Dr Yasemin Acar
Lecturer in Social Psychology
Biography
Yasemin Gülsüm Acar received her PhD from Claremont Graduate University in 2015; her dissertation focused on social identity and identity politicization through collective action. Her research interests include outcomes of collective action, social (ethnic, religious, political) identity, and intergroup conflict and reconciliation. Yasemin has published in English, Turkish, and Kurdish on consequences of collective action as well as various perceptions of the Turkish-Kurdish conflict in Turkey.
PhD supervision
- Israa Aljaish
- Ala' Mustafa
Selected publications
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“Is voting even effective?”: examining voting and protest as an expression of dissent and their efficacy in risky contexts
Uluğ, Ö. M., Acar, Y. G. & Kanık, B., 1 Jan 2025, In: Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy. 25, 1, e12445.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Researching identity in the imposed boundaries of the nation-state: a meta-analytical review of identity and intergroup relations between Kurds and Turks
Uysal, M. S., Şen, E., Sandal Önal, E. & Acar, Y. G., 1 Feb 2025, In: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology. 31, 1, p. 82-97 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Studying Kurdishness in Turkey: a review of existing research
Acar, Y. G., Sandal-Önal, E., Sen, E. & Uysal, M. S., 16 Jan 2025, In: British Journal of Social Psychology. 64, 1, 15 p., e12842.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ten years after the Gezi Park protests: looking back on their legacy and impact
Acar, Y. G. & Uluğ, Ö. M., Jan 2025, In: Social Movement Studies. 24, 1, p. 130-135Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Why do protestors use disruptive, confrontational tactics? New research shows they’re not just a last resort
Uysal, M. S., Drury, J. & Acar, Y. G., 20 May 2025, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Why people reclaim words meant to insult them – and how this has become a powerful tool for protest
Uysal, M. S. & Acar, Y., 12 Aug 2025, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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'Not a party to this crime': the reciprocal constitution of identity and morality by signatories of the 'Academics for Peace' petition in Turkey
Acar, Y. G., Coşkan, C., Sandal-Önal, E. & Reicher, S. D., 17 Jul 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Social Psychology. Early View, 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Resistance from generation to generation: the Saturday Mothers in Istanbul
Kaya, O., Acar, Y. G., Agar, C. C. & Neville, F. G., 21 Jul 2024, In: Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology. 34, 4, 16 p., e2843.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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'Türk' psikolojisinin kör noktası: Kürtler
Şen, E., Uysal, M. S., Acar, Y. G. & Sandal-Önal, E., 27 Jun 2024, In: Onto Dergisi. 26, p. 26-37 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Wear it like armor and it can never be used to hurt you: reappropriation, identity change, and collective action
Uysal, M. S. & Acar, Y. G., 28 Aug 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Political Psychology. Early View, 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review