Dr. Eda Acara

Currently an assistant professor in the department of geography at Bakircay University, Izmir, Turkey. Previously, worked in the department of sociology at Baskent University and in the Urban Policy Planning and Local Governments program at Middle East Technical University.

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MC Substitute member to COST Action 18140 “People in Motion: Entangled Histories of Displacement across the Mediterranean (1492- 1923)” (until 2023).

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Current Interests: gender and off-grid investments in the Global South, food systems in Turkey, political ecology of water; uneven geographies of the city-regions in the Global South.

DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND PLANNING,     QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY

Dissertation Title: Conflict Geographies of Water Pollution in Thrace region of Turkey
Supervisor: Audrey Kobayashi
Thesis Committee members: Audrey Kobayashi (Queen’s University), Beverley Mullings (Queen’s University), Betsy Donalds (Queen’s University), Ariel Salzman (Queen’s University), Leila M. Harris (University of British Columbia)

GENDER AND WOMEN'S STUDIES MA,                                 ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY

Thesis title: A Case Study on the discourse of Women`s Conscientious Objection in Turkey
Supervisor: Dr. Val Marie Johnson (SMU)

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

Mostly Bachelor's Degree Courses:)

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

2015, Winter 2012-2014 2013
2012 2011-2012 2011-2012 2010-2011 2005-2007

Thesis Completion Bursary
SSHRC Doctoral Award
AAG Thesis Dissertation Award Queen`s University Dean`s Travel Fund Geography Exceptional Merit Award R.S. McLaughlin Fellowship

Queen`s University Graduate Award
St. Mary`s University Graduate Fellowship

NON-ACADEMIC AWARDS

2004 Best short film script award, 3rd Nisi Masa European Short Film Scripts Contest, France (chosen from 600 candidates)

Awarded 4000 Euros for film production.