Imren Borsuk

Dr. Imren Borsuk is an interdisciplinary scholar at Stockholm University's Institute for Turkish Studies, focusing on migration, ethnic conflict, development studies, and urban politics with a regional specialization in Turkey and its diasporas. She previously held the Einstein Researcher position at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Her work examines diaspora protests amid global authoritarianism, democratic backsliding's impact on social violence, and gendered dimensions of urban development projects.

Her research spans fieldwork in Turkey and Northern Ireland, analyzing post-conflict security dynamics and violence. She has contributed to leading journals like Environment and Planning A and European Urban and Regional Studies, as well as edited volumes on authoritarian neoliberalism in Turkey. Awards include the Einstein Research Fellowship and Swedish Institute Scholarship.

Her studies bridge political sociology and urban theory, addressing intersectional dispossession and resistance in authoritarian contexts. Ongoing projects explore diaspora mobilization and the socio-spatial impacts of development policies.