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Susan Beth Rottmann

Susan Beth Rottmann standing in front of a tree

Dr. Susan Beth Rottmann is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Özyeğin University in Istanbul, Turkey. A migration expert with 10+ years of research experience, she has published in a wide variety of international peer-reviewed journals, including International Migration Review, Journal of Refugee Studies, Space and Culture, Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power, Migration Studies and Critical Sociology. She has authored books and chapters published by Routledge, Springer, Berghahn, Istanbul Bilgi University and Uppsala University Presses. Dr. Rottmann has received several major research grants from the European Union to study migration, gender, belonging, democracy and citizenship. She is currently a Primary Investigator of the Horizon Europe projects: GAPs De-centring the Study of Migrant Returns and Readmission Policies in Europe and Beyond (2023-26) and OppAttune – Countering Oppositional Political Extremism through Attuned Dialogue: Track, Attune, Limit (2023-2026). Rottmann’s research is European in scope, but she is also interested in political and social developments in Turkey. She is coordinating two projects supported by Tubitak. One is funded by the 1001 programme and is for the project, İstanbul, Gaziantep Ve Hatay’daki Suriyeli Kadınların Yemek, Ev-Yapımı Ve Sosyal Uyumu. The other is funded by the Tubitak 1071 programme and Belmont Forum and is called PHOENIX: Human Mobility, Global Challenges and Resilience in an Age of Social Stress.