Dr Dogus Simsek
Faculties, deparments and locations
- Faculty of Business and Social Sciences
- Department of Criminology and Social Sciences
- School of Law, Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Penrhyn Road
Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Sociology
- Email:
- d.simsek@kingston.ac.uk
About
My research focuses on social inequalities, migration and political sociology from an intersectional perspective. It is concerned with the impact of everyday bordering on racialised minorities including diaspora communities, refugees and undocumented migrants particularly in the Global South from an intersectional perspective. It is anchored in critical, interdisciplinary, transnational and global approaches to migration and displacement with a particular focus on the constructions of race, ethnicity, class and gender.
I hold fellowships at IWM (Institut fur die Wissenschaften vom Menschen) in Vienna and at the Calcutta Research Group (CRG) in Kolkata. I am an associated senior research fellow at the Boston Consortium for Arab Region Studies, Boston, and the Migration Research Centre at Koc University, Istanbul.
My recent ethnographic research (2022–23) 'Remaking home in the face of racism: Multicultural conviviality in the cases of London and Istanbul' was funded by Kingston University. My previous research (2017–18) 'Race, Migration and Belonging: Africans in Istanbul' funded by the Institute for International Cooperation of the Deutscher Volkshochschul-Verband e.V. (DVV), using visual ethnography and participant observation at the churches and workplaces of African migrants, explored the experiences of temporality, everyday life struggles and the processes of racialisation with a particular focus on gender and race.
Following my PhD, I was awarded a grant from TUBITAK (the Turkish research council) to explore the racialisation of Syrian refugees and their experiences in accessing the labour market, housing and education in Turkey. I am author of Am I Less British? Racism, Belonging, the Children of Refugees and Immigrants in North London (UCL Press, 2024), 'Cabuk Cabuk': Africans in Istanbul (Pencere Yayinlari, 2018, published in English and Turkish), and Ulusasiri Kimlikler: Londra'da Kibrisli Turk, Kurt ve Turk Gocmen Cocuklari (Istanbul Bilgi University Press, 2016).
Qualifications
- Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy, UK, 2024
- PhD, Sociology, City, University of London
- MA, Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London
- BA (First Class), Media and Communication Systems, Istanbul Bilgi University
Domains
Courses taught
My broader research interests include the anthropology of migration and lie at the intersection of migration, race and class. My research is concerned with the impact of everyday bordering on racialised minorities including diaspora communities, refugees and undocumented migrants particularly in the Global South from an intersectional perspective. It is anchored in critical, multidisciplinary, transnational and global approaches to forced migration and displacement with particular attention to structures of race, ethnicity and class.
I hold fellowships at IWM (Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen) in Vienna and at the Calcutta Research Group (CRG) in Kolkata. I am an associated senior research fellow at the Boston Consortium for Arab Region Studies, Boston, and the Migration Research Centre at Koç University, Istanbul.
Over the last few years, I gave invited talks and lectures at universities such as the University of Edinburgh, the Lebanese American University, ETH Zurich, the American University of Beirut, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Roskilde University, Oxford Brookes University, the University of Kassel and Istanbul University and the events organised by international organisations and stakeholders such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Oxfam, the International Migration Organisation (IOM), and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD).
I also reviewed research grants for the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), the French National Research Agency (ANR), and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜB?TAK).
I have served internationally as an external examiner of PhD theses (e.g. Coventry University, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona).
Research student supervision
- Mr Ali Kiresci
- Mr Robert Amato Lastman
I am keen to supervise students interested in exploring migration, and the intersections between migration, displacement, race, and class.
Specialisms
- Sociology
- Migration
- Race and racism
Editorial Board Member
- Ethnic and Racial Studies
Publications
‘Am I less British?’ : Racism, belonging, and the children of refugees and immigrants in North London
Şimşek, Doğuş (2024). London, U.K.: (UCL Press)
‘Çabuk Çabuk' - İstanbul’daki Afrikalılar ['Çabuk Çabuk' - Africans in Instanbul]
Simsek, Dogus and Sayman, Yusuf (2018). Istanbul, Turkey: (Pencere Yayınları)
Ulusaşırı Kimlikler: Londra’da Kıbrıslı Türk, Kürt ve Türk göçmen çocukları [Transnational identities: Turkish Cypriot, Kurdish and Turkish immigrant children in London]
Simsek, Dogus (2016). Istanbul, Turkey: (Istanbul Bilgi University Press)
Forced displacement and access to the labour market : the case of Gaziantep
Simsek, Dogus, 2021, Refugee Watch (58), pp 57-70
The interface between hospitality and tourism entrepreneurship, integration and well-being : a study of refugee entrepreneurs
Alrawadieh, Zaid, Altinay, Levent, Cetin, Gurel and Şimşek, Doğuş, 2021, International Journal of Hospitality Management (97), pp 103013
Corrigendum [Correction to: Journal of Refugee Studies, Volume 33, Issue 3, September 2020, Pages 537–554]
Simsek, Dogus, 2021, Journal of Refugee Studies (34), 1, pp 1274
What role does race play in the experience of migration?
Simsek, Dogus, 2021, The Sociological Review Magazine
Book Review of: 'Belonging and becoming in a multicultural world : refugee youth and the pursuit of identity' by Laura Moran
Simsek, Dogus, 2021, Ethnic and Racial Studies (44), 3, pp 512-514
Book Review of: 'Refugee imaginaries: research across the humanities', by Emma Cox, Sam Durrant, David Farrier, Lyndsey Stonebridge, and Agnes Woolley (eds.)
Şimşek, Doğuş, 2021, Migration and Society (4), 1, pp 206-208
"Winners and losers of neoliberalism" : the intersection of class and race in the case of Syrian refugees in Turkey
Simsek, Dogus, 2021, Ethnic and Racial Studies (44), 15, pp 2816-2835
Integration processes of Syrian refugees in Turkey : 'class-based integration'
Simsek, Dogus, 2020, Journal of Refugee Studies (33), 3, pp 537-554
Feeling of desperation is doubled due to COVID-19 among undocumented African migrants in Istanbul
Simsek, Dogus, 2020, Identities Blog : COVID-19 Series
Fear, desperation, anger and stress : the emotions of undocumented migrants during COVID-19 pandemic
Simsek, Dogus, 2020, Discover Society
Book review of: 'Kurds in Turkey : ethnographies of heterogeneous experiences' by Lucie Drechselova and Adnan Celik (eds.)
Simsek, Dogus, 2020, Ethnic and Racial Studies (43), 8, pp 1531-1533
Suriyeli mültecilerin Avrupa’ya yayılımı : Analitik ve karşılaştırmalı bir değerlendirme
Şimşek, Doğuş, 2019, Adam Akademi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi (9), 2, pp 493-518
Türkiye’deki Suriyeli Çocukların Eğitime Erişimi : Engeller ve Öneriler = Syrian children's access to education in Turkey : barriers and recommendations
Simsek, Dogus, 2019, Egitim Bilim Toplum Dergisi = Journal of Education Science Society (17), 65, pp 10-32
Türkiye’de Suriyeli mülteci entegrasyonu : Zorluklar ve olanaklar
Şimşek, Doğuş, 2019, (4), 2, pp 172-187
Syrian refugees in Turkey : a neoliberal approach to integration
Simsek, Dogus, 2019, Crisis Magazine
İstanbul’daki Afrikalı göçmenlerin Ulusötesi sosyal alanlarının entegrasyon süreçlerine etkisi
Şimşek, Doğuş, 2019, Öneri Dergisi (14), 52, pp 216-235
İstanbul’daki Afrikalı Göçmenlerin Gündelik Irkçılık Deneyimleri = The experiences of everyday racism against African migrants in Istanbul
Simsek, Dogus, 2019, Mukaddime (10), 1, pp 233-248
Transnational activities of Syrian refugees : hindering or supporting integration
Şimşek, Doğuş, 2019, International Migration (57), 2, pp 268-282
Mülteci entegrasyonu, göç politikaları ve sosyal sınıf : Türkiye’deki Suriyeli mülteciler örneği = Refugee integration migration policies and social class : the case of Syrian refugees in Turkey
Simsek, Dogus, 2018, Sosyal Politika Calismalari Dergesi (18), 40/2, pp 367-392
The politics of Syrian refugees in Turkey : a question of inclusion and exclusion through citizenship
Akcapar, Sebnem and Simsek, Dogus, 2018, Social Inclusion (6), 1, pp 176-187
Turkey as a "Safe third country"? The impacts of the EU-Turkey statement on Syrian refugees in Turkey
Simsek, Dogus, 2017, Perceptions Journal of International Affairs (22), 3, pp 161-182
Giris : Uluslararası göç, politika ve güvenlik
Icduygu, Ahmet and Simsek, Dogus, 2017, Toplum ve Bilim (140), pp 6-11
Göç politikaları ve insan güvenliği : Türkiye’deki Suriyeliler örneği
Simsek, Dogus, 2017, Toplum ve Bilim (140), pp 11-27
Syrian refugees in Turkey : towards integration policies
Içduygu, Ahmet and Simsek, Dogus, 2016, Turkish Policy Quarterly (15), 3, pp 59-69
Experiences of Turkish Cypriot, Kurdish and Turkish youth in creating transnational social spaces in London schools
Simsek, Dogus, 2013, Border Crossing: Transnational Working Papers (1302)
Book Review of: ‘Minority Internal Migration in Europe’, by Nissa Finney and Gemma Catney (eds.)
Simsek, Dogus, 2013, Migration Letters (10), 3, pp 399-400
What makes a place a home? Syrian refugees' narratives on belonging in Turkey
Simsek, Dogus (2022). In: Mayer, Tamar, (eds.) and Tran, Trinh, (eds.), Displacement, belonging, and migrant agency in the face of power. Abingdon, U.K.: Routledge, pp 225-237
The processes of integration and education: The case of Syrian refugees and Syrian refugee children in Turkey.
Simsek, Dogus (2018). In: Pace, Michelle, (eds.) and Somdeep, Sen, (eds.), Syrian refugee children in Europe and the Middle East: Integrating the Young and Exiled. London: Routledge, pp 20-31
Bargaining over refugees : Turkey’s view
İçduygu, Ahmet and Şimşek, Doğuş (2017). In: Pastore, Ferruccio, (ed.), Beyond the migration and asylum crisis : options and lessons for Europe. Rome, Italy: Aspen Institute Italia and Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana fondata da Giovanni Treccani, pp 85-91
‘Inclusion’ and ‘exclusion’: transnational experiences of Turkish and Kurdish youth in London
Simsek, Dogus (2014). In: Kamp, Kristina, (eds.), Kaya, Ayhan, (eds.), Keyman, E. Fuat, (eds.) and Onursal Besgul, Ozge, (eds.), Contemporary Turkey at a glance: interdisciplinary perspectives on local and translocal dynamics. Netherlands: Springer VS, pp 191-204
The politics of integration : adjusting to new lives in host societies
Pace, Michelle and Simsek, Dogus (2019). (Skills and Integration of Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Applicants in European Labour Markets [Deliverable 8.5])
Challenges and opportunities of refugee integration in Turkey
Simsek, Dogus and Corabatir, Metin (2016). Istanbul, Turkey: (Heinrich Böll Stiftung)
Transnational communities and conflict policies : work package 3 report
Miall, Hugh, Orrnert, Anna and Simsek, Dogus (2010). (Conflict Analysis Research Centre, University of Kent)