Publications

A selection of our published work, including academic research and media contributions — featuring both recent outputs and earlier publications from our Syria-related projects.


  • The Syrian Climate-Migration-Conflict Nexus: An Annotated Bibliography. Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies, Lund University. March 4, 2022. Access

  • Environmental Racism and Resistance in Kurdistan. The Commentaries, 2(1). April 5, 2022. Access

  • Turkey’s bombings threaten the fight against IS. Interview by Alexander Jacobsson. 2023. Access

  • From resolution to resecuritization: populist communication of the AKP’s Kurdish peace process in Turkey. New Perspectives on Turkey. Published online May 16, 2023. Access

  • Syrian farmers in the midst of drought and conflict: The causes, patterns, and aftermath of land abandonment and migration. Climate and Development. Published online July 1, 2023. Access

  • Cropland abandonment in the context of drought, economic restructuring, and migration in northeast Syria. Environmental Research Letters. Published online January 12, 2024. Access 

  • Syria’s self-governing democratic north-east comes under attack with country in flux. The Conversation. December 12, 2024. Access 

  • Why Kurds face an uncertain future in Ahmed Al-Shara’s rebel-led Syria. The Conversation. January 20, 2025. Access 

  • PKK leader’s call to disarm fuels hope for end to Kurdish conflict : but peace is not imminent. The Conversation. March 4, 2025. Access

  • The PKK says it will lay down its arms. What are the chances of lasting peace between Turkey and the Kurds? ( Podcast ) The Conversation. March 20, 2025. Access

  • Why are Turkey and the PKK turning to peace – and can it last? The Conversation. May 15, 2025. Access 

27 May 2025

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