Emel Akçalı
Senior Lecturer in International Relations · Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy · King's College London
Quick answer: Emel Akçalı is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at King's College London. Emel Akçalı shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
⭐ Emel welcomes PhD students looking to research in the broad area of international relations, critical geopolitics and critical security studies with a focus on the wider Mediterranean region, the Arctic and environmental politics.
Research interests
Environment, Security, International relations; Environmental Geopolitics, Green Energy Transition, Critical Security Studies, Critical Geopolitics, Non-Western /Global IR, Geopolitical Imaginations, Post human IR
Selected publications (since 2023)
BOOK: 2026 Going Green in Turkey: Environmental Geopolitics in the Southeastern Mediterranean, Edinburgh University Press.
RESEARCH ARTICLE: 2023 "Turkey's Green Imagination: The Hybrid Spatiality of Low Carbon Energy Transition within the EU Green Deal" Uluslararasi Iliskiler, with Evrim Görmüş and Soli Özel, https://doi.org/10.33458/uidergisi.1233968
Frequently asked questions
Is Emel Akçalı hiring PhD students at King's College London?
Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Emel Akçalı's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: Emel welcomes PhD students looking to research in the broad area of international relations, critical geopolitics and critical security studies with a focus on the wider Mediterranean region, the Arct.
What does Emel Akçalı research?
Environment, Security, International relations; Environmental Geopolitics, Green Energy Transition, Critical Security Studies, Critical Geopolitics, Non-Western /Global IR, Geopolitical Imaginations, Post human IR
Data last updated: 2026-09-11 · Source: phd-match.com faculty database.
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