Dr. Errol Macit Babacan

Current affiliations

Institute of Sociology (IfS)

0000-0002-9931-4952

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Political sociology of Islam
Cultural Political Economy
Migration studies
Racism studies
Politics and Religion in Turkey

Academic Education
10/2008 - 2019	Promotionsstudium an der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
04/1999 - 11/2003	Studium der Politikwissenschaften, Soziologie, Historische Ethnologie, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
04/1997 - 03/1999	Studium der Ethnologie, Soziologie und Politikwissenschaften, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

Publications

Hegemony and Privileges: Reproduction of Islamism in Turkey Babacan, Errol (2021) In: Babacan, Errol; Kutun, Melehat; Pınar, Ezgi; Yılmaz, Zafer (eds.), Regime Change in Turkey. Neoliberal Authoritarianism, Islamism and Hegemony. London: Routledge. Research article (book contribution)
Debating Regime Transformation in Turkey: Myths, Critiques and Challenges Babacan, Errol; Kutun, Melehat; Pınar, Ezgi; Yılmaz, Zafer (2021) In: Babacan, Errol; Kutun, Melehat; Pınar, Ezgi; Yılmaz, Zafer (eds.), Regime Change in Turkey. Neoliberal Authoritarianism, Islamism and Hegemony. London: Routledge. Research article (book contribution)
Regime Change in Turkey. Neoliberal Authoritarianism, Islamism and Hegemony Babacan, Errol; Kutun, Melehat; Pınar, Ezgi; Yılmaz, Zafer (eds.) (2021) London: Routledge. Book (edited collection)
Die Türkisch-Islamische Union der Anstalt für Religion (DITIB) Agentin des türkisch-sunnitischen Nationalismus in Deutschland Babacan, Errol (2021) In: Vorbereitungskreis des Gesprächskreises Rechts (eds.), Autoritärer Sog Gefährliche Veränderungen der Gesellschaft. (kein Verlag angegeben). Research article (book contribution)
Ulema’nın Kılıcı: Türkiye’de İslamcı Dinamik ve Sınıfsal Yeniden Üretim [Das Schwert der Ulema: Islamistische Dynamik und Reproduktion von Klassen in der Türkei] Babacan, Errol (2021) In: ((Bitte Journal prüfen)), 21(2). Research article (journal)

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Projects

Religion as a resource at the level of local politics. A study on the implementation of migration policies with religious references using the example of…

Duration: 01/08/2023 - 31/07/2026 | 1st Funding period

Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme

Type of project: Individual project

Talks

Hegemony and Resources - Reflections on the reproduction of culture combative movements in the context of neoliberal politics Babacan, Errol (06/03/2020) Kritische Gesellschaftsforschung zwischen Utopie und Dystopie. AkG Jahrestagung, Universität Kassel, Kassel, Deutschland Type of talk: scientific talk
Analysing Islamist Kulturkampf via Historical Materialism Babacan, Errol (01/03/2019) Transformation of the Turkish State and Society: Conflicts, Dilemmas and Struggles, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkei Type of talk: scientific talk
The Nexus between Authoritarian Neo-Liberalism and Religious Paternalism Babacan, Errol (26/09/2018) Grenzen der Demokratie. 27. Wissenschaftlicher Kongress der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland Type of talk: scientific talk
Class Conflict? Clash of Cultures? Struggle for Hegemony and Resources in Turkey Babacan, Errol (15/09/2017) The Political Economy of Inequalities and Instabilities in the 21st Century, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Berlin, Deutschland Type of talk: scientific talk
Regime change in Turkey under external constraints Babacan, Errol; Karatepe, Ismail (13/12/2016) Turkey's relation with the West. The end of a bitter love?, Universität Kassel, Kassel, Deutschland Type of talk: scientific talk