New article by Dr Matteo Fumagalli
MECACS member Dr Matteo Fumagalli has recently published an article entitled “Identity through difference: Liminal diasporism and generational change among the Koryo saram in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan” in…
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MECACS member Dr Nina Lutterjohann publishes article with ZOiS Spotlight – ‘Problems of International Peace Missions in Eurasia’
MECACS member Nina Lutterjohann has published a piece entitled ‘Problems of International Peace Missions in Eurasia’ in ZOiS Spotlight. Nina was until recently Visiting Scholar on a post-doctoral scholarship from…
The Race for Identity: Movement and Politics across the Israel-Palestine Border – A seminar with Dr Una Mcgahern
Dr Una McGahern is a Senior Lecturer in Politics from Newcastle University. Her research interests focus on issues relating to security, mobility and space. This can be observed in works…
International Relations in Kazakh Universities
Interview with Axamal Issaliyeva Ph.D. (pictured left), Doctor of Philosophy in Regional Studies, Deputy Dean Astana International University, School of Social and Humanitarian Sciences, Lecturer in International…
A final word from the 2020-2021 MECACS Interns
Academic year 2020-21 saw MECACS appoint our first interns – Layal Niazy (seminar reports), Caterina Barbi (Blogs) and Elodie Phillips (IT). Despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, our interns…
Women’s magazines and Netherlands-Iran Relations 1959-1979
By Dr. Maaike Warnaar Dr. Maaike Warnaar is an assistant professor in International Studies and Middle East Studies atthe Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (LIAS). Her research focuses on Iran and on the…
Dog diplomacy: the rise of the Alabai in Turkmen politics
By Filippo Maria Margheritini & Tereza Dvorakova Filippo Maria Margheritini is currently pursuing an MLitt degree in Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asian Security Studies at the University of St. Andrews. He…
How does the Armenian-Azerbaijani border crisis affect opinion polls in pre-election Armenia?
George Meneshian is a postgraduate student at the University of St Andrews (MLitt Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asia Security Studies) Armenia is approaching snap elections on June 20. In 2018, former…
MECACS Meets Ep7: Sarah Gharib Seif
This week our interns had the pleasure of talking to PhD candidate Sarah Gharib Seif about her research on racialised and gendered constructions of women who joined the Islamic State.…
Policy Report – On the Vaccination of Palestinians
Roxy Orloff is currently pursuing an MLitt degree in International Security Studies at the University of St Andrews. She previously studied a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the…