Editor in Chief
Assoc. Professor Musa Yavuz ALPTEKIN;
He was born in 1976. His family is originally from Trabzon/Çaykara county, Karaçam (Yukarı Ögene) Village. He received his primary and high school education in Bayburt, and his university education in Istanbul and Istanbul University. He completed his Master's (2000) and PhD (2006) studies in the Department of Sociology at the Social Sciences Institute of the same university, Department of Social Structure-Social Change.
In 2006, he started to teach Sociology at Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. Four years later, he transferred to the Faculty of Letters, Department of Sociology of the same University. At this stage, he went to the USA as a visiting researcher in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado, with the Postdoctoral Research Scholarship of the Higher Education Institution, to conduct research on the ethnic composition, immigration and integration of America, and he also studied the Meskhetian Turks in Denver. He carried out a seven-month theoretical and field study involving Upon his return to Turkey at the end of 2010, he was appointed as the head of the Sociology department and for four and a half years following this date (February 2016), he carried out the basic establishment processes of the department, such as the formation of the academic staff and the approval of the undergraduate and graduate student admission files by HCI (High Commission Institute).
In the period of July-September 2013, with a six (6)-month overseas research scholarship provided by Karadeniz Technical University and for three months during the summer break, as a visiting researcher, International Islamic University, Department of Sociology, in the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. He carried out a theoretical and ethnographic study in During this time, he had the opportunity to examine the tension between the Nation-State and Ethnic differences and possible solutions on Malaysia, theoretically, ethnographically and practically.
Between March 4 and July 31, 2017, he received a TÜBİTAK Post-Doctoral Research Scholarship for five months at the University of Birmingham in England, one of the world's leading experts in his field, a lecturer in the Department of International Relations and Political Scientist Prof. Dr. He went to this university with the invitation of Stefan Wolff and Prof. Under the supervision of Wolff, he conducted a theoretical study on the subject of "Kurds in Turkey and the Middle East".
In October 2021, again with TÜBİTAK's post-doctoral research scholarship abroad, for 8 months (he paid the remaining time for a year in total), the director of the Center for Turkish Studies, an institution of Duisburg-Essen University, He went to Germany at the invitation of Professor Hacı Halil Uslucan. Under the consultancy of Uslucan, he conducted a quantitative and qualitative diaspora study titled "The Formation of the Turkish Diaspora in Germany", whose data were collected from 300 people, members and volunteers of 52 Turkish associations in Duisburg and Essen.
On August 6, 2023, with an unpaid research assignment, he went to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, to conduct social structure, culture, folklore and ethnography studies. His work here continues.
Focusing on the sub-disciplines of Sociology, Urban Sociology, Economic Sociology, Political Sociology and Ethnic Sociology, the author's book, City and Society, consists of his doctoral thesis, as well as a monograph in Malaysia and a monograph in which he examines the Contracting profession in Trabzon, and geo-political in which he examines the concept of Patriotism in Trabzon. There are five copyrighted works including monographs and 17 edition book works that he edited. Alptekin is also the editor of HABITUS Journal of Sociology, as well as TR Indexed IMGELEM Journal, and the founding president of the BİLGİTOY Association, the umbrella organization that publishes these journals. Published in various national and international journals, more than 70 English in the context of Global urbanization trends, Urban Transformation, Capitalism, ethnic structure of the Middle East, social integration process in the European Union, nationalism, nation building, migration, diaspora, nation state and ethnic differences. and Turkish articles, book chapters and papers. He still continues his academic activities in the Department of Sociology at KTU and gives undergraduate and graduate courses focused on Political Sociology.
Vice Editors
2008 yılında Kırıkkale Üniversitesi Sosyoloji Bölümünden mezun olan Yasemin Gezer Tuğrul, 2013 yılında yüksek lisansını ve 2023 yılında “Erken Yaşta Evlendirilen Erkeklerin Evlilik Deneyimleri: Van İli Örneği” başlıklı tezi ile doktorasını tamamlamıştır. Akademik çalışma alanları arasında; aile sosyolojisi, çocukluk sosyolojisi, yaşlılık sosyolojisi toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliği, kadına yönelik şiddet, erken yaşta evlilikler, kadın araştırmaları gibi konular yer almaktadır. Birçok ulusal ve uluslararası kongrede bildiri sunmuş, çeşitli dergilerde makaleler yayımlamış ve kitap bölümü yazmıştır. 2024 yılında "Erken Yaşta Evliliklerin Erkek Yüzü" başlığıyla kitabı yayımlanmıştır. 2014 yılından bu yana Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyoloji Bölümünde öğretim görevlisi doktor olarak görev yapmaktadır.
Rahime Özgün Kehya (PhD) is an academic at Kafkas University in the Department of Cinema and Television. Her research focuses on migration, gender, integration, cultural diversity, and otherness in film and media studies. She conducted a research project at the Institute of Media Studies at the Philipps University of Marburg in Germany. She has also worked for multinational companies and directed award-winning short films. She has received research and merit scholarships from DAAD in Germany and TUBITAK in Turkey.
Field Editors (Alan Editörleri)
Doç. Dr. Dilek Latif Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi, Uluslararası İlişkiler bölümü öğretim üyesidir.
Doktora çalışmasını 2005 yılında Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi’nde, “Etnik olarak bölünmüş toplumlarda barış inşaası Bosna ve Hersek örneği” tez konusuyla tamamlamıştır. 2007 Güz döneminde California Devlet Üniversitesi’nde “Çatışma çözümü ve barış eğitimi konusunda” Fulbright akademik değişim programı kapsamında doktora sonrası (post-doc) araştırmasını yürütmüştür. Fulbright mesleki gelişim bursu ile 2012 yaz döneminde “Toplumsal Uzlaşı ve Barış Eğitimi: Tartışmalı tarih öğretiminde yeni yaklaşımlar” konusunda Boston Üniversitesi and Birleşik Devletler Barış Enstütüsü’nde (US Institute of Peace-Washington DC/USA) araştırmalarda bulunmuştur. Akademik ilgi alanları çatışma çözümü ve bölünmüş toplumlarda uzlaşma ve barış inşaası stratejileridir. Bu bağlamda tarih ve din eğitimi ile ilgili çalışmalar da yapmıştır. Çatışma çözümü, barış eğitimi, Kıbrıs Siyasi tarihi, Balkan Politikası ve Balkanlar’da barış inşaası konularında lisans ve yüksek lisans dersleri vermiştir.
Pinar Erkem- Biography
Dr.Pinar Erkem is an Associate Professor of Political Science and has been working in Istanbul
University, Faculty of Economics since 2008. Dr.Erkem has her BA on International Relations from
Dokuz Eylul University in Turkey and MA on European Integration and Development from Vrije
University Brussels in Belgium. She has completed her PhD in 2014 at Istanbul University with a
dissertation titled “Consociationalism as a Method of Conflict Regulation: A Case Study of 1960
Cyprus Republic”. Dr.Erkem studied in Queen’s University, Canada, as a visiting scholar during PhD,
working on consociational theory in 2012-2013. Dr.Erkem gives lectures on IR, political science,
nationalism, conflict regulation and globalization at the faculty. Her research interests include
nationalism, conflict regulation, multiculturalism, EU-Turkey relations and arts and politics.
Dr. Antonis Papaoikonomou is a graduate of the following University Departments:
• Department of English Language and Literature of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
• the Department of Economics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
• the Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies of the University of Macedonia and
• the Department of International and European Relations of the University of Macedonia.
• Department of Theology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
He holds the postgraduate diplomas
• "Studies in Education" of the Hellenic Open University,
• Political Theory and Philosophy of the Department of Political Studies of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
• History of Philosophy of the Department of Philosophy and Pedagogy of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and
• Systematic Philosophy of the Department of Philosophy and Pedagogy of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
• Master of Science in Economics, Department of Economics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
• Studies in Orthodox Church, Department of Social Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
In 2011 he was awarded a doctorate of philosophy (PhD) by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki on the centrality of the educational role in the self-perception of the individual. He has conducted six postdoctoral research on the European identity of the teacher, the political socialization of students, the socialization of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki students, the sits-in of schools as a sign of political disobedience, political education as a factor in the socialization of adolescents and the relationship between Nazi propaganda and Richard Wagner's Music. He speaks English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Pesrian and Turkish. He has served in secondary education in various positions as a teaching and administrative staff for 25 years. He has taught sociology of education, pedagogical research and teaching at the Aristotle University, the University of Macedonia, as a Teaching Staff at the Hellenic Open University and as a visiting professor in the Departments of Political Science at the Universities of Beihang in Beijing, Cairo in Egypt and Cadi Ayyad in Marrakesh. Since October 2017 he has been serving at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki as a Special Teaching Staff.
His areas of research interest are: Educational Research, Sociology of Education and Political Sociology.
He has published 78 articles in journals. His published work deals with issues of sociology of education, political sociology and pedagogy.
2014 yılında Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü ve Sosyoloji Bölümünden çift anadal derecesiyle mezun oldu. Aynı yıl İstanbul Şehir Üniversitesi’nde Sosyoloji Programı’nda yüksek lisans programına kabul aldı. 2017 yılında buradan internet memleri ve mizahı üzerine yazdığı Communicative Potentials of Internet Memes: Caps Culture in Turkey başlıklı teziyle yüksek lisans derecesini kazandı. Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi’nde Kent, Mekan ve Duygulanımsal Atmosfer: Samsun’da Bir Sahil Parkının Etnografisi başlığıyla doktora çalışmasını tamamladı. 2016 yılından beri Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Sosyoloji Bölümü’nde araştırma görevlisi olarak çalışmaktadır. Aynı zamanda Türkiye’de kadına yönelik şiddet, aile konulu çeşitli araştırmalarda yer almaktadır.
Doktora : Medya ve İletişim Çalışmaları
İlgi Alanları: Medya ve İletişim, Sinema, Göstergebilim, Medya Okuryazarlığı
Ateş Uslu is a historian of political thought, who graduated from the International Relations Department of Galatasaray University. He earned his master’s degree in History from Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne University. He completed his doctoral studies through a joint program between the same university and Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in Budapest.
He began his teaching career as a guest lecturer at Galatasaray University Department of Political Science and later became an assistant professor at Istanbul Aydın University Department of Political Science and International Relations. In 2014, he joined the Faculty of Political Science at Istanbul University, where he earned the title of Associate Professor in the field of political thought. He was promoted to full professor in 2023. During the 2024-2025 academic year, he was a visiting researcher at the Chair for Social Philosophy (Prof. Rahel Jaeggi) at Humboldt University in Berlin. He is working on a sabbatical research project titled Political Implications of György Lukács’s Ontology of Social Being. Beginning in October 2025, he continues his research on Lukács’s political philosophy in his later years (1956–1971) at the Chair of the History of Knowledge at the University of Konstanz as a guest researcher.
In addition to his articles in various journals and books on the history of political thought, cultural history, and political history, he is the author of three books in Turkish: Lukács: The Road to Marx (2006), Introduction to the History of Political Thought: Historiography, Core Approaches, and Research Methods (2017), and The Social History of Political Thought (3 volumes, 2021).
Turkish Language Editor
English Language Editor
Associate Professor of English Language and Literature (PhD, University of Belgrade), based in Belgrade, Serbia.
My academic background includes BA, MA, and PhD degrees from the Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade, where I specialized in Anglophone literature and literary theory, with doctoral research focused on the representation of female characters in the works of Margaret Atwood.
I currently hold the position of Associate Professor at Sinergija University (Bosnia and Herzegovina) while remaining actively engaged in the broader Belgrade academic and research community.
I am the author or co-author of over 60 scientific publications, including papers published in international journals and conference proceedings, and two university coursebooks in English literature. My recent research particularly focuses on educational chatbots, AI-supported literary analysis, English-medium instruction, and the responsible integration of artificial intelligence into language and literature teaching.
I am also the author and coordinator of the interdisciplinary scientific program Limitations and Possibilities: Artificial Intelligence in Education, Culture and Society (Belgrade Youth Center, Feb - Oct 2026), which brings together university professors, researchers, and industry experts to examine the role of AI in education, culture, and society. The program includes a multi-month expert lecture series followed by expert panels and an international scientific conference dedicated to interdisciplinary AI research (14-15 November, 2026).
In addition to teaching and research, I actively contribute to academia through:
• Editorial board membership in international academic journals
• Peer review for journals
• Participation in higher education accreditation and quality assurance processes (AVORS, NAT)
• Scientific committee membership at international conferences
• Development of innovative teaching approaches connecting humanities and AI
Research areas:
AI in education | AI in literary and language studies | Educational chatbots | Digital humanities | British, American and Canadian literature | Ecocriticism | Literary translation | Interpreting | EMI (English-medium instruction) | Contemporary Literary Theories | Interdisciplinary humanities research
Statistics Editor
Ethics Editor
Editorial Board (Yayın Kurulu)
Başlıca araştırma alanları, AB'nin katılım ve komşuluk politikası ülkeleri ile dış ilişkileri, Birliğin tarihsel ve kurumsal gelişimi ve AB'nin göç gündemi dahil olmak üzere Avrupa entegrasyonunun çeşitli yönlerine odaklanmaktadır. Çok sayıda kitap bölümü ve makalesi yayımlandı, çok sayıda sunum ve konuşma yaptı. İki akademik derginin yayın kurulunda yer almaktadır. Aynı zamanda küresel paradiplomasi ağının da bir üyesidir.
Avrupa Birliği araştırmalarına uzun süredir devam eden ilgisinin yanı sıra, son dönemdeki çalışmaları toplumsal cinsiyet, paradiplomasi ve iklim değişikliği konularına odaklanıyor.
Orkhan Valiyev (Dr.) was born on April 22, 1987. After graduating from high school in 2005, he received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Baku State University in 2009. In 2012-2014, he received a master's degree from the Department of Political Science at the Academy of Public Administration. In 2014, he won a state scholarship from Turkey for doctoral studies. He started his doctoral education in 2015 and received a doctorate in philosophy from the Faculty of Political Sciences of Sakarya University, Institute of Social Sciences, unanimously defending the scientific work "The Nationalization Process of Tsarist Azerbaijan: 1850-1920." In the 2018-2019 academic year, he was engaged in pedagogical activities at the Department of Political Science and International Relations of the Western Caspian University. In the 2021-2022 academic year, he resumed his pedagogical activity at the Department of Political Science and International Relations of the Western Caspian University. In addition, in the relevant academic year, he began working as an adjunct teacher in the master's department at the Department of Sociology, Baku State University.
Demet Lüküslü is Professor of Sociology at Yeditepe University in Istanbul, Turkey. She received her PhD in Sociology from Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris, France in 2005. She has expertise in qualitative research and is particularly interested in youth studies, social movements and sociology of everyday life and gender studies. She has research experience of EU funded projects on youth participation such as PARTISPACE (Horizon2020 2015-18), PARTIBRIDGES (Erasmus+ 2019-2021) and OUYE (Erasmus+ 2021-2023). She is the editor (together with Batsleer & Rowley) (2022) of the edited book, Young People, Radical Democracy and Community Development (Bristol University Press). She also published extensively in Turkish. She is the author of Türkiye’de “Gençlik Miti”: 1980 Sonrası Türkiye Gençliği (The “myth of youth” in Turkey: The post-1980 youth in Turkey) (İletişim Yayınları, 2009); Türkiye’nin 68’i: Bir Kuşağın Sosyolojik Analizi (Turkey’s 68: The Sociological Analysis of a Generation).
1975 yılı Gölcük doğumlu Gökhan Göktürk aslen Elazığ'lıdır. Eğitim hayatına 1997 yılında Kütahya Dumlupınar Üniversitesi Sosyoloji Bölümünde başlayan Göktürk, 2001 yılında mezun olmuştur. 2001-2004 yılları arasında aynı üniversitede "Küreselleşmenin Emperyal Boyutları: Aşırı Liberalizm" teziyle yüksek lisans eğitimini tamamlamıştır. 2006 yılında İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyoloji Bölümünde doktora eğitimine başlayan Göktürk, "1946-1980 Yılları Arasında Siyaset Sosyolojisi Açısından Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi" başlıklı teziyle Eylül 2012'de doktora eğitimini tamamlamıştır. 2013 yılında Dr. Öğr. Üyesi olarak atanan Göktürk, halen aynı bölümde Doç. Dr. olarak görevine devam etmektedir.
Prof AJEET JAISWAL, Director (Faculty Affairs)
and Head, Department of Anthropology
Dr Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University),
Sagar, Madhya Pradesh-470003, INDIA
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E-mail: rpgajeet@gmail.com
• Ph. D. from Delhi University 2009 (Anthropology). Title: Health Conditions of Textile Workers of District Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. M.Sc. (2003) and B.Sc. (2001) from Delhi University.
• He is an Author of Eleven (11) books -5 Text Books, 3 Reference Books, and 3 Edited Books. Published 108 papers and articles.
• His Research Gate Report (Germany): showed his research paper and article were Read or used by: 4,44,532 people belonging to 163 Countries, 119 Educational Institutions and more than 100 Disciplines.
• His 19 lectures telecast on SwayamPrabha Channel (Free D.T.H. Channel for Education)- Ecological Anthropology: Cultural and Biological Dimensions.
• He Prepared the Physical and Financial Annual Progress Report, Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India (2009-2010).
• Also Written 50 Units/Modules for IGNOU and P.G. e-Pathshala (A Ministry of Education Project under its National Mission on Education through I.C.T. (NME-ICT).
• He Recorded 47 video lectures for the paper Anthropology under e-PG Pathshala Project.
• Also Submitted UGC-Major Research Project (2016-2019).
• His Research Guidance include 5 PhD; 5 M.Phil; 35 M.A. /M.Sc.
• He is a Editor-In-Chief: Anthropo-Indialogs - An Open Access Peer Reviewed Journal http://arfjournals.com/Archaeology/ai
• Also Editorial Board Member and Reviewer of more than 30 International and National Journals.
• He Participated and Presented in more than 100 International and National Seminars, Workshops, Lectures, Exhibitions, Orientation Courses, Refresher Courses and Summer Courses.
• Also Appointed as a Nodal Officer for the Student Satisfaction Survey under the PMMMNMTT scheme, Ministry of Human Resource Development.
• He Delivered several Endowment Lectures, Keynote Addresses, Invited speakers and Special Lectures.
• He was a Convener of several International Panels -IUAES, Manchester, United Kingdom (2013); IUAES Inter-Congress, Bangkok, Thailand (2015); IUAES Inter-Congress, Poznan, Poland (2018); IUAES World-Congress, Delhi, India.
• Also Lifetime Membership in Many Educational Bodies.
• he developed a Physical/Biological Anthropology Lab- Department of Anthropology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry.
• Received several academic Awards-Best Rapporteur Award 2018, The Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi; Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing Award 2018, 2019; Indian Psychological Association (I.P.A.) Academic Excellence Awards 2020, the Indian Psychological Association, Department of Psychology, Punjab University, Chandigarh; Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing Award 2020; Best Paper Award-The University Sains, Penang, Malaysia 2012; The Dr A. Sharma Memorial Best Paper Award, The University of Delhi, 2015.
• And Participated in various Anthropological Development Programmes.
I am Reader in Applied Linguistics at Newcastle University, UK and Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy. I have expertise on technology enhanced language learning and teaching, particularly on the communicative and pedagogical aspects of multimodal and intercultural interaction in online settings, focusing on social presence, meaning-making, instruction-giving, and task design. Through the lens of the theory of social presence and using mixed methods as well as social semiotics and multimodal (inter)action analysis, my work aims to understand how people from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds and from different communities establish interpersonal relationships and improve their digital, linguistic, and intercultural communication skills. I am particularly interested in contributing to social and intercultural connectedness through fostering interpersonal relationships and participation in physical and online communities.
I was Principal Investigator of the Communities, Languages, and Activities App (ENACT) project https://enacteuropa.com (2019-2022) co-funded by the European Union. The main aim of the project was to foster intercultural and intergenerational social cohesion and understanding between migrant and host community members through two-way knowledge exchange facilitated by digital tools. We worked with several organisations supporting migrant communities including the Newcastle City of Sanctuary, Action Foundation, and the North East Solidarity Teaching (NEST). We are currently organising impact events for schools and communities at the University and at the Great North Museum (Newcastle Upon Tyne) in collaboration with Tyne and Wear museums.
I am a General Council member of UNICollaboration https://www.unicollaboration.org/index.php/general-council/ and the co-editor of the Journal of Virtual Exchange https://journal.unicollaboration.org I have publications in leading journals in the field such as Language Learning and Technology, ReCALL, and System. My most recent books are an edited volume Virtual Exchange: Towards Digital Equity in Internationalisation (2021), a co-authored manuscript Instruction Giving in Online Language Lessons: A Multimodal (Inter)action Analysis (2023), and a co-edited volume Cultural Tasks For Digital Language Learning (2025).
Mimar Sinan Üniversitesi Sosyoloji mezunudur. Aynı üniversitede Yüksek Lisans ve Doktora eğitimini almıştır. Yüksek Lisans Tezi Prof. Dr. Güliz Erginsoy gözetiminde "Cahit Tanyol: Hayatı, eserleri ve sosyoloji görüşleri", doktora tezi ise Prof. Dr. Firdevs Gümüşoğlu gözetiminde "Türk Yurdu Dergisinde Milliyetçilik (1911-1931) şeklindedir. İstanbul'da felsefe öğretmenliği yaptıktan sonra 2016 yılında Bartın Üniversitesi Sosyoloji Bölümü'nde Dr. Öğretim üyesi olarak göreve başlamıştır. 2020 yılında doçent unvanı almış ve Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Hizmet Bölümüne geçmiştir. Halen burada görev almaktadır. Türk Yurdu Dergisinde Milliyetçilik, Türk Sosyolojisinin Tanığı: Cahit Tanyol ve Küreselleşen Dünyada Sosyoloji başlıklı üç kitabı ve editörlüğünü yaptığı İletişim ve Medya Sosyolojisi kitapları vardır. Bunun dışında liselerde okutulmak üzere 10. Sınıf Felsefe ve Eğitim Sosyolojisi ders kitaplarını yazmıştır. Makale ve kitap bölümleri çeşitli dergi ve yayınevlerinde yayınlanmıştır. Milliyetçililk, Oryantalizm, Medya, Sinema, Askeri sosyoloji, Sosyoloji Tarihi, kolonyalizm üzerine çalışmaları mevcuttur.
https://satila.sakarya.edu.tr/
Prof. DR. H. Musa TASDELEN
Sakarya University,
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanitees Türkiye
Name & Surname: H. MUSA TAŞDELEN
Place & Date of Birth: İstanbul, 23.03.1959
Citizenship:Turkish
Marital Status: Married and three children
Languages: English
JOB:
Lecturer Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Sakarya University, Adapazarı, Turkey.
CURRENT ADDRESS:
Sakaryal Üniversitesi, İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi, Sosyoloji Bölümü, Esentepe Kampüsü, Adapazarı
SAKARYA/ TURKEY
E-Mail: tasdelen@sakarya.edu.tr- musatasdelen@yahoo.com
PHONE: +90 264 2956131
MOBILE: +90 543 479 34 34
COURSES TAUGHT:
Globalization Debate
Sociology of migration
Sociology of International Relations,
Intellectuals and Society,
Political Sociology,
Social Structure of Türkiye
EDUCATION:
1983:B.A. at Political Science Faculty, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
1984: M.A. in Social Structure and Social Change, The Institute of Social Sciences, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Thesis title (in Turkish):”BölgeselGelişme ve Şehirleşme İlişkileri”
Thesis title (in English) : “The Relationships Between Regional Development and Urbanization”
1989: PhD in Social Structure and Social Change, The Institute of Social Sciences, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Thesis title (in Turkish): “Yurtdışından Dönüş Yapan Türk İşçilerinin Sosyo-Ekonomik ve sosyo-Kültürel Meseleleri”
Thesis title (in English): “Socio-Economic and Socio-Cultural Problems of Returned Turkish Workers From Abroad”
1989: Assistant Professor. Fırat Universitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyoloji Bölümü Elazığ
1993: Associate Professor (Doçent) . Fırat Universitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyoloji Bölümü Elazığ
1997: Professor, Sakarya Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyoloji
1984 İstanbul doğumludur. Lisans eğitimini İstanbul Üniversitesi Sosyoloji Bölümü ve Çalışma Ekonomisi ve Endüstri İlişkileri Bölümü'nde tamamlamıştır. Yüksek lisans ve doktora derecesini Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Üniversitesi'nde almıştır. 2016 yılından beri Kütahya Dumlupınar Üniversitesi'nde görev yapmaktadır. Güncel olarak göç ve vatandaşlık üzerine çalışmaktadır.
Nişantaşı Üniversitesi SSBF
Edita Bekteshi is Assoc. Prof. Dr. of English Language at the University Isa Boletini in Mitrovica, Kosovo. Her research interests include contemporary teaching methodologies, collaborative learning, microlearning, project-based learning, and inclusive and personalized learning in a foreign language classroom. She has also conducted postdoctoral studies in Portugal and Austria related to her field of study and has published in various international journals.
Bilkent Üniversitesi İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü’ndeki lisans öğrenimini 1998’de tamamladıktan sonra, 1999’da, aynı üniversitenin Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü’nün Uluslararası İlişkiler Ana Bilim Dalı’ndan, The Contribution of The International Court of Justice to The Continental Shelf Disputes in The Mediterranean Sea başlıklı tezi ile Yüksek Lisans, Marmara Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Anabilim Dalı’ndan, 2011 yılında, Bir Göç Sisteminin Anatomisi: Türkiye-Rusya Örneği başlıklı tezi ile Doktora derecelerini almıştır.
Çalışmaları, uluslararası göç ve göç politikaları alanlarında yoğunlaşmıştır.
Halen, Doktor Öğretim Üyesi olarak, İstanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi, İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi, Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü’nde çalışmaktadır.
Nazan YILDIZ ÇİÇEKÇİ 2004 yılında Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, İngiliz Dili ve Edebiyatı bölümünden mezun oldu. 2005 yılında aynı bölümde araştırma görevlisi olarak çalışmaya başladı. 2007 yılında aynı üniversitede Uygulamalı Dilbilimi alanında yüksek lisansını “Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, İngiliz Dili ve Edebiyatı Anabilim Dalı Edebiyat Derslerindeki Eleştirel Düşünce Ortamını Edebiyat Tabanlı Eleştirel Düşünce Programıyla Geliştirmek üzerine Deneysel Bir Çalışma” adlı teziyle tamamladı. 2008 yılında Hacettepe Üniversitesi, İngiliz Dili ve Edebiyatı bölümünde doktora öğrencisi oldu ve aynı bölümde araştırma görevlisi olarak çalışmaya başladı. 2015 yılında “Geoffrey Chaucer’ın Canterbury Hikayeleri’nde Melezleşme ve Sınıflar Arasındaki Sınırların Yeniden Çizilmesi” adlı teziyle doktora derecesini aldı. Oregon Üniversitesi, Amerikan İngiliz Enstitüsünden eleştirel düşünce becerileri üzerine sertifika sahibidir. Ulusal ve uluslararası yayın ve bildirileri bulunmaktadır. Orta Çağ İngiliz Edebiyatı, Orta Çağ Tarihi, Chaucer, Eski İngiliz Edebiyatı, İngiliz Romanı, Kadın Çalışmaları, Toplumsal Cinsiyet, Karşılaştırmalı Edebiyat, Sömürgecilik ve Sömürgecilik sonrası Dönemi İngiliz Edebiyatı, ve Eleştirel Düşünce ve Edebiyat başlıca çalışma alanlarıdır. Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, İngiliz Dili ve Edebiyatı Bölümü’nde doçent olarak görev yapmaktadır.
Prof. Dr. Fahri ÇAKI, 1966, İstanbul doğumlu olup aslen Karslıdır. İlk ve orta öğrenimini İstanbul’da aldıktan sonra 1984-1988 yılları arasında İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyoloji Bölümünde lisans eğitimini tamamlamıştır. 1989-1992 yılları arasında Patnos, Gebze ve İstanbul’da çeşitli liselerde felsefe grubu öğretmenliği yaparken eşzamanlı olarak İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyoloji Bölümünde Baykan Sezer danışmanlığında “Eğitimde Batıcılaşma” konulu yükseklisans tezini tamamlamıştır. 1993 yılında kazanmış olduğu YÖK bursuyla ABD, Philadelphia kentine giderek Temple University’de ikinci kez yükseklisans yapmış ve ardından Kyriakos Kontopoulos danışmanlığında “New Social Classes and Movements in the Context of Politico-Economic Development in Contemporary Turkey” başlıklı teziyle doktorasını tamamlamıştır. 2002 yılında yardımcı doçent olarak atandığı Balıkesir Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyoloji Bölümünün kurucu bölüm başkanlığını yapmış ve halen aynı yerde öğretim üyesi ve bölüm başkanı olarak devam etmektedir. 2013 yılında doçentlik ve 2019 yılında profesörlük unvanlarını kazanmıştır. 2015-2016 yılları arasında BAÜN Uluslararası İlişkiler Arş. Uyg. Merkezi müdürlüğü yapmıştır. Sosyal hareketler ve kimlikler, kültür, gençlik, gönüllülük, aile, afet ve siyaset alanlarına odaklanan akademik çalışmalarının yanı sıra 2014’den beri kurucusu olduğu Ibn-i Haldun Sosyal Politikalar Arş. ve Uyg. Merkezi müdürlüğünü de yürütmektedir. İlgi alanları kapsamında ulusal ve uluslararası çok sayıda yayın, bildiri ve tez danışmanlığıyla birlikte birçok uygulama ve araştırma projesi de yürütmüştür. Evli ve üç çocuk babasıdır.
S.I. Humayun is currently working as a Professor at the Centre for South Asian Studies, UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of South Asia Regional Cooperation, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India. He completed his postgraduate and Doctoral Degree in Defence and Strategic Studies from the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, University of Madras, Chennai, India. His teaching interests are peace and conflict studies, regional cooperation, maritime security issues, and environmental politics. During his doctoral research, he was selected to attend the prestigious Summer Workshop organised by the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka on the theme of “Defence, Technology and Cooperative Security in South Asia”. Having sixteen years of experience in research and teaching in security studies, he has published around fifteen papers and guided thirty postgraduate theses and five doctoral scholars on various themes of South Asian politics. He is a member of the Board of Studies for Defence and Strategic Studies of various universities.
Victor JUC, head of the Legal, Political and Sociological Research Institute, Moldova State University, doctor, professor, corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova, scientific profile International Relations. Professor Victor JUC is author of 310 scientific publications (monographs, chapters in collections, articles in scientific journals, materials of national and foreign scientific conferences).
Scientific interests focus on international relations, European studies, security studies, the history of Romanian philosophical and socio-political thought. In particular, scientific interests are referring to postcold war world order, and post bipolar international security architecture. A separate chapter is concerning the relations between the Republic of Moldova and some international intergovernmental organizations, with predilections for European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Victor JUC is full professor for university courses „Postcold war world order”, „European Union in the international relations system”, „International security” and the „Theory of international relations”.
A huge interest manifested the public lectures presented by corresponding member from the higher tribune of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova with the titles: „European Union: national versus supranational in the Covid-19 pandemic context” and „Peace and security in East-European army conflict context”.
Professor Victor JUC is participant as coordinator and staff member in the realization of national and international scientific research projects between the Republic of Moldova and Romania, the Republic of Moldova and Italy.
My academic journey in Social Work began at Pondicherry University in 2009, where I have consistently pursued teaching, research, fieldwork, research guidance, and administration. My research interests are deeply rooted in real-world issues, informed by my field experiences and collaboration with diverse stakeholders. Over the years, I have developed a strong focus on aging populations, sustainable livelihoods, and innovative social work practices that empower communities and foster inclusive development. My work in gerontology addresses the complexities of aging in the Indian context, exploring the psychosocial, economic, and policy dimensions of elderly care. In parallel, my engagement in livelihood promotion and social entrepreneurship reflects a commitment to building self-reliant and resilient communities through capacity building and sustainable economic models. I have had the privilege of collaborating with several prestigious international and national agencies. At the national level, I have worked with key ministries, including the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), National Institute of Social Defence (NISD) offering my expertise in research, policy planning, and field implementation. Additionally, I have contributed to state-level initiatives in Puducherry, collaborating with the Directorate of Social Welfare and the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA). These partnerships have involved research, training and capacity building, impact assessment, and community-based interventions. In both academic and applied settings, I am committed to evidence-based practice, participatory research, and community engagement. I believe in the transformative potential of Social Work education and strive to mentor students and young professionals, helping them become socially responsible and ethically grounded change-makers. My academic pursuits are complemented by a strong publication record, training modules, and field manuals, all aimed at bridging the gap between theory and practice. I continue to seek opportunities that allow me to contribute to inclusive policy development, effective program implementation, and the advancement of social work as a dynamic and impactful profession. As I move forward, I remain dedicated to addressing emerging social issues, fostering innovation in the third sector, and collaborating with governmental and non-governmental agencies to build a more just, equitable, and compassionate society.
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I received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Middle East Technical University in 2008. I earned a MA degree in European Studies from Catholic University of Leuven in 2009. In 2010 I earned second MA degree in Advanced International studies from the Institut Européen des Hautes Etudes Internationales in Nice (France).In master programmes, I extensively worked on European secularization process and history of secularization in Turkey. I hold a PhD degree from Radboud University, Nijmegen (Catholic University of Nijmegen). My PhD thesis is entitled as “Secularization of Alevis in Turkey – An Extention of Steve Bruce’s Secularization Paradigm and Its Application to Alevi Communities in Turkey.” I have recently published the book in Turkish called "Secularization Theory".
Doç. Dr. Aliye Fatma Mataracı, Felsefe (Lisans/Boğaziçi Üniversitesi), Sosyoloji (MA/Boğaziçi Üniversitesi) ve Film ve TV Çalışmaları (MA/İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi) okuduktan sonra Tarih (Doktora/Boğaziçi Üniversitesi) bölümüne geçti. Doktora çalışmaları sırasında disiplinlerarası geçmişinin geçmişi anlama çabalarına daha zengin bir bakış açısı sağladığını keşfetti. İkinci kitabını 2016`da yayımladı; Savaş Zamanında Ticaret: Bir Osmanlı Müslüman Tüccar Ailesinin Ticari Yazışmaları, 2016. Uluslararası Saraybosna Üniversitesi'nde (IUS) Siyasal Bilimler Programında Yardimci Docent ve Docent olarak gorev yaptigi 2011-2023 yılları arasında çeşitli idari görevlerde bulundu: 2011-2019 yillari arasinda Sosyal Bilimler Bölüm Başkani ve Sosyal ve Siyasal Bilimler Program Koordinatöru, ve 2019-2023 yillari arasinda Hukuk Fakültesi Dekanı olarak gorev yapti. Bircok uluslararasi yanini bulunan Mataraci`nin son calismalari Kimlik Politikaları, Kültürel Miras, Batı Balkanlar ve Sahraaltı Afrika'da Sosyal İklim konularini kapsamaktadir. Mataraci, 2023 ile itibariyle akademik calismalarina Al Akhawayn Universitesi`nde (Fas) devam etmektedir.
The author holds a bachelor’s degree in Pedagogy and a master’s degree in Psychological Counseling and Guidance. In addition to her doctoral studies in Pedagogy and Psychological Counseling and Guidance, she is currently pursuing a PhD in Health and Sports Sciences. She hosts the television program “Aile Rehberi” (Family Guide) on Kanal Avrupa TV and writes a newspaper column. She is also the founder and owner of the Fondness Devotion Institute, a center providing pedagogical, family, and academic counseling services.
She has received extensive national and international training in child therapy, couple and family therapy, individual therapy, psychodynamic therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, transference-focused therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), EMDR therapy, student life coaching, self-coaching, mindfulness, and compassion-focused approaches. In addition, she completed yoga instructor training in the United Kingdom and software development engineering and software testing training in the United States.
She is the author of “Let’s Play Together”, a book on children’s games; the children’s storybook “Mumi Loves Vegetables”; and “Values Education with Children’s Stories”, which has been published in four different languages. She also wrote “Healthy Romantic Relationships” and “Healthy Sexual Life in Romantic Relationships”, contributing to the fields of child development and values education as well as to psychology and the study of romantic relationships. Furthermore, she has written book chapters on pedagogy, psychology, artificial intelligence, and leadership in international scientific books; published research articles in various international peer-reviewed journals; and participated as an expert speaker in webinars and as a keynote speaker at international congresses.
She continues her academic studies while actively working in both professional and administrative roles
Graduated from College of Philosophy (1982) and earned his Ph.D. from the Program School (1986) at Moscow State University.
His fields of scientific interests include:
Pre-History: Origin of man and human thought, archaic consciousness
Philosophy: Philosophy in the 20th century, Methodology of Science, Philosophy of History
Sociology and Political Science: Theory and Practice of Socialism, Future Studies
Ethnic Studies: Methodology, Ethnic processes in Central Asia
Korean Studies: Diaspora Studies, Korean Philosophy, Unification & Global Korean Network
Worked as vice-director at the National Institute of History, rector’s advisor at the National University of Uzbekistan, and was a professor at various Uzbek universities and South Korean universities (Hoseo, Hanyang, and Sun Kyun Kwan).
He has been invited as a guest lecturer to universities in the United States (U of Kansas, Columbia U, Oregon State U, Northeastern Illinois U, Chicago, U of California at Berkeley, Stanford, and Georgia U. and in South Korea (Myungji U, Hanyang U, Kyungpook National U, Chung-Ang U, Kyonggi U, Hanguk U of Foreign Studies).
Published more than 100 works on philosophy, sociology, prehistory, education, Central Asian studies, and overseas Koreans studies in 14 countries.
Presented papers at more than 100 congresses, conferences and seminars in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Ukraine, Russia, Hungary, Romania, Turkey, Korea, France, Germany, India, Sweden, Switzerland, New Zealand, and the United States.
Serves as a member of the editorial boards of journals in Uzbekistan, India, Russia, Korea, and Turkey.
Has been awarded 20 international grants, fellowships, and projects, including the Fulbright Program, Korea Foundation fellowship, and other grants (USA, Korea, EU, Switzerland).
Flavia Lucia Ghencea (BA in law, 1999, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, BA in Psychology, 2018, Ovidius University of Constanța, PhD. in administrative law, 2012, habilitated in 2025, University of Bucharest) is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law and Administrative Sciences of the Ovidius University of Constanța, where she teaches subjects in the field of Public Law (Fundamental Institutions of Administrative Law, Comparative Administrative Systems, Financial Law). PhD. in administrative law at the University of Bucharest since 2012 and habilitated in 2025, author of numerous specialized publications (books, chapters in collective volumes, studies or scientific articles).
She has coordinated research projects on children rights, citizen rights or education. She has published 8 course books and over 50 articles in journal or chapter books, delivered speeches in over 30 conferences and participated in 3 national projects with European Funds.
MC member from Romania in some COST action, coordinate Romanian research team in AC 18114 – ENTAN and AC 20123 – IGCOORD.
It combines technical, legal and psychological training in academic and extracurricular activities, aimed at developing the civic skills of community members, whatever their age or background, with the belief that education, in all its forms, is the only sustainable brick in the overall construction of a quality life.
Dr. Alina Romanovska is a lead researcher and associate professor of the Institute of the Humanities and Social Sciences at Daugavpils University, Latvia. Her research interests include identity, regional studies, contemporary Latvian culture. She has more than 80 publications and is the author of a monograph. She has managed and/or participated in several international and national research projects, for example, The Seventh Framework Programme, Interreg, National Research Programme 'Letonika', Cost Action, H2020, Horizon Europe.
Nataliia Lepska is an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, Zaporizhzhia National University (Ukraine). Her research focuses on geopolitics, public diplomacy, democratic resilience, and peacebuilding, with particular attention to conflict-affected contexts and post-war recovery. She is also engaged in research on global governance and science diplomacy.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6010-423X
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