Scholars in the Press
New publication: Academic Freedom in a Plural World Global Critical Perspectives
Academic Freedom in a Plural World Global Critical Perspectives Editors: Frédéric Mégret Nandini Ramanujam The notion of academic freedom dates back to the creation of universities and has long been understood to be central to their vocation. This freedom has come under attack by… Continue reading→
Democracy Now! Interview with Gubad Ibadoghlu’s Daughter, Zhala Bayramova
November 19, 2024 In Baku, Azerbaijan, Democracy Now! continues their coverage of COP29, the 2024 U.N. climate summit, and its host country’s record on human rights. Posted below, Amy Goodman interviews Zhala Bayramova, daughter of Consortium Scholar, Gubad Ibadoghlu, who remains under house arrest in Azerbaijan…. Continue reading→
Scholars in Context: Adel Dashela
Consortium Scholar, Adel Dashela, is featured in Jadaliyya’s “Scholars in Context Series“November 11, 2024 In this interview, Dr. Dashela describes his current research project which focuses on tribes and other societal groups—such as youth, women, and marginalized communities—in achieving transitional justice and national reconciliation in post-war… Continue reading→
Death of Home: Aura and Space in the Age of Digitalization by Saladdin Ahmed Bahozde
Volume 26 in the series De Gruyter Contemporary Social Sciences Digital technology has revolutionized connectivity, but it has also overcome spatial obstacles that used to shield people from subjugating gazes and unlimited exercise of power. The home as an auratic space is dead, and this alienation… Continue reading→
Pro-Gaza and far-left activists dominated the 2024 DNC protests
Published by Good Authority August 29, 2024 By: Selin Bengi Gümrükcü, Michael T. Heaney, and Eric S. Heberlig Protests at the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago were larger and less orderly than those at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee. Yet the DNC protests were hardly a revival of the chaos of 1968 –… Continue reading→
Published in “Good Authority”: The 2024 GOP convention protests, vs. previous years
Our surveys provide a closer look at who protested in Milwaukee, and why. Selin Bengi Gümrükcü, Michael T. Heaney, and Eric S. Heberlig Published August 7, 2024 | Good Authority Protesters at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee (© Michael T. Heaney, 2024). When protesters converged… Continue reading→
‘All I kept thinking was we had lost everything. I knew my life and my community would totally change’
Dr. Aziz Mohibbi featured in Irish Times Originally published on September 20, 2022 in The Irish Times By Sorcha Pollak On the morning of August 15th, 2021, as Taliban fighters arrived at the gates of Kabul after sweeping across Afghanistan in less than 10 days,… Continue reading→
One Year Later: On the Anniversary of Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu’s Arrest in Azerbaijan
July 23, 2024 One year ago today, Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu, an Azeri economist and pro-democracy activist, was violently arrested by Azeri police on false charges related to counterfeit currency and extremist religious materials. These blatantly fabricated charges were used to unlawfully detain Dr. Ibadoghlu in… Continue reading→
Sima Samar’s Book Long-Listed for 2024 Moore Prize
The Christopher G. Moore Foundation announced the Long-List of nine books for the 2024 Moore Prize on June 18, 2024. Included on the Long-List is Dr. Sima Samar’s memoir, “Outspoken: My Fight for Freedom and Human Rights in Afghanistan,” published by Saqi Books UK in… Continue reading→
Dr. Gubad Ibdaoghlu Released under House Arrest
After 274 days in detention, Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu was released from a Baku detention center under house arrest. Currently, he does not have access to proper and adequate medical care. He needs medical attention, which he cannot safely receive inside Azerbaijan. Dr. Ibadoghlu awaits his… Continue reading→