MECACS Student Essay Prize – Postgraduate Category Winner
Alex Giannos is completing an MLitt in Middle East, Central Asia and Caucasus Security Studies in the School of International Relations. This news analysis was awarded First Prize in the…
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MECACS Student Essay Prize – Sub-Honours Category Winner
Shona is a third-year Arabic, Persian, and International Relations student. Originally from Glasgow, she is currently living and studying in Amman, Jordan. At St Andrews, Shona is involved in Amnesty…
MECACS Student Essay Prize – Honourable Mention (Sub-Honours)
Hoochang Yi is a second-year student in the School of Philosophy. This essay received an Honourable Mention in the Sub-Honours category of the 2023 MECACS student essay competition. The role…
MECACS Student Essay Prize – Honours Category Winner
Stuart Ramsey is a 4th year student in the School of History. This essay was awarded first prize in the Honours category of the 2023 MECACS Student Essay competition. The…
MECACS Art Exhibition: Reflections of displacement and exile – Yara Alansari Student Reflection
Yara Alansari is second year undergraduate student, pursuing a joint degree in International Relations and Geography. Yara is from Syria and has work experience doing advocacy, case management and psychosocial…
Hearing migrants’ powerful stories through art: What do we learn from it? – “Reflections of Displacement and Exile” Student Reflection
Safiye Coskun is a 3rd year student in Neuroscience at the University of St Andrews. Being interested in migration from a neuropsychological perspective as a Neuroscience student, the recent MECACS…
MECACS Art Exhibition: Reflections of displacement and exile – Student Reflection
Shona McCallum is a 2nd year student of Arabic, Persian and International Relations at the University of St Andrews For two weeks between May and June, 3 secluded rooms in…
MECACS Student Essay Prize Results
MECACS is delighted to announce the winners of our second Student Essay competition on “The Rule of Law and its role in the Middle East, Central Asia and the Caucasus.”…
MECACS Reads Issue #3
Collated by MECACS Intern Vittoria Gattini MECACS reads is a monthly blog post and newsletter devoted to literature on the Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asia regions. Through this initiative,…
“They are breaking our hearts”: Kurdish Gypsies, identity, and social (in)cohesion
By Sarah Edgcumbe Sarah Edgcumbe is a PhD student in the School of International Relations and a member of MECACS and Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies. Introduction During February…