Devrim Yavuz
@devrimyavuz.bsky.social
Sociologist @CUNY @
Lehman College, author of Democracy and Capitalism in Turkey, currently spending savings from quitting smoking on records, films and olive oil
Lehman College, author of Democracy and Capitalism in Turkey, currently spending savings from quitting smoking on records, films and olive oil
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Devrim Yavuz
@devrimyavuz.bsky.social
· Dec 2
Devrim Adam Yavuz, "Democracy and Capitalism in Turkey: The State, Power, and Big Business" (Bloomsbury, 2023) - New Books Network
newbooksnetwork.com
Political sociologist @CUNY originally from France and Turkey. Work on state-business relations and state power and pandemics. Love posts about others' work, but end up posting on film & music from acts I'm too old for (Charli XCX, Hinds, Juniore, Rosalia). Secret cat video watcher. Book interview:
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Can't wrap my head around that one
TİP MP says a total of 4836 workers have died at work, in Turkey, during the current labour minister's tenure.
That's almost 5000 since May 2023 elections. That's a massacre
That's almost 5000 since May 2023 elections. That's a massacre
◼️ Sera Kadıgil’den Bakan Vedat Işıkhan’a: "Bu ülkede sadece 9 ayda 1.300 kişi öldü. Her gün 6 işçi ölüyor. Ölümlerin haber değeri bile kalmadı. 3 yılda 4 bin 836 insan siz Bakanken öldü. Bunun tamamından siz ve sizi atayan Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan sorumlusunuz."
kisadalga.net/haber/gundem...
kisadalga.net/haber/gundem...
November 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Can't wrap my head around that one
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I'm working with @pomeps.bsky.social to check in on papers presented in our workshops in the last 5 years.
To brighten our feeds, and boost hope around studying the Middle East, I wanted to share some papers that early career scholars workshopped and then published.
Three from Spring 2024 VRWs:
To brighten our feeds, and boost hope around studying the Middle East, I wanted to share some papers that early career scholars workshopped and then published.
Three from Spring 2024 VRWs:
As chair of @pomeps.bsky.social Virtual Research Workshop committee, I'm tracking workshopped papers that have been published.
To amplify this work, I'll share them here.
First up: @oneryigit.bsky.social explains support for ethnic rights. Congrats!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
To amplify this work, I'll share them here.
First up: @oneryigit.bsky.social explains support for ethnic rights. Congrats!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Explaining Variation in Support for Ethnic Group Rights: The Role of Forced Displacement and Conflict Proximity
Why do some members of an ethnic group support ethnic group rights while others do not? Drawing on social psychology, I argue that exposure to political violence shapes individual attitudes by deepen...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I'm working with @pomeps.bsky.social to check in on papers presented in our workshops in the last 5 years.
To brighten our feeds, and boost hope around studying the Middle East, I wanted to share some papers that early career scholars workshopped and then published.
Three from Spring 2024 VRWs:
To brighten our feeds, and boost hope around studying the Middle East, I wanted to share some papers that early career scholars workshopped and then published.
Three from Spring 2024 VRWs:
I thought that we already knew how to go back in time 85-90 years
November 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I thought that we already knew how to go back in time 85-90 years
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This would be transformative. To invest in publicly developed and owned learning management systems at CUNY instead of extractive and shitty Brightspace, Blackboard etc.
Huge thanks to @mattseybold.bsky.social for writing this great post, which highlights CUNY's transformative potential to build open educational infrastructure
theamericanvandal.substack.com/p/mamdani-wi...
theamericanvandal.substack.com/p/mamdani-wi...
November 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
This would be transformative. To invest in publicly developed and owned learning management systems at CUNY instead of extractive and shitty Brightspace, Blackboard etc.
I'm still waiting for the day they make a biopic where Kyle MacLachlan plays office supply magnate W.B. Mason in the same tradition of satires of capitalism as the Coens' Hudsocker Proxy or Orson Welles's Citizen Kane
November 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I'm still waiting for the day they make a biopic where Kyle MacLachlan plays office supply magnate W.B. Mason in the same tradition of satires of capitalism as the Coens' Hudsocker Proxy or Orson Welles's Citizen Kane
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My latest book, A New Wave of Anti-Racism in Europe?
Racialized Minorities at the Centre, co-edited with Ilke Adam and Mariska Jung is now published!! AND open-access!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Racialized Minorities at the Centre, co-edited with Ilke Adam and Mariska Jung is now published!! AND open-access!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
A New Wave of Anti-Racism in Europe?
This open access book explores anti-racist struggles and practices across a range of European contexts, tracing both change and continuity over time
link.springer.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
My latest book, A New Wave of Anti-Racism in Europe?
Racialized Minorities at the Centre, co-edited with Ilke Adam and Mariska Jung is now published!! AND open-access!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Racialized Minorities at the Centre, co-edited with Ilke Adam and Mariska Jung is now published!! AND open-access!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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We are doing it again-again.
Mini-conference on Elites and Power Structures at the 2026 SASE July 1-3 in Bordeaux.
Submit your abstract before December 16th
It has been 3 great session at the past SASE meetings, so send us your best work!
sase.org/events/2026-...
Mini-conference on Elites and Power Structures at the 2026 SASE July 1-3 in Bordeaux.
Submit your abstract before December 16th
It has been 3 great session at the past SASE meetings, so send us your best work!
sase.org/events/2026-...
Bordeaux 2026 | SASE Annual Conferences
sase.org
November 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
We are doing it again-again.
Mini-conference on Elites and Power Structures at the 2026 SASE July 1-3 in Bordeaux.
Submit your abstract before December 16th
It has been 3 great session at the past SASE meetings, so send us your best work!
sase.org/events/2026-...
Mini-conference on Elites and Power Structures at the 2026 SASE July 1-3 in Bordeaux.
Submit your abstract before December 16th
It has been 3 great session at the past SASE meetings, so send us your best work!
sase.org/events/2026-...
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Très heureux de voir aboutir ce travail mené avec Elsa Génard et Mathilde Rossigneux-Méheust.
Les contributions explorent sous des angles différents des épreuves d'autorité, à savoir des situations où des relations statutairement asymétriques sont construites, discutées ou rejetées.
Les contributions explorent sous des angles différents des épreuves d'autorité, à savoir des situations où des relations statutairement asymétriques sont construites, discutées ou rejetées.
#T47 Parution en ligne du nouveau n° "Épreuves d’autorité" coordonné par @corentindurand.cpesr.fr Elsa Génard et Mathilde Rossigneux-Méheust - bientôt disponible également dans vos librairies préférées via @ens-editions.bsky.social !
47 | 2025 Épreuves d’autorité
De quoi sont faites les relations entre employés et patrons, élèves et enseignants, accusés et juges, officiers et soldats du rang, enfants et parents, patients et soignants, gourou et fidèles, et...
journals.openedition.org
November 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Très heureux de voir aboutir ce travail mené avec Elsa Génard et Mathilde Rossigneux-Méheust.
Les contributions explorent sous des angles différents des épreuves d'autorité, à savoir des situations où des relations statutairement asymétriques sont construites, discutées ou rejetées.
Les contributions explorent sous des angles différents des épreuves d'autorité, à savoir des situations où des relations statutairement asymétriques sont construites, discutées ou rejetées.
Most self-confident imposter syndrome dream: legendary French nat team players were doing a talent showcase in a crowded stadium. I was a spy posing as Zidane, awkwardly kicking the ball around next to Mbappé fearing that the ONLY way my cover would be blown was if people knew my jersey was fake 🤣
November 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Most self-confident imposter syndrome dream: legendary French nat team players were doing a talent showcase in a crowded stadium. I was a spy posing as Zidane, awkwardly kicking the ball around next to Mbappé fearing that the ONLY way my cover would be blown was if people knew my jersey was fake 🤣
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‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
www.ru.nl
November 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
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“‘The uncritical adoption of AI can lead to students not developing essential academic skills such as critical thinking and writing. If students are taught to learn through automation, without learning about how & why things work, they won’t be able to solve problems when something actually breaks’”
November 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“‘The uncritical adoption of AI can lead to students not developing essential academic skills such as critical thinking and writing. If students are taught to learn through automation, without learning about how & why things work, they won’t be able to solve problems when something actually breaks’”
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I teach a field natural history course that’s very analog—a hand-written field journal, hands-on skill sessions, hours in nature each week. This very much tracks. My evals for that class emphasize the class’s impacts on how they think, and their mental health.
‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
www.ru.nl
November 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I teach a field natural history course that’s very analog—a hand-written field journal, hands-on skill sessions, hours in nature each week. This very much tracks. My evals for that class emphasize the class’s impacts on how they think, and their mental health.
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The government of Jamaica has set up a portal for contributing to official relief efforts. I will update this thread if anything analogous opens up for Haiti, Cuba, or the DR
supportjamaica.gov.jm
supportjamaica.gov.jm
Support Jamaica
supportjamaica.gov.jm
October 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The government of Jamaica has set up a portal for contributing to official relief efforts. I will update this thread if anything analogous opens up for Haiti, Cuba, or the DR
supportjamaica.gov.jm
supportjamaica.gov.jm
Excited to see that the article "State Power and COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts" I wrote with my friends @russelldavid.bsky.social and Naomi Spence has been published online by the @bjsociology.bsky.social. There are a couple takeaways about state power and theories of the state I'm excited about.🧵1/5
State Power and COVID‐19 Vaccination Efforts
The COVID-19 pandemic provides a unique opportunity to assess how different forms of state power shape public health outcomes during a global crisis. Drawing on Michael Mann's distinction between inf...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Excited to see that the article "State Power and COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts" I wrote with my friends @russelldavid.bsky.social and Naomi Spence has been published online by the @bjsociology.bsky.social. There are a couple takeaways about state power and theories of the state I'm excited about.🧵1/5
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Abstracts due Oct 15!
Don't miss the deadline for our POMEPS Spring Virtual Research Workshop series. And please share with students+mentees working on MENA.
VRWs are an excellent way to get feedback on papers, turn them into articles. and create lasting networks.
Contact me with any questions!
Don't miss the deadline for our POMEPS Spring Virtual Research Workshop series. And please share with students+mentees working on MENA.
VRWs are an excellent way to get feedback on papers, turn them into articles. and create lasting networks.
Contact me with any questions!
Only a few days left to apply for the Spring 2026 POMEPS Virtual Research Workshops! The deadline to apply is October 15, 2025. For more information on how to apply, visit:
pomeps.org/call-for-app...
pomeps.org/call-for-app...
Call for Applications: Spring 2026 Virtual Research Workshops - Project on Middle East Political Science
The POMEPS Spring Virtual Research Workshop convenes online discussions of groups of three thematically linked journal article-length papers focusing on topics/cases in the MENA region. To provide fee...
pomeps.org
October 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Abstracts due Oct 15!
Don't miss the deadline for our POMEPS Spring Virtual Research Workshop series. And please share with students+mentees working on MENA.
VRWs are an excellent way to get feedback on papers, turn them into articles. and create lasting networks.
Contact me with any questions!
Don't miss the deadline for our POMEPS Spring Virtual Research Workshop series. And please share with students+mentees working on MENA.
VRWs are an excellent way to get feedback on papers, turn them into articles. and create lasting networks.
Contact me with any questions!
By being tapped twice by Macron to serve as PM, Lecornu is fast becoming the political equivalent of the poor faculty member who doesn't know how to say no when asked to be Department Chair or when asked to take on interim admin positions Source: The Guardian share.google/kvJJCeHPa5ox...
Macron reappoints Sébastien Lecornu as French prime minister
Lecornu, who resigned as PM on Monday, is tasked with urgently delivering a budget to parliament
share.google
October 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
By being tapped twice by Macron to serve as PM, Lecornu is fast becoming the political equivalent of the poor faculty member who doesn't know how to say no when asked to be Department Chair or when asked to take on interim admin positions Source: The Guardian share.google/kvJJCeHPa5ox...
It took me about thee minutes to realize that this was an actual headline and not @theonion.com making fun of the corn dog as a concept apnews.com/article/corn...
58M pounds of corn dogs and sausage-on-a-stick products recalled because wood pieces may be inside
About 58 million pounds of corn dogs and other sausage-on-a-stick products are being recalled across the U.S. because wood pieces may be embedded in the batter.
apnews.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
It took me about thee minutes to realize that this was an actual headline and not @theonion.com making fun of the corn dog as a concept apnews.com/article/corn...
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Every day!
the psychotic reaction to immigration across basically every country is probably the biggest thing making me pessimistic in the long term
September 29, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Every day!
With their 1-0 win over the behemoth PSG yesterday, my beloved Olympique de Marseille can hopefully shake things up this year. They looked good www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Marseille v PSG: a rivalry that is more about old records than recent results
Even when PSG were racking up league titles, Marseille fans could always say they were France’s only European champions. Not any more
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
With their 1-0 win over the behemoth PSG yesterday, my beloved Olympique de Marseille can hopefully shake things up this year. They looked good www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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CUNY @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social is hiring two tenured associate professors in Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies! Review of applications begins October 1. See link for more info.
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
Jobs | City University of New York
cuny.jobs
September 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
CUNY @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social is hiring two tenured associate professors in Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies! Review of applications begins October 1. See link for more info.
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
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My AI problem is that when I read, a lot of my critical thinking goes to imagining the author and their position related to the text: why did this person write this? What are they thinking through, and how does it relate to their individual identity as well as their knowledge community?
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
My AI problem is that when I read, a lot of my critical thinking goes to imagining the author and their position related to the text: why did this person write this? What are they thinking through, and how does it relate to their individual identity as well as their knowledge community?
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September 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Three excerpts from concerts, for no apparent reason besides the fact that they are men who died in the last 10 years who should be remembered fondly starting with Rashid Taha who allegedly the Clash dedicated Rock the Casbah for, followed by Bowie and Prince
Rachid Taha - Ya Rayah (Live)
YouTube video by M. Hassan
youtu.be
September 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Three excerpts from concerts, for no apparent reason besides the fact that they are men who died in the last 10 years who should be remembered fondly starting with Rashid Taha who allegedly the Clash dedicated Rock the Casbah for, followed by Bowie and Prince
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Happy birthday, Fiona!
Fiona Apple’s Discography Ranked in Order of Password Strength
In order from least to most secure… 5. Tidal 4. Extraordinary Machine 3. Fetch the Bolt Cutters 2. The Idler Wheel Is Wiser than the Driver of the ...
buff.ly
September 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Happy birthday, Fiona!
The thing I wish members of the general public understood about academia is that it is so competitive that there are literally thousands of very talented people who've spent years researching a topic who will never get to teach full time or be invited to present their work in a university setting
September 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The thing I wish members of the general public understood about academia is that it is so competitive that there are literally thousands of very talented people who've spent years researching a topic who will never get to teach full time or be invited to present their work in a university setting