From revolution to exile: Understanding the activist trajectories of Syrians across time and space

The ERC LIVE-AR project team is pleased to announce the the ninth and last session of the monthly seminar series « Activists Pathways and Political Crises ». It will take place on June 10 2024, from 2pm to 4pm (CET – Paris time). Our speaker will be Amany Selim (Bergen University), who will present a lecture entitled « From revolution to exile: Understanding the activist trajectories of Syrians across time and space ».

The session will take place exclusively via Zoom videoconference, in English.

SESSION SUMMARY

In this seminar, Amany Selim will discuss the findings of her doctoral thesis which focuses on the case of Syrian activists who were forced out of their country in the aftermath of the Syrian uprising of 2011. Based on biographical interviews made with Syrian activists living in Berlin and Oslo, Selim will analyze how Syrian activists’ trajectories have evolved over time and across different contexts of exile, drawing on a comparison between the two cities. The seminar will be an elaboration of her thesis findings which unpack the interlinkages of time and space in influencing political participation in exile.

Speaker’s biography

Amany Selim holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Bergen. She is currently an independent consultant working on digital rights in the Middle East.

For further information about the seminar and to register, please email the LIVE-AR project team (erclivear@ird.fr).