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Emel Akçalı is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at King's College London, specializing in environmental geopolitics and critical security studies. Her research primarily focuses on issues concerning the broader Mediterranean region, Arctic environmental politics, and gender within the context of state-society conflict in the Middle East and North Africa. She has received research funding from prestigious institutions including the German Institute for International Security Affairs (SWP) and the Central European University (CEU). Emel has contributed significantly to academic literature, with notable publications such as "Chypre: Un enjeu geopolitique actuel" published by l’Harmattan Paris, and her forthcoming book on Turkey's environmental geopolitics with Edinburgh University Press. Additionally, she actively engages in teaching, welcoming PhD students interested in research areas concerning international relations and critical geopolitics. Emel's work also emphasizes environmental security and justice, aligning with interdisciplinary approaches to research and activism, and she is involved in several research collaborations and projects related to green energy transitions in the Mediterranean.
Department of Defence Studies, King's College London • London, UK
Teaching and researching in areas related to environmental geopolitics and security studies.
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