Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (28682)

Prayers of Inner Quarters: A Comparative Study of Buddhist Patronage by Korean and Japanese Women, 1200–1700 (2025)
Thesis
Park, A. R. Prayers of Inner Quarters: A Comparative Study of Buddhist Patronage by Korean and Japanese Women, 1200–1700. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

In an era when Neo-Confucianism and military feudalism shaped the political and cultural orders of Korea and Japan, women harnessed Buddhism to forge their own spiritual identities, devotional spaces, and networks of influence. This study asks: How d... Read More about Prayers of Inner Quarters: A Comparative Study of Buddhist Patronage by Korean and Japanese Women, 1200–1700.

Feminism in Literary Dialogue: A Study of two revolutionary women’s memoirs (2025)
Thesis
Sharan, P. P. Feminism in Literary Dialogue: A Study of two revolutionary women’s memoirs. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Women’s writing whether studied as a pedagogical initiative within the broader inter-disciplinary field of Gender Studies or as a part of the tradition of literary criticism in India; plays an imperative role in theorising Indian feminism.
The main... Read More about Feminism in Literary Dialogue: A Study of two revolutionary women’s memoirs.

The Recurring Conflicts between South Korea and Japan: Interplay of Institutional Path Dependence and Actors’ Beliefs (2025)
Thesis
Kwak, K. The Recurring Conflicts between South Korea and Japan: Interplay of Institutional Path Dependence and Actors’ Beliefs. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The recurring conflicts between South Korea and Japan, particularly over historical issues, despite having various reasons to cooperate, have long been a puzzle. This paper employs the historical institutionalism theory and appended concept path depe... Read More about The Recurring Conflicts between South Korea and Japan: Interplay of Institutional Path Dependence and Actors’ Beliefs.

Military Bands as Socio-Political Agents: Negotiating Identities in Postcolonial Singapore (2025)
Thesis
Wong, B. H. Y. Military Bands as Socio-Political Agents: Negotiating Identities in Postcolonial Singapore. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This dissertation argues for how military band practices and soundings, rooted in European and American imperial histories, have acquired new meanings in Singapore’s national and postcolonial contexts. It traces how the ensemble’s coloniality—its emb... Read More about Military Bands as Socio-Political Agents: Negotiating Identities in Postcolonial Singapore.

Japanese as a second language for Japanese Sign Language (JSL) users: Pragmatic strategies used in their L1 JSL and L2 Japanese and their perceptions of Japanese (2025)
Thesis
Otsuka, A. Japanese as a second language for Japanese Sign Language (JSL) users: Pragmatic strategies used in their L1 JSL and L2 Japanese and their perceptions of Japanese. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis focuses on Deaf Japanese Sign Language (JSL) users, who use Japanese as their second language (L2). Deaf signers in Japan use JSL as their first language (L1) and also use the written form of Japanese as citizens living in Japanese societ... Read More about Japanese as a second language for Japanese Sign Language (JSL) users: Pragmatic strategies used in their L1 JSL and L2 Japanese and their perceptions of Japanese.

e-HRM in Action: The Relationship Between Employee Behaviours and Perceived Organisational Success – A Comparative Study Between Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom (2025)
Thesis
Alabood, A. A. e-HRM in Action: The Relationship Between Employee Behaviours and Perceived Organisational Success – A Comparative Study Between Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The new normal, with massive technological advancements, has ushered in a situation where managing employee behaviour has become increasingly challenging. Rapid changes in the workplace have made the matters more complex. With the widespread adoption... Read More about e-HRM in Action: The Relationship Between Employee Behaviours and Perceived Organisational Success – A Comparative Study Between Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom.

Digital Power and the Bangladeshi Platform Economy: Economic Emancipation or Neocolonial Exploitation? (2025)
Thesis
Laila, N. Digital Power and the Bangladeshi Platform Economy: Economic Emancipation or Neocolonial Exploitation?. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

In the era of Industry 4.0, political power undergoes transformation due to the rise of AI-driven technology. Thus, it reshapes concepts of international development and socioeconomic disparities in the cyber-physical domain. While digital power is c... Read More about Digital Power and the Bangladeshi Platform Economy: Economic Emancipation or Neocolonial Exploitation?.

The Arrangement of Sūras in the Qurʾān: Continuity and Progression in Language and Themes (2025)
Thesis
Rashid, F. The Arrangement of Sūras in the Qurʾān: Continuity and Progression in Language and Themes. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Studies on the textual coherence of the Qurʾān have focused significantly on the internal structure and connectivity of individual sūra units. At the macro-level, the non-chronological nature of the muṣḥaf sūra sequence has often been viewed by Weste... Read More about The Arrangement of Sūras in the Qurʾān: Continuity and Progression in Language and Themes.

The Gendered Apparatus of the Military: A Study of the Army Officer’s Wife in India (2025)
Thesis
Singh, T. The Gendered Apparatus of the Military: A Study of the Army Officer’s Wife in India. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Military wives have recently become the subject of research with an increasing focus on the role of their labour in upholding and reproducing processes of militarisation. This thesis examines the centrality of Indian Army officers’ wives and explores... Read More about The Gendered Apparatus of the Military: A Study of the Army Officer’s Wife in India.

An examination of the NAM.RA / arnuwala- in the extant Hittite texts – who they were and how they were used in the achievement of Hittite strategic aims, as well as the implications this has for our understanding of the wider Hittite society (2025)
Thesis
Jeffers, L. An examination of the NAM.RA / arnuwala- in the extant Hittite texts – who they were and how they were used in the achievement of Hittite strategic aims, as well as the implications this has for our understanding of the wider Hittite society. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Trying to understand any ancient state or people is made difficult by the restricted resources we have available, with texts often reflecting the views and opinions of the few literate members of that society, usually comprising the upper classes and... Read More about An examination of the NAM.RA / arnuwala- in the extant Hittite texts – who they were and how they were used in the achievement of Hittite strategic aims, as well as the implications this has for our understanding of the wider Hittite society.

Zimbabwean Communities In The United Kingdom: How Ethnic Tensions And Colonial Memory Affect Migrant Identity (2025)
Thesis
Nti Asare, M. Zimbabwean Communities In The United Kingdom: How Ethnic Tensions And Colonial Memory Affect Migrant Identity. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The relationship between the Shona and Ndebele ethnic groups of Zimbabwe is a complicated one with a long history and a complex set of factors. This thesis looks at the history of Zimbabwean ethnic relationship from the founding times of Zimbabwe whe... Read More about Zimbabwean Communities In The United Kingdom: How Ethnic Tensions And Colonial Memory Affect Migrant Identity.

Structural Transformation, Productivity Growth and Employment in Nigeria (2025)
Thesis
Erumebor, W. R. Structural Transformation, Productivity Growth and Employment in Nigeria. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Structural transformation involves the movement of labour from low-productivity to high-productivity sectors. This movement is often accompanied by the expansion of modern high-productivity sectors, creating jobs and increasing productivity and the i... Read More about Structural Transformation, Productivity Growth and Employment in Nigeria.

Navigating the Nation: Travel, Tourism and Identity in Colonial Korea, 1919-1937 (2025)
Thesis
Wearden, C. Navigating the Nation: Travel, Tourism and Identity in Colonial Korea, 1919-1937. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This social and literary history analyses how domestic travel and tourism contributed towards the formation of Korean identity in the colonial period, focusing on the years 1919-1937. It interrogates travel from an experiential perspective – the act... Read More about Navigating the Nation: Travel, Tourism and Identity in Colonial Korea, 1919-1937.

Phenomenology of Embodied Primordial Awareness: The Role of the Body in rDzogs chen from the 11th to 14th Century (2025)
Thesis
Upton, J. Phenomenology of Embodied Primordial Awareness: The Role of the Body in rDzogs chen from the 11th to 14th Century. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

rDzogs chen has received a considerable amount of academic attention over recent decades. Whilst there is an emerging interest in the role of the body within rDzogs chen, there is still relatively little research into the importance of the body withi... Read More about Phenomenology of Embodied Primordial Awareness: The Role of the Body in rDzogs chen from the 11th to 14th Century.

Dominique Bashir Misconi: The Intellectual Formation of a Catholic Orientalist in Iraq (1892-1933) (2025)
Thesis
Misconi, A.-M. Dominique Bashir Misconi: The Intellectual Formation of a Catholic Orientalist in Iraq (1892-1933). (Thesis). SOAS University of London

In this thesis I research the impact of academic Orientalism on newly independent Iraq. Debates on Orientalism rarely acknowledge the early 20th century collaborative efforts of ‘Eastern’ and ‘Western’ Orientalist scholars in the production, transmis... Read More about Dominique Bashir Misconi: The Intellectual Formation of a Catholic Orientalist in Iraq (1892-1933).

Merchants and Mediators: The Production of a “Chinese-style” Tea Culture in Taiwan (2025)
Thesis
Harlay, P. C. Merchants and Mediators: The Production of a “Chinese-style” Tea Culture in Taiwan. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

In this thesis, I explore Taiwanese tea merchants’ roles in the production of “Chinese-style Taiwanese tea culture”. Due to decades of uncertainty relating to the position and status of Taiwan (ROC) in the world, articulations of political and cultur... Read More about Merchants and Mediators: The Production of a “Chinese-style” Tea Culture in Taiwan.

Reconceptualizing Resistance in Light of the End and Failure of Hong Kong’s 2014 Protest (2025)
Thesis
Kaletsch, P.-O. Y. Reconceptualizing Resistance in Light of the End and Failure of Hong Kong’s 2014 Protest. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Contemporary social movement studies critique evaluations of failure as lacking causality and precision. Concept analysis stresses the need for a theoretical examination of core concepts that most empirical and theoretical approaches in the academic... Read More about Reconceptualizing Resistance in Light of the End and Failure of Hong Kong’s 2014 Protest.

Crossing Emotions: Chosŏn Koreans’ Emotions and Emotional Practices towards Modern Society, 1876-1896 (2025)
Thesis
Lee, C. Crossing Emotions: Chosŏn Koreans’ Emotions and Emotional Practices towards Modern Society, 1876-1896. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The historiography of Korea’s modernisation has been narrated to follow a linear progressive process, resulting in rigid periodisation and binary views. This interpretation inevitably juxtaposes the concepts of tradition and modernity and oversimplif... Read More about Crossing Emotions: Chosŏn Koreans’ Emotions and Emotional Practices towards Modern Society, 1876-1896.