News and Updates
Experiences of students in Erasmus exchange: Return to Collective Research
On November 8, 2019, The University of Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne held a conference entitled “Regions, Frontieres, Migrations: Les Mobilites Etudiantes En Question” [“Regions, Borders, Migration: Student Mobility in Question”]. Cem Özatalay and his colleagues presented their talk, entitled “Expériences…Continue reading→
Global Displacement and Mental Health Conference
Nour Audi took part in the Global Displacement and Mental Health Conference at Vassar College in November 2019. This convening brought together government officials, healthcare providers, academic institutions, non-profit organizations, funders, and social entrepreneurs to discuss their experiences at the intersection of…Continue reading→
Selin Bengi Gümrükçü Inaugural MESA Global Academy Grant Awardee
Selin Bengi Gümrükçü attended Middle East Studies Association in October 2019 as an inaugural MESA Global Academy grant awardee. The MESA Global Academy, is an interdisciplinary initiative to sustain essential research collaborations and knowledge production among MENA-focused scholars from the…Continue reading→
“It is not a hope for bread, but hope for human dignity.”
Ahmet Çoymak presented “It is not a hope for bread, but hope for human dignity: Psycho-political dynamics of emigration,” at the 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP), in Lisbon, Portugal. The conference theme “Empowering…Continue reading→
Right-Wing Political Violence in Turkey in the 1970s
Consortium Scholar Selin Bengi Gümrükçü gave a talk, “Causes and Consequences of Repression,” at the Midwest Political Science Association conference on April 20, 2019. She also moderated a panel on “Right-Wing Political Violence in Turkey in the 1970s.” The latter…Continue reading→
Scholars Share Perspectives on Identity and Conflict in Turkey
Zayde Antrim, Utku Balaban, Nazan Bedirhanoğlu, Cem Ozatalay, and Savas Ergül presented on a panel titled, “At the Crossroads: Identity and Conflict in Turkey” at Trinity College on March 28, 2019. The scholars shared their perspectives on Turkey’s shift from…Continue reading→
Annual Scholars’ Conference
On Friday, April 26, 2019, New University in Exile Consortium Scholars met at the New School for our Annual Scholars’ Conference. This year, the title of the conference was, “Academic Institutions Under Attack: Freedom of Inquiry at Risk.” The scholars…Continue reading→
FEBRUARY 26: A STORY OF “CONQUEST IN TURKEY FROM THE HOPE OF DEMOCRACY TO AUTHORITARIAN DRIFT”
tuesday, FEBRUARY 26, 2019 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Wolff Conference Room, Room D1103, Albert and Vera List Academic Center (6 East 16th Street, New York, NY 10003, Room D1103) Sociology Lecture: Cem Özatalay (University in Exile Visiting Research Scholar) Our first lecture…Continue reading→
FEBRUARY 21: BOOK LAUNCH FOR A LIGHT IN DARK TIMES: THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH AND ITS UNIVERSITY IN EXILE
tHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2019 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Wolff Conference Room, Room D1103, Albert and Vera List Academic Center (6 East 16th Street, New York, NY 10003, Room D1103) Join us at the launch of Judith Friedlander’s riveting new book, A Light in…Continue reading→