Research Output per year
Personal profile
General
I joined the Department of Sociology and Policy at Aston University in September 2015. Prior to joining Aston I was at the University of Oxford (Oxford Programme for the Future of Cities, School of Anthropology & Museum Ethnography ).
My post-doctoral research project focused on the impact of urban policies on property rights of different groups in Istanbul, Turkey. Before that I completed my PhD in Sociology at The University of Manchester in 2011, entitled: “Gentrification and Belonging in Istanbul”. My PhD research explored the ways in which urban policies, gentrification and socio-economic policies impact upon the class composition, housing, and patterns of belonging of different social classes in Istanbul, Turkey.
Currently I am working on two research projects: 1- The EU-funded (H2020) project ‘Cultural Heritage and Identities of Europe’s Future’ (CHIEF; www.chiefproject.eu ). 2- Cultural Consumption and Cultural Participation among Turkish, Kurdish and Cypriot Populations in the UK (BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants)
Research Interests
My research interests include: social and economic inequality, the relationship between social class and social-symbolic borders, gentrification and social-spatial exclusion, cultural sociology, cultural participation, sociology of youth and education, gender inequality and migration. I work with both quantitative/qualitative/mixed methods with a particular interest in ethnographic research methods and multiple correspondence analysis.
Employment
- Lecturer in Sociology, September 2015- Currently, Department of Sociology and Policy, Aston University, Birmingham-UK.
- Research Fellow, November 2011-December 2013, Oxford Programme for the Future of Cities, School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography, University of Oxford, Oxford-UK
- Doctoral Researcher and Graduate Teaching Assistant, September 2006-June 2011, Department of Sociology, The University of Manchester, Manchester-UK
- Research Assistant, September 2001-December 2006, City and Regional Planning Department, Faculty of Architecture, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul-Turkey.
Teaching Activity
I currently teach on the following courses:
- Contested Cities (LK2034)
- Advanced Research Methods (LK2032)
- Understanding Social Divisions (LK1009)
- Community Engagement (LK3039)Module Coordinator
- Placement Year -(LKP100) Module Coordinator
Qualifications
- Fellow of Higher Education Academy, 2018. Teaching & Learning in Higher Education
- Ph.D. in Sociology, 2011. The University of Manchester, Manchester-UK
- M.A. in History, 2006. Bogazici University, Istanbul-Turkey
- M.A. in Sociology 2002. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul-Turkey
- B.A. in Sociology 1999. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul-Turkey
PhD Supervision
I welcome enquiries from potential PhD students in areas related to my research interests.
Ebru is currently co-supervising:
Lindsey Cook- 'Negotiating Identity in China: How Individuals of Mix-Ethnic Backgrounds Experience and Construct Identity"
Contact Details
Room: MB738-A
Phone: 0121 204 3126
Email:e.soytemel@aston.ac.uk
Education/Academic qualification
PG Cert
Award Date: 3 Sep 2018
PhD, University of Manchester
Award Date: 18 Feb 2011
MA
Award Date: 29 Dec 2006
MA
Award Date: 28 Jun 2002
BA
Award Date: 28 Jun 1999
Keywords
- HM Sociology
- Gentrification
- Urban Studies
- Social and economic Inequality
- Youth
- Cultural Sociology
- Social class
- Belonging
- Social and symbolic borders
- Mixed Methods
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Research Output
"Belonging” in the gentrified Golden Horn/Halic neighbourhoods of Istanbul
Soytemel, E., 2015, In : Urban Geography. 36, 1, p. 64-89 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Urban rent speculation, uncertainty and unknowns as strategy and resistance in Istanbul's housing market
Soytemel, E., 13 Sep 2017, Identity, justice and resistance in the neoliberal city. Erdi, G. & Şentürk, Y. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan Ltd., p. 85-115Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
The power of the powerless: neighbourhood based self-help networks of the poor in Istanbul
Soytemel, E., Nov 2013, In : Women's Studies International Forum. 41, Part 1, p. 76-87 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue
Networked gentrification: place making strategies and social networks of middle class gentrifiers in Istanbul
Soytemel, E. & Şen, B., 1 Aug 2014, Whose city is that? Culture, design, spectacle and capital in Istanbul. Özhan Koçak, D. & Koçak, O. K. (eds.). Newcastle upon Tyne (UK): Cambridge Scholars, p. 67-92 26 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
An Explanatory or Mystifying Concept? The Use Value of Gentrification Theory
Kallin, H., Gray, N., Calderon, E. & Soytemel, E., Oct 2019, Producing and Contesting Urban Marginality: Interdisciplinary and Comparative Dialogues. Cupples, J. & Slater, T. (eds.). LondonResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Activities
Global Social Policy (Journal)
Ebru Soytemel (Peer reviewer)
6 May 2020
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
International Development Planning Review (Journal)
Ebru Soytemel (Peer reviewer)
27 Jan 2020
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
Antipode (Journal)
Ebru Soytemel (Peer reviewer)14 Oct 2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
14th ESA Conference in Manchester/UK, 20-23 August 2019, 'Europe and Beyond'.
Ebru Soytemel (Speaker), Anton Popov (Speaker)20 Aug 2019 → 23 Aug 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
EU-COST European Cooperation in Science and Technology
Ebru Soytemel (Consultant)Apr 2019 → …
Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy
Press / Media
Kadınların Sinirlenme Hakkı Üzerine: Peki, Neden Sinirli Bu Kadınlar?
14/12/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other