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Evren Altinkas
Adjunct Professor
University of Guelph
Education/Degree:
1 Comparative History (Dokuz Eylul University)
About
Evren Altinkas received postgraduate degrees from King’s College London in 2000 and from Dokuz Eylul University in 2003. He obtained his doctoral degree from Dokuz Eylul University in 2011 based on his dissertation comparing the development of the concept of intellectuals in Europe and in Ottoman State/Turkey. Since July 2018, Altinkas is affiliated with the Department of History, University of Guelph. His research areas are the History of the Middle East, Turkish History, Intellectual History and the Displaced Scholars from the Middle East in North America. He received the Chevening Scholarship for the academic year of 1999-2000, and was a MESA Global Academy Fellow for the academic years 2020-2021 and 2021-2022. Altinkas is an editor of H-TURK. Dr. Altinkas has several academic articles and book chapters published and has 3 articles about the Turkish War of Independence and the Unionist connection in publication progress as of January 2023.
Current Work
Dr. Altinkas' research focuses on an important aspect of the North American and European academic environments experience since late 2010s: Displaced Scholars and their Contribution to Academic Diversity. The exact number of displaced scholars worldwide is not clear. These scholars are usually supported by various networks, and after their initial appointment as a visiting scholar/researcher ends, they face various problems in the host countries. Given their demographic background, the persecution(s) they faced because of their political beliefs back in their home countries and their potential contribution to the diverse structures within higher education institutions, displaced scholars should be a part of the academic diversity/equity/inclusion definitions.
Research Area Keyword(s)
Displaced Scholars