Elifcan Celebi
@elifcan.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in the School of Politics and Int'l Relations (SPIRe) at University College Dublin
New publication in IJSSP 🎉 We analyse with @mkemmerling.bsky.social how digital care platforms (CPs) contribute to the marketisation of care across the European Union (EU) by examining their business models and national variations. Full article is here: doi.org/10.1108/IJSS...
Platformization of care in Europe: comparative analysis of marketization trends and business models
Purpose. We investigate how digital care platforms contribute to the marketization of care across the European Union (EU) by analyzing their business models and national variations.Design/methodology/...
doi.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
New publication in IJSSP 🎉 We analyse with @mkemmerling.bsky.social how digital care platforms (CPs) contribute to the marketisation of care across the European Union (EU) by examining their business models and national variations. Full article is here: doi.org/10.1108/IJSS...
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Applications are now open for the UCD Iseult Honohan Doctoral Scholarship 2026.
Closing Date: 30 January 2026
✔️Covers full fees (EU and Non-EU)
✔️Provides a living stipend of €25,000 per year for up to four years
✔️Is open to EU and non-EU applicants
👇
www.ucd.ie/spire/study/...
Closing Date: 30 January 2026
✔️Covers full fees (EU and Non-EU)
✔️Provides a living stipend of €25,000 per year for up to four years
✔️Is open to EU and non-EU applicants
👇
www.ucd.ie/spire/study/...
November 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Applications are now open for the UCD Iseult Honohan Doctoral Scholarship 2026.
Closing Date: 30 January 2026
✔️Covers full fees (EU and Non-EU)
✔️Provides a living stipend of €25,000 per year for up to four years
✔️Is open to EU and non-EU applicants
👇
www.ucd.ie/spire/study/...
Closing Date: 30 January 2026
✔️Covers full fees (EU and Non-EU)
✔️Provides a living stipend of €25,000 per year for up to four years
✔️Is open to EU and non-EU applicants
👇
www.ucd.ie/spire/study/...
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New Sustainable Welfare post—a very short piece introducing some ideas from articles recently published in the area of post-growth. Growth is a fundamental part of capitalism, and transitioning to a post-growth economy requires learning how to transition to non-capitalist institutions.
Welfare without economic growth
In our daily lives we are constantly bombarded with news about advances in energy efficiency, the decarbonisation of the economy, and the possibility of growing without polluting. And yes, decarbon…
davidpalomera.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:56 AM
New Sustainable Welfare post—a very short piece introducing some ideas from articles recently published in the area of post-growth. Growth is a fundamental part of capitalism, and transitioning to a post-growth economy requires learning how to transition to non-capitalist institutions.
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Claus #Offe ist gestorben. Vor ein paar Tagen musst ich an ihn denken, weil ich einen Post geteilt hatte, den ich eigentlich noch kommentieren wollte - mir aber mal wieder nicht die Zeit dafür nahm. Ich habe viel aus Offes frühen Schriften zu Staat und #Sozialpolitik gelernt.
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October 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Claus #Offe ist gestorben. Vor ein paar Tagen musst ich an ihn denken, weil ich einen Post geteilt hatte, den ich eigentlich noch kommentieren wollte - mir aber mal wieder nicht die Zeit dafür nahm. Ich habe viel aus Offes frühen Schriften zu Staat und #Sozialpolitik gelernt.
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“AI” isn’t a tool or technology or even a cluster of technologies with a misleading name. It’s the infrastructure at the foundation of a form of capitalism dependent on data brokering. We should be teaching our students about this and not teaching them about “responsible” use.
September 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
“AI” isn’t a tool or technology or even a cluster of technologies with a misleading name. It’s the infrastructure at the foundation of a form of capitalism dependent on data brokering. We should be teaching our students about this and not teaching them about “responsible” use.
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Discover how Turkey’s pension movement used strategic policy narratives to expand its base and win change, revealing the power of stories in electoral autocracies.
By @elifcan.bsky.social & @v-yilmaz.bsky.social
Read here:
psjblog.net/2025/09/24/t...
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
By @elifcan.bsky.social & @v-yilmaz.bsky.social
Read here:
psjblog.net/2025/09/24/t...
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
The Power of Policy Narratives in Electoral Autocracies: Lessons from a Pension Movement
by Elifcan Celebi & Volkan Yilmaz Social movements rely on narratives to frame their struggles and mobilise support. How they craft these narratives is especially intriguing in electoral autocr…
psjblog.net
September 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Discover how Turkey’s pension movement used strategic policy narratives to expand its base and win change, revealing the power of stories in electoral autocracies.
By @elifcan.bsky.social & @v-yilmaz.bsky.social
Read here:
psjblog.net/2025/09/24/t...
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
By @elifcan.bsky.social & @v-yilmaz.bsky.social
Read here:
psjblog.net/2025/09/24/t...
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
✨ Excited to share that the SPIRe Research Seminar Series – Autumn 2025 programme is now live! ✨We are delighted to welcome an excellent line-up of speakers who will be joining us on Wednesdays at UCD SPIRe @ucdpolitics.bsky.social soon.
August 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
✨ Excited to share that the SPIRe Research Seminar Series – Autumn 2025 programme is now live! ✨We are delighted to welcome an excellent line-up of speakers who will be joining us on Wednesdays at UCD SPIRe @ucdpolitics.bsky.social soon.
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✍️Fueled by digital activism and pop culture, youth-led protests in Turkey converge with social policy innovations, marking a generational shift in how dissent and governance challenge authoritarianism, Ebru Işıklı and @elifcan.bsky.social argue in their op-ed.🇹🇷🇹🇷
🧑💻Read it now:
👉 tinyurl.com/yxbaj98s
🧑💻Read it now:
👉 tinyurl.com/yxbaj98s
August 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
✍️Fueled by digital activism and pop culture, youth-led protests in Turkey converge with social policy innovations, marking a generational shift in how dissent and governance challenge authoritarianism, Ebru Işıklı and @elifcan.bsky.social argue in their op-ed.🇹🇷🇹🇷
🧑💻Read it now:
👉 tinyurl.com/yxbaj98s
🧑💻Read it now:
👉 tinyurl.com/yxbaj98s
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A regular reminder that the Political Studies Association of Ireland (@psaireland.bsky.social) publishes a weekly newsletter.
Sign up to stay informed about job opportunities and events across the island: www.psai.ie/newsletter/
Maintained by PSAI Secretary @sarahwagner.bsky.social.
Sign up to stay informed about job opportunities and events across the island: www.psai.ie/newsletter/
Maintained by PSAI Secretary @sarahwagner.bsky.social.
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July 29, 2025 at 10:32 AM
A regular reminder that the Political Studies Association of Ireland (@psaireland.bsky.social) publishes a weekly newsletter.
Sign up to stay informed about job opportunities and events across the island: www.psai.ie/newsletter/
Maintained by PSAI Secretary @sarahwagner.bsky.social.
Sign up to stay informed about job opportunities and events across the island: www.psai.ie/newsletter/
Maintained by PSAI Secretary @sarahwagner.bsky.social.
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Academics (including the journal’s founder) told Wiley to pound sand, started an open access journal, and Wiley just surrendered. I think more academics should tell academic publishers to pound sand. They are vampires.
Wiley officially closes the Journal of Political Philosophy, which was abandoned by its editorial team and shunned by academics after Wiley attempted moves that would have compromised the journal's editorial independence.
Journal of Political Philosophy Officially Ends - Daily Nous
"The Journal of Political Philosophy will cease publication effective January 1, 2026." That's from an email sent by the journal's publisher, Wiley, earlier today, calling the move "a difficult decisi...
dailynous.com
July 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Academics (including the journal’s founder) told Wiley to pound sand, started an open access journal, and Wiley just surrendered. I think more academics should tell academic publishers to pound sand. They are vampires.
Happy to share that I’ve joined the Editorial Board of the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy. Looking forward to contributing to @jicsp.bsky.social for critical, interdisciplinary & global scholarship on social policy.
More about JICSP via
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
More about JICSP via
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy | Cambridge Core
Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy - Stefan Kühner, Ijin Hong, Markus Ketola, Antonios Roumpakis
www.cambridge.org
July 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Happy to share that I’ve joined the Editorial Board of the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy. Looking forward to contributing to @jicsp.bsky.social for critical, interdisciplinary & global scholarship on social policy.
More about JICSP via
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
More about JICSP via
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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🗓️ Termin für #IchBinHanna & alle Interessierten:
Am 14. Juli um 11 Uhr stellt der @wissenschaftsrat.de sein Positionspapier "Personalstrukturen im deutschen Wissenschaftssystem" vor. Wir sind gespannt! @drkeichhorn.bsky.social @kubon.bsky.social
Mehr Infos hier. ⬇️
Am 14. Juli um 11 Uhr stellt der @wissenschaftsrat.de sein Positionspapier "Personalstrukturen im deutschen Wissenschaftssystem" vor. Wir sind gespannt! @drkeichhorn.bsky.social @kubon.bsky.social
Mehr Infos hier. ⬇️
Aktuelles - Einladung | Digitale Pressekonferenzen am 14. Juli
Im Anschluss an seine Sommersitzungen lädt der Wissenschaftsrat (WR) zu zwei Pressekonferenzen ein.
www.wissenschaftsrat.de
July 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
🗓️ Termin für #IchBinHanna & alle Interessierten:
Am 14. Juli um 11 Uhr stellt der @wissenschaftsrat.de sein Positionspapier "Personalstrukturen im deutschen Wissenschaftssystem" vor. Wir sind gespannt! @drkeichhorn.bsky.social @kubon.bsky.social
Mehr Infos hier. ⬇️
Am 14. Juli um 11 Uhr stellt der @wissenschaftsrat.de sein Positionspapier "Personalstrukturen im deutschen Wissenschaftssystem" vor. Wir sind gespannt! @drkeichhorn.bsky.social @kubon.bsky.social
Mehr Infos hier. ⬇️
Great piece and an important reminder: Dublin Trans and Intersex Pride is this Saturday. Whether you’re part of the queer community or an ally, showing up matters.
Following the UK's recent ruling, Dublin Lesbian Line's Val Hourigan speaks on why trans-inclusive lesbian activism is so important! 🏳️⚧️
#GCNnews
#GCNnews
The importance of trans-inclusive lesbian activism following UK Supreme Court ruling
The fight for lesbian rights is intertwined with racial justice, economic justice, reproductive rights, trans inclusion and gender freedom.
gcn.ie
July 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Great piece and an important reminder: Dublin Trans and Intersex Pride is this Saturday. Whether you’re part of the queer community or an ally, showing up matters.
Just published a book review in New Perspectives on Turkey!
Two fascinating books on charity, religion, and welfare in Turkey — by Hilal Alkan and Gizem Zencirci — offering rich reflections on Faith-Based Organisations and politics of welfare.
You can read it here: doi.org/10.1017/npt....
Two fascinating books on charity, religion, and welfare in Turkey — by Hilal Alkan and Gizem Zencirci — offering rich reflections on Faith-Based Organisations and politics of welfare.
You can read it here: doi.org/10.1017/npt....
Hilal Alkan, Welfare as Gift: Local Charity, Politics of Redistribution, and Religion in Turkey. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2023. 162 pages. - Gizem Zencirci, The Muslim Social: Neoliberalism, Charity, and P...
Hilal Alkan, Welfare as Gift: Local Charity, Politics of Redistribution, and Religion in Turkey. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2023. 162 pages. - Gizem Zencirci, The Muslim Social: Neoliberalism, Charity, and P...
doi.org
July 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Just published a book review in New Perspectives on Turkey!
Two fascinating books on charity, religion, and welfare in Turkey — by Hilal Alkan and Gizem Zencirci — offering rich reflections on Faith-Based Organisations and politics of welfare.
You can read it here: doi.org/10.1017/npt....
Two fascinating books on charity, religion, and welfare in Turkey — by Hilal Alkan and Gizem Zencirci — offering rich reflections on Faith-Based Organisations and politics of welfare.
You can read it here: doi.org/10.1017/npt....
My colleague (Asli) is conducting a research project on Enhancing Digital Visibility and Engagement for Marginalized Scholars: Examining Platform Barriers and Inclusivity Solutions. You can contribute by participating in the survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
QUESTIONNAIRE
We cordially invite you to participate in a study about the working conditions and experiences of scholars with digital visibility. Your insights will be invaluable to our research.
By participating ...
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July 8, 2025 at 10:03 AM
My colleague (Asli) is conducting a research project on Enhancing Digital Visibility and Engagement for Marginalized Scholars: Examining Platform Barriers and Inclusivity Solutions. You can contribute by participating in the survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Explore this PSJ article revealing how Turkey’s EYT pension movement used Twitter to craft policy narratives in an electoral autocracy - analyzed through the Narrative Policy Framework.
By @elifcan.bsky.social & @v-yilmaz.bsky.social
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj....
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
By @elifcan.bsky.social & @v-yilmaz.bsky.social
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj....
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
June 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Explore this PSJ article revealing how Turkey’s EYT pension movement used Twitter to craft policy narratives in an electoral autocracy - analyzed through the Narrative Policy Framework.
By @elifcan.bsky.social & @v-yilmaz.bsky.social
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj....
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
By @elifcan.bsky.social & @v-yilmaz.bsky.social
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj....
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
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🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
🔗 epssnet.org
Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.
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We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
🔗 epssnet.org
Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.
🧵
June 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
🔗 epssnet.org
Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.
🧵
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.
🔗 epssnet.org
Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.
🧵
Good news: Our project "Platformisation in Health and Social Care" has been awarded a Research Grant Development Award by the Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness (UK)! I'm looking forward to leading this work as a Co-PI, and developing a research agenda with brilliant scholars.
May 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Good news: Our project "Platformisation in Health and Social Care" has been awarded a Research Grant Development Award by the Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness (UK)! I'm looking forward to leading this work as a Co-PI, and developing a research agenda with brilliant scholars.
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Dr Elifcan Çelebi will deliver the Annual Emre Işık Memorial Lecture at Maynooth University on Monday May 12 at 4PM.
She will reflect on Turkey's political turmoil, exploring authoritarianism amid economic recession, its resilience, and ongoing protests.
Register here: shorturl.at/uqjhU
She will reflect on Turkey's political turmoil, exploring authoritarianism amid economic recession, its resilience, and ongoing protests.
Register here: shorturl.at/uqjhU
May 1, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Dr Elifcan Çelebi will deliver the Annual Emre Işık Memorial Lecture at Maynooth University on Monday May 12 at 4PM.
She will reflect on Turkey's political turmoil, exploring authoritarianism amid economic recession, its resilience, and ongoing protests.
Register here: shorturl.at/uqjhU
She will reflect on Turkey's political turmoil, exploring authoritarianism amid economic recession, its resilience, and ongoing protests.
Register here: shorturl.at/uqjhU
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Cool to see my next book Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics co-authored w/ Alex Cooley as one of "The Most Anticipated Books of 2025" in @foreignpolicy.com
The Most Anticipated Books of 2025
The biggest releases in foreign affairs, history, and economics.
foreignpolicy.com
January 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Cool to see my next book Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics co-authored w/ Alex Cooley as one of "The Most Anticipated Books of 2025" in @foreignpolicy.com
Istanbul mayor and Erdogan’s top rival Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested this morning with no substantial evidence beyond anonymous witness statements. #FreeImamoglu
IPA head Bugra Gokce was also arrested for conducting scientific research and publishing evidence-based reports on social policy areas.
IPA head Bugra Gokce was also arrested for conducting scientific research and publishing evidence-based reports on social policy areas.
March 23, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Istanbul mayor and Erdogan’s top rival Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested this morning with no substantial evidence beyond anonymous witness statements. #FreeImamoglu
IPA head Bugra Gokce was also arrested for conducting scientific research and publishing evidence-based reports on social policy areas.
IPA head Bugra Gokce was also arrested for conducting scientific research and publishing evidence-based reports on social policy areas.
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Emeklilikte Yaşa Takılanlar (EYT) hareketini ve bu hareketin emeklilik yaşı düzenlemesinde değişimi mümkün kılan politika anlatısının yapısını ve içeriğini incelediğimiz Elifcan Çelebi (@elifcan.bsky.social) ile makalemiz Policy Studies Journal'da (@psjeditor.bsky.social) yayımlandı. rb.gy/43oee4
March 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Emeklilikte Yaşa Takılanlar (EYT) hareketini ve bu hareketin emeklilik yaşı düzenlemesinde değişimi mümkün kılan politika anlatısının yapısını ve içeriğini incelediğimiz Elifcan Çelebi (@elifcan.bsky.social) ile makalemiz Policy Studies Journal'da (@psjeditor.bsky.social) yayımlandı. rb.gy/43oee4
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Our article, "Narrative power in electoral autocracies: The policy narrative behind the success of a pension movement", is out open access. I and @elifcan.bsky.social explore how a social movement influenced policy change in an electoral autocracy — especially on the difficult-to-change pension age.
Discover this PSJ Early View article which unpacks how Turkey's EYT movement strategically crafted narratives to challenge the pension age policy in an electoral autocracy.
By @elifcan.bsky.social and @v-yilmaz.bsky.social
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj....
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
By @elifcan.bsky.social and @v-yilmaz.bsky.social
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj....
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
March 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Our article, "Narrative power in electoral autocracies: The policy narrative behind the success of a pension movement", is out open access. I and @elifcan.bsky.social explore how a social movement influenced policy change in an electoral autocracy — especially on the difficult-to-change pension age.
Reposted by Elifcan Celebi
Discover this PSJ Early View article which unpacks how Turkey's EYT movement strategically crafted narratives to challenge the pension age policy in an electoral autocracy.
By @elifcan.bsky.social and @v-yilmaz.bsky.social
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj....
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
By @elifcan.bsky.social and @v-yilmaz.bsky.social
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj....
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
March 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Discover this PSJ Early View article which unpacks how Turkey's EYT movement strategically crafted narratives to challenge the pension age policy in an electoral autocracy.
By @elifcan.bsky.social and @v-yilmaz.bsky.social
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj....
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
By @elifcan.bsky.social and @v-yilmaz.bsky.social
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/psj....
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal
Reading an entire book with all its details feels like a rebellious act in academia these days. But it's teaching-free period, and I'm on my second one 🥳 Admin, supervision, and bureaucracy can wait—a rare luxury, but vital for research. #AcademicLife #ReadingIsResearch
March 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Reading an entire book with all its details feels like a rebellious act in academia these days. But it's teaching-free period, and I'm on my second one 🥳 Admin, supervision, and bureaucracy can wait—a rare luxury, but vital for research. #AcademicLife #ReadingIsResearch