Ayse Dayi: “Neoliberal Health Restructuring, Neoconservatism and the Limits of Law: Erosion of Reproductive Rights in Turkey”, Health and Human Rights Journal, December 2019.

Available with open access here. Abstract Through focusing on the neoliberal “Health Transformation Programme” launched in 2003 in Turkey, I show how reproductive law can be modified by neoliberal mechanisms that are implemented with neoconservative policies and pressures. The paper builds on original data collected … more info

AiE founding member Volker M. Heins: “Can the refugee speak? Albert Hirschman and the changing meanings of exile”, Thesis Eleven, No. 158, June 2020.

DOIAlso available here. Abstract This article presents a critical reading of Albert O. Hirschman’s typology of exit, voice and loyalty as a heuristic for understanding the changing meanings of exile in the 20th and early 21st centuries. It is argued that Hirschman’s experiences as well … more info

Academy in Exile’s Second Annual Conference “Dire Times: Critical Thinking Then and Now”

lnternational ConferenceJanuary 16-17, 2020Freie Universität Berlin

Dire Times: Critical Thinking, Then and Now, co-convened by Vanessa Agnew (UDE/ANU), Kader Konuk (UDE) and Susanne Zepp-Zwirner (FU Berlin). The gathering of invited speakers met at the Freie Universität in Berlin on January 16–17, 2020. Among our speakers were people working … more info

“Das Leben Intellektueller im Exil in Deutschland” – Herrenhäuser Gespräch – 05.12.2019

AiE Director Prof. Dr. Kader Konuk shared her views regarding AiE’s role in supporting intellectuals and knowledge-production in exile at the 59th Herrenhäuser Gespräch organized by the Volkswagen Foundation and NDR.

https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungskalender/herrenh%C3%A4user-gespr%C3%A4che/das-leben-intellektueller-im-exil-in-deutschland … more info

AiE Director Prof. Dr. Kader Konuk will give a talk at the 59th Herrenhäuser Gespräch jointly organized by the Volkswagen Foundation and NDR Kultur.

The title of the 59th Herrenhäuser Gespräch is “Exil im 21. Jahrhundert – Wie leben und arbeiten im Ausland verfolgte Intellektuelle in Deutschland?“ For the details of the event please click the link below: https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungskalender/herrenh%C3%A4user-gespr%C3%A4che/das-leben-intellektueller-im-exil-in-deutschland … more info