Ayşen Üstübici
Asst. Prof.
International Relations
Overview
Ayşen Üstübici is an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Relations at Koç University (with dual appointment with the Sociology Department). She is a member of the executive board of the Migration Research Center at Koç University (MiReKoc). She studies power, inequalities and contestations in relation to different aspects of international mobility. Her research interests include irregular migration, externalization of migration policies, forced displacement, local integration, future aspirations, informal labour market and gender.
She is the author of ‘The Governance of International Migration: Irregular Migrants' Access to Right to Stay in Turkey and Morocco’ (Amsterdam University Press, 2018). She published articles in Geopolitics, New Perspectives on Turkey, Comparative Migration Studies, Disasters, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Journal of Refugee Studies among other outlets. She is one of the editors of the journal International Migration.
Research areas
Urban Studies , Social Policy , Gender Studies , Governance , International MigrationEducation
PhD, Koç University
PhD, University of Amsterdam
Master’s, London School of Economics
Bachelor’s, Boğaziçi University
Awards
BAGEP Award
