UK Council of Area Studies Associations (ukcAsA)

Description

UKCASA (United Kingdom Council for Area Studies Associations) is a Council made up of Area Studies Associations in the UK.

The aims of the UKCASA are:

• to promote, support and defend Area Studies programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate level;
• to develop a collaborative community amongst Area Studies Associations and practitioners;
• to promote interdisciplinary research and teaching about specific regions of the world

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Founding year

2004

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