معرفی
Hanifi Bariş is a Lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Aberdeen. He holds a PhD in Political Theory from the Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law (CISRUL) at Aberdeen, an MA in Inter-Asia NGO Studies from Sungkonghoe University, and a law degree from Başkent University. His research focuses on council democracy, autonomy frameworks, and Kurdish political movements.
Education:
- PhD in Political Theory, University of Aberdeen (2018)
- MA in Inter-Asia NGO Studies, Sungkonghoe University (South Korea)
- LLB in Law, Başkent University (Turkey)
His research examines experiments of council democracy in Kurdish regions and indigenous movements in Mexico, analyzing their reconciliation with national constitutional frameworks. He received the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (2019-2023) for this work, exploring how communal governance models challenge parliamentary sovereignty.
Awards:
- Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship
- Best Article Award in Kurdish Political Studies (University of Central Florida)
His publications include a monograph on the Kurdish political model and peer-reviewed articles on radical democracy, sovereignty, and cultural representation. He previously practiced law in Istanbul and worked as a legislative consultant at Turkey’s Grand National Assembly.
