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School of Oriental and African Studies

Co-ordinating Council for Area Studies Associations


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0102 CCASA

Held at: School of Oriental and African Studies

Title: Co-ordinating Council for Area Studies Associations

Date(s): Created 1980-1992

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 3 boxes

Name of creator(s): Co-ordinating Council for Area Studies Associations

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The Co-ordinating Council for Area Studies Associations (CCASA) was founded in 1980 to lobby for area studies in the face of government cuts in higher education. It represents the interests of scholars and researchers working specifically on regional cultures and languages. Members include the African Studies Association of the UK; Association of South East Asian Studies in the UK; British Association for American Studies; British Association for Canadian Studies; British Association for Chinese Studies; British Association for Japanese Studies; British Association for South Asian Studies; British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies; British Society for Middle Eastern Studies; Society for Caribbean Studies; Society for Latin American Studies; Standing Conference of Directors of Institutions and Centres of Latin American Studies; Standing Committee on University Studies of Africa, and the School of Oriental and African Studies. The CCASA looks at issues such as government strategy for funding allocation in the social sciences, represented through bodies such as the Economic and Social Research Council. It was in part as a result of the pressure from CCASA that more money was provided for Oriental and African languages following a report published in 1988. More specifically in recent years, the CCASA has approached the government with requests for the modification of policy towards the British Library, and for the increase in financial support for students on study tours in Japan.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers, 1980-1992, of the Co-ordinating Council for Area Studies Associations, including minutes (1980-1991) and related papers; correspondence, including communication with the University Grants Commission and the Social Sciences Research Council; membership lists; reports and financial reports; the material of various area studies associations and some campaign material.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

The material has been arranged into the following sections: minutes of meetings; papers related to meetings; financial papers; membership lists; correspondence, and miscellaneous materials.

Conditions governing access:

Unrestricted.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright held by the Co-ordinating Council for Area Studies. Contact Council Secretary, SOAS.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Unpublished handlist.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Accruals expected.

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Donated in 1993.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

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Related material:

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Date(s) of descriptions: 15 May 2000


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Associations | Organizations
Cultural studies | Cultural research
Educational finance | Economics of education
Higher education | Educational levels
Regional geography | Geography
Language instruction
Social sciences

Personal names

Corporate names
African Studies Association of the UK
Association of South East Asian Studies in the UK
British Association for American Studies
British Association for Canadian Studies
British Association for Chinese Studies
British Association for Japanese Studies
British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies
British Association for South Asian Studies
British Society for Middle Eastern Studies
Coordinating Council for Area Studies Associations
Economic and Social Research Council
SOAS | School of Oriental and African Studies x School of Oriental and African Studies
Social Science Research Council
Society for Caribbean Studies
Society for Latin American Studies
Standing Committee on University Studies of Africa
Standing Conference of Directors of Institutions and Centres of Latin American Studies
UGC | University Grants Committee x University Grants Committee

Places