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

11 September 2025

Isn’t it Ironic?

Since we do believe in the power of sharing personal experiences and in solidarity, we decided to share ours through this symposium as they highlight the different shapes and forms that silencing attempts and chilling effects can take, as well as the salience of solidarity in academia. They further unearth the hidden costs associated with pursuing publication projects that resist topical normalization and try instead to re-open space for important – yet often uncomfortable – conversations in a highly polarized political environment. Continue reading >>

08 September 2025

Khaled El Mahmoud, Spyridoula Katsoni, Anna Sophia Tiedeke

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 >>