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I am a peace worker from Ankara, Turkey. I began my career in journalism and in 2013 I covered the Gezi Park Movement as a freelance journalist in alternative media and international press. I was a Master-student in Peace and Conflict Studies Hacettepe University's Istanbul branch from 2014 to 2017, where I was taught among others by Johan Galtung, Jorgen Johansen, Stellan Vinthagen, Oliver Richmond, Norman Finkelstein, Joshua Weiss, Wolfgang Dietrich, Gal Harmat, Kai Frithjof Brand-Jacobsen, Zeki Ergas, Tatsushi Arai and Amr Khairy Abdalla. Hacettepe University shut down the department in 2015 but I obtained a Master's degree with my thesis subject being 'Identity-based Conflicts in between Resistance Groups during the Gezi Movement'. Since 2016, I | I am a peace worker from Ankara, Turkey. I began my career in journalism and in 2013 I covered the Gezi Park Movement as a freelance journalist in alternative media and international press. I was a Master-student in Peace and Conflict Studies Hacettepe University's Istanbul branch from 2014 to 2017, where I was taught among others by Johan Galtung, Jorgen Johansen, Stellan Vinthagen, Oliver Richmond, Norman Finkelstein, Joshua Weiss, Wolfgang Dietrich, Gal Harmat, Kai Frithjof Brand-Jacobsen, Zeki Ergas, Tatsushi Arai and Amr Khairy Abdalla. Hacettepe University shut down the department in 2015 but I obtained a Master's degree with my thesis subject being 'Identity-based Conflicts in between Resistance Groups during the Gezi Movement'. Since 2016, I did many interventions and presented new ideas in several international conferences, especially in my works two processes are very closely interlinked from Science to Practice. They belong on the transformation and social change of several actors. I am currently a PhD student at University of Wuppertal and my research focuses on inclusive transformation of the international community and found "A micro-level Peace-building Method for Sustainable and Just Cities." In this context I initiated the " Creating Peace Gardens in the Urban Realm" project.As a pilot study it has been conducted in Wuppertal in order to generate an in-depth, multi-faceted understanding of a complex issue in a real-life context. It is not only set up to analyse root-cause problems but also, it seeks to propose culturally sensitive solutions.It focuses inclusivity, strengthening of women, peacebuilding strategies, climate justice and biodiversity at micro-level and goal is to use "nature-based solutions" as a "new forms of dialogue method" for a sustainable future. In my academic and practical work, I combine peacebuilding and sustainability, which is a new interdisciplinary approach for inclusive transformation.I am an UrbanA Fellow and Tag des Guten Lebens Advisory Board member in Wuppertal. | ||
* 2018 - AFK “"Welches Wissen(-)schafft Praxis?",presented “Identity-based Conflicts in between Newly-formed Resistance Groups during the Gezi Movement”Berlin. https://bundesstiftung-friedensforschung.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/180411_Bericht_mit_Cover_AFkNachwuchs.pdf | * 2018 - AFK “"Welches Wissen(-)schafft Praxis?",presented “Identity-based Conflicts in between Newly-formed Resistance Groups during the Gezi Movement”Berlin. https://bundesstiftung-friedensforschung.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/180411_Bericht_mit_Cover_AFkNachwuchs.pdf |
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I am a peace worker from Ankara, Turkey. I began my career in journalism and in 2013 I covered the Gezi Park Movement as a freelance journalist in alternative media and international press. I was a Master-student in Peace and Conflict Studies Hacettepe University's Istanbul branch from 2014 to 2017, where I was taught among others by Johan Galtung, Jorgen Johansen, Stellan Vinthagen, Oliver Richmond, Norman Finkelstein, Joshua Weiss, Wolfgang Dietrich, Gal Harmat, Kai Frithjof Brand-Jacobsen, Zeki Ergas, Tatsushi Arai and Amr Khairy Abdalla. Hacettepe University shut down the department in 2015 but I obtained a Master's degree with my thesis subject being 'Identity-based Conflicts in between Resistance Groups during the Gezi Movement'. Since 2016, I did many interventions and presented new ideas in several international conferences, especially in my works two processes are very closely interlinked from Science to Practice. They belong on the transformation and social change of several actors. I am currently a PhD student at University of Wuppertal and my research focuses on inclusive transformation of the international community and found "A micro-level Peace-building Method for Sustainable and Just Cities." In this context I initiated the " Creating Peace Gardens in the Urban Realm" project.As a pilot study it has been conducted in Wuppertal in order to generate an in-depth, multi-faceted understanding of a complex issue in a real-life context. It is not only set up to analyse root-cause problems but also, it seeks to propose culturally sensitive solutions.It focuses inclusivity, strengthening of women, peacebuilding strategies, climate justice and biodiversity at micro-level and goal is to use "nature-based solutions" as a "new forms of dialogue method" for a sustainable future. In my academic and practical work, I combine peacebuilding and sustainability, which is a new interdisciplinary approach for inclusive transformation.I am an UrbanA Fellow and Tag des Guten Lebens Advisory Board member in Wuppertal.
- 2018 - AFK “"Welches Wissen(-)schafft Praxis?",presented “Identity-based Conflicts in between Newly-formed Resistance Groups during the Gezi Movement”Berlin. https://bundesstiftung-friedensforschung.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/180411_Bericht_mit_Cover_AFkNachwuchs.pdf
- 2018 - British Library “Non-violent Scholar Activism in the 21st Century” Conference, presented “Scholar-Activism within the Gezi Movement” London.https://www.scholaractivism.com/
- 2018 - London School of Economics “Revolution and Resistance “Conference, London.
- 2019 - CSCP “The Avantgardenist Social Transformation Project” Presentation, Wuppertal.
- 2019 - CSCP (Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production)Co-working.
- 2019 - Kassel University “Decolonial Alternatives to Development” Conference, Kassel.
- 2019 - 19th Global Development Conference 'Knowledge for Sustainable Development: The Research–Policy Nexus.' Bonn.
- 2019 - Urban Arenas for Sustainable and Just Cities Meeting Rotterdam.
- 2020 - Tag des Guten Lebens Wuppertal Member of Advisory Council.https://www.guteslebenwuppertal.de/beirat-2/
- 2020 - Urban gardening Peace Project founder in Wuppertal. www.urban-peace.org
- 2020 - Deutsche Welle Article https://www.dw.com/de/gem%C3%BCseanbau-migration-wuppertal-permakultur-perspektive-gesellschaft-schrebergarten-klimawandel/a-53898345
- 2020 - Friedrich Engels: Die Aktualität eines Klassikers - The Timelines of a Historic Figure Wuppertal.
- 2020 - Member of Wuppertal Institute Solidarity Platform.
- 2020 - UrbanA Community Conversations “An Avantgardenist Approach: Creating Peace Gardens in the Urban Realm” https://medium.com/urban-arenas-for-sustainable-and-just-cities/an-avantgardenist-approach-creating-peace-gardens-in-the-urban-realm-17f8aaddaa9f Presentation.
- 2020 - Wuppertal Institute “Post Corona: Wege in die neue Normalität„ https://www.academia.edu/44131818/Burcu_Talk_DE_ Presentation.
- 2020 - UN SDG Action Zone.
- 2020 - 9th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns, Mannheim.
- 2020 - "Diversitätssensibilität in der Kulturpolitik" and "Eine Nachhaltige Kulturpraxis" Web-Talks.
- 2020 - Peace and Climate Change UN Workshop.
- 2020 - WZ Article https://www.wz.de/nrw/wuppertal/wie-eine-wuppertalerin-von-der-journalistin-zur-friedensgaertnerin-wurde_aid-54395147
- 2020 - Daring Cities : Driving the Green Recovery and Redesign.
- 2020 - Minority Protection and Ethnic Group Rights in Central and Central Eastern Europe.
- 2020 - GLF Biodiversity Digital Conference: One World - One Health.
- 2020 - "Critical Gender and Diversity Knowledge.Challenges and Prospects" Conference.
- 2020 - Pina Bausch Theatre Under Construction Project Participant "Art and Peacebuilding" https://under-construction-wuppertal.de/media?fbclid=IwAR197w6jjjPeCitiT_2td79c422GTEFKwibUCEfccaBfopCF1uagq0dAdH4#type,archiv-der-traeume,1
- 2020 - Malmö University, presented “Art and Peacebuilding Methods”.
- 2021 - Digitainable forum: Mindful use of Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence (D&AI) for the SDGs.
- 2021 - Co-designing Our Cities Conference.
- 2021 - Digital education & Training,Mannheim.
- 2021 - The German Symposium 2021
- 2021 - Artikel von Burcu Eke-Schneider 'Der Sand (DE)Zeitung'https://die-wueste-lebt.org/der-sand/
Neue Formen des Dialogs –für einen friedlichen, gerechten und nachhaltigen Wandel!
- 2021 - From Science to Practice: The Role of Research in Tackling COVID-19 and Achieving the SDGs
- 2021 - Swiss Sociological Association Congress Social Justice in Times of Uncertainty : A micro-level Peace-building Method for Sustainable and Just Cities Presentation