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Orientalist remarks on South Asian dhimmis (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Waghmar, B. (2005, December). Orientalist remarks on South Asian dhimmis. Paper presented at "Religious Revivalism and Political Extremism in Pakistan and Bangladesh", International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), London

A Framework for delivering legal research skills training online via a Virtual Learning Environment to be implemented at the School of Oriental and African Studies (2005)
Thesis
Spells, S. A Framework for delivering legal research skills training online via a Virtual Learning Environment to be implemented at the School of Oriental and African Studies. (Dissertation). City University

This research project aimed generally to investigate the use of a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) to deliver legal research skills training at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). Legal research skills are an increasingly important p... Read More about A Framework for delivering legal research skills training online via a Virtual Learning Environment to be implemented at the School of Oriental and African Studies.

The ASEAN and Ethnopolitical Conflicts: Looking Beyond State Sovereignty and Prospect of Regional Stability (2005)
Journal Article
Buendia, R. (2005). The ASEAN and Ethnopolitical Conflicts: Looking Beyond State Sovereignty and Prospect of Regional Stability. Social science review (Manila), 5(2), 28-44

The countries of Southeast Asia are home to multi-ethnic peoples. This rich diversity paints a colorful culture, however brings with it too, problems in governance due to political struggle of different ethnic groups. Though ethnopolitical conflict... Read More about The ASEAN and Ethnopolitical Conflicts: Looking Beyond State Sovereignty and Prospect of Regional Stability.

Democratizing Democracy: Feminist Perspectives (2005)
Journal Article
Cornwall, A., & Goetz, A.-M. (2005). Democratizing Democracy: Feminist Perspectives. Democratization, 12(5), 783-800. https://doi.org/10.1080/13510340500322181

Increasing numbers of women have gained entry into the arena of representative politics in recent times. Yet the extent to which shifts in the sex ratio within formal democratic spaces translates into political influence, and into gains in policies t... Read More about Democratizing Democracy: Feminist Perspectives.

Benevolent Intent: The Development Encounter in Kenya’s Horticulture Industry (2005)
Journal Article
Dolan, C. (2005). Benevolent Intent: The Development Encounter in Kenya’s Horticulture Industry. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 40(6), 411-437. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021909605059512

This article examines the trajectory of development policy and practice through the case of the Kenyan export trade of fresh produce. It traces how African labor, particularly women's labor, has been harnessed and restructured by three models of deve... Read More about Benevolent Intent: The Development Encounter in Kenya’s Horticulture Industry.

Thinking through images: Kastom and the coming of the baha'is to northern New Ireland, Papua New Guinea (2005)
Journal Article
Were, G. (2005). Thinking through images: Kastom and the coming of the baha'is to northern New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 11(4), 659-676. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9655.2005.00256.x

We can learn a lot about religious ideas by studying not just the impact on them of missionization but also how religious beliefs and practices are translated into local religious forms. In this article I draw attention to the case of the Baha’i fait... Read More about Thinking through images: Kastom and the coming of the baha'is to northern New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.