Ayşe Betül Çelik

E-Mail

betulcelik@sabanciunivedu

Phone

(216) 483 9298

Personal Web

http://myweb.sabanciuniv.edu/bcelik/

Title

Faculty Member

Education

Ph.D., Political Science, May 2002 SUNY-Binghamton Dissertation Title: Migrating Onto Identity: Kurdish Mobilization Through Associations in Istanbul,

M.A., Political Science, 1999 SUNY-Binghamton

B.A., Political Science and International Relations, 1995 Boğaziçi University (Turkey)

Areas of Interest

Ethnicity / Ethnic Conflict, Peace Processes, Civil Society and peacebuilding, Forced Migration, reconciliation, gender and peace

Awards

Official (Ufficiale) rank of the Star of the Order of Italy (Ordine della Stella d’Italia) - Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2021
Dismantling populism:evidence-based actions enhancing democracy for a stronger Europe - TÜBİTAK Eşiküstü Ödülü 2018
H2020 Seal of Excellence - European Commission 2018
BARIŞ SÜRECİ ve TOPLUMSAL MUTABAKATA TOPLUMSAL CİNSİYET AÇISINDAN BAKMAK - TUBİTAK 2219 2014
Research Award, ";Return of the Internally Displaced Kurds and Reconstruction of the Post-Conflict Zones" - Migration Research Center Koç University (MiReKoc), 2006
Internal Research Grant - Sabanci University 2003
Ethnic Associations in the New Conflict Phase. International Scholar Travel Grant - American Political Science Association 2002
Research Award, Middle East Awards (MEAwards) Program in Population and the Social Sciences - the Population Council 2000
Binghamton University Dissertation Year Fellowship (1999-2000). - Binghamton University 1999

Memberships

International Studies Association (ISA), International Peace Research Association (IPRA), International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM), International Association for Reconciliation Studies

Publications

Article
Sharani, Samer and Çelik, Ayşe Betül (2024) "Seeking ontological security through thick narratives: Syrian civil war, ontological insecurity, and narratives". Published Online First http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00108367241269639
Gurses, Mehmet and Çelik, Ayşe Betül (2024) "Settling softly: ending war and making peace in divided societies", International Interactions, Vol.50, No.4, 624-651 (SSCI)
Yücel, Emine and Ekici, Hatice and Çelik, Ayşe Betül (2023) ""We are one team": an evaluation of an intervention for improving relations between Turkish local and refugee adolescents", International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Vol.96 (SSCI)
Agusholli, Lirika and Çelik, Ayşe Betül (2022) "Ex-combatants as civic activists in post-conflict societies: KLA members in Kosovar civil society", Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, Vol.22, No.4, 523-543 (SSCI)
Göker, Zeynep Gülru and Çelik, Ayşe Betül (2022) "Women's dialogic encounters: agonistic listening and emotions in multiple-identity conflicts", Third World Quarterly (SI), Vol.43, No.6, 1251-1269 (SSCI)
Gurses, Mehmet and Balta, Evren and Çelik, Ayşe Betül (2022) "War and peace in the age of corona: an analysis of support for repressive state policies in divided societies", Turkish Studies, Vol.23, No.2, 177-199 (SSCI)
Çelik, Ayşe Betül and Göker, Zeynep Gülru (2021) "Dialogue in polarized societies: women's encounters with multiple others", New Perspectives on Turkey, Vol.64, 31-54 (SSCI)
Çelik, Ayşe Betül (2021) "Inclusive citizenship and societal reconciliation within Turkey's Kurdish issue", Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, Vol.21, No.2, 313-332 (SSCI)
Çelik, Ayşe Betül (2021) "Agonistic peace and confronting the past: an analysis of a failed peace process and the role of narratives", Cooperation and Conflict, Vol.56, No.1, 26-43 (SSCI)
Çelik, Ayşe Betül and Balta, Evren (2020) "Explaining the micro dynamics of the populist cleavage in the 'new Turkey'", Mediterranean Politics, Vol.25, No.2, 160-181 (SSCI)
Gürses, Mehmet and Çelik, Ayşe Betül and Balta, Evren (2020) "Civil war and democratization: a micro-level analysis", Social Science Quarterly, Vol.101, No.2, 776-791 (SSCI)
Stewart, Andrew L. and Leach, Colin Wayne and Bilali, Rezarta and Çelik, Ayşe Betül and Cidam, Atilla (2019) "Explaining different orientations to the 2013 Gezi Park demonstrations in Istanbul, Turkey", British Journal of Social Psychology, Vol.58, No.4, 829-852 (SSCI)
Bilali, Rezarta and Iqbal, Yeshim and Çelik, Ayşe Betül (2018) "The role of national identity, religious identity, and intergroup contact on social distance across multiple social divides in Turkey", International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Vol.65, 73-85 (SSCI)
Çelik, Ayşe Betül (2017) "Gendered aspects of conflict, displacement and peace process in Turkey", International Migration, Vol.55, No.5, 136-149 (SSCI)
Rumelili, Bahar and Çelik, Ayşe Betül (2017) "Ontological insecurity in asymmetric conflicts: reflections on agonistic peace in Turkey's Kurdish issue", Security Dialogue, Vol.48, No.4, 279-296 (SSCI)
Çelik, Ayşe Betül and Bilali, Rezarta and Iqbal, Yeshim (2017) "Patterns of 'othering' in Turkey: a study of ethnic, ideological, and sectarian polarisation", South European Society and Politics, Vol.22, No.2, 217-238 (SSCI)
Frank, Ana and Çelik, Ayşe Betül (2017) "Beyond Islamic versus secular framing: a critical analysis of reproductive rights debates in Turkey", Journal of Middle East Women's Studies, Vol.13, No.2, 195-218 (SSCI)
Wayne Leach, Colin and Çelik, Ayşe Betül and Bilali, Rezarta and Çidam, Atilla and Stewart, Andrew L. (2016) "Being there: the 2013 anti-government protests in Istanbul, Turkey", Contention: The Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Protest, Vol.4, No.1-2, 25-37 (NA)
Çelik, Ayşe Betül (2016) "15 years after UNSCR 1325: women, peace and security", Centre for Policy and Research on Turkey, Vol.5, No.3, 6-17 (NA)
Çelik, Ayşe Betül (2016) "A holistic approach to violence: Women parliamentarians' understanding of violence against women and violence in the Kurdish issue in Turkey", European Journal of Women's Studies, Vol.23, No.1, 76-92 (SSCI)
Bilali, Rezarta and Çelik, Ayşe Betül and Ok, Ekin (2014) "Psychological asymmetry in minority-majority relations at different stages of ethnic conflict", International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Vol.43, No.Part B, 253-264 (SSCI)
Başer, Zeynep and Çelik, Ayşe Betül (2014) "Imagining peace in a conflict environment: Kurdish youths' framing of the Kurdish issue in Turkey", Patterns of Prejudice, Vol.48, No.3, 265-285 (SSCI)
Çelik, Ayşe Betül (2013) "Kürt meselesine toplumsal mutabakat açısından bir bakış". Published Online First http://www.birikimdergisi.com/birikim/makale.aspx?mid=1019
Salmon, Elizabeth D. and Gelfand, Michele J. and Çelik, Ayşe Betül and Kraus, Sarit and Wilkenfeld, Jonathan and Inman, Molly (2013) "Cultural contingencies of mediation: effectiveness of mediator styles in intercultural disputes", Journal of Organizational Behavior (Sl), Vol.34, No.6, 887-909 (SSCI)
Çelik, Ayşe Betül (2013) "State, non-governmental and international organizations in the possible peace process in Turkey's conflict-induced displacement", Journal of Refugee Studies, Vol.26, No.1, 1-25 (SSCI)
Çelik, Ayşe Betül and Shkreli, Alma (2010) "An analysis of reconciliatory mediation in Northern Albania: the role of customary mediators", Europe-Asia Studies, Vol.62, No.6, 885-914 (SSCI)
Çelik, Ayşe Betül (2010) "Kürt meselesinde aktörler ve süreçler: barışa giden farklı seçenekleri keşfetmek", Helsinki Yurttaşlar Derneği Web Sitesi (NA)
Blum, Andrew and Çelik, Ayşe Betül (2007) "Track II interventions and the Kurdish Question in Turkey: an analysis using a theories of change approach", The International Journal of Peace Studies, Vol.Vol. 1, No.2, 51-81 (OTHER)
Çelik, Ayşe Betül and Blum, Andy (2007) "Future uncertain: using scenarios to understand Turkey's geopolitical environment and its impact on the Kurdish question", Ethnopolitics, Vol.6, No.4, 569-583 (OTHER)
Çelik, Ayşe Betül and Rumelili, Bahar (2006) "Necessary but not sufficient: the role of the EU in resolving Turkey's Kurdish question and the Greek--Turkish conflicts.", European Foreign Affairs Review, Vol.11, No.2, 203-222 (NA)
Çelik, Ayşe Betül (2005) "Transnationalization of human rights norms and its impact on internally displaced Kurds", Human Rights Quarterly, Vol.27, No.3, 969-997 (SSCI)
Çelik, Ayşe Betül (2005) ""I miss my village" forced Kurdish migrants in Istanbul and their representation in associations", New Perspectives on Turkey, Vol.32, 137 (NA)
Book
Dünyada ve Türkiye'de barış süreçleri: anlamak ve canlandırmak, İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, December 2017
Dilek, Kurban and Deniz, Yükseker and Çelik, Ayşe Betül and Turgay, Ünalan and Aker, A. Tamer, Coming to terms with forced migration: post-displacement restitution of citizenship rights in Turkey, Istanbul: TESEV, August 2007
Kurban, Dilek and Yükseker, Deniz and Çelik, Ayşe Betül and Ünalan, Turgay and Aker, A. Tamer, Zorunlu göç ile yüzleşmek: Türkiye'de yerinden edilme sonrası vatandaşlığın inşası, İstanbul: TESEV Yayınları, January 2006
Book Section / Chapter
Çelik, Ayşe Betül, "Civil wars and displacement", Oxford Research Encyclopedias: International Studies, Loizides, Neophytos (ed.), Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, August 2021
Duman, Yasin and Çelik, Ayşe Betül, "A human-security approach to the Syrian refugee crisis in Turkey: assessing third-party efforts", Research Handbook On Mediating International Crises, Wilkenfeld, Jonathan and Beardsley, Kyle and Quinn, David (eds.), Edward Elgar Publishing, March 2019, 310-324
Çelik, Ayşe Betül, "Travmaların aşılmasında toplumsal mutabakat", Barış Kitabı: Bireyden Topluma Savaşın ve Barışın Ruh Hali, Başterzi, Ayşe Devrim and Aker, A. Tamer (eds.), Ankara: Türkiye Psikiyatri Derneği, November 2015, 337-346
Çelik, Ayşe Betül and Balta, Evren and Korkut, Levent and Çelikkan, Murat and Mutluer, Nil, "Barış süreci: müzakereler ve hukuk", Barış Açısını Savunmak: Çözüm Süreci'nde Ne Oldu?, Alpay, Necmiye and Tahmaz, Hakan (eds.), İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, October 2015, 41-58
Çelik, Ayşe Betül and Balta, Evren and Korkut, Levent and Çelikkan, Murat and Mutluer, Nil, "Barış süreci'ne giden yol", Barış Açısını Savunmak: Çözüm Süreci'nde Ne Oldu?, Alpay, Necmiye and Tahmaz, Hakan (eds.), İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, October 2015, 27-40
Çelik, Ayşe Betül and Mutluer, Nil, "Toplumsal barış ve Barış Süreci'nin toplumsallaşması", Barış Açısını Savunmak: Çözüm Süreci'nde Ne Oldu?, Alpay, Necmiye and Tahmaz, Hakan (eds.), İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, October 2015, 59-75
Çelik, Ayşe Betül, "Resolving internal displacement in Turkey: the need for reconciliation", Forced Migration, Reconciliation and Justice, Bradley, Megan (ed.), Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, September 2015, 195-222
Çelik, Ayşe Betül, "The Kurdish issue and levels of ontological security", Conflict Resolution and Ontological Security: Peace Anxieties, Rumelili, Bahar (ed.), London and New York: Routledge 2015, 52-70
Çelik, Ayşe Betül, "Kürt meselesi'ni dönüştürmede toplumsal mutabakat ihtiyacı: neden, nasıl, kimle?", Çatışma Çözümleri ve Barış, Bora, Tanıl and Koçak, Kıvanç (eds.), İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, August 2014, 131-152
Çelik, Ayşe Betül, "Return of the internally displaced Kurds and reconstruction of the post-conflict zones: an actors analysis", Migration Around Turkey: Old Phenomena, New Research, İçduygu, Ahmet and Yükseker, Deniz and Aksel, Damla B. (eds.), İstanbul: Isis Press 2013, 95-136
Çelik, Ayşe Betül, "Ethnopolitical conflict in Turkey: from the denial of Kurds to peaceful co-existence?", Handbook of Ethnic Conflict: International Perspectives, Landis, Dan and Albert, Rosita D. (eds.), Boston, MA: Springer US, January 2012, 241-260
Daniel, Druckman and Çuhadar Gürkaynak, Esra and Beriker, Nimet and Çelik, Ayşe Betül, "Representative decision making: constituency constraints on collective action", Psychological and Political Strategies for Peace Negotiation: A Cognitive Approach, Aquilar, Francesco and Galluccio, Mauro (eds.), New York: Springer 2011, 157-173
Çelik, Ayşe Betül, "Turkey: the Kurdish question and the coercive state", Civil Society & Peacebuilding: A Critical Assessment, Paffenholz, Thania (ed.), Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, January 2010, 153-179
Çelik, Ayşe Betül, "Etnik çatışmaların çözümünde siyaset bilimi ve uyuşmazlık çözümü yaklaşımları", Çatışmadan Uzlaşmaya: Kuramlar, Süreçler ve Uygulamalar, Beriker, Nimet (ed.), İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, December 2009, 163-188
Çelik, Ayşe Betül and Kantowitz, Riva, "Trauma and forgiveness: comparing experiences from Turkey and Guatemala", Forgiveness: Probing the Boundaries, Bloch-Schulman, Stephen and White, David (eds.), Oxford: Inter-Disciplinary Press 2009, 179-190
Çelik, Ayşe Betül, "Kürt sorununda 'Avrupa' boyutu ve Sivil Toplum Kuruluşları", Sivil Toplum ve Dış Politika: Yeni Sorunlar, Yeni Aktörler, Mazlum, Semra Cerit and Doğan, Erhan (eds.), İstanbul: Bağlam Yayınları, December 2006, 137-155
Çelik, Ayşe Betül, "Uyuşmazlık çözümünde geri dönüş, yeniden yapılanma ve iyi örnekler", Zorunlu Göç ile Yüzleşmek: Türkiye'de Yerinden Edilme Sonrası Vatandaşlığın İnşası, Kurban, Dilek and Yükseker, Deniz and Çelik, Ayşe Betül and Ünalan, Turgay and Aker, A. Tamer (eds.), İstanbul: TESEV (Türkiye Ekonomik ve Sosyal Etüdler Vakfı), June 2006, 43-50
Çelik, Ayşe Betül, "Birleşmiş Milletler, Avrupa Konseyi ve Avrupa Birliği'nin Türkiye'de yerinden edilme sorununa yaklaşımları", Zorunlu Göç ile Yüzleşmek: Türkiye'de Yerinden Edilme Sonrası Vatandaşlığın İnşası, Kurban, Dilek and Yükseker, Deniz and Çelik, Ayşe Betül and Ünalan, Turgay and Aker, A. Tamer (eds.), İstanbul: TESEV (Türkiye Ekonomik ve Sosyal Etüdler Vakfı), June 2006, 93-99
Çelik, Ayşe Betül, "Batman ili alan araştırması değerlendirmesi: ülke içinde yerinden edilmenin sosyo-ekonomik sonuçları ve geri dönüş önündeki engeller", Zorunlu Göç ile Yüzleşmek: Türkiye'de Yerinden Edilme Sonrası Vatandaşlığın İnşası, Kurban, Dilek and Yükseker, Deniz and Çelik, Ayşe Betül and Ünalan, Turgay and Aker, A. Tamer (eds.), İstanbul: TESEV (Türkiye Ekonomik ve Sosyal Etüdler Vakfı), June 2006, 173-191
Aytar, Volkan and Çelik, Ayşe Betül, "Gender: feminisms and women's studies", Overcoming the Two Cultures: Science Versus The Humanities in the Modern World-System, Lee, Richard E. and Wallerstein, Immanuel (eds.), Boulder, Colorado: Paradigm Publishers 2004, 144-159
Çelik, Ayşe Betül, "Alevis, Kurds and Hemşehris: Alevi Kurdish revival in the nineties", Turkey's Alevi Enigma: A Comprehensive Overview, White, Paul J. and Jongerden, Joost (eds.), Leiden: Brill, May 2003, 141-158
Papers in Conference Proceedings
Çelik, Ayşe Betül, "Kürt meselesinde algılar ve barış sürecinin önündeki sosyo-psikolojik engeller", Boztekin, Nihal (ed.), Kürt Meselesinin Çözümüne İlişkin Algılar, Aktörler ve Süreç, İstanbul: Heinrich Böll Stiftung ve Disa, May 2013, 45-54
Volumes Edited / Special Issues
Loizides, Neopyhtos and Stefanovic, Djordje and Çelik, Ayşe Betül, Special section: peace processes and durable returns, Carleton University, October 2017
Before SU Publications
“Kurds and Nationalism”, New Perspectives on Turkey, Spring 1998, Vol. 18: 147-154.

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