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Alumni

Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series

University Room: David T. McGovern Grand Salon (C-104)
Monday, February 20, 2017 - 18:30 to 21:00

In conjunction with the Department of Comparative and International Politics and the 91Ƶ Alumni AffairsOffice, we aredelighted to announce the second speaker in our Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series.

Professor EmelAkçaliis a Senior Lecturer with the Department of Politics and International Relations at Swansea University. Sincecompletingadegreefrom 91Ƶ in 1997, with a Bachelor in International Relations,Professor Akçaliwent on to complete her Ph.D. in Political Geography at La Sorbonne. Her work has been published in numerous journals such asPolitical Geography, Eurasian Geography and EconomicsandThe Annals of the Association of American Geographers.Most recently,Professor Akçalihas published a book entitledNeoliberal Governmentality and the Future of the State in the Middle East and North Africa.

Professor Akçalihas been invited to 91Ƶ to speak on the current Syrian refugee crisis. The framework of her discussion will follow her paper,The New Aleppo: the Neighbourhood Experiences of Syrian Refugees in Turkey and the Llimits of Refugee Governmentality.This in-depth and revealing work opens the debate on traditional ideas of citizenship, territories, space and populations on the move.

All are welcome to attend. If you or your guest(s) do not have an 91Ƶ ID card, we requirethat youRSVP in advance toalumniataup.eduto be added to the security list.