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Neslihan Akpinar
University of Alberta
Occupation
Graduate Student (Doctoral)
Contact
Department of Political Science
12-11 Tory Building, HM University of Alberta
Edmonton AB T6G 2H9
Canada
ABOUT
I am a Ph.D. student in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta. My specializations are in comparative politics and gender and politics, specifically in the context of multicultural education policies. I hold my MA degree in Political Studies from Istanbul Technical University and BA degree in Sociology from Marmara University in Turkey.
Discipline
Political Science
Sub Areas
Comparative
Education
Gender/Women's Studies
Turkish Studies
Democratization
Middle East/Near East Studies
Minorities
Nationalism
Islamic Studies
Geographic Areas of Interest
Turkey
Europe
Islamic World
Ottoman Empire
Syria
Iran
Lebanon
Specialties
MULTICULTURALISM
EDUCATIONAL POLICIES
GENDER
Languages
Turkish (native)
English (advanced)
Ottoman (elementary)
Education
MA | 2015 | Political Studies | Istanbul Technical University
BA | 2012 | Sociology | Marmara University
Abstracts
Transformation of Religious Identities: The Case of Some Kurdish Alevis Converting to Sunni Islam in Modern Turkey