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Volkan Yilmaz @v-yilmaz.bsky.social · 12d

Excited to share that a blogpost version of our journal article w/ @elifcan.bsky.social is now published!

If you'd like to read on how a pension movement used strategic policy narratives to expand its base and achieve policy change in an electoral autocracy, here it is:
psjblog.net/2025/09/24/t...

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Volkan Yilmaz @v-yilmaz.bsky.social · 12d

Our article with İpek Göçmen, “Turkish lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or trans persons’ perceptions of their own ageing: contesting the exclusionary care regime?”, has been awarded the European Journal of Politics and Gender (EJPG) 2024 Best Article Award. Grateful for the recognition. shorturl.at/Plrff

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Volkan Yilmaz @v-yilmaz.bsky.social · Aug 22

Attention Northern Ireland undergraduates!

Applications are now open for Pivotal’s Policy Leadership Development Programme!

Pivotal is NI's independent public policy think tank.

Aged 18–25
8 weeks btw 30 Sept – 25 Nov
Tuesday evenings, 6pm

Apply by 5pm, 8 Sept

Apply here: shorturl.at/MkPSM

PLDP 2025 applications open

Applications for the autumn cohort of Pivotal’s Policy Leadership Development Programme are now open.

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Volkan Yilmaz @v-yilmaz.bsky.social · Aug 11

Last push for the Social Policy Master's at Ulster before I give you all a break until next year! This time it’s my own video with the awkwardness of seeing myself on screen. Hope you enjoy it more than I did. Info session: Fri 15 Aug, 3pm Ireland/UK
Register: lnkd.in/dSVQx4Qf

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Dr Volkan Yilmaz, Lecturer in Social Policy, Ulster University

YouTube video by Volkan Yilmaz

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Volkan Yilmaz @v-yilmaz.bsky.social · Aug 8

The Social Policy Master’s at @ulsteruni.bsky.social is taught by a great team. Meet Dr Julie Harris, whose research looks at the impact of COVID-19 on service users: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGw3...

Info session is next week — Friday 15 August at 3pm (IRL/UK). Please register: lnkd.in/dSVQx4Qf

Ulster University - Impacts of Covid-19 on People who use Services & Providers.

YouTube video by NIADA - Northern Ireland Alcohol and Drug Alliance

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · Jul 26

The Americans with Disabilities Act — passed 35 years ago — was not a gift. It was the result of a powerful movement led by people who demanded to be seen, heard and treated with dignity.

The fight for equality is far from over. In fact, it is more urgent now than ever.

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Volkan Yilmaz @v-yilmaz.bsky.social · Jul 24

Thinking about a master’s? Develop policy and research skills with our Social Policy programme.

Join our online info session on 15 Aug, 3pm (Ireland/UK) to learn about the MSc Social Policy at @ulsteruni.bsky.social (Belfast).

Please register if interested: www.ulster.ac.uk/study/postgr...

MSc Social Policy - Online Information Session

Join our upcoming webinar and find out more about our MSc Social Policy programme.

www.ulster.ac.uk

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Volkan Yilmaz @v-yilmaz.bsky.social · Jul 17

"In your text, treat Africa as if it were one country. ... Don’t get bogged down with precise descriptions. Africa is big: fifty-four countries, 900 million people who are too busy starving and dying and warring and emigrating to read your book."by Binyavanga Wainaina, granta.com/how-to-write...

How to Write About Africa

‘Always end your book with Nelson Mandela saying something about rainbows or renaissances. Because you care.’

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Serena Pattaro @serena-pattaro.bsky.social · Jul 7

I am honoured and delighted to join the Journal of Social Policy Editorial Board for a second term.

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Volkan Yilmaz @v-yilmaz.bsky.social · Jul 7

Interested in studying Social Policy master's with us at Ulster University (Belfast campus)? I'm hosting an online information session on the programme (available full and part time) on 15 August (Friday) at 3pm (UK & Ireland time); please register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/976401...

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Volkan Yilmaz @v-yilmaz.bsky.social · Jul 5

We've launched a new format in Journal of Social Policy (@socialpolicyuk.bsky.social): Critical Reviews. Invited, in-depth critical reviews on key issues & debates. Topics so far: benefit sanctions, climate emergency, & Latin America. Latest by Armando Barrientos. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Policy Studies Journal @psjeditor.bsky.social · Jun 27

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

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Volkan Yilmaz @v-yilmaz.bsky.social · Jun 26

At @ulsteruni.bsky.social, Master’s in Social Policy is taught by a fantastic team.

Dr Fiona Bloomer (Senior Lecturer) shares her research focus in this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1SM...

Interested? Send an email: [email protected] I’ll be hosting an online info session in early August.

Social Work and Social Policy - Dr Fiona Bloomer

YouTube video by Ulster University Research & Impact

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Volkan Yilmaz @v-yilmaz.bsky.social · Jun 17

At @ulsteruni.bsky.social, Master’s in Social Policy is taught by a fantastic team.

Professor Ann Marie Gray shares her research focus in this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IEL...

Interested? Send an email: [email protected]. I’ll be hosting an online info session soon. @ark-ni.bsky.social

Social Work and Social Policy Interviews - Professor Anne Marie Gray

YouTube video by Ulster University Research & Impact

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Volkan Yilmaz @v-yilmaz.bsky.social · May 26

I’m now Course Director for the MSc Social Policy at Ulster University. It’s a 1-year, full-time programme (part-time option avlb.) based in Belfast. We focus on social justice, health, social care, gender, and policy change in NI, Ireland, UK, & beyond. Email [email protected]—happy to chat!

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Volkan Yilmaz @v-yilmaz.bsky.social · May 17

Today is #IDAHOBIT — a moment to confront homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia.

My chapter ‘What does “sexual orientation conversion therapy” signify?’ explores how medicine is pressured to uphold heterosexism.

Backlash signals lost legitimacy and that’s why banning matters now more than ever.

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Volkan Yilmaz @v-yilmaz.bsky.social · Mar 18

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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Volkan Yilmaz @v-yilmaz.bsky.social · Mar 18

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.

Policy Studies Journal @psjeditor.bsky.social · Mar 17

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

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ARK @ark-ni.bsky.social · Feb 25

25 years of ARK.

Established in 2000, ARK is Northern Ireland's social policy hub. ARK aims to increase the accessibility and use of academic data and research to inform policy making and provide the basis for critical policy debate.

Find out more ➡️ ark.ac.uk/ARK/ARK25/

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Volkan Yilmaz @v-yilmaz.bsky.social · Feb 7

Deadline is fast approaching. If you are planning to join us in Belfast this September, please do not forget to send your abstracts by February 15th.

Volkan Yilmaz @v-yilmaz.bsky.social · Dec 8

Call for papers: ESA (European Sociological Association) Research Network on Sociology of Social Policy & Welfare Midterm Conference (RN26), Sept 19-20, 2025, Belfast - Northern Ireland. Submit abstracts to [email protected] by Feb 15. Full details: www.europeansociology.org/research-net...

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Volkan Yilmaz @v-yilmaz.bsky.social · Jan 25

The International Criminal Court has mentioned LGBT victims in arrest warrants against senior leaders of the Taliban government in Afghanistan over the persecution of women and girls, their allies, and LGBT persons.

Cristian González Cabrera @cristianfergo.bsky.social · Jan 24

Great news from the #ICC. Prosecutor request arrest warrants for 2 senior Taliban leaders on gender persecution charges. They say that there were reasonable grounds to believe that leaders persecuted Afghan women and girls, and their allies, as well LGBT people.

Afghanistan: ICC Prosecutor Seeks Gender Persecution Charges

The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor’s applications for arrest warrants against two senior Taliban leaders is a milestone in seeking justice for serious abuses against women and girls in…

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Volkan Yilmaz @v-yilmaz.bsky.social · Dec 22

We cannot forget women in Afghanistan today, as we cannot forget ourselves and human civilisation. Meryl Streep: In Afghanistan today, "A bird can sing but a woman may not in public". youtu.be/kKf-3JUtIfw?...

Meryl Streep on the Inclusion of Women in the Future of Afghanistan | United Nations

YouTube video by United Nations

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Volkan Yilmaz @v-yilmaz.bsky.social · Dec 8

Call for papers: ESA (European Sociological Association) Research Network on Sociology of Social Policy & Welfare Midterm Conference (RN26), Sept 19-20, 2025, Belfast - Northern Ireland. Submit abstracts to [email protected] by Feb 15. Full details: www.europeansociology.org/research-net...

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Volkan Yilmaz @v-yilmaz.bsky.social · Nov 26

(Post in Turkish) Türkiye’nin Sağlığı: Söylem, Politika ve Deneyimler başlıklı kitabımız yayımlandı! Kitap siyaset, toplum ve devlet arasındaki değişen ilişkileri sağlık üzerinden inceliyor. Bölümleri Boğaziçi Sosyal Politika'dan eski öğrencilerim kaleme aldı. Buyrun: t.ly/2PmkY

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