News and Updates
The AKP government in Turkey tightens its authoritarian grip
On January 1, 2021, the AKP government in Turkey appointed Professor Melih Bulu as the new rector of Bogazici University. This appointment was considered a new attack against academic freedom, which was met with outrage and protests from faculty and…Continue reading→
Human Rights Scholar & Other Chinese Dissidents Face Public Harassment
The Washington Post reported in an article published on December 18th, 2020 that human rights scholar and activist Teng Biao, together with other Chinese dissidents in North America, were the latest victims of public harassment staged by Guo Wengui, a…Continue reading→
Register Today! The Challenges of Democratizing City Planning in an Islamic State: The Case of Tehran Municipality’s Third Master Plan
Friday 22nd, 2021 at 12:00-1:00pm EST Joined by Professor Kian Tajbakhsh, Professor of Urban Planning and Urban Studies, Senior Advisor to the Executive Vice President for Global Centers and Global Development, Columbia University. Download pdf flyer here. Presented by Center…Continue reading→
Oppression, Resistance and the High-tech Totalitarianism
By Teng Biao, published by Democracy Seminar on December 16, 2020 This piece is based on Teng Biao’s presentation during “Repression and Resistance: Inside and Outside the Academy” webinar organized by the New University in Exile on November 12, 2020 (video available)….Continue reading→
Off-University Call for Online Course Proposals
Off-University is inviting proposals for an online course to be taught (in English) on the Off-University online learning platform during the spring term 2021. The course is conducted in the framework of the research group “Beyond social cohesion: Global repertoires of living together…Continue reading→
Purge, Exile, and Resistance: Rethinking the Conflict of the Faculties through the Case of Academics for Peace in Turkey
By Cem Özatalay, Associate Professor in the Sociology Department, Galatasaray University Published in the European Journal of Turksish Studies, December 2020 Introduction “Like dissident journalists, writers, and artists, the persecution of dissident academics by governments has been a common issue since…Continue reading→
“On Repression & Resistance”
By Aysen Candas, published by Democracy Seminar on December 8, 2020 This piece was first presented at the “Repression and Resistance: Inside and Outside the Academy” webinar organized by the New University in Exile on November 12, 2020 (video available)….Continue reading→
Register today! Kurds and Democracy: In Conversation with Saleh Moslem
Thursday, December 10, 11:00am-1:00pm EST If jihadism and dictatorships are the most treacherous obstacles to democratization of the Middle East, their resistance against both make the Kurdish movements one of the most important pro-democracy forces in the region. In this…Continue reading→
Dissident human rights activist faces harassment at his home in New Jersey
An excerpt from “In Princeton Junction, a Chinese dissident faces harassment as part of a disinformation campaign by a billionaire with close ties to Steve Bannon,” by Krystal Knapp, published in Princeton Planet. Teng Biao, who has lived in Princeton…Continue reading→
On Scholars and Exile: A blog post by New School President, Dwight McBride
Originally published on November 16, 2020 on The President’s Blog On Scholars and Exile To be part of The New School is itself a process of continual education. And these last several months—unprecedented as they have been—have accelerated my education….Continue reading→