Ezgi irgil
I am a researcher within Global Politics and Security Programme at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI). My work lies at the intersection of politics and forced migration, particularly focusing on migration diplomacy and refugee commodification and everyday politics of forced migration.
I am a member of EuroMeSCo Euro-Mediterranean Research, Dialogue, Advocacy Network, IN2PREV Project's Frontline Practitioners Network, and Development Analytics.
I received my PhD in Political Science from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, my MA in International Affairs from the George Washington University, Washington, DC, and my BA in Political Science and International Relations from Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Latest Publications
Irgil, E. and Norman, K. P. (2024) Assessing the Domestic Political Impacts of Turkey’s Refugee Commodification. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. Online first.
Irgil, E. (2024) The Intersection of Refugee Rentierism and Domestic Politics: Anti-Refugee Far-Right in Turkey. In POMEPS Studies 50: The Politics of Migration and Refugee Rentierism in the Middle East, (eds.) M. Lynch and G. Tsourapas, pp. 89–96.
Irgil, E. (2024) Interethnic Encounters in Urban Public Spaces: Spatial Strategies of Host Community Members Following a Refugee Influx. International Migration Review 58(1): 386–409.
• Honorable Mention for the Best Article Award – APSA 2023 Migration & Citizenship Section
Irgil, E. (2024) The Migration Agreements in Euro-Mediterranean Relations for a Geopolitical Europe. EuroMeSCo Paper No. 70.
Irgil, E., Norman, K. P., and Tsourapas, G. (2023) Why Migration Diplomacy Matters for the 2023 Greek and Turkish Elections. UI Brief No. 4.