In the context of our flagship Diaspora Project, the SEESOX Hilary term Seminar Series this year will address the field of comparative diaspora studies. The seminar series will focus on relations between homelands and diasporas in South East Europe and beyond, from a social sciences perspective and following conceptual and empirical discussions. Indicative themes to be addressed include, diasporas and ethnic conflicts, diasporas and political participation, diasporic contested identities, the impact of economic remittances, South East and Southern European migrants in the UK in the context of Brexit, diasporas and homeland illiberalism.
Wednesday 16 January, 17:00
Diaspora entrepreneurs and contested states
Maria Koinova (University of Warwick)
Discussant: Kalypso Nicolaidis (St Antony’s College, Oxford)
Chair: Othon Anastasakis (St Antony’s College, Oxford)
Wednesday 23 January, 17:00
Transnational citizenship: Views of Serbia’s active diaspora
Tena Prelec (University of Sussex)
Discussant: Othon Anastasakis (St Antony’s College, Oxford)
Chair: Ezgi Basaran (St Antony’s College, Oxford)
Wednesday 30 January, 17:00
Contested diasporic identities in times of crisis: The Other Bulgaria in the UK
Elena Genova (University of Nottingham)
Discussant: Manolis Pratsinakis (DPIR, University of Oxford)
Chair: Mehmet Karli (St Antony’s College, Oxford)
Wednesday 6 February, 17:00
Fragmented communities: Diaspora politics in the UK’s Turkish-speaking community
Mustafa Cakmak (Keele University)
Chair: Foteini Kalantzi (St Antony’s College, Oxford)
Wednesday 13 February, 17:00
Social protection and return migration: The Albanian-Greek migration corridor
Zana Vathi (Edge Hill University)
Discussant: Biao Xiang (COMPAS, University of Oxford)
Chair: Manolis Pratsinakis (DPIR, University of Oxford)
Wednesday 20 February, 17:00
Gendering remittances: Women’s empowerment in Albania
Julie Vullnetari (University of Southampton)
Discussant: Emre Korkmaz (St Edmund Hall, Oxford)
Chair: Alev Ozkazanc (Fellow, St Antony’s, Oxford)
Wednesday 27 February, 17:00
Articulating identity options: Eastern and Southern European migrants in Britain
Laura Morosanu (University of Sussex)
Discussant: Manolis Pratsinakis (DPIR, University of Oxford)
Chair: Jonathan Scheele (St Antony’s College, Oxford)
Wednesday 6 March, 17:00
Diasporas and peace mediations: Cypriots abroad and reunification attitudes
Neophytos Loizides (University of Kent)
Chair: David Madden (St Antony’s College, Oxford)