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Ebru Özturk is a Senior Lecturer in the Sociology Department at Mid Sweden University, affiliated with the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Her research focuses on migration, asylum policies, religious conversion, gender studies, and right-wing populism in Europe. She is based in Sundsvall, Sweden.
Her work explores intersections of identity, policy, and societal dynamics. Notable projects include analyzing adolescent asylum seekers' religious conversions and the role of veiling in political discourses across nations. She co-edited the interdisciplinary volume *Asylum and Conversion from Islam to Christianity in Europe* (2024) and contributed to studies on gendered credibility assessments in migration courts.
Key research outputs address legal and sociological dimensions of migration, with a focus on Sweden's migration courts, Derrida's philosophy, and comparative analyses of populist movements. Her work bridges theory and policy, emphasizing marginalized voices in migration and religion contexts.
Current research includes the *Dynamics of housing segregation – opportunities and challenges* project. She collaborates with institutions like Genusstudier vid Mittuniversitetet, contributing to feminist interdisciplinary scholarship.
