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How to explain that I do not want to visit a country due to personal safety concern?
My co-authors want to remove my name from manuscript because I am “not in science anymore,” how to correct this?How to deal with classes that I must cancel due to conference travel?How to handle a student who will not accept that he is wrong?Should I explain that I cannot finish my current master due to religious discrimination when applying for another graduate program?
I have been invited to visit a professor in a different country. I am very reluctant to go. The government of this country is currently under investigation by the UN for suspicions of crimes against humanity targeted at people of the same ethnic background as me. More generally, people from my ethnic background are legally considered second-class citizens (when they are citizens at all) in this country, and routinely get physically aggressed in the street without the police or army doing anything, even partaking sometimes...
How should I explain to this professor that I do not want to go? Should I get into details, invent a different reason?
interpersonal-issues international travel visiting
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I have been invited to visit a professor in a different country. I am very reluctant to go. The government of this country is currently under investigation by the UN for suspicions of crimes against humanity targeted at people of the same ethnic background as me. More generally, people from my ethnic background are legally considered second-class citizens (when they are citizens at all) in this country, and routinely get physically aggressed in the street without the police or army doing anything, even partaking sometimes...
How should I explain to this professor that I do not want to go? Should I get into details, invent a different reason?
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Are you willing to disclose your ethic background to the professor or do you want to keep it private? Is your reason your personal safety or a broader political statement?
– StrongBad♦
4 hours ago
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A bit redundant to anonymize the question then tag it [israel]
– Azor Ahai
3 hours ago
@StrongBad ethic or ethnic?
– Federico Poloni
3 hours ago
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Judging from the context, I suspect that your most unpleasant experiences in the relevant country may be security and passport checks which can be quite intrusive for historical reasons. If you just travel for scientific purposes, with no political agenda/activities/trips planned, you will probably be fine once in the country. If you do not wish to go - which you are entitled to, you do not have to justify concerns for your safety to nobody but yourself - then either let your prof know why you do not go, or if for some reason you do not wish to disclose, find some decoy reason.
– Captain Emacs
2 hours ago
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I have been invited to visit a professor in a different country. I am very reluctant to go. The government of this country is currently under investigation by the UN for suspicions of crimes against humanity targeted at people of the same ethnic background as me. More generally, people from my ethnic background are legally considered second-class citizens (when they are citizens at all) in this country, and routinely get physically aggressed in the street without the police or army doing anything, even partaking sometimes...
How should I explain to this professor that I do not want to go? Should I get into details, invent a different reason?
interpersonal-issues international travel visiting
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I have been invited to visit a professor in a different country. I am very reluctant to go. The government of this country is currently under investigation by the UN for suspicions of crimes against humanity targeted at people of the same ethnic background as me. More generally, people from my ethnic background are legally considered second-class citizens (when they are citizens at all) in this country, and routinely get physically aggressed in the street without the police or army doing anything, even partaking sometimes...
How should I explain to this professor that I do not want to go? Should I get into details, invent a different reason?
interpersonal-issues international travel visiting
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Are you willing to disclose your ethic background to the professor or do you want to keep it private? Is your reason your personal safety or a broader political statement?
– StrongBad♦
4 hours ago
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A bit redundant to anonymize the question then tag it [israel]
– Azor Ahai
3 hours ago
@StrongBad ethic or ethnic?
– Federico Poloni
3 hours ago
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Judging from the context, I suspect that your most unpleasant experiences in the relevant country may be security and passport checks which can be quite intrusive for historical reasons. If you just travel for scientific purposes, with no political agenda/activities/trips planned, you will probably be fine once in the country. If you do not wish to go - which you are entitled to, you do not have to justify concerns for your safety to nobody but yourself - then either let your prof know why you do not go, or if for some reason you do not wish to disclose, find some decoy reason.
– Captain Emacs
2 hours ago
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Are you willing to disclose your ethic background to the professor or do you want to keep it private? Is your reason your personal safety or a broader political statement?
– StrongBad♦
4 hours ago
8
A bit redundant to anonymize the question then tag it [israel]
– Azor Ahai
3 hours ago
@StrongBad ethic or ethnic?
– Federico Poloni
3 hours ago
1
Judging from the context, I suspect that your most unpleasant experiences in the relevant country may be security and passport checks which can be quite intrusive for historical reasons. If you just travel for scientific purposes, with no political agenda/activities/trips planned, you will probably be fine once in the country. If you do not wish to go - which you are entitled to, you do not have to justify concerns for your safety to nobody but yourself - then either let your prof know why you do not go, or if for some reason you do not wish to disclose, find some decoy reason.
– Captain Emacs
2 hours ago
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4
Are you willing to disclose your ethic background to the professor or do you want to keep it private? Is your reason your personal safety or a broader political statement?
– StrongBad♦
4 hours ago
Are you willing to disclose your ethic background to the professor or do you want to keep it private? Is your reason your personal safety or a broader political statement?
– StrongBad♦
4 hours ago
8
8
A bit redundant to anonymize the question then tag it [israel]
– Azor Ahai
3 hours ago
A bit redundant to anonymize the question then tag it [israel]
– Azor Ahai
3 hours ago
@StrongBad ethic or ethnic?
– Federico Poloni
3 hours ago
@StrongBad ethic or ethnic?
– Federico Poloni
3 hours ago
1
1
Judging from the context, I suspect that your most unpleasant experiences in the relevant country may be security and passport checks which can be quite intrusive for historical reasons. If you just travel for scientific purposes, with no political agenda/activities/trips planned, you will probably be fine once in the country. If you do not wish to go - which you are entitled to, you do not have to justify concerns for your safety to nobody but yourself - then either let your prof know why you do not go, or if for some reason you do not wish to disclose, find some decoy reason.
– Captain Emacs
2 hours ago
Judging from the context, I suspect that your most unpleasant experiences in the relevant country may be security and passport checks which can be quite intrusive for historical reasons. If you just travel for scientific purposes, with no political agenda/activities/trips planned, you will probably be fine once in the country. If you do not wish to go - which you are entitled to, you do not have to justify concerns for your safety to nobody but yourself - then either let your prof know why you do not go, or if for some reason you do not wish to disclose, find some decoy reason.
– Captain Emacs
2 hours ago
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If I were you I'd have the same concerns. In fact, I'm not like you, and I have the same concerns.
But don't confuse the people of Israel with its government. Certainly there are bad actors there, but I also know many Israelis who are more than decent people and oppose the government actions and attitudes that you worry about.
That said, you may be wise to avoid such a trip. But don't assume, necessarily, that the professor would disagree with your true reasons. There is no way to predict, of course, since opinion about Israeli-Palestinian issues come in "all shades of grey" in Israel.
If it is a question of meeting, rather than visiting the professor's institute, you might suggest meeting elsewhere, say at an international meeting.
To flip it a bit, there are quite a lot of people in the world unwilling to visit the US because of recent trends and attitudes here - and some that are not so recent. And I won't visit Mexico, for example, though I love the place, not because the government is bad, but because of the danger of drug gangs and killings and an ineffective government.
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This answer assumes that the professor is reasonable. If you know them, use your social skills to judge whether they are reasonable.
Tell the professor that you don't want to go there for the reason you told us. They will understand (since they are reasonable). If possible, make another suggestion how you can achieve the goal you had.
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If I were you I'd have the same concerns. In fact, I'm not like you, and I have the same concerns.
But don't confuse the people of Israel with its government. Certainly there are bad actors there, but I also know many Israelis who are more than decent people and oppose the government actions and attitudes that you worry about.
That said, you may be wise to avoid such a trip. But don't assume, necessarily, that the professor would disagree with your true reasons. There is no way to predict, of course, since opinion about Israeli-Palestinian issues come in "all shades of grey" in Israel.
If it is a question of meeting, rather than visiting the professor's institute, you might suggest meeting elsewhere, say at an international meeting.
To flip it a bit, there are quite a lot of people in the world unwilling to visit the US because of recent trends and attitudes here - and some that are not so recent. And I won't visit Mexico, for example, though I love the place, not because the government is bad, but because of the danger of drug gangs and killings and an ineffective government.
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If I were you I'd have the same concerns. In fact, I'm not like you, and I have the same concerns.
But don't confuse the people of Israel with its government. Certainly there are bad actors there, but I also know many Israelis who are more than decent people and oppose the government actions and attitudes that you worry about.
That said, you may be wise to avoid such a trip. But don't assume, necessarily, that the professor would disagree with your true reasons. There is no way to predict, of course, since opinion about Israeli-Palestinian issues come in "all shades of grey" in Israel.
If it is a question of meeting, rather than visiting the professor's institute, you might suggest meeting elsewhere, say at an international meeting.
To flip it a bit, there are quite a lot of people in the world unwilling to visit the US because of recent trends and attitudes here - and some that are not so recent. And I won't visit Mexico, for example, though I love the place, not because the government is bad, but because of the danger of drug gangs and killings and an ineffective government.
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If I were you I'd have the same concerns. In fact, I'm not like you, and I have the same concerns.
But don't confuse the people of Israel with its government. Certainly there are bad actors there, but I also know many Israelis who are more than decent people and oppose the government actions and attitudes that you worry about.
That said, you may be wise to avoid such a trip. But don't assume, necessarily, that the professor would disagree with your true reasons. There is no way to predict, of course, since opinion about Israeli-Palestinian issues come in "all shades of grey" in Israel.
If it is a question of meeting, rather than visiting the professor's institute, you might suggest meeting elsewhere, say at an international meeting.
To flip it a bit, there are quite a lot of people in the world unwilling to visit the US because of recent trends and attitudes here - and some that are not so recent. And I won't visit Mexico, for example, though I love the place, not because the government is bad, but because of the danger of drug gangs and killings and an ineffective government.
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If I were you I'd have the same concerns. In fact, I'm not like you, and I have the same concerns.
But don't confuse the people of Israel with its government. Certainly there are bad actors there, but I also know many Israelis who are more than decent people and oppose the government actions and attitudes that you worry about.
That said, you may be wise to avoid such a trip. But don't assume, necessarily, that the professor would disagree with your true reasons. There is no way to predict, of course, since opinion about Israeli-Palestinian issues come in "all shades of grey" in Israel.
If it is a question of meeting, rather than visiting the professor's institute, you might suggest meeting elsewhere, say at an international meeting.
To flip it a bit, there are quite a lot of people in the world unwilling to visit the US because of recent trends and attitudes here - and some that are not so recent. And I won't visit Mexico, for example, though I love the place, not because the government is bad, but because of the danger of drug gangs and killings and an ineffective government.
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This answer assumes that the professor is reasonable. If you know them, use your social skills to judge whether they are reasonable.
Tell the professor that you don't want to go there for the reason you told us. They will understand (since they are reasonable). If possible, make another suggestion how you can achieve the goal you had.
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This answer assumes that the professor is reasonable. If you know them, use your social skills to judge whether they are reasonable.
Tell the professor that you don't want to go there for the reason you told us. They will understand (since they are reasonable). If possible, make another suggestion how you can achieve the goal you had.
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This answer assumes that the professor is reasonable. If you know them, use your social skills to judge whether they are reasonable.
Tell the professor that you don't want to go there for the reason you told us. They will understand (since they are reasonable). If possible, make another suggestion how you can achieve the goal you had.
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This answer assumes that the professor is reasonable. If you know them, use your social skills to judge whether they are reasonable.
Tell the professor that you don't want to go there for the reason you told us. They will understand (since they are reasonable). If possible, make another suggestion how you can achieve the goal you had.
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Are you willing to disclose your ethic background to the professor or do you want to keep it private? Is your reason your personal safety or a broader political statement?
– StrongBad♦
4 hours ago
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A bit redundant to anonymize the question then tag it [israel]
– Azor Ahai
3 hours ago
@StrongBad ethic or ethnic?
– Federico Poloni
3 hours ago
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Judging from the context, I suspect that your most unpleasant experiences in the relevant country may be security and passport checks which can be quite intrusive for historical reasons. If you just travel for scientific purposes, with no political agenda/activities/trips planned, you will probably be fine once in the country. If you do not wish to go - which you are entitled to, you do not have to justify concerns for your safety to nobody but yourself - then either let your prof know why you do not go, or if for some reason you do not wish to disclose, find some decoy reason.
– Captain Emacs
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