CGSG Roundtable Event
03 December. 4 pm, Luisa Gandolfo, 'Beyond Geneva: Challenges and Trajectories in a 'New' Syria', MR303
Through the talk Dr Gandolfo will explore the post-war scenario confronting Syria and the challenges that could arise in the reconstruction of state and society in Syria. With Geneva II scheduled for January 2014, the event will consider the unresolved nuances of the conflict, including return, trafficking, rehabilitation and relations with Syria's regional neighbours.
Dr Luisa Gandolfo, Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of Aberdeen.
4 pm, MacRobert Room 303
NOTE: The event is going to take place despite the announcements of strikes the same day.
Open to all.
The event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/395706947229438/
Luisa Gandolfo completed her doctoral studies in Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter, analysing the formation and sustenance of identity in the Palestinian diaspora community of Jordan. Subsequently, she conducted research on expressions of nationalism and gender and political activism within the Arabic blogosphere and social networks under the auspices of the Centre for Advanced Study of the Arab World (CASAW), at the University of Durham. Luisa also held the Al Tajir lectureship in post-war recovery studies at the University of York, where she engaged in research exploring the role of art and culture in social change in Morocco, Libya, Tunisia and Egypt. Luisa is the author of Palestinians in Jordan: The Politics of Identity (2012) and has published a number of articles and chapters on gender, identity and activism in the Middle East and North Africa.
This event is part of the Centre's roundtable series. After a brief presentation by Dr Gandolfo there will be the opportunity to raise questions and engage in the discussion