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drmehmetyavuz.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @ K-State | PhD @umanitoba.bsky.social | Peace and Conflict Studies | Balkans | Middle East | Queer Studies | Transitional Justice |Activism| 🇧🇦🇨🇾🇹🇷🏳️‍🌈🧿| Opinions are my own| 📍Manhattan, KS
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It was my first time attending @asn-org.bsky.social . The quality and creativity of the scholarship, especially from emerging voices in the field, was really promising! 🙌

#NewPublication 🚨 I am excited to share my 2nd article of the week, which introduces Good Tune Theory and the concept of Treasure Chest #Peace. In this article, GTT argues that achieving true peace requires constant resistance against dominant systems (1) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

#NewPublication 🚨 How can we queer reconciliation in post-accord societies where violence isn’t ended but shifted? What does a peace agreement mean for marginalized people? www.tandfonline.com/eprint/S2IDX...

That’s a wrap! I had the absolute best class this semester! What an incredible group of students. Teaching and learning with you all has been a highlight, and I’m so proud of the work we did together. Grateful to be your professor! ❤️ #ConflictResolution@Kstate #CNRES

#NewPublication 🚨 I am excited to share my 2nd article of the week, which introduces Good Tune Theory and the concept of Treasure Chest #Peace. In this article, GTT argues that achieving true peace requires constant resistance against dominant systems (1) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

#NewPublication 🚨 How can we queer reconciliation in post-accord societies where violence isn’t ended but shifted? What does a peace agreement mean for marginalized people? www.tandfonline.com/eprint/S2IDX...

That’s a wrap on #ISA2025! Heading back to Kansas—so many great conversations, ideas and critiques! Now… who’s covering my class tomorrow?! 👀

A mandatory picture for the first day of teaching! 😌

It was wonderful to see so many new faces and reconnect with old colleagues on the first day of the conference! #PCSJ2025

This must be a good sign in my new neighbourhood! 😇

#ProfessionalNews I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve accepted a T-T faculty position in the Conflict Resolution program at Kansas State University, starting next week, where I’ll be starting my own lab!

The Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program at the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in the study of Turkey. For more information please visit: northwestern.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Updated CFA! 36-months postdoc position in Madrid @UC3M & @ic3jm.bsky.social

#NewPublication 🚨 Delighted to share that my piece on the history of Pride in Bosnia is now published! In this piece, I also share my reflections on the 2022 Sarajevo Pride Parade. The first 50 e-prints are free access. #LGBTQResearch www.tandfonline.com/eprint/IHACD...

Turkish police assaulted and detained dozens of women during their protest against violence against women. (25/11 is the International Day for Elimination of Violence against women) Have a look at these strong photos by @bianet.bsky.social that show how very dangerous these women truly are 👇🏼

November be like! 🤦‍♂️

Reviewer 2 did the thing 👀🫶

I enjoyed every minute of @tungohan.bsky.social’s perspective in this podcast and I also want to give a shoutout to @academicaunties.com! 🙌

Māori MPs briefly suspended the Aotearoa parliament’s attempts to reinterpret their founding treaty in the most bad ass use of the Haka I’ve ever seen.

Editors’ suggestions to submit rejected manuscripts to ‘area studies’ journals are deeply colonial. They prioritize ‘universal’ (usually Western) scholarship over contributions from or about non-Western regions, reinforcing a division between ‘general’ knowledge and ‘area-specific’ knowledge.

Pro-Kurdish party officials hold protest in Ankara against removal of mayors as 5 more arrested https://buff.ly/3Z6sbCa

I have been concerned for years that states will block faculty from attending certain conferences or accepting some grants. It looks like that is now happening at North Texas. www.chronicle.com/article/a-te...