Ebru Soytemel

Ebru Soytemel is a Lecturer in Sociology at Aston University's Department of Sociology and Policy, Birmingham, UK, since 2015. She holds a PhD in Sociology (2011) from the University of Manchester and has prior research experience at the University of Oxford’s Oxford Programme for the Future of Cities (2011–2013). Her work focuses on gentrification, urban policies, social inequality, cultural participation, and migration. She co-leads projects like the EU-funded CHIEF initiative and researches Turkish, Kurdish, and Cypriot cultural consumption in the UK.

Education:

• PhD in Sociology, University of Manchester (2011)
• MA in History, Boğaziçi University (2006)
• MA in Sociology, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (2002)
• BA in Sociology, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (1999)

Research Interests:

Dr. Soytemel explores gentrification’s socio-spatial impacts, cultural sociology, youth education, gender inequality, and migration. She employs mixed methods, emphasizing ethnography and qualitative analysis. Recent projects include analyzing LGBTQ+ employees in the UK and mixed-ethnic identity negotiation in China.

Advising & Grants:

She co-supervises PhD students on LGBTQ+ issues and mixed-ethnic identities. Her grants include BA/Leverhulme funding for cultural consumption studies. She also reviews for journals like Urban Geography and serves on editorial boards for Frontiers in Sociology and others.