Title: \u201cBuilding and Contesting Nuclear Order: France\u2019s Atomic Tests in Algeria and the Transnational Politics of Proliferation\u201d<\/p>\n
Date and Time: 23 February 12, 12:30
\nVenue: A-130 Seminar Room, FEASS.
\nSpeaker: Leyla T\u0131\u011flay<\/p>\n
Short bio:
\nDr. Leyla T\u0131\u011flay is an international\/diplomatic historian whose research connects archival research to debates in international relations, including Cold War, great power politics, decolonization, and the global governance of technology. She is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Brown University\u2019s Watson School for International and Public Affairs. Dr. T\u0131\u011flay received her PhD in History from the Ohio State University, where her dissertation examined France\u2019s nuclear testing program in colonial Algeria and African diplomatic mobilization against nuclear testing during the Cold War. This research forms the basis of her book manuscript, \u201cRadiant Legacies: Decolonization and the Global Politics of Nuclear Testing,\u201d which draws on multi-archival research conducted across three continents, in French, British, and American repositories as well as materials from Ghanaian and Nigerian archives.<\/p>\n
Dr. T\u0131\u011flay \u2018s dual training in political science and history shapes her approach to research. She holds an MA in Political Science from Boston University and an MA from SOAS, University of London, combining social science methodological training with regional expertise in Europe and Africa. Her research has appeared in leading peer-reviewed journals, including the American Journal of Political Science, with additional publications forthcoming. She was the Ernest May Fellow in History and Policy at Harvard Kennedy School\u2019s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and held doctoral fellowships from the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Bush School Center for Grand Strategy. Her research has also received support from the Mershon Center for International Security Studies, the Wilson Center, Duke University\u2019s Triangle Institute for Security Studies, and the Clements Center for National Security. At Brown, she teaches courses on the global politics and history of technology. Originally from Istanbul, Dr. T\u0131\u011flay began her career as a Turkish diplomat serving in Ankara, Brussels, and Yaound\u00e9 before pursuing an academic career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Title: \u201cBuilding and Contesting Nuclear Order: France\u2019s Atomic Tests in Algeria and the Transnational Politics of Proliferation\u201d Date and Time: 23 February 12, 12:30 Venue: A-130 Seminar Room, FEASS. Speaker: Leyla T\u0131\u011flay Short bio: Dr. Leyla T\u0131\u011flay is an international\/diplomatic historian whose research connects archival research to debates in international [\u2026] <\/p>\n