Founded in 1983 by Dr. Harold Isaacs as the Association of Third World Studies (ATWS), the organization was created to promote humane and scientific study of Global South peoples and issues, aiming to improve quality of life. In 2016, members voted to rename it the Association of Global South Studies (AGSS) and its journal the Journal of Global South Studies (JGSS).
Since its founding, AGSS has hosted 38 international conferences and published 78 journal issues, along with proceedings and newsletter. Georgia Southern University served as Executive Headquarters from 1992 until the move to Louisiana State University Shreveport. In 1995, the United Nations granted AGSS consultative status, expanding its global impact.
AGSS maintains chapters in South Asia and Africa (Kenya and Nigeria), fostering scholarship and collaboration. The South Asia chapter has held 15 conferences, and African chapter members actively contribute to AGSS events and publications.
Objectives
- Create open forums to analyze Global South issues from diverse perspectives.
- Promote research, publication, and teaching in Global South Studies.
- Facilitate professional and social networking among scholars.
- Enhance quality of life in the Global South through research and partnerships.
Activities
- Organize lectures, seminars, symposia, and an Annual Meeting on Global South topics.
- Encourage support for institutions engaged in Global South development.
- Recognize excellence in research, publication, and teaching through awards.
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Special Report: The Global South & Ukraine
Paul Rodell and Cathy Skidmore-Hess
Contributions published in this Special Report:
- The Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Economic Impacts on the Developing World - Philip Szmedra
- The War on Ukraine and Global Food Supply: Humanitarian & Structural Considerations - William Biebuyck
- A View of African Interests in the War on Ukraine: The Past and Future of the African Struggle for Non-alignment - Aran MacKinnon and Elaine MacKinnon
- The War in Ukraine and the Middle East - Jacek Lubecki
- Dorothea A.L. Hoffman-Martin, China's Balancing Act in Response to the War in Ukraine
- Kalyan Chatterjee, Russian Invasion of Ukraine – Indian Foreign Policy Turns Full Circle
- Paul A. Rodell, Southeast Asian Complexity and Ukraine
- Michael Bess, Historicizing and Contextualizing Mexico's Reaction to the Ukraine Crisis 67 Membership in Association of Global South Studies, Inc.
- Brian R. Parkinson, Waves Originating from Distant Shores: The Ripple Effects of the War in Ukraine on South American States
- Notes on Contributors
- About the Association of Global South Studies, Inc.
