The UK Committee

The Committee was formed on 11th June 2002 with the aim of promoting in the United Kingdom the study of the lands of Central and Inner Asia across the full range of the arts, humanities and social sciences, a range which is reflected in the membership of the Committee.

A list of the committee members and their specialisms is given below. More details can be found by clicking here.

Name
Dr. S. Akiner
Dr. R. Allison
Dr. S. Cummings
Dr. G. Herrmann
Prof. E. Herzig
Prof. C. Humphrey
Dr. D. Kandiyoti
Prof. C.P. Melville
Prof. S. O’Hara
Dr. V. Porter
Prof. J.N. Postgate
Prof. J.M. Rogers
Dr. S. S. Saxena
Prof. N.J. Sims-Williams
Institution
SOAS
London School of Economics
St. Andrews University
University College, London
Oxford University
University of Cambridge
SOAS
University of Cambridge
University of Nottingham
The British Museum
University of Cambridge
Nour Foundation
University of Cambridge
SOAS
Speciality
Modern Central Asia
International relations
Politics
Archaeology
Mediaeval & modern history
Social anthropology
Development studies
Mediaeval history
Geography
Islamic art
Near Eastern archaeology (Treasurer)
Islamic art & architecture
Historical Anthropology & Science (Honorary Secretary)
Philology and Linguistics