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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.
“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…
MECACS Art Exhibition 29th May-8th June
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…
MECACS Welcomes Visiting Research Fellow Dr. Nasser Tolba
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,…
MECACS Reads Issue #2
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,…