OSGA Research Projects

In a dynamic research environment, OSGA explores cultural, economic, political, and social questions through the study of world regions in local, global, and comparative contexts. Employing qualitative, quantitative, and computational methods with a strong ethical foundation, our interdisciplinary research aims to impact and benefit the economy, society, culture, and public policy beyond academia.

All OSGA projects

Political Ecology of Tropical Forest Landscapes

One-Company Towns in Brazil

Gender Wars: East and South

The Cultural Politics of Demographic Crisis: Motherhood and the Nation in Contemporary Japan

"Becoming" or "getting by": youth opportunities in times of economic crisis

UK-Japan Research Consortium: Foundation for Original, Team-Based, Research in the Modern Middle East, Phase II

Taxing Migrants: The impact of Covid and Brexit on Eastern European workers in the UK

FORTE - FORest ciTizenship for disaster rEsilience: learning from COVID-19 learning from COVID-19?

Latin America and the Global History of Catholicism

Network Plus Shifting Global Polarities: Russia, China, and Eurasia in Transition

Further projects

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Research Culture

Contributing to shape OSGA's research culture 
 
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Early Career Research Fellowships

The OSGA Research Strategy is committed to attracting talented early career researchers (ECRs) and fostering a dynamic, supportive research environment.
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Africa Oxford Initiative

The AfOx Visiting Fellowship Programme enhances academic mobility and network building. The programme supports leading African scholars and researchers working in any academic discipline to focus on a project they choose while in Oxford. A number of the AfOx fellowships are offered in collaboration with key partners at the University of Oxford, including the African Studies Centre at OSGA.