Nuclear energy; Modi in US; September flooding

10/08/24 • 26 min

With Esau this episode: Prof Frans Berkhout talks about the pledge by the big banks to triple nuclear energy by 2050; Dr Anastasia Piliavsky digs deeper into Narendra Modi's visit to the US; and PhD candidate Teyah Payne discusses recent flooding in the global north and south.

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In conversation about studying loneliness and ageing in Southeast Asia

When Samia Akhter-Khan spent a year in Myanmar with older adults, she became curious to understand how loneliness operates in such social contexts where communities are tight knit. So for her PhD project, she chose to conduct research into loneliness in later life in Thailand and Myanmar.

In this episode, Samia talks to her supervisor Dr Rosie Mayston about the challenges of studying loneliness in different cultural contexts, how she learned a new language, and the theory she developed for understanding loneliness.

Learn more about Samia's research: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/samia-akhter-khan

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Spotlight on China – SEZs in Africa, China’s ghost cities and China in the US elections

In this special episode for the Lau China Institute’s China Week, Esau is joined by Dr Charlotte Goodburn to discuss her new report on the impact of China-linked economic development zones in Africa, Dr Jane Hayward explains China’s many vacant cities, and Professor Astrid Nordin and Dr Sean Kenji-Starrs discuss the China question in the US elections.

Learn more about the Lau China Institute's China Week: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/china-week

Read about the new report on China-linked SEZs in Africa co-authored by Dr Charlotte Goodburn: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/impacts-of-china-associated-economic-development-zones-in-africa

Learn more about the School of Global Affairs: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/global-affairs

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