Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nergis Canefe

Professor Nergis Canefe (PhD & SJD) is a Turkish-Canadian scholar of public international law, comparative politics, forced migration studies and critical human rights. She has held posts in several European and Turkish Universities and is a faculty member at York University, Canada since 2003. She regularly serves at the executive board of several international organizations, including International Association of Forced Migration Studies, and is the co-editor of Journal of Conflict Transformation and Security. She penned close to 100 scholarly articles and several books, _Transitional Justice and Forced Migration_ (edited volume, 2019, Cambridge University Press), _The Syrian Exodus_(monograph, 2018, Bilgi University), _The Jewish Diaspora as a Paradigm: Politics, Religion and Belonging_ (edited volume, 2014, Libra Press –Jewish Studies Series),_Milliyetcilik, Kimlik ve Aidiyet _(monograph, 2006, Nationalism, Identity and Belonging], Istanbul: Bilgi University Publishing House), and _Turkey and European Integration: Accession Prospects and Issues_ (2004, edited volume in collaboration with Mehmet Uğur, Routledge). Her most recent book is _Limits of Universal Jurisdiction: A Critical Debate on Crimes against Humanity_(University of Manchester International Law Series, in press), to be followed by a volume on _Unorthodox Minorities in the Middle East_ and _Comparative Politics of Administrative Law in the Middle East_. Her scholarly work appeared in _Nations and Nationalism_, _Citizenship Studies_, _New Perspectives_, _Refugee Watch_, _Refuge_, _South East European Studies_, _Peace Review_, _Middle Eastern Law and Governance,_Journal of International Human Rights_, and, _Narrative Politics_. Professor Canefe is also a trained artist and her designs and murals have been showcased regularly since 2008.