ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Spyridoula Katsoni

Spyridoula (Sissy) Katsoni is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Tilburg University. She is a RUB Research School Gateway Fellow, a member of Ruhr-University’s SYLFF Mikrokolleg on Forced Migration. She is Editor-in-Chief at Völkerrechtsblog.

POSTS BY Spyridoula Katsoni

08 September 2025

Introducing the Symposium “Knowledge Under Occupation: Academic Freedom and Palestine on the Global Stage”

Pressures on universities and scholars to conform to prevailing political orthodoxies appear to be intensifying, often under the guise of safeguarding neutrality or combating alleged bias. This symposium intends to make a small contribution to re-opening the ever more restricted space for academic freedom and seek to continue to push against closing channels. Continue reading >>