Elif Kalaycioglu
elifkalay.bsky.social
Elif Kalaycioglu
@elifkalay.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at The University of Alabama. Writes on world heritage politics, cultural diversity, politics of humanity.

I have a book - "Politics of World Heritage" - https://academic.oup.com/book/59660
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'Global politics of cultural heritage: Status, authority, and geopolitics'

Elif Kalaycioglu & Jelena Subotic discuss their key points from new Review of International Studies article & introduce upcoming special issue in RIS 📚

Summary: https://ow.ly/fgnJ50XxVei

Article: https://ow.ly/arqi50XxVeh
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This BISA blog post overviews the key wagers of our co-edited (@jelenasubotic.bsky.social) @risjnl.bsky.social special issue on Global Heritage Politics.

AND it includes brief synopses of all contributions to the SI, hyperlinked for your convenience!

www.bisa.ac.uk/articles/glo...
Global politics of cultural heritage: Status, authority, and geopolitics
Elif Kalaycioglu and Jelena Subotić discuss their RIS article and the special issue it introduces.
www.bisa.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Check out this intro to our forthcoming special issue, by two scholarly forces of nature
November 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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#FirstView from @risjnl.bsky.social -

Global politics of cultural heritage: Status, authority, and geopolitics - https://cup.org/4qUpTSA

- @elifkalay.bsky.social & @jelenasubotic.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Our special issue on Global Politics of Cultural Heritage meets the world! @jelenasubotic.bsky.social
🚨Special issue on Global Politics of Cultural Heritage edited by @elifkalay.bsky.social and yours truly for @risjnl.bsky.social is now fully out! The project is about placing cultural heritage at the core of IR. Here is the intro, individual articles in thread👇
Global politics of cultural heritage: Status, authority, and geopolitics | Review of International Studies | Cambridge Core
Global politics of cultural heritage: Status, authority, and geopolitics
www.cambridge.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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#OpenAccess from our latest issue -

Confirming, suturing and transforming international recognition: the case of world heritage - cup.org/4de49e6

- @elifkalay.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🚨 New contribution to our co-edited @risjnl.bsky.social special issue on politics of cultural heritage just dropped!

And I linked all the other contributions below, so you don't have to go hunting for them.

@jelenasubotic.bsky.social

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🚨New First View Article🚨

"Restitution of colonial heritage collections: Partial norm implementation in Belgium and the United Kingdom" by Franziska Boehme is now available #OpenAccess!

Check it out here 📄 ➡️ buff.ly/lnjuWB0
August 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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#OpenAccess from our new issue -

Confirming, suturing and transforming international recognition: the case of world heritage - cup.org/4de49e6

- @elifkalay.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
In some excellent company. Here's my piece: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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August 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
ALERT! Application deadline for the ISA Northeast Pedagogy workshop extended to August 15! The workshop is an excellent way that ISA-NE supports grad students applying for jobs and early career academics at the tenure stage. If that's you, apply!! In any case, please help spread the word!
August 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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🧵Excellent preview thread on a forthcoming special issue on heritage politics edited by @elifkalay.bsky.social and @jelenasubotic.bsky.social! More to come ⬇️
So, @jelenasubotic.bsky.social and I are co-editing a special issue on heritage politics for @risjnl.bsky.social, and the contributions are starting to drop on first view!

Stay tuned for our co-authored introductory essay and more contributions but here is what we have so far:
July 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
So, @jelenasubotic.bsky.social and I are co-editing a special issue on heritage politics for @risjnl.bsky.social, and the contributions are starting to drop on first view!

Stay tuned for our co-authored introductory essay and more contributions but here is what we have so far:
July 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
UNESCO is on the news again with the US withdrawal from it (also again). Some coverage points out how this only solidifies China's position and influence in the organization. This is true but not all 1/
July 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Publication day! My article "World heritage and inter/national cultural prestige" is now available online, and it is also part of the special issue I am co-editing with Jelena Subotic ([email protected]) on global heritage politics. 1/
July 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
It's publication day!

Take a look if you are curious about the narrative modes through which states pursue world heritage recognition
#OpenAccess -

Confirming, suturing and transforming international recognition: the case of world heritage - cup.org/4de49e6

- @elifkalay.bsky.social

#FirstView
May 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
My book “The Politics of World Heritage: Futures, Custodians and Visions of Humanity,” is out with OUP, and there is even a 30% discount code (AUFLY30)! What is the book about you ask?

global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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It's fantastic, and you should definitely read it!🤯💥🔥
March 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy of @elifkalay.bsky.social’s new book, The Politics of World Heritage! Will be one to watch!

academic.oup.com/book/59660
The Politics of World Heritage: Visions, Custodians, and Futures of Humanity
Abstract. In The Politics of World Heritage, Elif Kalaycioglu analyzes UNESCO’s flagship regime, which seeks to curate a cultural history of humanity, atta
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February 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Brain: Colours

Art brain: Rothko

Academic brain: A Very Short Introduction
December 18, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Working to bring you the collab you didn't know you needed for the times we live in!
December 20, 2024 at 8:51 PM
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Trying to distract before ISA NE with the program chair extraordinaire @elifkalay.bsky.social
November 8, 2024 at 1:15 PM
With ISA-NE done, time to refocus all attention on this talk at the American University that I am hugely excited about!

www.eventbrite.com/e/politics-o...
Politics of World Heritage: Visions, Custodians and Futures of Humanity
This event will be hosted in Mueller Family Meeting Room, SIS 300.
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November 6, 2023 at 3:13 PM
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ISA-Northeast has a new president (🙋🏽‍♀️) and program chair (@elifkalay.bsky.social)!
November 5, 2023 at 1:48 PM