Speaker Series

Women, Gender, Afghanistan

Women, Gender, Afghanistan Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2022 • 12:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. ET Location: Virtual Women and girls in Afghanistan have been the focus of the international community since the early 2000s, triggered by the United States war

Diálogos Internacionales: Scholars at Risk (SAR) Speaker Series Perspectives about Human Rights, LGBTQ+, Social Movements, and Constitutional Process

The University of Chile will host a Virtual Speaker Series, titled Diálogos Internacionales: Scholars at Risk (SAR) Speaker Series Perspectives about Human Rights, LGBTQ+, Social Movements, and Constitutional Process.

Conflict, Regional Stability and the Humanitarian Conference in the Horn of Africa

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná will host a Virtual Speaker Series, titled Conflict, Regional Stability and the Humanitarian Conference in the Horn of Africa, with Dr. Semahagn Abebe. The presentation highlights the major political and humanitarian crisis in the Horn of

Authoritarian Consolidation in Turkey: Roots, Repercussions and Fragilities

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná will host a Virtual Speaker Series, titled The Contours of Authoritarian Neoliberalism in Turkey: From the Military Dictatorship to the Present, with Dr. Sumerkan Bozkurt Gungen.

Research Diplomacy vs Individual Experiences of Repression: Politics of Repression – Strategies and Resistances in Scholarship

Cooperation in international higher education and research is an aspect of the foreign education and cultural policy of the Federal Republic of Germany. Research diplomacy as a guiding concept describes the attempt to keep dialogue possible through cooperation in teaching

Forms of Repression in Brazil: Politics of Repression – Strategies and Resistances in Scholarship

This talk examines the brief but remarkable presence of leftist Brazilian lesbian politician Marielle Franco, who was assassinated on March 14, 2018 in a still unresolved case. What can we, as scholars, learn from the study of Marielle Franco’s political

Lessons on Repression from Turkish Universities: Politics of Repression – Strategies and Resistances in Scholarship

Over the past years we have been witnessing increased repression towards academics and scientific research in various countries. Scholars are attacked for their critical research and teachings, and for voicing it in public. They are dismissed, imprisoned, their institutions shut

Untangling the Relationship Between Internalized Heterosexism and Psychological Intimate Partner Perpetuation: Politics of Repression – Strategies and Resistances in Scholarship

Psychological intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration is not limited to heterosexual relationships and can affect all genders and sexual orientations, including lesbians and bisexual women (LB) both in Denmark and Turkey. Internalized heterosexism might be one of the factors increasing

Kick-off Event: Politics of Repression – Strategies and Resistances in Scholarship

This Kick-Off event of the Speaker Series: Politics of Repression – Strategies and Resistances in Scholarship offers an insight into the work of the `Scholars at Risk´-network, their motivations, support structures and history. How does a university like Leibniz University

Free Speech Threatened: In China and By China

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná will host a Virtual Speaker Series, titled Free Speech Threatened: in China and by China, with Professor Teng Biao. This lecture will examine how the Chinese government suppresses freedom of expression in China, and

Scholars at Risk virtual Speaker Series – Academic Freedom and Democracy in South Asia: Context, Trends and Challenges

Digital International Week 2021 of Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences Host: International Office Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences Type of event: Information event with subsequent discussion Date of event: Tuesday, 04.05.2021 Time of event: 12.00 – 13.30 (CEST, UTC+2) Zoomlink