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Tatsiana Rahozina
Before joining RWI’s Europe Office, Tanya gained experience in the fields of human rights and development at the Istanbul regional hub of UNDP working with a gender equality team, the Swedish section of the Women’s International League for Peace … Continue reading » “Tatsiana Rahozina”
Congratulations to our 2022 Martin Alexandersson Scholarship Recipient – Pinar Sayan
Dr. Pınar Sayan is Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Beykoz University and Scholar at Istanbul Political Research Institute. She is a recipient of the Jean Monnet Scholarship, Humanity in Action Pat Cox Fellowship, … Continue reading » “Congratulations to our 2022 Martin Alexandersson Scholarship Recipient – Pinar Sayan”
Shrinking Civic Space: The Role of Civil Society Organisations
During two days in September 2020, in relation to the United Nation’s International Day of Democracy, The Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sida, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law as well as a number of other … Continue reading » “Shrinking Civic Space: The Role of Civil Society Organisations”
Türkiye’de Yükseköğretim Kurumlarında Toplumsal Cinsiyet Eşitliği Mekanizmaları: Bir Temel Değerlendirme (Gender Equality Mechanisms in Turkey’s Higher Education: A Baseline Assessment)
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In 2018 as part of a research project co-funded by SU Gender, Research Worldwide Istanbul and Raoul Wallenberg Institute – we conducted 15 expert interviews with individuals who have undertaken gender equality actions in eight universities. We also organized … Continue reading » “Türkiye’de Yükseköğretim Kurumlarında Toplumsal Cinsiyet Eşitliği Mekanizmaları: Bir Temel Değerlendirme (Gender Equality Mechanisms in Turkey’s Higher Education: A Baseline Assessment)”
Women’s Political Participation in Turkey: Female Members of District Municipal Councils
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According to the latest Global Gender Gap Report released by the World Economic Forum, Turkey is the 130th out of 149 countries in terms of the gender gap in political representation, and ranks lowest on gender equality among the … Continue reading » “Women’s Political Participation in Turkey: Female Members of District Municipal Councils”
“I Really Enjoy Differences and Unchartered Territories”
Ilhami Alkan Olsson is the Chief Advisor for the RWI Office in Istanbul. We sat down with him recently to learn more about who he is and the work he does.
Where are you from?
I’m from a small … Continue reading » ““I Really Enjoy Differences and Unchartered Territories””
What About the MENA Region?
In September of 2016, in response to the large movements of refugees and migrants around the world, the UN General Assembly held its first ever summit dedicated to this topic.
The outcome was the New York Declaration for Refugees and … Continue reading » “What About the MENA Region?”
Let’s Try to Understand the Decisions of Refugees
We recently convened a workshop on refugee decision-making in first countries of asylum in Istanbul with leading academics and researchers.
The concept of a first country of asylum is in itself problematic, as it suggests a degree of safety, including … Continue reading » “Let’s Try to Understand the Decisions of Refugees”