Ilyas Saliba

Since 2013, Ilyas has focused on human rights, civic space, academic freedom, and fieldwork safety and ethics. At GPPi, he co-developed the Academic Freedom Index (AFi) and further refined guidelines for qualitative country case studies on academic freedom. He is a member of the advocacy advisory board of Scholars At Risk Europe and serves on the board of the Alliance for Critical and Solidary Scholarship. Ilyas has co-authored two books and contributed several articles on academic freedom in academic journals and edited volumes. His research interests also include authoritarianism and the shrinking space for civil society organizations (CSOs).