in her wake was catastrophic. At the time of writing more than 7000 are …
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