Dr. Ilia Xypolia

Fellowship

Turkey Europe Future Forum

Period of the Fellowship

2015

Project title

Neighbourhood in Transition

Project description

Dr. Ilia Xypolia is part of a network of young Turkish and European leaders from all sectors who come together once a year to engage in intensive dialogue and to share views and ideas about topical social issues. The Turkey Europe Future Forum takes place alternately in Turkey and Germany, as well as in other European countries.

Expertise

NGOs, Nationalism, Eastern Mediterranean

Short biography

Dr Ilia Xypolia is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Politics and International Relations at the University of Aberdeen. She is the author of British Imperialism and Turkish Nationalism in Cyprus, 1923-1939: Divide, Define and Rule, of articles in Critique, The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs, Mediterranean Quarterly, Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, and other journals. She is currently serving as the reviews editor of the Journal of Global Faultlines.