Ayca Arkilic
@aycaarkilic.bsky.social
Political scientist @Victoria University of Wellington, Associate Editor of Mediterranean Politics & Diaspora Studies - migration, diasporas, religion & politics, Turkey, Europe, Aotearoa New Zealand
I am so honoured to have been awarded this year’s Royal Society Early Career Research Excellence Award for Social Sciences. Attending the wonderful ceremony at Government House in Wellington was a truly special moment.
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Researchers celebrated at 2025 Research Honours Aotearoa events
The Society is holding three regional award ceremonies this year to recognise researchers, scholars, and innovators throughout Aotearoa New Zealand who have achieved excellence in their chosen fields....
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November 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I am so honoured to have been awarded this year’s Royal Society Early Career Research Excellence Award for Social Sciences. Attending the wonderful ceremony at Government House in Wellington was a truly special moment.
www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/researc...
www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/researc...
Our new article, "Muslim Diversity Study: Quantitative Protocol and Practical Insights on Engaging New Zealand’s Muslim Communities", is out in the NZ Journal of Psychology. Many thanks to Dr Usman Afzali, the project leader, for inviting me to contribute to this important work.
August 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Our new article, "Muslim Diversity Study: Quantitative Protocol and Practical Insights on Engaging New Zealand’s Muslim Communities", is out in the NZ Journal of Psychology. Many thanks to Dr Usman Afzali, the project leader, for inviting me to contribute to this important work.
Looking forward to our @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social workshop on the nexus of race & immigration in settler-colonial settings!
I will be traveling to New Zealand and Australia this week. I’ll be in Wellington to work with my colleague Ayca Arkilic 8/15-8/22
Next stop, Melbourne 8/22-25, where I'll be checking out the Melbourne Immigration Museum and other sights.
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Next stop, Melbourne 8/22-25, where I'll be checking out the Melbourne Immigration Museum and other sights.
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August 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Looking forward to our @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social workshop on the nexus of race & immigration in settler-colonial settings!
@profterrig.bsky.social Terri Givens and I are looking forward to welcoming 10 domestic & international early career scholars to Wellington on 20 August for our workshop "Understanding the Race-Immigration Nexus in Settler-Colonial Settings." Still looking for discussants - please PM if interested
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 AM
@profterrig.bsky.social Terri Givens and I are looking forward to welcoming 10 domestic & international early career scholars to Wellington on 20 August for our workshop "Understanding the Race-Immigration Nexus in Settler-Colonial Settings." Still looking for discussants - please PM if interested
My book, Diaspora Diplomacy, now has a much more affordable paperback version! The introduction is open access until August, find it here:
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526191250/
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526191250/
Manchester University Press - Diaspora diplomacy
Diaspora diplomacy - Browse and buy the Paperback edition of Diaspora diplomacy by Ayca Arkilic
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May 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
My book, Diaspora Diplomacy, now has a much more affordable paperback version! The introduction is open access until August, find it here:
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526191250/
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526191250/
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Important contribution from my Te Herenga Waka-VUW and Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha-UC colleagues on the history, achievements, and limits of the 🇳🇿 Citizenship (Western Samoa) (Restoration) Amendment Act 2024. 👏
Nikitha Aithal, Helena Cook, Marnie Lloydd and Julija Sardelić focus on 🇳🇿 2024 citizenship restoration for Sāmoans, arguing it treats the symptoms, not the systems of colonial injustice
Justice means dismantling ongoing racism & exclusion, not just restoring legal status ⚖️
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Justice means dismantling ongoing racism & exclusion, not just restoring legal status ⚖️
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May 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Important contribution from my Te Herenga Waka-VUW and Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha-UC colleagues on the history, achievements, and limits of the 🇳🇿 Citizenship (Western Samoa) (Restoration) Amendment Act 2024. 👏
Reposted by Ayca Arkilic
My new open-access article on the daily lives, experiences, and challenges of women converts to Islam in post-Christchurch Aotearoa New Zealand is out!
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May 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
My new open-access article on the daily lives, experiences, and challenges of women converts to Islam in post-Christchurch Aotearoa New Zealand is out!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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After three wonderful years at Diaspora Studies, I am joining Mediterranean Politics as an associate editor. Looking forward to working with Frédéric Volpi, Matt Buehler, Asli Ilgit and other members of the editorial board & to this new adventure!
January 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
After three wonderful years at Diaspora Studies, I am joining Mediterranean Politics as an associate editor. Looking forward to working with Frédéric Volpi, Matt Buehler, Asli Ilgit and other members of the editorial board & to this new adventure!