The Centre for Palestine Studies (CPS) was launched at SOAS in 2012. The CPS organises lectures, seminars and conferences, film screenings and other events.
The Centre for Palestine Studies (CPS) was established in 2012 under the umbrella of the London Middle East Institute (LMEI) at SOAS. The question of Palestine has long been a fundamental issue to the Middle East with far-reaching global significance. The Israel-Palestine conflict is one of the most complex and protracted conflicts of our time. All countries across the region are deeply involved w
04/12/2025
Recording | What’s Left of International Law after UNSC Resolution 2803 on Gaza?
What’s Left of International Law after UNSC Resolution 2803 on Gaza? This webinar examined the implications of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803. This resolution was passed on 17 November 2025 and endorses th...
31/10/2025
SOAS Senate statement on Gaza, Palestine
Senate statement on Gaza, Palestine The Senate has published a ‘Senate Statement on Scholasticide in Gaza, Palestine’.
06/12/2024
Producing Palestine: The Creative Production of Palestine Through Contemporary Media addresses the creative labour of producing Palestine, particularly in technological and media spaces that are defined by their porousness and by their intermediality – crossing genres of popular culture and disciplinary boundaries.
The SOAS Palestine Studies Book Series is edited by the Centre for Palestine Studies and published by I.B. Tauris (an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing), the well-known London-based publishing house specialising in Middle East Studies.
22/11/2024
Conference: Archiving Gaza in the present | 30 November – 01 December 2024
Conference: Archiving Gaza in the present Archiving Gaza in the Present is a 2-day conference organised by the Arab British Centre and the Centre for Palestine Studies, SOAS.
05/11/2024
'Netanyahu’s bloody onward march' - Op-ed by Gilbert Achcar for Le Monde diplomatique in English
Netanyahu’s bloody onward march Subscribers // by Gilbert Achcar (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, November 2024)
28/10/2024
'Producing Palestine: The Creative Production of Palestine Through Contemporary Media' edited by Dina Matar and Helga Tawil-Souri is a forthcoming book in the SOAS Palestine Studies series published by I.B.Tauris (now an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing UK).
Producing Palestine Palestine has often been defined and constructed in the global imaginary through conflict, resistance, oppression and violence. Its representation is so overrid…
02/10/2024
Biden administration 'fully backing, enabling, empowering Netanyahu government - Gilbert Achcar (SOAS)
Dr. Gilbert Achcar: Biden administration 'fully backing, enabling, empowering Netanyahu government' Israel struck more targets in Lebanon on Sunday, pressing Hezbollah with new attacks after killing the Iran-backed group's leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, ...
12/08/2024
'Could the US-China rivalry save the peace process in the Middle East?' - Op-ed by Mishana Hoss.
Could the US-China rivalry save the peace process in the Middle East? The assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh risks sabotaging an agreement between the disparate factions leading the Palestinian territories only days after it was signed. The deal, which was brokered...
29/02/2024
SOAS Centre for Palestine Studies 10th annual graduate research seminar call for papers
SOAS Centre for Palestine Studies 10th annual graduate research seminar call for papers The Centre for Palestine Studies announces a call for papers for its 10th annual graduate research seminar to be held during June 2024.
This event took place at SOAS on 29 November 2023. Further info: https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/panel-discussion-except-palestine-solidarity-rights-and-activism