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PhD, FHEA
Senior Lecturer
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- Email Address
- ilia.xypolia@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272740
- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Social Science
Biography
Dr Ilia Xypolia is Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations in the Department of Politics and International Relations. Ilia is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in the UK. She has previously worked at the Universities of Keele and London. Ilia completed an IKY-funded PhD in Politics and International Relations at Keele University, UK. Before that, she read Political Science and International Relations at the Universities of Athens, Piraeus, and Warsaw.
Ilia's interdisciplinary research interests that broadly concern democracy, nationalism and imperialism engage with and contribute to the historical-sociological strand of International Relations. Her publications and ongoing research cover various aspects of the history and politics of the Eastern Mediterranean through a globalist perspective. She is also the Reviews Editor of the refereed periodical Journal of Global Faultlines, published biannually by Pluto Press.
Ilia is the author of Human Rights, Imperialism, and Corruption in US Foreign Policy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022) and British Imperialism and Turkish Nationalism in Cyprus, 1923-1939: Divide, Define and Rule (Routledge, 2019 pbk; 2017 hbk). Her third monograph on the Global 1923 and the Treaty of Lausanne together with Dr Dionysios Tsirigotis from University of Piraeus, Greece is forthcoming from Manchester University Press.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Senate Assessor to University Court (2022-2023) (2023-2026).
Elected Member, Senatus Academicus (2018-2022) (2022-2026).
Member, Governance and Nominations Committee (reports to University Court; 2023-present)
Member, Finance and Resourcing Committee (reports to University Court; 2022-2023)
Member, Honorary Degrees Committee (2018-2022).
Department Rep, UCU.
Member, Equality and Diversity / Athena SWAN Committee.
Personal Tutor.
- External Memberships
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Reviews Editor: Journal of Global Faultlines.
Fellow, "Turkey Europe Future Forum" at the Mercator Program Center for International Affairs.
Referee / Book manuscripts and proposals: Palgrave Macmillan; Sage Publications; I.B. Tauris.
Reviewer: Political Studies Review, Mediterranean Politics; Middle East Critique; Journal of Modern Greek Studies; Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, Nations and Nationalism, Cooperation and Conflic.
Member of the panel of experts for the Euromed Survey: European Institute of the Mediterranean.
External Assessor, BA in International Politics, Middlesex University, UK.
External Assessor, BA in International Relations, Richmond University, UK.
Member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Alternative Policies, Greece.
British International Studies Association, Member.
Political Studies Association, Member.
European International Studies Association, Member.
Latest Publications
Three guardians, an infant, and a guaranteed conflict. The imperialistic Treaty of Guarantee (in Greek)
Tetradia of Political Dialogue, Research and Critique, pp. 371-380Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBook Review - The Evolution of the Political, Social and Economic Life of Cyprus, 1191–1950: by Sakellaropoulos, S., Palgrave Studies in Economic History, 2022, ISBN 978-3-030-91838-5
Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern StudiesContributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19448953.2024.2307810
Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Human Rights, Imperialism, and Corruption in US Foreign Policy. Xypolia, I. (ed.). Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 47-106, 60 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99815-8_4
Corruption as a Human Rights Issue
Human Rights, Imperialism, and Corruption in US Foreign Policy. 1 edition. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 107-133, 27 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99815-8_5
Global Political Implications: Demonising the Public Sector
Human Rights, Imperialism, and Corruption in US Foreign Policy. 1 edition. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 135-143, 9 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
- Research
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Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Politics and International Relations.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Research Specialisms
- International History
- International Politics
- International Relations
- Modern History
- World History
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
- Teaching
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Programmes
- Undergraduate, 4 year, September start
Courses
Course Coordinator
Course Coordinator
Course Coordinator
- PI4081: Global Power Shifts, Hegemony and Knowledge
Course Coordinator
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Teaching Responsibilities
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PI1518 Introduction to Politics and International Relations 2: Power and Conflict
PI3572 Human Rights in Global Politics
PI4081 Global Power Shifts, Hegemony and Knowledge
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PI2508 Global Politics: Equality and Inequality
PI3069 Researching into the 21st Century
IR4031 Dissertation
PI4071 Dissertation
- Publications
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Nationalism in the Troubled Triangle. Cyprus, Greece and Turkey
Journal of Global Faultlines, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 88-89Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and ArticlesLibya’s new unity government faces the mother of all rebuilding jobs
Contributions to Specialist Publications: Featured ArticlesRacist Aspects of Modern Turkish Nationalism
Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 111-124Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEurocentrism and Orientalism
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Postcolonial Studies. Ray, S., Schwarz, H., Luis, J., Berlanga, V., Moreiras, A., Shemak, A. (eds.). Wiley-BlackwellChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/b.9781444334982.2016.x
An escalating crisis within a crisis: Greece overwhelmed by influx of refugees
The Turkish WeeklyContributions to Specialist Publications: EditorialsInternationalising the Curriculum of International Relations
Journal of Academic Development and Education, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 22-34Contributions to Journals: ArticlesKriz İçinde Artan Kriz: Mülteci Akınına Yenik Düşen Yunanistan
Analyst, pp. 60-65Contributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesPlus c'est la même chose: racist connotations of the “new” terror
Contributions to Specialist Publications: Featured ArticlesOde to fear
GPSG Pamphlet: First Thoughts on the 18 & 25 May 2014 elections in Greece. Greek Politics Specialist GroupChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersGreece's Big Smog: Neoliberal Austerity, Public Health, and the Environment
Monthly Review MagazineContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesCalkantilar ve Ekonomik Mucizeler: Turkiye ’13 ve Meksika ’68
Uc Ekoloji. Yeni İnsan Yayınevi, pp. 70-78, 9 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersIntroducing the Journal of Global Faultlines: Editorial Note
Journal of Global Faultlines, vol. 1, pp. 1-4Contributions to Specialist Publications: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.13169/jglobfaul.1.1.0001
Reflections on Taksim–Gezi Park Protests in Turkey
Keele European Research Centre, England. 80 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksTurmoils and Economic Miracles: Turkey `13 and Mexico `68
Journal of Global Faultlines: Reflections on Taksim –Gezi Park Protests in Turkey. 2 edition, pp. 33-39, 7 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersMore than just a Game: football as the modern opium of the masses
London Progressive JournalContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesSorry, folks..the wake is over
London Progressive JournalContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesThe rise of neo-Nazism should not be underestimated
GPSG Pamphlet: First Thoughts on the 17 June 2012 election in GreeceChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersApart: alienated and engaged Muslims in the West
Cambridge Review of International Affairs, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 549-550Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and ArticlesCypriot Muslims among Ottomans, Turks and two world wars
Bogazici Journal, Review of Social, Economic and Administrative Studies, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 109-120Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.21773/boun.25.2.6
Orientations and Orientalism: The Governor Sir Ronald Storrs
Journal of Islamic Jerusalem Studies, vol. 11, pp. 25-43Contributions to Journals: ArticlesReview of 'Mediterranean Frontiers. Borders, Conflict and Memory in a Transnational World' by Dimitar Bechev & Kalypso Nicolaidis (eds)
Nations and Nationalism, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 777-778Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8129.2010.00467_2.x