PhD, FHEA
Lecturer
- About
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Biography
Dr Ilia Xypolia is a Lecturer in Politics and International Relations in the Department of Politics and International Relations. Ilia is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in the UK. She has previously worked at the Universities of Keele and London. Ilia completed an IKY-funded PhD in Politics and International Relations at Keele University, UK. Before that, she read Political Science and International Relations at the Universities of Athens, Piraeus, and Warsaw.
Ilia's interdisciplinary research interests that broadly concern democracy, nationalism and imperialism engage with and contribute to the historical-sociological strand of International Relations. Her publications and ongoing research cover various aspects of the history and politics of the Eastern Mediterranean through a globalist perspective. She is also the Reviews Editor of the refereed periodical Journal of Global Faultlines, published biannually by Pluto Press.
Ilia is the author of Human Rights, Imperialism, and Corruption in US Foreign Policy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022) and British Imperialism and Turkish Nationalism in Cyprus, 1923-1939: Divide, Define and Rule (Routledge, 2019 pbk; 2017 hbk).
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Senate Assessor to University Court (2022-present).
Elected Member, Senatus Academicus (2018-2022) (2022-2026).
Member, Finance and Resourcing Committee (reports to University Court; 2022-present)
Member, Honorary Degrees Committee (2018-2022).
Department Rep, UCU.
Member, Equality and Diversity / Athena SWAN Committee.
Personal Tutor.
- External Memberships
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Reviews Editor: Journal of Global Faultlines.
Fellow, "Turkey Europe Future Forum" at the Mercator Program Center for International Affairs.
Referee / Book manuscripts and proposals: Palgrave Macmillan; Sage Publications; I.B. Tauris.
Reviewer: Political Studies Review, Mediterranean Politics; Middle East Critique; Journal of Modern Greek Studies; Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, The British Journal of Politics and International Relations.
Member of the panel of experts for the Euromed Survey: European Institute of the Mediterranean.
External Assessor, BA in International Politics, Middlesex University, UK.
External Assessor, BA in International Relations, Richmond University, UK.
Member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Alternative Policies, Greece.
British International Studies Association, Member.
Political Studies Association, Member.
European International Studies Association, Member.
Latest Publications
Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Book cover Book cover Human Rights, Imperialism, and Corruption in US Foreign Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 47-106Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99815-8_4
Corruption as a Human Rights Issue
Human Rights, Imperialism, and Corruption in US Foreign Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 107-133Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99815-8_5
From the White Man’s Burden to the Responsible Saviour: Justifying Humanitarian Intervention in Libya
Middle East Critique, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 1-19Contributions to Journals: ArticlesGlobal Political Implications: Demonising the Public Sector
Human Rights, Imperialism, and Corruption in US Foreign Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 135-143Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersHuman Rights and American Exceptionalism
Human Rights, Imperialism, and Corruption in US Foreign Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 19-46Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
- Research
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Research Overview
- Middle Eastern Politics and History
- Imperialism and Nationalism
- Eurocentrism and Orientalism
- Global Politics of Human Rights
- Measuring Corruption
- The politics of numbers and global benchmarking
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Politics and International Relations.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Research Specialisms
- International History
- International Politics
- International Relations
- Modern History
- World History
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Supervision
My current supervision areas are: Politics and International Relations.
Supervisees
- MR EMAD ELFURTIA
- Teaching
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Programmes
- Undergraduate, 4 year, September start
Courses
Course Coordinator
Course Coordinator
Course Coordinator
- PI4081: Global Power Shifts, Hegemony and Knowledge
Course Coordinator
Contributing to:
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Teaching Responsibilities
Course Coordinator for:
PI1518 Introduction to Politics and International Relations 2: Power and Conflict
PI3572 Human Rights in Global Politics
PI4081 Global Power Shifts, Hegemony and Knowledge
Contributing to:
PI2508 Global Politics: Equality and Inequality
PI3069 Researching into the 21st Century
IR4031 Dissertation
PI4071 Dissertation
- Publications
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Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Book cover Book cover Human Rights, Imperialism, and Corruption in US Foreign Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 47-106Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99815-8_4
Corruption as a Human Rights Issue
Human Rights, Imperialism, and Corruption in US Foreign Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 107-133Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99815-8_5
From the White Man’s Burden to the Responsible Saviour: Justifying Humanitarian Intervention in Libya
Middle East Critique, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 1-19Contributions to Journals: ArticlesGlobal Political Implications: Demonising the Public Sector
Human Rights, Imperialism, and Corruption in US Foreign Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 135-143Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersHuman Rights and American Exceptionalism
Human Rights, Imperialism, and Corruption in US Foreign Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 19-46Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersHuman Rights, Imperialism, and Corruption in US Foreign Policy
Palgrave Macmillan. 155 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99815-8
Knowledge Production and Cultural Imperialism
Human Rights, Imperialism, and Corruption in US Foreign Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 7-17, 11 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersPanopticon: The Architecture and the Theatre of Human Rights
Human Rights, Imperialism, and Corruption in US Foreign Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 1-5, 5 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersImperial bending of rules: British Empire, Treaty of Lausanne and Cypriot immigration to Turkey
Diplomacy & Statecraft, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 674-691Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCyprus: dangerous row over gas exploration dates back to British colonial meddling
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: Articles
