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Institute of Commonwealth Studies

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies
Established1949; 76 years ago (1949)
Parent institution
School of Advanced Study, University of London
DirectorKingsley Abbott
Location
London, England
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United Kingdom
CampusUrban
Websitecommonwealth.sas.ac.uk

The Institute of Commonwealth Studies, founded in 1949,[1] is the sole postgraduate academic institution in the United Kingdom devoted to the study of the Commonwealth. It is also home to the longest-running interdisciplinary and practice-oriented human rights MA programme in the UK.

The institute is a national and international centre of excellence for policy-relevant research, research facilitation and teaching. As a member of the University of London's School of Advanced Study, the Institute aims to address the challenges confronting the modern Commonwealth through the development of effective, evidence-based policy solutions with a focus on human rights, the rule of law, media freedom and climate change.

The institute's library is an international resource holding more than 190,000 volumes, with particularly impressive Caribbean, Southern African and Australian holdings and over 200 archival collections.

Notable academics

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List of directors

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Following the resignation of Pat Caplan in 2000, Anthony Kenny, former Warden of Rhodes House conducted a review, the Kenny Report. This suggested that the institute should put more weight behind contemporary politics and international relations, which was reflected in the appointment of Tim Shaw as director after a delay of a year.[2]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "About Us". commonwealth.sas.ac.uk. The Institute of Commonwealth Studies.
  2. ^ Daintith, Terrence (2001). SAS Annual Report 00/01 (PDF). London: University of London.
  3. ^ Tim Shaw CV (PDF). Halifax, Nova Scotia: Dalhousie University. 2009.
  4. ^ Richard Crook CV (PDF). Brighton: Institute of Development Studies. 2014.
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