Key expertise
Gülay's research interests lie at the intersection of critical forced migration studies; refugee law and politics of citizenship and resettlement; nation-state and border violence, resistance, and social movements in the Global South; digital activism and culture.
(Academic) education / CV:
Ph.D. in Sociology, York University, Canada
M.A. in Political Science and International Relations, Bogazici University, Turkey
B.S. in Political Science and Public Administration, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Gülay holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from York University, Toronto, Canada. Her dissertation examines the impacts of forced displacement on dynamics of political mobilization in the context of Kurdish contentious politics. Her writings on Kurdish forced migrants, Kurdish political movement, migrant agency, decolonial feminisms, gender-based online violence and digital feminist activism have appeared in scholarly edited books and journals. Her current research comparatively explores the resettlement experiences of Yezidi genocide survivors and their mobilization strategies in Germany and Canada.
Important Publications:
- Kurasawa, F., Rondinelli, E., & Kilicaslan, G. (2021). Evidentiary Activism in the Digital Age: On the Rise of Feminist Struggles Against Gender-Based Online Violence. Information, Communication, and Society , 4(24), 2174-2194.
- Genc, E., Kilicaslan, G., & Sarikaya, B. (2019). A Reflection of Kurdish Women on Revolutionary Feminism(s) in the MENA|Kurdistan. KOHL: A Journal for Body and Gender Research , 3(5), .
- Kilicaslan, G. (2019). From Solidarity to Exploitation: Lives of Kurdish Forced Migrants in Istanbul. beyond.istanbul Journal, 2(7), 118-126.
- Kilicaslan, G. (2019). Migrants’ Agency & Right to the City. IGHC Working Paper Series, 19 (1 ), 37-38.
- Kilicaslan, G. (2016). Forced Migration, Citizenship, and Space: The Case of Syrian Kurdish Refugees in İstanbul. New Perspectives on Turkey(54), 77-95.
- Kilicaslan, G. (2019). Generational Differences in Political Mobilization among Forced Kurdish Migrants: The Case of Kanarya Mahallesi. In Z. Gambetti, & J. Jongerden (Eds.), The Kurdish Issue in Turkey: A Spatial Perspective (pp. 156-184 ).
Recent Publications:
- Kurasawa, F., Rondinelli, E., & Kilicaslan, G. (2021). Evidentiary Activism in the Digital Age: On the Rise of Feminist Struggles Against Gender-Based Online Violence. Information, Communication, and Society , 4(24), 2174-2194.
- Genc, E., Kilicaslan, G., & Sarikaya, B. (2019). A Reflection of Kurdish Women on Revolutionary Feminism(s) in the MENA|Kurdistan. KOHL: A Journal for Body and Gender Research , 3(5), .
- Kilicaslan, G. (2019). Generational Differences in Political Mobilization among Forced Kurdish Migrants: The Case of Kanarya Mahallesi. In Z. Gambetti, & J. Jongerden (Eds.), The Kurdish Issue in Turkey: A Spatial Perspective (pp. 156-184 ).
- Kilicaslan, G. (2019). From Solidarity to Exploitation: Lives of Kurdish Forced Migrants in Istanbul. beyond.istanbul Journal, 2(7), 118-126.
- Kilicaslan, G. (2019). Migrants’ Agency & Right to the City. IGHC Working Paper Series, 19 (1 ), 37-38.
- Kilicaslan, G. (2016). Forced Migration, Citizenship, and Space: The Case of Syrian Kurdish Refugees in İstanbul. New Perspectives on Turkey(54), 77-95.
