Başak Yavcan is an Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations at TOBB University of Economics and Technology in Turkey, where she heads an interdisciplinary graduate program on Migration Studies. She is also a Senior Researcher at the Hugo Observatory of Environment Migration and Politics, University of Liège. She holds a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Political Science, has conducted research at Michigan University’s Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, at New York University and at the Northwestern University Buffett Institute’s Keyman Modern Turkish Studies.
Yavçan's research focuses on inter-group relations and public opinion, in particular regarding refugee integration, impact of immigration attitudes on Euroscepticism, immigrant acculturation attitudes and structural and environmental drivers of migration. She has worked extensively on the integration of Syrian refugees in Turkey, with a particular focus on inter-group attitudes, employment, institutional trust, Islamic radicalization, effectiveness of local and national policies and interventions on promoting cohesion. Yavçan has conducted field research in various countries as part of national and international grant schemes, using both quantitative and qualitative methods including surveys, experiments, focus groups, in-depth interviews and content analyses and her resulting work has been published in a number of journals including Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, International Journal of Communication, Turkish Studies, books and policy reports for international institutions such as UNESCO, ICMPD, Care International, and GIZ.
| Migration Reasearch Hub ID: 2432 | |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0149-9988 |
| X/Twitter | https://twitter.com/BasakYavcan |
| ResearchGate | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Basak-Yavcan |
Expertise
Migration processes
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Migration drivers
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Migration forms
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Migration infrastructures
Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)
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Socio-cultural consequences
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Socio-economic consequences
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Legal-political consequences
Migration governance
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Governance actors
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Immigrant policy and law
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Governance processes
Cross-cutting topics in migration research
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Migration research and theory
Disciplines
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Disciplines
Methods
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Quantitative research
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Types of study
Geographies
Roles
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University of Liege
University, Liege, Belgium
Senior Researcher -
TOBB University of Economics and Technology
University, Ankara, Turkey
Associate Professor -
Migration Policy Group
Other, Brussels, Belgium
Head of Research -
TOBB University of Economics and Technology
University, Ankara, Turkey
Associate Professor -
University of Liège
University, Liège, Belgium
Senior Researcher
Research
Gender, radicalization, and patriarchy in Turkey: an analysis of women’s motivations and constraints when confronted with ISIS and the al-Nusra front
| Authors | Gülriz Şen, Başak Yavçan |
| Year | 2024 |
| Journal Name | Turkish Studies | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Beyond ideology - a comparative analysis of how local governance can expand national integration policy: the case of Syrian refugees in Istanbul
| Authors | Fulya Memişoğlu, Başak Yavçan |
| Year | 2020 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies |
Syrianbarometer: A framework for achieving social cohesion with Syrians in Turkey
| Authors | Başak Yavçan |
| Year | 2019 |
| Journal Name | Turkish Studies | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Public policy and media in Turkey
| Authors | Başak Yavçan, Hakan Övünç Ongur |
| Year | 2018 |
| Book Title | Policy Analysis in Turkey | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Public policy and media in Turkey
| Authors | Başak Yavçan, Hakan Övünç Ongur |
| Year | 2018 |
| Book Title | Policy Analysis in Turkey | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Public policy and media in Turkey
| Authors | Başak Yavçan, Hakan Övünç Ongur |
| Year | 2018 |
| Journal Name | Policy Analysis in Turkey | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Public policy and media in Turkey
| Authors | Başak Yavçan, Hakan Övünç Ongur |
| Year | 2018 |
| Book Title | Policy Analysis in Turkey | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Follow the money: The Turkish government is rewarding newspapers which favour its position with more state-sponsored advertising
| Authors | Burak Bilgehan Özpek, Başak Yavcan |
| Year | 2016 |
| Journal Name | Index on Censorship | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
AN ECONOMIC APPROACH TO THE THEORY OF MEDIATION Effective mediation for a conflict resolution with incomplete information: Biased or Unbiased?
| Authors | Ayca Ozdogan, Basak Yavcan |
| Year | 2016 |
| Journal Name | Ekonomik Yaklasim |
The Europeanization of the Turkish parliament BAşAk YAVçAN AND WILLIAM T . DANIeL
| Year | 2015 |
| Book Title | The Europeanization of Turkey |
Public Opinion toward Immigration and the EU: How are Turkish Immigrants Different than Others?
| Authors | Basak Yavcan |
| Year | 2013 |
| Journal Name | Turkish Studies | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Constructivism and Rationalism in EU External Relations: The Case of the European Neighbourhood Policy
| Authors | Başak Yavçan |
| Year | 2012 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Social Desirability Bias and Voter Turnout in Germany
| Authors | Basak Yavcan |
| Year | 2011 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Comparing Perceptions of Justice, Crime and Discrimination across Europe and the US
| Authors | Basak Yavcan, Jon Hurwitz |
| Year | 2011 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Immigrants Raising Citizens: Undocumented Parents and Their Young Children
| Authors | Basak Yavcan |
| Year | 2011 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Institutional Creation as a Local Governance Response to Syrian Refugees: The Case of Turkish Municipalities
| Authors | Basak Yavcan, Başak Yavçan, Fulya Memişoğlu, ... |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | AMERICAN BEHAVIORAL SCIENTIST |
| Citations (WoS) | 2 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Public policy and media in Turkey
| Authors | Başak Yavçan, Hakan Övünç Ongur |
| Book Title | Policy Analysis in Turkey | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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