Dr. Ilyas Saliba
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Dr. Ilyas Saliba
@isaliba.bsky.social
Research, Advice & Teaching on:
Human Rights | Authoritarianism | Fieldwork | Academic Freedom | Shrinking Civic Space
👨🏾‍💻: Uni Erfurt | GPPi | CARPO
👨🏽‍🏫: Hertie School | Uni Potsdam | CIEE
👨🏾‍🎓: Humboldt Uni | ETH Zürich | Uni Hamburg
www.ilyassaliba.com
Meine Leitfrage war: Was lernen wir aus den Angriffen auf Wissenschaftler*innen & Universitäten für akademischen Widerstand und wie wappnen wir uns institutionell und individuell dafür?
Am Ende des Beitrags präsentiere ich 8 Dinge die Universitäten und Wissenschaftler*innen tun können.
November 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
In der neuen @w-und-f.bsky.social habe ich ein paar Gedanken über die Erosion einer Säule unserer offenen Gesellschaft aufgeschrieben unter dem Titel: #Wissenschaftsfreiheit unter Druck

Link (hinter Paywall)👇
wissenschaft-und-frieden.de/ausgabe/2025...
November 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Here is the joint statement by @krisolwissenschaft.bsky.social, the German Middle Eastern Associations (DAVO) Committee on Academic Freedom and the Association of Palestinian and Jewish Academics on the cancellation of the event: "The Targeting of the Palestinian Academia" @lmumuenchen.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Ich freue mich auf den Workshop: Ohne Zeitenwende: Israels Kriege und die Internationalen Beziehungen in Deutschland Morgen @unierfurt.bsky.social mit a.o.: @hannapfeifer.bsky.social @janwilkens.bsky.social @antjewiener.bsky.social @roykaradag.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I Just received the DAVO dissertation award for the best dissertation in Middle Eastern Studies from a German university in 2024.

🙏🏾 to my supervisors: Wolfgang Merkel @humboldtuni.bsky.social & Donatella Della Porta @sns.it and the many colleagues that have supported my research along the way.
September 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
If you are at @ecpr.bsky.social General Conference in Thessaloniki next week join us for this unfortunately timely and relevant roundtable: "Academic Freedom Under Pressure: Threats and Harassment of Political Scientists" on Wed 13:30 in the Ceremonial Hall.

More here:
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
August 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Reminder:
Verhinderung Humanitärer Hilfe und das Aushungern von Zivilgesellschaft sind Kriegsverbrechen.
August 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🙏🏾Thanks @brismes.bsky.social for an inspiring & empowering conference in Newcastle. I wish German scholarly associations such as DAVO, DVPW would aim to create such solidarity & community amongst scholars.
Also a big thanks to BRISMES members for electing me into the Committee for Academic Freedom.
July 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Catch me tomorrow 2-4PM when I will be talking about attacks on academic freedom in Germany and the effects on German Middle Eastern Studies at @brismes.bsky.social annual conference in Newcastle.
June 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Yesterday I discussed the state of academic freedom and university autonomy in Germany and current threats to it with students at University of Mainz.
One of my messages: we need to make our universities more resilient!
Thanks to the AstA for the invitation.
June 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
However there Trump admin is pursuing multiple strategies to bring universities and higher education under its political auspices. Targeting foreign students is one of them. Defunding research is another. See research by @nytimes.com for details.
May 24, 2025 at 10:49 AM
This week I returned to my Alma Mater in Zürich: @ipz.bsky.social & @ethzurich.bsky.social to give a workshop on how to practice safer #Fieldwork in challenging environments. We had insightful & inspiring debates about issues & dilemmas that social scientists conducting fieldwork may face.
May 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
my research interests include:
#authoritarianism & authoritarian resilience, #transitions after revolutions & conflicts, shrinking #civicspace, #repression, #humanrights, #fieldwork methods & safety, #academicfreedom a.o.
March 30, 2025 at 1:48 AM
About me 👨🏾‍💻👨🏽‍🏫💁🏾‍♂️
March 30, 2025 at 1:44 AM
My website got an update. If you want to know more about my work in research, advice and teaching check it out:
www.ilyas-saliba.com

I am currently on the lookout for a position in Berlin and/or for project funding for a project on increasing civil society resilience. Any hints welcome 🙏🏾
March 29, 2025 at 1:18 AM
April 12-13 conference for #academicfreedom and international solidarity in Hamburg: Academia Under Attack

a.o. with input from @krisolwissenschaft.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Keine Ahnung von Wissenschaftsfreiheit, Hochschulautonomie oder dem GG aber einer UN Sonderberichterstatterin die in einem Oxford University Press Band zur Situation in Palästina publiziert hat und an intern. Renommierten Universitäten lehrt die Wissenschaftlichkeit absprechen,
February 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
2) Brief der European Association for Social Anthropology
January 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
January 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
As part of the „academic circus“ that is descending on Frankfurt to discuss the silencing of discussions on Palestine I will talk about shrinking spaces at universities & the repression of Palestine solidarity protests in Germany with a stellar panel of colleagues Friday. Tune in
January 16, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Ich hoffe sehr das sich Ina Czyborra nicht erneut als Steigbügehalter von Kai Wegners Angriffen auf die #Hochschulautonomie in Berlin instrumentalisieren lässt & das Solidaritätsstatement der ASH Lehrenden mit Ihrer Uni Leitung zur Kenntnis nimmt.

www.ash-berlin.eu/hochschule/p...
January 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Happy to announce I have joined @hertiecfr.bsky.social @hertieschool.bsky.social as an affiliated Lecturer.
Looking forward to the scholarly exchange with colleagues at the Centre & the Hertie community beyond my continuous teaching at Hertie's graduate programs
www.hertie-school.org/en/research/...
December 20, 2024 at 3:17 PM
In Kassel I took a selfie with the Elisabeth Selbert statue, honoring one of the only four women involved in drafting the German constitution (GG). One of her main accomplishments in the parliamentary council that drafted the Grundgesetz is article three enshrining gender #equality between the sexes
December 18, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Falls jmd heute Abend in Kassel ist und Lust hat über Gefahren für die #Wissenschaftsfreiheit zu sprechen kommt vorbei! @unikassel.bsky.social @unikasselunbefr.bsky.social
December 17, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Heute lohnt ein Blick in das @table.media Spezial zu Universitäten zwischen Palästina Solidarität und #Staatsräson
November 22, 2024 at 7:29 AM