معرفی
Prof. Gökçe Yurdakul is the Georg Simmel Professor of Diversity and Social Conflict at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Director of the Berlin Institute for Migration and Integration Research (BIM). She also serves as Head of the Department of Foundations of Integration and Migration Research. Her academic journey includes a PhD from the University of Toronto (2006) and postdoctoral research at the Free University of Berlin. Yurdakul’s research focuses on immigration, citizenship regimes, racism theory, and intersectionality, with a particular focus on Muslim women in Western Europe. She has led multiple funded projects, including studies on migrant political participation, media representation, and border politics. Notable works include The Headscarf Debates (2014) and co-edited volumes on non-belonging in European discourse. She currently edits Social Politics, a leading feminist journal. Yurdakul’s recent projects analyze immigrant mothers in Berlin’s private schools, trans* sex workers’ marginalization, and ISIS-related citizenship revocation policies. She collaborates internationally, including with the University of Toronto and Tel Aviv University.
Education
- PhD in Sociology, University of Toronto (2006)
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Free University of Berlin (2008)
- M.A. in Gender Studies, Middle East Technical University (1998)
- B.A. in Sociology, Bogazici University (1995)
Research Interests
Yurdakul’s work interrogates how state policies and societal discourses produce exclusion. Her research on ‘non-belonging’ examines media narratives around Arab clans and migrant criminality, while her studies on citizenship regimes explore postmigrant frameworks reshaping German identity. She combines intersectional analysis with empirical studies on gendered racism, transnational activism, and migrant labor exploitation. Key themes include:
- Racialized citizenship boundaries
- Gendered violence and state responsibility
- Religious/secular tensions in public policy
- Queer migrant experiences
Grants & Collaborations
- Leading the €2M MigRep project (2022-2024) on immigrant political participation
- SSHRC-funded study on ISIS recruits’ citizenship revocation (2020-2023)
- DeZIM-funded racism monitoring project (2021 completion)
- International partnerships with Toronto, Melbourne, and Tel Aviv universities
Lab & Teams
As BIM Director, she oversees Germany’s leading migration research hub with 40+ affiliated scholars. Her team produces policy reports on integration challenges and hosts interdisciplinary conferences on transnational migration dynamics.
