Research

Publications

Yabancı, B. & Elçi, E. (2026). Narratives of Solidarity: Experimental Evidence on Shifting Attitudes towards Refugees. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. Online First.

Elçi, E. (2025) Far Right Parties and Gender Policies in Contemporary Türkiye. Third World Quarterly, 47(3), 535–555.

Elçi, E., Sert, D., & Balta, E. (2025). Electoral Pressure, Reputational Risks, and Coalition Politics: How Established Parties Respond to The Rise of Anti-Immigrant Parties. New Perspectives on Turkey, 73, 124–144.

Aytaç, S. E., Çarkoğlu, A., & Elçi, E. (2025). Populist Appeals, Emotions, and Political Mobilization. American Behavioral Scientist, 69(5), 507-525.

Elçi, E. (2024). Nostalgia and Populism. In T. Becker & D. Trigg (eds.), Routledge Handbook on Nostalgia. London & New York: Routledge.

Kirişçioğlu, E., Üstübici, A., Elçi, E. (2024). Migration Aspirations in Relation to Border Closures, Employment Opportunities and Risk-Taking Attitudes: Lessons from an Online Survey Experiment. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 50(18), 4395-441.

Elçi, E. (2024). Right-Wing Populism In Turkey And 2023 Elections. Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 24(2), 297–317.

Elçi, E. (2024). Authoritarian Populism. In N. Lindstaedt & J. Van den Bosch (eds.), Research Handbook on Authoritarianism. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.

Elçi, E. (2024). Türkiye’de Dini Yönetime Destek: Dünya Değerler Araştırması Analizi (Support for a Religious System in Turkey: A World Values Survey Analysis), Akdeniz İİBF Dergisi, 24(1), 14-26.

Balta, E., Elçi, E., & Sert, D. (2023). The 2023 Elections and Migration Debate in Turkey. Istanbul: Heinrich Böll Stiftung.

Çarkoğlu, A., & Elçi, E. (2023). Populist Attitudes and Challenges Towards Liberal Democracy: A Survey Analysis. International Political Science Review, 44(5), 729–746.

Balta, E., Elçi, E., & Sert, D. (2023). Political Party Representation of Anti-Immigration Attitudes: The Case of Turkey. Istanbul: Heinrich Böll Stiftung.

Üstübici, A., & Elçi, E. (2022). Aspirations among Young Refugees in Turkey: Social Class, Integration and Onward Migration in Forced Migration Contexts. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 48(20), 4865-4884.

Elçi, E. (2022). Politics of Nostalgia and Populism: Evidence from Turkey. The British Journal of Political Science, 52(2), 697-714.

Elçi, E., Kirişçioğlu, E., & Üstübici, A. (2022). How COVID-19 Financially Hit Displaced Urban Refugees? Evidence from an Online Survey with Citizens and Syrian Refugees in Turkey. Disasters, 45(1), 240-263.

Elçi, E. (2022). Göçmenlere Karşı Tutumların Parti Tercihlerine Etkisi: Türkiye Örneği (The Impact of Anti-immigration Attitudes on Party Preference: The Case of Turkey), İstanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi-Türkiye’nin Göç Siyaseti Özel Sayısı, 21, 46-73.

Çarkoğlu, A., Elçi, E., Erol, F., & Paksoy, C. (2022) Popülizm Teorileri Işığında Türkiye’de Popülizmin Tarihsel Gelişimi: Siyasi Partiler Üzerine Bir İnceleme (A Historical Analysis of Populism in Turkey according to the Theories of Populism: An Analysis on Political Parties). Anadolu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 22(1), 323 - 348.

Çarkoğlu, A. & Elçi, E. (2021). Populist Attitudes Towards Syrian Refugees in Turkey. In E. Uslaner & N. Holtug (eds.), National Values and Social Cohesion. Colchester: ECPR Press.

Aytaç, S. E., Çarkoğlu, A., & Elçi, E. (2021). Partisanship, elite messages, and support for populism in power. European Political Science Review, 13(1), 23-39.

Üstübici, A., Kirişçioğlu, E., & Elçi, E. (2021). Migration and Development: Measuring Migration Aspirations and the Impact of Refugee Assistance in Turkey, ADMIGOV Deliverable 6.1, Amsterdam: University of Amsterdam.

Elçi, E. (2019). The rise of populism in Turkey: a content analysis. Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 19(3), 387-408.

Aytaç, S. E., & Elçi, E. (2019). Populism in Turkey. In D. Stockemer (ed.). Populism Around the World. Cham: Springer.

Çarkoğlu, A., & Elçi, E. (2018). Alevis in Turkey. In P. S. Rowe (Ed). Routledge Handbook of Minorities in the Middle East. London & New York: Routledge.

Research Projects

The Temporal Mismatch: How Social Acceleration Undermines Democratic Trust

Political Party Representation of Anti-Immigration Attitudes: The Case of Turkey

2023 Elections and Migration Debate in Turkey

Nativism and Anti-Immigration in Turkey