Staff
Dr Zeynep Şahin-Mencütek
Senior Researcher
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Professional Career
Zeynep Şahin Mencütek is currently Senior Researcher at bicc, where she led a comparative project on return and reintegration until February 2023. She is also Research Affiliate with Canadian Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration, Toronto Metropolitan University and conduct joint research on the thematic area of Governance of Migration in a Globalizing World. She held the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers (June 2020–May 2021) and an international fellowship at the Centre for Global Cooperation Research in Duisburg (2019–2020). She also served as Senior Researcher for the Horizon 2020 project RESPOND: Multilevel Governance of Mass Migration in Europe and Beyond. Previously, she worked as an Assistant Professor in Turkey, and in 2018 achieved the rank of Docent in the field of international relations. Zeynep received her PhD in politics and international relations from the University of Southern California in 2011.
Publications
Coerced return: formal policies, informal practices and migrants’ navigation
Sussex Centre for Migration Research , Brighton (2024)
OpenA critical perspective on the ‘refugee crisis’ in Europe
Edward Elgar Publishing , London (2024)
OpenSpillovers of EU Externalization Policies on Coerced Returns From Transit Countries
Externalizing Asylum (2024)
OpenDurable Solutions for Syrian Refugees: Safe, Voluntary Returns and Beyond
Toronto Metropolitan University , Toronto (2024)
OpenGovernance and Politics of Migration in the Middle East
Edward Elgar Publishing , Cheltenham (2024)
OpenDilemmas of Interventions in Northern Syria. Refugee Return, Reconstruction, and Displacements
I.B. Tauris , London (2024)
OpenFramework paper on the concepts and typologies on returns - combined with four conceptual notes
(2023)
OpenThe politicization of refugees in Turkey’s elections is not yet over with local elections on the way...
(2023)
OpenThe Jordanian Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis from a Resilience Perspective
E-International Relations Publishing , Bristol (2023)
OpenThe Role of Return Preparedness, Assistance and Networks in Returnees’ Reintegration in Origin Countries (Synthesis Report)
BICC , Bonn (2023)
OpenChallenges and Resilience Strategies of Urban Refugee Entrepreneurs,
, Economic Research Forum, Working Paper No. 1601 (2022)
OpenThe Geopolitics of Returns: Geopolitical Reasoning and Space-Making in Turkey’s Repatriation Regime
Taylor & Francis (2022)
OpenVoluntary and Forced Return Migration Under a Pandemic Crisis
Springer , Cham, Switzerland (2022)
OpenGovernance of Refugee Protection: Challenges in Europe and Beyond
Uppsala University , Uppsala (2021)
OpenTurkey: Border Management, Protection, Reception, and Integration of Refugees
Uppsala University , Uppsala (2021)
OpenGovernance of Refugee Children Protection in Turkey: Between Vulnerability and Paternalism
Taylor & Francis , London (2021)
OpenGovernance of migration in and through crisis: A comparative report on RESPOND research (Working Paper 2021/77). RESPOND: <br />Multilevel Governance of Mass Migration in Europe and Beyond Project#770564 Horizon2020.https://www.respondmigration.com/wp-blog/.
(2021)
OpenNarratives on returning refugees, asylum seekers, and irregular migrants (Working paper no. 2021/2). Toronto: Ryerson Centre for Immigration and Settlement/CERC in Migration and Integration.
(2021)
OpenGoverning practices and strategic narratives for the Syrian refugee returns
Oxford University Press , Oxford (2021)
OpenThe employment of Syrians in Jordan: Main trends and challenges. MENASP Network (November 2020 Guest Blog Post). https://www.menasp.com/en/opinion/the-employment-of-syrians-in-jordan-main-trends-and-challenges/.
(2020)
OpenRefugee protection in Europe and beyond – Comparative report. Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3975028.
(2020)
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