Turkey The deep crisis of the Turkish mafia-State Last month the notorious mobster Sedat Peker started posting incriminatory videos on Turkish media. Staring at the camera, Mr Peker discloses some alleged secrets and crimes of the so-called Turkey’ ⋙
scholars at risk Call for support for the release of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali It has been five years since Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali's was arrested, imprisoned and sentenced to death in Iran. On Monday, April 26, 2021, Prof. Ole Petter Ottersen, President of the ⋙
Turkey Turkish universities’ long and hard struggle for autonomy “We do not want a trustee rector.” Not a day passes without people in Turkey witnessing a new anti-democratic attempt. Boğaziçi University, one of the most prestigious universities in Istanbul, ⋙
ERIS Conference on Turkey’s Foreign Policy: Continuity and Change 9 December 2020 – 9.00-11.15 (CET) – Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies – Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa (online on Webex, please note: registration required) The preeminence of Turkey in international relations ⋙
scholars at risk Academics matter: Emergency Action for Ahmadreza Djalali We, members of ERIS, are concerned about Ahmadreza Djalali’s case and ask the Iranian authorities to take immediate action to suspend the capital sentences issued against Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali. ⋙
Turkey New Political Debate in Turkey: Istanbul Convention While violence against women worldwide is on sharp rise, we are also witnessing a backlash and attack against the rights that protect women from such violence. One such recent example ⋙
Interviews Oppression, Racism, and Gender in the US: a conversation with Peter Hudis (II) We talked with Peter Hudis about racism and other critical problems – including the political economy of capitalism and its dynamics in relation to Covid-19, gender issues, and the upcoming presidential ⋙
Interviews Oppression, Racism, and Gender in the US: a conversation with Peter Hudis (I) “The problem is not the imposition of social distancing, but the inconsistent and inequitable way it has been applied. The latter is rooted in the political economy of capitalism, not ⋙
academic freedom Academic freedom in pandemic times The ravages of Covid-19 at a global level are under the spotlight. Everyday lives, health systems and economies are not, however, the only domains where the current pandemic makes its ⋙
Interviews Our destiny, attached to life and exposed to death: an interview with Roberto Esposito A conversation about society, politics, and philosophy in the time of coronavirus and the current historical conjuncture. The coronavirus and the measures aimed to cope with it have severely impacted ⋙
Culture Together alone: Marx in times of coronavirus “Non ci possiamo baciare! Senza baci!” We find ourselves confined inside our homes due to the coronavirus. As individuals, we shoulder the responsibility. We feel lonely and isolated. And nevertheless, ⋙
Debate Political Violence, Repression and Arbitrary Detention in Egypt: the case of Patrick George Zaky History repeats itself if you do not know how to draw lessons from it. Giulio Regeni was an Italian PhD student at the University of Cambridge who was kidnapped on ⋙
Academics for Peace Turkey: Repression Everywhere As we reported several months ago on this blog, the first challenge to the illiberal order gradually shaped over the last few years by the Turkish President has been a ⋙
