Yeşim Arat Explained

Yeşim Arat
Birth Date:5 September 1955
Alma Mater:Yale University (BA, MA, PhD)
Workplaces:Boğaziçi University
Occupation:Political scientist, author
Discipline:Gender politics, Turkish politics, women's movements
Thesis Title:Women in Turkish Politics
Thesis Url:https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12378859
Thesis Year:1983
Doctoral Advisor:John Waterbury

Yeşim Arat (born September 5, 1955), is a Turkish political scientist and author specialized in gender politics, Turkish politics, women in Turkish politics, and women's movements in Turkey. She is a professor in the department of political science and international relations at Boğaziçi University.[1]

Early life and education

Yeşim Arat was born on September 5, 1995. She completed a B.A. in political science and economics at Yale University in 1978. Arat earned a M.A. (1980) and Ph.D. (1983) in the department of politics at Princeton University.[2] Her dissertation was titled, Women in Turkish Politics. Arat's doctoral advisor was John Waterbury.[3]

Career

Arat joined the faculty at Boğaziçi University in 1983 as an assistant professor in the department of political science and international relations. She was promoted to associate professor in 1990 and professor in May 1996. Arat served as the vice rector for academic affairs (provost) from August 2008 to August 2012. She was chair of the department January 1997 to January 1999, April 2013 to September 2014, and September 2015 to July 2017.

She researches gender politics, Turkish politics, women in Turkish politics, and women's movements in Turkey.[4]

Awards and honors

Arat was elected member of The Science Academy Society of Turkey in 2012.

Selected works

Books

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kösedağı . Gökçe Çiçek . 2021-02-15 . Bir Kadın (95) - Prof. Dr. Yeşim Arat: "Akademik çalışmalarımın başarısını, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi'nde kendimi akademik açıdan özgür hissetmeme borçluyum" . 2024-09-07 . Medyascope . tr.
  2. Web site: CV. Arat. Yeşim. 2019. Boğaziçi University.
  3. Women in Turkish politics. 1983. en. Yeşim. Arat. Ph.D.. Yale University. 12378859.
  4. Web site: Prof. Yeşim Arat Bogazici University Department of Political Science and International Relations. pols.boun.edu.tr. 2020-05-16.
  5. Reviews of The Patriarchal Paradox:
    • Sanasarian. Eliz. Eliz Sanasarian. 1990. Review. American Political Science Review. en. 84. 4. 1413–1414. 10.2307/1963326. 1963326 . 0003-0554.
    • Maksoud. Hala. 1991. Review. International Journal of Middle East Studies. en. 23. 4. 678–680. 10.1017/S0020743800023722. 147134260 . 0020-7438.
  6. Misra. Joya. 1997. Review. Gender and Society. 11. 3. 376–377. 10.1177/089124397011003011 . 0891-2432. 190412. 220474706 .
  7. Reviews of Rethinking Islam and Liberal Democracy:
    • Cinar. Alev. 2006. Review. International Journal of Middle East Studies. 38. 3. 487–489. 10.1017/S0020743806422431 . 0020-7438. 3879783. 156913784 .
    • Tachau. Frank. 2006. Review. Perspectives on Politics. en. 4. 1. 10.1017/S1537592706630144. 145809278 . 1537-5927.
    • Carvalho Pinto. Vânia. 2007. Review. Feminist Review. en. 86. 1. 205–207. 10.1057/palgrave.fr.9400349. 0141-7789. free.
    • Micallef. Roberta. 2008. Review. Journal of Middle East Women's Studies. en. 4. 2. 103–106. 10.2979/MEW.2008.4.2.103. 142732375 . 1552-5864.
  8. Miller. Ruth. 2016. Review. Journal of the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association. en. 3. 1. 206–208. 10.2979/jottturstuass.3.1.17 . 2376-0702.

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