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Welcome to the Institute of Middle Eastern, Central Asia and Caucasus Studies! We are an interdisciplinary research institute situated in the School of International Relations at the University of St Andrews. On these pages, you will find details of our research, events and opportunities to participate in the work of MECACS. We welcome queries from prospective students, academics and practitioners, media and policymakers from or on the studied regions.
Lasting Legacies of Oman’s Anticolonial Revolution – a Seminar with Alice Wilson
This blog post was written by Alice Wilson, a Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Sussex. Her research focuses on transformations in the relationship between governing authorities and…
Interview with Dr. Janine Clark
Janine Clark is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. Most of her work has focused on politics from below, grassroots phenomena, Islamism, and…
Seminar Report – Dr Nargis Kassenova
Dr. Nargis Kassenova is a senior fellow and director of the Program on Central Asia at the Davis Center. Prior to joining the center she was an associate professor at the Department of…
MECACS Student Essay Prize – Honourable Mention (Sub-Honours)
Daria-Gabriela Gușă is a student in the School of International Relations. This essay received an Honourable Mention in the Sub-Honours category of the 2023 MECACS Student Essay competition. Saudi Arabia’s…