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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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.”…
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,…
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…
MECACS is organising an art exhibition ‘Reflections on Exile and Displacement from the Middle East, Central Asia and Caucasus’, which will explore issues ranging from family and human rights to…
Dr Nasser Tolba is a Visiting Researcher with MECACS who began his fellowship on the 5th January 2022. MECACS intern Vittoria Gattini conducted an introductory interview with him. 1. Firstly,…