Scholars in the Press
New Publication: The Syrian Refugee Crisis and Global Security Threats – A Case Study of Germany
By: AHMAD BARAKAT The arrival of a substantial number of Syrian refugees in Europe elicited xenophobic apprehension in some nations. Syrian refugees have become widely linked to issues of security, violence, and crime as well being seen as a danger to social cohesion and jobs….Continue reading→
New Publication: The Images of Syrian Refugees in the Mainstream Narrative: A Case Study of Lebanon
By: AHMAD BARAKAT This paper re-examines the images that were associated with the Syrian refugee crisis between 2015-2018 through a case study in-vestigating depictions in the mainstream narrative. The main con-tribution of the paper is to establish a link between the mainstream narrative and the…Continue reading→
One would-be Romanian president is a plagiarist. But will voters care?
Published in Times Higher EducationFebruary 28, 2025By: Ararat Osipian Victor Ponta quit as prime minister amid scandals including a renounced doctorate. Should he be allowed to run for president, asks Ararat Osipian When the US has elected a convicted felon accused of numerous other serious crimes and found liable…Continue reading→
Navigating the Crisis of Transitional Justice in Post-Conflict Arab Regions: Challenges and Pathways to Reconciliation Volume 60- Issue 1
By Adel Dashela, Postdoctoral Fellow, Columbia Global Center (CGC), AmmanDecember 26, 2024 This article discusses the transitional justice crisis in the Arab regions in the post-conflict phase and studies the implementation challenges and transitional justice mechanisms in areas suffering from conflict. It also explores the…Continue reading→
Fascism in the Middle East: Nationalism, Islamism, and Imagining Other Futures
By Saladdin Bahozde Published January 14, 2025 by Routledge Following decades of brutal campaigns against left forces, fascism in its nationalist and religious forms has been dominating Turkish, Iranian, and Arab politics for over half a century. At first, with key enemies vanquished, military generals assumed power…Continue reading→
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…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…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→