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Merve Erdilmen is PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She is a research assistant for Durable Solutions Cluster at Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN). Her research focuses on the localization of humanitarian assistance, gender mainstreaming, and refugee-led organizations in Turkey.
Merve Erdilmen
Contact
Hosting institute
- Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies
Current affiliation
- McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Memberships
Key expertise
- Refugee-led organizations
- gender
- gender equality
- refugee protection
Regional expertise
- Türkei
- Middle East
Profile according to FFVT taxonomy
Scientific topics
- Civil Society Engagement
- Gender
- Humanitarianism
- International Protection
- Self-Organization
Disciplines
- Political Sciences
Professional Career
Relevant publications
- Is the International Organization for Migration Legitimate? Rights-Talk, Protection Commitments and the Legitimation of the IOM. In Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 49(9), 2332-2354.2023.Routledge.
- Whither the Refugees? The Evolution of the Idea and Pursuit of Durable Solutions to Displacement, 1921-1960. In Refugee Survey Quarterly, 41(2), 159-195.2022.Oxford University Press.
- When Do States Give Voting Rights to Non-Citizens? The Role of Population, Policy, and Politics on the Timing of Enfranchisement Reforms in Liberal Democracies. In Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 47(13), 2855-2876.2020.Routledge.
- Review of Justice for People on the Move: Migration in Challenging Times by Gillian Brock. In Journal of Refugee Studies, 34(3), 3545-3548.2021.Oxford University Press.
- Review of Failure and Hope: Fighting for the Rights of the Forcibly Displaced by Christine Mahoney. In Central and Eastern European Migration Review, 7(2), 131-132.2018.Polska Akademia Nauk.