Women’s, LGBTIQ and minority rights in a context of autocracy, conflict and geopolitical shifts

Expected Outcome: Projects should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Policymakers, public administrations, human rights organisations, and civil society actors have strengthened mechanisms to protect groups in a vulnerable situation (such as women, LGBTIQ people, persons with disabilities and minorities) in contexts of autocracy, conflict, and geopolitical instability. Researchers and data collection bodies benefit from robust methodologies to systematically document and analyse the impact of democratic backsliding, conflict, and geopolitical shifts on the rights of these specific groups in a vulnerable situation. Civil society organisations and grassroots movements have enhanced their resilience and advocacy strategies, thanks to the identification of best practices and innovative approaches to counter repression, expand civic space, and promote inclusive governance, … more

Ageing, work, social policiesCollective AwarenessCrisis managementGender in SecurityGender in social sciencesPolitical & Cultural, ethical and religious analysisProtection of citizens (goods and people)Social structure, inequalities, social mobility, interethnic relationsStructures vulnerability predictionAutocracyCivil SocietyConflictDemocratic backslidingFundamental RightsGender equalityGeopolitical shift

1. %53
   GÖZDE YILMAZ

   ProfesörAtılım Üniversitesi

   Shared topics: Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics

   Overlapping papers: Zooming into the ‘Domestic’ in Europeanization: Promotion of Fight against Corruption and Minority Rights in Turkey (2014) · Zooming into the Domestic in Europeanization Promotion of Fight against Corruption and Minority Rights in Turkey (2014)

2. %48
   AYŞE BETÜL ÇELİK KIBRIS

   ProfesörSabancı Üniversitesi

   Research topics: Turkey's Politics and Society · Peacebuilding and International Security · Health, Medicine and Society

   Overlapping papers: Between Coping, Co-optation, and Resistance: Strategies of (En)Countering Anti-gender Challenges in Local Governance in the Context of Democratic Backsliding (2026) · Ex-combatants as civic activists in post-conflict societies: KLA members in Kosovar civil society (2022)

3. %48
   FATMA HÜLYA ŞİMGA

   ProfesörAntalya Bilim Üniversitesi

   Shared topics: International Law and Human Rights

   Overlapping papers: Beauvoir’s Ethics of Ambiguity and Human Rights (2016)

4. %46
   DENİZ ÇALIK

   Öğretim Görevlisi (uygulamalı Birim)Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi

   Research topics: Diverse Cultural and Social Studies · Ethics and Social Impacts of AI · Public Relations and Crisis Communication

5. %46
   FIRAT KARA

   Doktor Öğretim ÜyesiBahçeşehir Üniversitesi

   Research topics: Gender Diversity and Inequality · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Healthcare Policy and Management

   Overlapping papers: Türk Sağlık Sisteminde Özelleştirme Uygulamalarının Değerlendirilmesi: 1985-2022 Dönemi (2024)

6. %46
   FİLİZ KATMAN

   Doktor Öğretim Üyesiİstanbul Aydın Üniversitesi

   Shared topics: Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts

   Overlapping papers: Somali Women’s Past Experiences and Present Realities (2021) · Post 9/11: Anti-Islam Discourse on Terrorism and Its Implications on Counter-Terrorism, Human Rights and National Security in the Netherlands (2020)

7. %46
   MUHAMMET KOÇAK

   DoçentAnkara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi

   Shared topics: Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics

   Overlapping papers: Potential of Organization of Turkic States in the International System: Promises and Vulnerabilities (2023) · Complexity Of Roles: Israel’s Policymaking Towards the Russia-Ukraine War (2025)

8. %46
   OLGA SELİN HÜNLER ÇİDAM

   DoçentAcıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi

   Research topics: Problem Solving Skills Development · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Academic Freedom and Politics

   Overlapping papers: Collective resilience and resistance in hybrid times: gender struggles in Germany, Turkey and Sweden (2023)

9. %45
   ATAKAN YILMAZ

   Doktor Öğretim ÜyesiBahçeşehir Üniversitesi

   Shared topics: European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies

   Overlapping papers: French and Turkish Representations of the Mediterranean: Artificial Intelligence Based Content Analysis (2023)

10. %45
    AYBİKE ELİF BOLCAN

    Doktor Öğretim ÜyesiBahçeşehir Üniversitesi

    Research topics: Gender Studies and Social Issues · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Occupational Health and Safety Research

11. %45
    BANU AÇIKGÖZ

    Doktor Öğretim ÜyesiZonguldak Bülent Ecevit Üniversitesi

    Research topics: LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Child Abuse and Trauma

    Overlapping papers: LGBTIQ+ Employees’ Coping Strategies to Deal with Gender Discrimination at Work: A Qualitative Study (2024) · Trying to Comprehend Physicians’ Feelings and Behaviors toward Sex and Gender Minorities in Terms of Improving Minorities’ Access to Healthcare Services (2024)

12. %45
    HASAN ASLAN

    Doktor Öğretim ÜyesiBartın Üniversitesi

    Research topics: Social Policy and Reform Studies · Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis · Sports, Gender, and Society

    Overlapping papers: Early Retirement Practice in Türkiye and Young Generations' Reactions: An Analysis of Intergenerational Solidarity (2025)

13. %45
    MUKADDER OKUYAN

    Doktor Öğretim ÜyesiBahçeşehir Üniversitesi

    Research topics: Social and Intergroup Psychology · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Gender Politics and Representation

    Overlapping papers: The role of group versus hierarchy motivations in dominant groups’ perceived discrimination (2022) · Majority Grievance in Germany: The Role of Entitlement Beliefs and Ingroup Threat (2024)

14. %43
    KAMİL TARHAN

    Öğretim Görevlisi (ders Vermekle Görevli)Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi

    Shared topics: European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies

    Overlapping papers: Türkiye’s Cybersecurity, Critical Infrastructure, and National Resilience in a Technopolar World Order (2025)

15. %43
    SENEM ERTAN DİLEK

    DoçentAnkara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi

    Shared topics: Gender, Security, and Conflict · Political Conflict and Governance

    Overlapping papers: Abortion Laws in Democracies: Revisiting the Political Development Aspect of Modernization (2025) · Gender and the State (2017)

16. %42
    CANER ÖZARSLAN

    Öğretim Görevlisi (uygulamalı Birim)Bartın Üniversitesi

    Research topics: Diverse Cultural and Social Studies · Schizophrenia research and treatment · COVID-19 and Mental Health

17. %42
    ESRA AKGEMCİ

    DoçentSelçuk Üniversitesi

    Shared topics: Gender, Security, and Conflict

    Overlapping papers: Lessons from Feminist Foreign Policies: Rethinking the EU’s Role in Promoting Peace and Human Rights Amid Anti-Gender Politics and Authoritarian Populism (2025) · Review of Feminist Foreign Policy in Theory and in Practice: An Introduction, by Stephenie Foster and Susan A. Markham; Feminist Foreign Policy Analysis: A New Subfield, edited by Karin Aggestam and Jacqui True; and The Politics of Feminist Foreign Policy and Digital Diplomacy, by Karin Aggestam, Annika Bergman-Rosamond, and Elsa Hedling. (2026)

18. %41
    FUNDA TUNCER ŞAHİN

    Öğretim Görevlisi (ders Vermekle Görevli)Aksaray Üniversitesi

    Research topics: Aging and Gerontology Research · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Turkish Urban and Social Issues

19. %41
    HURİYE GÖKTEN DOĞANGÜN

    DoçentAbdullah Gül Üniversitesi

    Shared topics: Gender, Security, and Conflict

    Overlapping papers: SITUATING THE RUSSIAN ADVOCACY OF TRADITIONAL VALUES IN THE GEOPOLITICAL CONTEXT (2023) · Intellectual activism and pivotal paradigms in casting the model woman of the early Turkish Republic: the voices of Şükûfe Nihal and Nezihe Muhittin (2025)

20. %41
    MELİHA DÖĞÜCÜ

    Öğretim Görevlisi (ders Vermekle Görevli)Amasya Üniversitesi

    Research topics: COVID-19 and Mental Health · Social Work Education and Practice · Resilience and Mental Health

21. %40
    EFSER RANA COŞKUN TÜRKMEN

    Doktor Öğretim ÜyesiAnkara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi

    Shared topics: Political Conflict and Governance

    Overlapping papers: Navigating the Complexities of Democracy Promotion by the European Union: Lessons from Bosnia and Herzegovina (2024)

22. %40
    EMİR YAZICI

    Doktor Öğretim ÜyesiKırklareli Üniversitesi

    Shared topics: Political Conflict and Governance · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations

    Overlapping papers: Nationalism and Human Rights (2019) · Counterterrorism and Preventive Repression: China's Changing Strategy in Xinjiang (2019)

23. %40
    İBRAHİM GÜMÜŞBOĞA

    Araştırma GörevlisiBartın Üniversitesi

    Research topics: Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Sports, Gender, and Society · Family and Disability Support Research

24. %40
    ŞENNUR ÖZDEMİR

    Öğretim Görevlisi (uygulamalı Birim)Bayburt Üniversitesi

    Shared topics: European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones

    Overlapping papers: UNDERSTANDING THE NEW WAR IN THE MODERN AGE: AN ASSESSMENT ON THE RUSSIA – UKRAINE WAR (2023)

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