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FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Department of Sociology
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
Sociology, as a scientific and systematic study of social groups, communities and societies, allows us to understand how we shape society and how we are shaped by society. Sociologists study social relations, interactions, culture, institutions, power, agency and social movements through a critical perspective. Our department's sociology program provides an overview of social life and social change while delving thoroughly into selected topics such as class, gender, ethnicity and social inequalities, as well as development, urbanization, rurality, and environmental problems. Our students explore social theories and research methods, as well as participate in fieldwork to gain advanced research skills in both quantitative and qualitative methodologies that they use in their own projects. We prepare students for a variety of careers in the social sciences, including political science, media, criminology, psychology and sociology, as well as providing a solid basis for careers in research and development, teaching, consulting, social work, community building and social policy planning.
Head of the Sociology Department
Assoc. Prof. Derya NİZAM BİLGİÇ
NEWS |ALL NEWS
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FONCIMED International Research Network Membership
We are pleased to announce that Izmir University of Economics Department of Sociology has joined FONCIMED International Research Network.
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Sociology Seminar: Mehmet Barış Albayrak - “Rethinking the Subject in the Context of Anthropocene Debates”
Department of Sociology cordially invites you to a seminar on " Rethinking the Subject in the Context of Anthropocene Debates " by
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Book Presentation and Talk: Visual Sociology
Department of Sociology invites you to the Book Presentation and Talk event with Gülbin Özdamar Akarçay, the author of “Visual Sociology". Date:
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Book Presentation and Talk: Painting the Revolution
Department of Sociology invites you to the Book Presentation and Talk event with Dr. Bengü Aydın Dikmen, the author of “Painting the
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We welcomed ethnomusicologist Onur Sönmez.
We held our sociology seminar where we hosted ethnomusicologist Onur Sönmez. We thank him very much for this detailed and interesting presentation.
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Cover Culture: Pleasure, Power, and Self-Imagination in İzmir’s Repetitive Music Scene
You are cordially invited to the Sociology Seminar where we will host Dr. Onur Sönmez. Onur Sönmez has a PhD in ethnomusicology
![II. IUE GENDER STUDIES DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
(EKOKAM- Gender and Women’s Studies Research and Application Center)
II. IUE GENDER STUDIES DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
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II. IUE GENDER STUDIES DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP (EKOKAM- Gender and Women’s Studies Research and Application Center)
Research Assistant Helin Kardelen Kavuş attended the “II. IUE Gender Studies Development Workshop” on March 8, 2024, International Women's Day. Organized by EKOKAM, the workshop
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Women’s Cooperatives and Gender Equality
You are cordially invited to "Women's Cooperatives and Gender Equality", which will be co-organized by IUE EKOKAM, the Department of Sociology, and