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Deorientalizing citizenship? An introduction to the second Oecumene symposium

In the first of a series of videos from the Oecumene project's second symposium on citizenship, orientalism and colonialism, Engin Isin discusses the major themes addressed in the symposium and outlines the future for the project

This video is part of a series this week from the Oecumene project's second symposium. Further videos this week will include the keynote speeches from Walter Mignolo and Saba Mahmood. All of the videos will appear on the Oecumene: Citizenship after Orientalism partnership page, funded by the Oecumene Project and the Open University.

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Engin Isin

Engin Isin is Professor of Politics at The Open University, UK. He is a leading scholar of citizenship studies and is a Chief Editor of the journal Citizenship Studies. He is author and editor of fifteen books in the field, including 'Being Political' and 'Citizens Without Frontiers’.

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