Dr Yasemin Acar
Lecturer in Social Psychology
Biography
Yasemin Gülsüm Acar received her PhD from Claremont Graduate University in 2015; her dissertation focused on social identity and identity politicization through collective action. Her research interests include outcomes of collective action, social (ethnic, religious, political) identity, and intergroup conflict and reconciliation. Yasemin has published in English, Turkish, and Kurdish on consequences of collective action as well as various perceptions of the Turkish-Kurdish conflict in Turkey.
PhD supervision
- Ala' Mustafa
Selected publications
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Open access
'Not a party to this crime': the reciprocal constitution of identity and morality by signatories of the 'Academics for Peace' petition in Turkey
Acar, Y. G., Coşkan, C., Sandal-Önal, E. & Reicher, S. D., 17 Jul 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Social Psychology. Early View, 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A feminist companion to social psychology
Uluğ, Ö. M. & Acar, Y. G., Nov 2022, In: Feminism and Psychology. 32, 4, p. 588-592 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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'Türk' psikolojisinin kör noktası: Kürtler
Sen, E., Uysal, M. S., Acar, Y. G. & Sandal-Onal, E., 2024, In: Onto Dergisi.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Multi-level gains of fat activism and their impact on sustained activism for fat justice
Acar, Y. G. & Uluğ, Ö. M., 1 Dec 2022, In: Body Image. 43, p. 34-40 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Researching identity in the imposed boundaries of the nation-state: A meta-analytical review of identity and intergroup relations between Kurds and Turks
Uysal, M. S., Şen, E., Sandal Önal, E. & Acar, Y. G., 2024, In: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Peace processes and the integration of pro-government militias: the case of village guards in Turkey
Balta, E., Yüksel, M. & Acar, Y. G., 1 Jan 2022, In: Armed Forces & Society. 48, 1, p. 205-227 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Resistance from generation to generation: the Saturday Mothers in Istanbul
Kaya, O., Acar, Y. G., Agar, C. C. & Neville, F. G., 21 Jul 2024, In: Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology. 34, 4, 16 p., e2843.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
When and why does political trust predict well-being in authoritarian contexts? Examining the role of political efficacy and collective action among opposition voters
Acar, YG. & Ulug, OM., 4 Jul 2022, In: British Journal of Social Psychology. 61, 3, p. 861-881 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Wear it like armor and it can never be used to hurt you: Reappropriation, identity change, and collective action
Uysal, M. S. & Acar, Y. G., 28 Aug 2024, In: Political Psychology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Reflecting on research: researcher identity in conflict studies from the perspectives of participants
Ulug, OM., Acar, YG. & Kanik, B., 1 Oct 2021, In: European Journal of Social Psychology. 51, 6, p. 847-861 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review