Umut Özkırımlı (born 18 November 1970) is a political scientist known for his work in

nationalism Nationalism is an idea or movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state. As a movement, it presupposes the existence and tends to promote the interests of a particular nation, Smith, Anthony. ''Nationalism: Theory, I ...

studies,

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s, and

identity politics Identity politics is politics based on a particular identity, such as ethnicity, Race (human categorization), race, nationality, religion, Religious denomination, denomination, gender, sexual orientation, Socioeconomic status, social background ...

Biography

Özkırımlı was born in

Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...

, Turkey. After completing his secondary education in Lycée Saint-Joseph, Istanbul in Istanbul, he attended

Boğaziçi University Boğaziçi University (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Boğaziçi Üniversitesi''), also known as Bosphorus University, is a Public university, public research university in Istanbul, Turkey, historically tied to a former American educational insti ...

. He received his

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional prac ...

from

London School of Economics and Political Science The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public university, public research university in London, England, and a member institutions of the University of London, member institution of the University ...

and his

doctoral degree A doctorate (from Latin ''doctor'', meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism '' licentia docendi'' ("licence to teach ...

from

Istanbul University Istanbul University, also known as University of Istanbul (), is a Public university, public research university located in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded by Mehmed II on May 30, 1453, a day after Fall of Constantinople, the conquest of Constantinop ...

. He taught as an

associate professor Associate professor is an academic title with two principal meanings: in the North American system and that of the ''Commonwealth system''. In the ''North American system'', used in the United States and many other countries, it is a position ...

in the International Relations department of

Istanbul Bilgi University Istanbul Bilgi University () is a private university founded in 1996, located in Eyüpsultan, Istanbul, Turkey. The university has four campuses in Istanbul: SantralIstanbul, Kuştepe, Dolapdere, and Kozyatağı. History The university was ...

, and was a professor in Contemporary Turkey Studies at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies,

Lund University Lund University () is a Public university, public research university in Sweden and one of Northern Europe's oldest universities. The university is located in the city of Lund in the Swedish province of Scania. The university was officially foun ...

, Sweden. Currently, he is a Senior Research Fellow a
IBEI - Institut Barcelona Estudis Internacionals
a Professor at Blanquerna – Universitat Ramon Llull and a Senior Research Associate a
CIDOB - Barcelona Centre for International Affairs
He is also the Academic Director of th
Barcelona Summer School of the Mediterranean and the Middle East
The second edition of his first book ''Theories of Nationalism. A Critical Introduction'' was published in April 2010. His second book ''Contemporary Debates on Nationalism: A Critical Engagement'', published in 2005, continued where he left off in the first book and focused on more recent (i.e. postmodern, feminist and post-colonial) accounts of nationalism along with topics such as globalization, cosmopolitanism, multiculturalism. The third book, ''Tormented by History: Nationalism in Greece and Turkey'', co-authored with Spyros Sofos, marks the first sustained and critical effort to study

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and

Turkish nationalism Turkish nationalism () is nationalism among the people of Turkey and individuals whose national identity is Turkish. Turkish nationalism consists of political and social movements and sentiments prompted by a love for Turkish culture, Turkish ...

s in a comparative perspective. Özkırımlı's edited volumes include ''Nationalism and its Futures'' and (with Ayhan Aktar and Niyazi Kizilyurek) ''Nationalism in the Troubled Triangle: Cyprus, Greece and Turkey''. In 2020, a postdoctoral researcher at Lund University, Pınar Dinç, accused Özkırımlı of “stalking” on social media. Özkırımlı sued Dinç. The Lund District Court Criminal Division found Dinç guilty on seven counts of “gross defamation” and “defamation” out of a total of eleven counts on October 13, 2021 (case number B6460-20). The final decision stated that:

Pinar Dinc has in the above postings depicted Umut Özkirimli as criminal or reprehensible in his behaviour. The statements have been such that they would be expected to subject Umut Özkirimli to the disdain of others. The statements have been untrue and there has been no reasonable reason to spread them.

The decision was upheld by the Court of Appeals of Skåne and Blekinge which found Dinç guilty on three counts of “gross defamation” and one count of “defamation”, and increased the damages she should pay by 50 percent (case number B3866-21).The ruling deemed that “there is no obligation, legal or employment-wise, to submit the information”, and stated that the employee “is convicted of a crime which is punishable by imprisonment”. The decision entered into legal force on November 3, 2022. In 2023, Özkırımlı published his debut popular book, ''Cancelled: The Left Way Back from Woke.''

Publications

* Yumul, A., and U. Özkırımlı 2000. “Reproducing the nation: banal nationalism'in the Turkish press”. '' Media, Culture & Society'' 22. * ''Theories of Nationalism. A Critical Introduction'' (2000) * Özkırımlı, U. 2003. “The nation as an artichoke? A critique of ethnosymbolist interpretations of nationalism”. '' Nations and Nationalism'' 9. * ''Contemporary Debates on Nationalism: A Critical Engagement'' (2005) *Özkırımlı, U., & Grosby, S. (2007). "Nationalism theory debate: the antiquity of nations?". ''Nations and Nationalism'', ''13''(3), 523–537. *''Tormented by History: Nationalism in Greece and Turkey'', co-authored with Spyros Sofos (2008) . *Özkırımlı, U. (2011). "The changing nature of nationalism in Turkey: Actors, discourses, and the struggle for hegemony". ''Symbiotic Antagonisms: Competing Nationalisms in Turkey'', 82–100. *Özkırımlı, U. (ed.). (2014). ''The Making of a Protest Movement in Turkey: #occupygezi''. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ozkirimli, Umut Scholars of nationalism People from Ankara Turkish political scientists Boğaziçi University alumni Alumni of the London School of Economics Istanbul University alumni Academic staff of Lund University Academic staff of Istanbul Bilgi University 1970 births Living people