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Social transformations in Arab tourism in Thailand (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Neal, M., & Cohen, E. (2009, November). Social transformations in Arab tourism in Thailand. Paper presented at New Zealand Sociological Association Annual Conference, Massey University, New Zealand

Financialisation and Social Policy (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fine, B. (2009, November). Financialisation and Social Policy. Paper presented at Social and Political Dimensions of the Global Crisis: Implications for Developing Countries, UNRISD, Geneva

What Next for Burma? (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Charney, M. W. (2009, October). What Next for Burma?. Presented at Presentation at The Orwell Prize 2010 Launch: Part 12 - Dr Michael Charney, London

Neo-Liberalism in Retrospect? – It’s Financialisation, Stupid (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fine, B. (2009, October). Neo-Liberalism in Retrospect? – It’s Financialisation, Stupid. Paper presented at Developmental Politics in the Neo-Liberal Era and Beyond, Center for Social Sciences, Seoul National University

The Law of Islamic Finance: Re-imagination or Reception? (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Foster, N. H. (2009, September). The Law of Islamic Finance: Re-imagination or Reception?. Presented at Re-imagining the Shari’a: Theory, Practice and Muslim Pluralism at Play, Venice, Italy

"Out of Africa": Lady Margaret Herschel's Letters from the Cape, 1834-38 (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Easton, K. (2009, September). "Out of Africa": Lady Margaret Herschel's Letters from the Cape, 1834-38. Paper presented at Locating African Culture, University of Stirling

This chapter considers how we might locate ‘Africa’ or ‘African Culture’ in the letters Lady Margaret Herschel wrote from the Cape of Good Hope between 1834 and 1838. In her four-year residency with her famous astronomer husband, Sir John Herschel,... Read More about "Out of Africa": Lady Margaret Herschel's Letters from the Cape, 1834-38.

Iran’s Free Trade Zones: Challenges and Opportunities (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hakimian, H. (2009, September). Iran’s Free Trade Zones: Challenges and Opportunities. Presented at Iran’s Economy at a Crossroads: Domestic and Global Challenges, University of Southern California (USC)

On Missing Links: Discontinuities in Arakanese History--the Buthidaung-Maungdaw Steam Tramway, 1911-1926 (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Charney, M. W. (2009, August). On Missing Links: Discontinuities in Arakanese History--the Buthidaung-Maungdaw Steam Tramway, 1911-1926. Paper presented at Arakanese History and Religion Seminar, London: SOAS

This paper examines the construction and liquidation of the Buthidaung-Maungdaw Steam Tramway, 1911-1926, in Arakan (Western Burma). It was prepared for the Arakanese History and Religion Seminar in London, but not presented as the event was cancelle... Read More about On Missing Links: Discontinuities in Arakanese History--the Buthidaung-Maungdaw Steam Tramway, 1911-1926.

The Role of Civil Society Organisations in the Former UN Commission on Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Council (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hamzić, V. (2009, August). The Role of Civil Society Organisations in the Former UN Commission on Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Council. Paper presented at Advanced Course on the International Protection of Human Rights, Institute for Human Rights at Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland

This paper critically examines the role of civil society organisations in the UN Human Rights Council, and its predecessor, the UN Commission on Human Rights, with a particular focus on gender and sexual rights.

A Discussion of HSK Test (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pang, Z. (2009, July). A Discussion of HSK Test. Presented at Chinese Teacher Training Workshop organized by British Inter-university China Centre, St. Anne’s College, University of Oxford

Quelques observations sur les langues des signes en Birmanie (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Watkins, J. (2009, June). Quelques observations sur les langues des signes en Birmanie. Paper presented at Atelier Birmanie: atelier interdisciplinaire sur le thème "Réflexions sur la Birmanie comme lieu de disparités et de convergences", IRSEA, Université de Provence, Marseille, France