PhD

PhD Thesis Title: Global Public Intellectuals and the Global Intellectual Public: The Case of Kurdish Studies

PhD Supervisor:  Julie Billaud, Till Mostowlansky

This thesis follows the interactions of intellectuals engaged in Kurdish Studies, an emerging academic field which is deeply linked to the intellectualism of the Kurdish Liberation movement. An examination of the ways that different individuals and groups of intellectuals approach and define their publics, this thesis seeks to shed light on the political role of indigenous, diasporic, and activist intellectuals during a period when the parameters of public space are rapidly shifting.

Profile

Clare Maxwell is a second year ANSO PhD Student. She holds a Masters Degree in Development Studies from the Geneva Graduate Institute, and has prior experience working as a journalist and non-profits communications professional in Europe, the Middle East, and North America.
 

Research Interests
 

• Diaspora studies
• Asylum and forced migration
• Social movements and participatory democracy
• Kurdish Studies

Affiliations
 

Global Migration Center