Irem Tuncer-Ebetürk
ayse.irem.ebetuerk@hu-berlin.de
- Research Scientist at the BIM (Post-Doc)
- Research Scientist of the project TRANSMIT
ayse.irem.ebetuerk@hu-berlin.de
Profile
Irem Tuncer-Ebetürk is a postdoctoral researcher at BIM, Humboldt University Berlin and a guest researcher at WZB Berlin. Her research interests span global sociology, sociology of law, political sociology, sociology of global health, and the sociology of new technologies. She holds a PhD in Sociology from Emory University.
Academic Career
- 2017 – PhD in Sociology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
- 2008 – M.A. in Political Science, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
- 2005 – B.A. in Sociology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Selected Publications
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„The Global Rise in Children’s Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Prevalence:
A Macro-Sociological Explanation“ (2025). Social Forces. (with Jessica Kim and Yasemin Soysal). -
„Techno-Authoritarian Imaginaries and the Politics of Resistance against Facial Recognition
Technology in the US and European Union“ (2024). Democratization (with Hendrik Schopmans). -
„Insult, Charisma, and Legitimacy: Turkey’s Transition to Personalist Rule” (2023).
Social and Legal Studies (with Defne Över). -
„Competitive Mimicry: The Socialization of Antifeminist NGOs into the United Nations” (2022).
Global Constitutionalism (with Jelena Cupać). -
„Global Diffusion of Laws: The Case of Minimum Age Legislation (1965-2015)” (2021).
European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology. -
„Backlash Advocacy and NGO Polarization over Women’s Rights in the United Nations” (2021). International Affairs (with Jelena Cupać).
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„The Personal is Global Political: The Anti-feminist Backlash in the UN“ (2020).
The British Journal of Politics and International Relations (with Jelena Cupać).
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