I am an Assistant Professor of Development and Education in Inclusive Societies at Utrecht University. I am studying interventions countering polarization in education, and educational cooperation initiatives between mosques, schools and youth care institutions sharing a student population in multiethnic neighbourhoods. In my work, I use qualitative methodology and adopt a multidisciplinary approach to studying issues of cultural diversity and learning. My research interests include integration and empowerment of migrant youth, ethnic and religious identity formation, multilingualism in children and sociology of education. I appreciate being approached for collaboration on these topics.
Previously for my Ph.D. research at the University of Amsterdam, I investigated the portrayal and practice (i.e. organization, learning goals, content, curriculum, and pedagogies) of mosque education in the Turkish Islamic communities in the Netherlands, with a special attention to the role played by this non-formal religious education in the integration of the Turkish-Dutch children.
I am a member of the American Educational Research Association, the Comparative and International Education Society, and the Netherlands Interuniversity School for Islamic Studies.
| Migration Reasearch Hub ID: 1887 | |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3365-4831 |
| X/Twitter | https://twitter.com/Semiha Sözeri |
Expertise
Migration processes
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Migration drivers
Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)
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Socio-cultural consequences
Disciplines
Methods
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Qualitative research
Geographies
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UN Countries
Roles
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University of Utrecht
University, Utrecht, Netherlands
Assistant Professor -
Universiteit Utrecht
Other, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Utrecht University
University, Utrecht, Netherlands
Assistant professor -
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Other, Amsterdam, Netherlands
PhD Researcher
Research
Secondary vocational education and academic motivation in Sint Maarten
| Authors | Kira Lee-Genzel, Semiha Bekir |
| Year | 2024 |
| Journal Name | Discover Education |
The role of mosque education in the integration of Turkish–Dutch youth: perspectives of Muslim parents, imams, mosque teachers and key stakeholders
| Authors | Semiha Sözeri, H. K. Altinyelken, M. L. L. Volman |
| Year | 2022 |
| Journal Name | Ethnic and Racial Studies |
Pedagogies of Turkish Mosque Education in the Netherlands
| Authors | Semiha Sözeri, H.K. Altinyelken, M.L.L. Volman |
| Year | 2021 |
| Journal Name | Journal of Muslims in Europe | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Importing mosque pedagogy from Turkey: an analysis of contextual factors shaping re-contextualisation processes in the Netherlands
| Authors | Hülya Kosar Altinyelken, Semiha Sözeri |
| Year | 2019 |
| Journal Name | Comparative Education | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Mapping discourses on mosque education in the Netherlands: a content analysis of the Dutch press, 2010–2016
| Authors | Semiha Sözeri, Hülya Kosar-Altinyelken, Monique Volman |
| Year | 2019 |
| Journal Name | Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
What are children being taught in the mosque? Turkish mosque education in the Netherlands
| Authors | Semiha Sözeri, Hülya Kosar Altinyelken |
| Year | 2019 |
| Journal Name | Learning, Culture and Social Interaction | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Training imams in the Netherlands: the failure of a post-secular endeavour
| Authors | Semiha Sözeri, Hülya Kosar Altinyelken, Monique Volman |
| Year | 2018 |
| Journal Name | British Journal of Religious Education |
Diyanet as a Turkish Foreign Policy Tool: Evidence from the Netherlands and Bulgaria
| Authors | Ahmet Erdi Öztürk, Semiha Sözeri |
| Year | 2018 |
| Journal Name | Politics and Religion |
| Citations (WoS) | 9 |
Turkish-Dutch Mosque Students Negotiating Identities and Belonging in The Netherlands
| Authors | Semiha Sözeri, Hülya Kosar Altinyelken, Monique Volman |
| Year | 2022 |
| Journal Name | Religions | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
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