Dr Janroj Keles
Name | Dr Janroj Keles |
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Job title | Associate Professor |
Research institute | |
Primary appointment | Law and Social Sciences |
Email address | J.Keles@mdx.ac.uk |
ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3525-9760 |
Contact category | Researcher |
Biography
Biography Janroj Yilmaz Keles is an Associate Professor
in Politics at Middlesex University Law School. He also holds visiting
positions as a Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics (LSE) and a Visiting Professor at the University of Kurdistan Hewler. His teaching and research
interests encompass globalisation, digital media and the social world, peace
and conflict, gender, political violence, ethnicity and nationalism,
statelessness, migration, migrant entrepreneurship, international relations,
social movements, media and political communication, as well as student
employment. Keles has extensive international education
experience, having studied in Turkey, Germany, and the United Kingdom. He
received his PhD in Sociology and Communications from Brunel University. His
PhD thesis, titled "Media, Diaspora and Conflict: Nationalism and Identity
among Kurdish and Turkish Migrants in Europe," is an interdisciplinary and
comparative cross-national study based on a sociologically informed analysis of
mass communication, national-ethnic identity, multiple belonging, and
inter-group relations/conflict within diasporic and transnational settings. Previously, he worked as a Lecturer in sociology
and media studies at the Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, London Metropolitan
University, and as an Associate Lecturer in the Department of Media and
Cultural Studies at Birkbeck. He also worked at the Working Lives Research
Institute, London Metropolitan University, participating in several
cross-national and interdisciplinary research projects on migration, visual and
work sociology, civic engagement and participation, forced labour, human
trafficking, precarious work, labour movements and trade unions, community,
identity, ethnicity, racism, and globalization.
During his PhD, Keles was part of a research
team exploring 'Legitimising the Discourses of Radicalisation: Political
Violence in the New Media Ecology' for the University of Warwick, worked for
Harvard University in London on the political participation and religious
integration of Muslims in Europe after 9/11, and participated in the MIGSYS
research project (Professor Russell King) to examine the growing diversity of
migrant types, nationalities, ethnicities, cultures, languages, and
motivations, especially in "super-diversity" within urban settings
such as London.
Teaching Keles is module leader of UG Dissertation, Digital Media and the Social World and Sociology and
Social Change and Societies from Global Perspectives and International Relations of the Middle
East and North Africa as well as Migration Theories and Approaches (MA), and co-module leader of Politics of
Globalization (MA). He supervises
both MA and PhD students.
Keles employs student-centered, inclusive,
and critical pedagogies combined with interactive learning activities. This
approach aims to raise students' interest in learning, help them present their
ideas convincingly, and communicate their understanding effectively. One of his
former students, now a journalist, stated, "You benefitted me greatly through your teaching and insight into global
and Middle Eastern affairs. The interdisciplinary knowledge gained from your
studies and personal experience provided us with a well-rounded, impactful, and
balanced understanding of the topics at hand. Your encouragement to record our
insights and views through blogging also contributed to my current occupation
as a journalist and political analyst." Doctoral
supervision 1. DoS of
Khasro Ajgahi: The successful para-diplomacy of Sub-State Actors: The case of
Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq 2. DoS of
Haider Alkhateeb: Deconstructing the political construction of Sectarianism in
Iraq: the role of violence in its imposition and perpetuation. 3. DoS of Aein
Khezri: Terrorism from the Perspective of Shia Muslim 4. DoS of
Abdulrahman Rashed: New Media & Global Terrorism; the Cyber Battle Space
(Completed March 2021) 5. Second
Supervisor of Mohammed Salman Khan: Governance beyond government: the role of
Batkhela Bazaar in improving governance in the Malakand Region (Pakistan) ( Nov
2014 – Completed).
6. External
supervisor of Shwan Wasim : Kurdish Journalism Cultures; Shifting
boundaries of privacy understanding in the professional role perceptions of
journalists (Nottingham Trent University) (April 2015- August
2017- Completed).
Employment
Education and qualifications
He received his PhD in Sociology and Communications from Brunel University. His PhD thesis, titled "Media, Diaspora and Conflict: Nationalism and Identity among Kurdish and Turkish Migrants in Europe," is an interdisciplinary and comparative cross-national study based on a sociologically informed analysis of mass communication, national-ethnic identity, multiple belonging, and inter-group relations/conflict within diasporic and transnational settings.
Foundation Studies
Grants
Afghan resettlement in England: outcomes and experiences
This project aims to improve the effectiveness of Afghan resettlement schemes in England, by generating knowledge of newly arriving Afghan refugees’ experiences and outcomes and using this to inform implementation by regional migration partnerships and Local Authorities (LAs).
How it will make a difference
Home Office policy makers, select committees, and parliamentarians will be engaged through briefings, workshops, and roundtables.
Findings from the project will enable national government, Strategic Migration Partnerships, Local Authorities, and NGOs to assess how resettlement schemes are working and how experiences vary regionally and by different populations.
The project team will work with Refugee NGOs and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Afghanistan and Afghan Women and Children.
GCRF Gender, Justice and Security Hub- A network of practitioners, researchers and activists raising awareness of gender insecurities and injustices to work towards inclusive peace. The Hub works with local and global civil society, practitioners, and researchers to to advance gender justice and inclusive peace. The Hub is based at the LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security and includes over 40 partner organisations and 120 researchers around the world.By bringing researchers from multiple disciplines and practices together, the Hub seeks to advance the delivery of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 on gender equality; SDG 16 on peace, justice and strong institutions; and the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda by developing an evidence-base around gender justice and inclusive security in conflict-affected societies.
Government Engagement with Diaspora Communities in the UK
Projects
- GCRF Hub Impact Fund
- Government engagement with diaspora communities in the UK
- Afghan resettlement in England: outcomes and experiences
- GCRF Gender, Justice and Security Hub
Prizes and Awards
The best paper in the 'Entrepreneurship in Minority Groups, with Prof Syrett
2015-11-01
ISBE
Evidence to public body
Reviewing the EU policy approaches of inclusive Entrepreneurship: Expanding the networks of disadvantaged entrepreneurs - • The EU Commission and OECD used research I co-conducted on disadvantaged entrepreneurs in a 2015 policy briefing to develop policies for people from social groups under-represented or disadvantaged in entrepreneurship (e.g. women, youth, seniors, the unemployed, ethnic minority and migrant groups, people with disabilities) in 37 OECD countries and build bridges between entrepreneurs, business service providers and relevant EU, national and local stakeholders in Europe.
Expert advice to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada regarding refugees from the Middle East, which resulted in positive decisions on asylum.
I was also invited to present my most recent research on Afghanistan to the members of the UN Global Compact on Refugees (GCR), organised by the Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network and UNHCR, aiming to translate academic research into effective responses to forced displacement and support GCR stakeholders around the world in making evidence-based decisions and policies.
Presented empirical data on the experiences of minority ethnic workers seeking advice and support for employment problems in the context of the de-collectivization of employment relations in Britain
Unpaid Britain Student Worker pilot, with Clark and Stumbitz and in partnership with the Borough Council piloted the development of pedagogy and an advice/advocacy service on employment rights to support MDX students working during their studies. The research findings were presented to Newham Council with recommendations to develop the locally delivered employment rights advice service in Newham. Thanks to our research, Newham Council recruited employment rights advisors to provide individual support to those with employment rights issues, through intensive, one-to-one casework
Research outputs
Learning from labour: Critical pedagogy for working students: Project preliminary report
Morrison, C., Dashtipour, P. and Keles, J. 2023. Learning from labour: Critical pedagogy for working students: Project preliminary report. Middlesex University.Refugee entrepreneurship and institutional voids: the case of Syrian refugee entrepreneurs in Egypt
Soliman, S., Keles, J. and Fottouh, N. 2023. Refugee entrepreneurship and institutional voids: the case of Syrian refugee entrepreneurs in Egypt. Academy of Management Discoveries. 9 (3), pp. 363-382. https://doi.org/10.5465/amd.2020.0200A contextual understanding of diaspora entrepreneurship: identity, opportunity and resources in the Sri Lankan Tamil and Kurdish diaspora
Syrett, S. and Keles, J. 2022. A contextual understanding of diaspora entrepreneurship: identity, opportunity and resources in the Sri Lankan Tamil and Kurdish diaspora. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research. 28 (9), pp. 376-404. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-08-2021-0658Displacement, diaspora, and statelessness: framing the Kurdish case
Bezwan, N. and Keles, J. 2022. Displacement, diaspora, and statelessness: framing the Kurdish case. in: Mayer, T. and Tran, T. (ed.) Displacement, Belonging, and Migrant Agency in the Face of Power London Routledge. pp. 212-224Working Lives in India: current insights and future directions
Hammer, A., Keles, J. and Olsen, W. 2022. Working Lives in India: current insights and future directions. Work, Employment and Society. 36 (6), pp. 1139-1154.Expanding the networks of disadvantaged entrepreneurs
Drakopoulou Dodd, S. and Keles, J. 2015. Expanding the networks of disadvantaged entrepreneurs. OECD.Populism as new wine in old bottles in the context of Germany: 'symbolic violence' as collective habitus that devalues the human capital of Turks
Vassilopoulou, J., Ozbilgin, M., Groutsis, D. and Keles, J. 2022. Populism as new wine in old bottles in the context of Germany: 'symbolic violence' as collective habitus that devalues the human capital of Turks. Societies. 12 (2). https://doi.org/10.3390/soc12020045Gender equalities: what lies ahead. Work, Employment and Society, 35 (4) . pp. 615-620. ISSN 0950-0170
Cotton, E., Beauregard, T. and Keles, J. 2021. Gender equalities: what lies ahead. Work, Employment and Society, 35 (4) . pp. 615-620. ISSN 0950-0170. SAGE Publications.Playing politics with the plight of refugees. How the EU went into Erdogan’s political receivership
Bezwan, N. and Keles, J. 2021. Playing politics with the plight of refugees. How the EU went into Erdogan’s political receivership. The Commentaries. 1 (1), pp. 9-15. https://doi.org/10.33182/tc.v1i1.1991Migrants at work: perspectives, perceptions and new connections [Editorial]
D’Angelo, A., Kofman, E. and Keles, J. 2020. Migrants at work: perspectives, perceptions and new connections [Editorial]. Work, Employment and Society. 34 (5), pp. 745-748. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017020946571Newham working student pilot project summary report
Clark, N., Keles, J., Stumbitz, B. and Woodcock, J. 2020. Newham working student pilot project summary report. London, UK Middlesex University. https://doi.org/10.22023/mdx.12937253.v1Migrants with insecure legal status and access to work: the role of ethnic solidarity networks
Keles, J., Markova, E. and Fatah, R. 2022. Migrants with insecure legal status and access to work: the role of ethnic solidarity networks. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal. 41 (7), pp. 1047-1062. https://doi.org/10.1108/EDI-10-2018-0203Diasporas, agency and enterprise in settlement and homeland contexts: politicised entrepreneurship in the Kurdish diaspora
Syrett, S. and Keles, J. 2019. Diasporas, agency and enterprise in settlement and homeland contexts: politicised entrepreneurship in the Kurdish diaspora. Political Geography. 73, pp. 60-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2019.05.008Return mobilities of highly skilled young people to a post-conflict region: the case of Kurdish-British to Kurdistan – Iraq
Keles, J. 2022. Return mobilities of highly skilled young people to a post-conflict region: the case of Kurdish-British to Kurdistan – Iraq. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 0, pp. 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2019.1600401Media and nationalism beyond borders
Keles, J. 2019. Media and nationalism beyond borders. in: Retis, J. and Tsagarousianou, R. (ed.) The Handbook of Diasporas, Media, and Culture WileyBlackwell. pp. 329-342Kurdistan-Iraq between hope and uncertainty
Keles, J. 2018. Kurdistan-Iraq between hope and uncertainty. Chartist - bi-monthly political magazine, London, UK.Digital diaspora and social capital
Keles, J. 2016. Digital diaspora and social capital. Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication. 9 (3), pp. 315-333. https://doi.org/10.1163/18739865-00903004Media, diaspora and conflict: nationalism and identity amongst Turkish and Kurdish migrants in Europe
Keles, J. 2015. Media, diaspora and conflict: nationalism and identity amongst Turkish and Kurdish migrants in Europe. London/New York I.B.Tauris.The politics of religious and the ethnic identity among Kurdish Alevis at homeland and in diaspora
Keles, J. 2014. The politics of religious and the ethnic identity among Kurdish Alevis at homeland and in diaspora. in: Omarkhali, K. (ed.) Religious minorities in Kurdistan: beyond the mainstream Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, Germany Harrassowitz.De-collectivization and employment problems: the experiences of minority ethnic workers seeking help through Citizens Advice
Holgate, J., Pollert, A., Keles, J. and Kumarappan, L. 2012. De-collectivization and employment problems: the experiences of minority ethnic workers seeking help through Citizens Advice. Work, Employment and Society. 26 (5), pp. 772-788. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017012451641Visualizing 'community': an experiment in participatory photography among Kurdish diasporic workers in London
Holgate, J., Keles, J. and Kumarappan, L. 2012. Visualizing 'community': an experiment in participatory photography among Kurdish diasporic workers in London. Sociological Review. 60 (2), pp. 312-332. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-954X.2012.02075.xStudy on precarious work and social rights
McKay, S., Jefferys, S., Paraksevopoulou, A. and Keles, J. 2012. Study on precarious work and social rights. European Commission.Workplace problems among Kurdish workers in London: experiences of an invisible community and the role of community organisations as support networks
Holgate, J., Keles, J., Pollert, A. and Kumarappen, L. 2012. Workplace problems among Kurdish workers in London: experiences of an invisible community and the role of community organisations as support networks. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 38 (4), pp. 595-612. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2012.659124Union decline, minority ethnic workers and employment advice in local communities
Holgate, J., Keles, J. and Pollert, A. 2009. Union decline, minority ethnic workers and employment advice in local communities. Industrial Law Journal. 38 (4), pp. 412-416. https://doi.org/10.1093/indlaw/dwp0231333
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