How do people in #Mosul feel about the destruction of #heritage by #ISIS and its reconstruction by #UNESCO? Find out in my article with Prof Lynn Meskell (Penn Cultural Heritage Center) detailing results from a survey funded by the Australian Research Council. POLIS Deakin Deakin Heritage doi.org/10.1177/001083…

NEXT FRIDAY: Join us to hear from Dr Phoebe Downing on the topic '#Activism and the #Poland #Belarus border crisis.' POLIS Deakin Phoebe Downing Centre for Humanitarian Leadership @Deakin_ADI @DeakinArtsEd

THIS FRIDAY: Please join us to hear from Dr Phoebe Downing on the topic '#Activism and the #Poland #Belarus border crisis.' POLIS Deakin Phoebe Downing Centre for Humanitarian Leadership @Deakin_ADI @DeakinArtsEd

NEXT MONDAY: Please join us to hear from Prof Chris Hanretty (@rhulpirp) on the topic '#Election terms and #Politician Future Focus.' POLIS Deakin @Deakin_ADI @DeakinArtsEd @deakinresearch Royal Holloway

ON MONDAY: We will be joined by Prof Chris Hanretty (@rhulpirp) who will present a seminar on the topic '#Election terms and #Politician Future Focus.' POLIS Deakin @Deakin_ADI @DeakinArtsEd @deakinresearch Royal Holloway

I am delighted to share a recent article with Prof Lynn Meskell (Penn Cultural Heritage Center). It looks at how different actors instrumentalise heritage destruction to advance their own political agenda. POLIS Deakin Deakin Heritage @Deakin_ADI Middle East Studies Forum doi.org/10.1080/102866…

In this recent article, Lynn Meskell (Penn Cultural Heritage Center) and myself examine the ways #heritage has become #securitized by UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳, the UN Security Council and others. Thanks International Journal of Cultural Property. POLIS Deakin Deakin Heritage @Deakin_ADI Middle East Studies Forum rb.gy/160bsd

Pleased to announce our latest publication: Heritage Conflict and the Council: The UNSC, UNESCO, and the View from Iraq and Syria bit.ly/4f0I1TO by Lynn Meskell UPenn Anthropology & Benjamin Isakhan. Share widely!!!

In #FirstView by Ihsan Yilmaz, ihsanylmz.bsky.social, Shahram Akbarzadeh, Namig Abbasov, and Galib Bashirov: "The Double-Edged Sword: Political Engagement on Social Media and Its Impact on Democracy Support in Authoritarian Regimes" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10…

I spoke to ABC Radio National about the ousting of the #AssadRegime in #Syria and what the future might hold for the war-torn country. POLIS Deakin @Deakin_ADI Middle East Studies Forum. shorturl.at/KBWDc

📢 Starting the year with a brand NEW issue! We bring to you: 🌏A special section on soft balancing in the regions 📑Articles on civilization, heritage destruction and more 🏔️Policy papers on conservation in Antarctica and UK aid 📚26 book reviews Read NOW >

Why have international responses to #heritage destruction been blind to its gendered nature and possible impacts on #women? Find out in my latest article in International Affairs with Eleanor Childs. POLIS Deakin @Deakin_ADI Middle East Studies Forum shorturl.at/IWSvd

✍ How do feminists approach heritage violence? Eleanor Childs (@Deakin_ADI) & Benjamin Isakhan conduct in-depth interviews with Syrian & Iraqi women directly affected by heritage destruction in their #openaccess article: doi.org/10.1093/ia/iia…

We are recruiting! Join Deakin University as the Head of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. POLIS Deakin @Deakin_ADI Middle East Studies Forum Deakin Criminology ContempHistories @DeakinPhilos shorturl.at/icAqr

🤔 Is heritage destruction gendered? Eleanor Childs (@Deakin_ADI) & Benjamin Isakhan analyse the complex ways that women experience heritage destruction in Syria & Iraq in their #openaccess article: doi.org/10.1093/ia/iia…

It's 10 years since #ISIS destroyed artefacts at the #Mosul museum. How do locals feel about the destruction and international efforts to restore their #Heritage? Find out in my recent piece with Lynn Meskell (Penn Museum) in Australian Outlook Australian Institute of International Affairs. tinyurl.com/3y2455xd

Hauntingly familiar? Why comparing the US strikes on Iran to Iraq in 2003 is off target theconversation.com/hauntingly-fam… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

This is not the start of another Iraq, it’s the continuation of a presidency defined by impulsive power, unchecked force and disdain for democratic constraint. Read more from Benjamin Isakhan (Deakin University) theconversation.com/hauntingly-fam…

I am humbled, grateful and also a little thrilled to announce that I have been awarded an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship for the project 'Heritage and Displacement: Intersections of Exile, Culture and Conflict'.

In our recent article in EJIR (European Journal of International Relations) we document how UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 responded to attacks on heritage sites by ISIS and Ansar Al-Dine by significantly expanding the norm cluster it had advocated since its founding in 1945. With Lynn Meskell (Penn). shorturl.at/ZB6wZ