New focus collection in Environmental Research Letters #ERL on "Initial and Enduring Environmental Consequences of Armed Conflict"
Please send expressions of interest to the #ERL mailbox by 28 February 2026: erl@ioppublishing.org ☺️
🔗 Find the full scope here: iopscience.iop.org/collections/...
On 13 November 2025, we will host the second book launch of our volume The Republic of Turkey and its Unresolved Issues: 100 Years and Beyond, at the Centre for Advanced Studies at Lund University. For details please see www.cmes.lu.se/calendar/cme...
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Happy to share my first policy brief as a UNU-INWEH Research Fellow! In this brief, we call for integrating Green Transitional Justice into the PKK–Türkiye peace process to address ecological harms of war and build inclusive, lasting peace in the region. unu.edu/inweh/collec...
Seasonal farm workers in Adana fined for alleged illegal electricity use, including children
One worker said the authorities did not fine him because he has a subscription, but instead fined his 5-year-old child. bianet.org/haber/season...
Our article has been viewed nearly 1,000 times in just 4 days, and we’ve received some very encouraging comments. We hope it continues to reach more people — but more importantly, that it helps raise awareness about this destruction and fuels the growing resistance
This paper is dedicated to all those who continue to resist dispossession and erasure, and who struggle with courage and dignity to live, cultivate, and remain on their lands. 3/3 @cmeslund.bsky.social
Just published:
“Roots of destruction: exploring the genocide-ecocide nexus through the destruction of olive trees in occupied Palestine and Rojava”
by @pinardinch.bsky.social
Full text on: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
In this open-access article, we compare Palestine and Rojava by focusing on the destruction and appropriation of olive trees. We explore how the genocide-ecocide nexus unfolds in these contexts. 2/3
This article is closest to my heart. It’s a piece I’ve long wanted to write, and after a workshop, Necmettin and I decided to co-author it. It has gone through a rigorous review process over the past year, and we deeply value the work we’ve done. 1/3 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Bantmag'ın yeni sayısının "Toprak yaşam, maden zehir" dosyasında çok kıymetli uzmanlarla birlikte ben de katkı sundum. Odak noktamda ise Filistin ve Afrin’deki zeytinliklerin tahribatı ve talanına dair örnekler ve ekolojik yıkım-soykırım ilişkisi var. bantmag.com/dergi/temmuz...
In my recent conversation with Svenska Dagbladet journalist Mattias Kjellman, I shared my views on what's unfolding in Syria — a troubling sign that such conflicts may well persist if the root causes remain unaddressed.
www.svd.se/a/RzgdVA/dam...
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2/2 A pluralistic constitution and decentralized governance aren’t optional — they’re essential. Not only for Syria, but for the whole region and for lasting peace. theconversation.com/how-does-the...
1/2 The “one nation, one people, one army” mindset imposed on Syria — which I discussed in my latest for The Conversation — remains a major obstacle to lasting peace. The oppression faced by the Druze today, the Alawites yesterday, and the Kurds before them all stems from this same root.
On July 11, PKK fighters laid down arms in a powerful and emotional disarmament ceremony.
What does this mean for peace, justice, and Kurdish politics in Turkey and the broader region?
✍️ My latest for @uk.theconversation.com
theconversation.com/how-does-the...
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Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/0DV7SG…
Parçası olmaktan çok mutlu olduğum DEMOS Araştırma Koletifi’nin #DEMOStanSesler podcast serisi için geçtiğimiz ay yayımlanan Green Transitional Justice kitabından ve bana düşündürdüklerinden bahsettiğim, 10 dakikalık bir kayıt yaptım. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n_7...
Our edited volume Authoritarian Neoliberalism and Resistance in Turkey: Construction, Consolidation, and Contestation (2022) is now available open-access. We didn’t get to highlight it enough when it was first released, but it's a highly recommended one! 📘 link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…
For those who’re unfamiliar with this story, here’s what happemed in Rouzbeh’s words: www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/KMx...
Let me just say this, finally: I’m deeply saddened and disappointed. Once compromises like this are made, they tend to continue — I sincerely hope I’m wrong.
So perhaps we should all abandon academia and become diplomats instead — simply repeating the official state line. If that’s what’s expected of us, let it be said clearly, so we at least know where we stand?!
In a region as complex as the Middle East, shifting politics and interests can turn today’s allies into tomorrow’s adversaries. As we’ve seen in Syria, those once on terror lists are now welcomed at the door.
How long can an analyst who is systematically targeted continue to be supported? How can an organization — openly registered in Sweden, fully documented, and funded by reputable international institutions — be seen as “undermining trust”?
In a world where we can’t predict which way the wind will blow, who can say that what happened to Rouzbeh today won’t happen to any of us tomorrow?
personally, but also deeply troubling for all academics who work on topics or actors deemed “unacceptable.” While Rouzbeh is no longer affiliated with the programme, I still am — at least for now.
🧵a thread about my personal take on what has been unfolding around @rparsi.bsky.social :
What has happened to Rouzbeh Parsi — a colleague and dear friend who had earned the respect and affection of everyone during his time at the UI MENA Programme — is not only unfortunate for him
I min artikel för Flamman försökte jag sätta fredsförhandlingarna som följde efter det 50-åriga kriget i Kurdistan i ett sammanhang av inrikespolitik och regionala maktrelationer.
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