Dear friends and colleagues, This is a call for international conference organizers to think twice before organizing any conference in Western Europe/North America, where many academics from the Global South (GS) need a visa to enter. (1)

Latest SPR issue out now. Fantastic contributions on key methodological challenges of real world research by @yasemin_gulsum Orhan Kaya, Celal Ağar, Fergus Neville Ardiana Shala Georgina Mclocklin & on systematic barriers faced by Global South researchers from Arda Bilgen & Özden Melis Uluğ

Based on all these discussions we've had over the summer, Arda Bilgen and I wrote this piece: "Some scholars are more equal than others: Visa barriers, passport privilege, and global academic mobility" We hope you enjoy reading it! researchgate.net/publication/36…

I just paid 216€ (118€ for UK Gov, 65€ for TLSContact, 33€ for postal service) to apply for a 6-month visitor UK visa to attend a 3-day academic workshop. Probably it is a good time to read this piece by Arda Bilgen & Melis Uluğ👇 researchgate.net/publication/36…

There is still no consensus on the annual average flow of the Euphrates and the Tigris rivers issuing downstream from the Turkish border, which creates challenges for policy related to water governance. Arda Bilgen for the blog blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/2023/01/13…

Student careers event happening now! Thanks to Arda Bilgen, Marwa Baabbad Yemen Policy Center and Jack Sproson of Guernica37 for sharing their wisdom.

Read our Research Officer Arda Bilgen's new paper, co-authored with Anita Fabos, on the academy's errant conceptualisation of 'home' in juxtaposition to 'the field', as they reflect on power and fieldwork in familiar settings researchgate.net/publication/37…

'Continued secrecy... on shared waters can fuel mistrust & prevent cooperation'. New research from LSE Middle East on why greater hydro-transparency in #Iraq is needed by: Michael Mason, Zeynep Sıla Akıncı, Arda Bilgen, Noori Nasir & Azhar Al-Rubaie. peacerep.org/publication/to…

There is still time to register for today's webinar! Join us for the launch of 'Industrial Policy in #Turkey: Rise, Retreat and Return' w/ Mustafa Kutlay, Mina Toksoz, William Hale and Arda Bilgen. Mon 20 May | 16:00 - 17:00 UK Time | Zoom Register below: lse.ac.uk/middle-east-ce…

Read our Research Officer Arda Bilgen's new paper, co-authored with dr. Farhad Mukhtarov, on the meaning of being a 'hydrohub' in today's global water governance: researchgate.net/publication/38…