On Thursday, January 27 at 11 AM ET, George Washington University's Institute for Middle East Studies will host a virtual conversation with Halil Yenigun (San Jose State University) and Marlene Laurelle (GWU) on the deterioration of Turkey's democracy via a slow build-up of autocracy beginning in the earliest days of Erdoğan’s tenure.
Scholars experience displacement in many parts of the world, and the Middle East North Africa region is no exception. Such hardship is due to a variety of causes, from authoritarian crackdowns on academic freedoms to war to the criminalization of certain forms of research and study. In this December 3, 2021 workshop at the Middle East Studies Association Annual Meeting, professionals who work to assist displaced scholars convened to discuss the most recent developments in academic displacement, including the situation in Afghanistan, as well as the latest strategies to support these scholars and promote knowledge production. Rochelle Davis of Georgetown University served as moderator.
In this December 1, 2021 workshop at the Middle East Studies Association Annual Meeting, Utku Balaban of Amherst College, Sumercan Bozkurt-Gungen of Simon Fraser University, and Ali Riza Gungen of York University presented their research. Cihan Tugal of the University of California, Berkeley served as discussant.
