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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

Empowering Social Workers and Caregivers in China's Small Cities, Towns and Villages to Support Children Who are Living Without Their Parents

Digitally Visiblized Lifemaking in Migrant Families in China

Gendered Power Relations and Demographic Crisis

Understanding Territory & Sovereignty in Wartime Ukraine: A Longitudinal Cross-Survey Analysis (2025)

PRIVACY-CHINA

Childhood during School Holidays in China

Recalibrating integration: Gender, ethnicity, and Vietnamese marriage immigrants in a globalized Asia - Visiting Scholars Awards

Teachers vs the Memory Hole

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

Oxford Ukraine Hub

Latin America and the Global History of Catholicism

Defending Digital Liberties: India's Emerging Activism

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.