Dr Yasemin Acar

Dr Yasemin Acar

Lecturer in Social Psychology

Phone
+44 (0)1334 46 2667
Email
yga1@st-andrews.ac.uk

 

Biography

Yasemin Gülsüm Acar received her PhD from Claremont Graduate University in 2015; her dissertation focused on social identity and identity politicization through collective action. Her research interests include outcomes of collective action, social (ethnic, religious, political) identity, and intergroup conflict and reconciliation. Yasemin has published in English, Turkish, and Kurdish on consequences of collective action as well as various perceptions of the Turkish-Kurdish conflict in Turkey. 

PhD supervision

  • Israa Aljaish
  • Ala' Mustafa

Selected publications

  • Open access
    Uluğ, Ö. M., Solak, N., Acar, Y. G., Chayinska, M., Thomas, E. F. & Tausch, N., 1 Jun 2026, In: Political Psychology. 47, 3, 49 p., e70139.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • UluÄŸ, Ö. M., Acar, Y. G., Greenaway, K. H., Lickel, B. & EroÄŸlu, Ö. T., 1 Apr 2026, In: Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. 29, 3

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Drury, J., Ball, R., Cesar Alejandre, J., Hart, N., Saunders, K. R. K., Acar, Y. G., Bauld, L., Cox, D., Cox, S., Hoerst, C., Hope, M., Michie, S., Neville, F., Ntontis, E., Radburn, M., Reicher, S., Stott, C., Templeton, A., Vestergren, S. & Wild, R., 23 Feb 2026, In: Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology. 36, 2, e70239.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Acar, Y. G., Këllezi, B. & Penić, S., 13 Jun 2025, The power of collective resilience against political violence and repression. Gülsüm Acar, Y., Këllezi, B. & Penić, S. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 1-10

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript

  • Open access
    Uluğ, Ö. M., Acar, Y. G. & Kanık, B., 1 Jan 2025, In: Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy. 25, 1, e12445.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Uysal, M. S., Drury, J. & Acar, Y. G., 1 Jul 2025, In: British Journal of Social Psychology. 64, 3, 21 p., e12891.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Uysal, M. S., Şen, E., Sandal Önal, E. & Acar, Y. G., 1 Feb 2025, In: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology. 31, 1, p. 82-97 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Acar, Y. G., Sandal-Önal, E., Sen, E. & Uysal, M. S., 16 Jan 2025, In: British Journal of Social Psychology. 64, 1, 15 p., e12842.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Acar, Y. G. & UluÄŸ, Ö. M., Jan 2025, In: Social Movement Studies. 24, 1, p. 130-135

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Acar, Y. G., UluÄŸ, Ö. M. & Solak, N., Nov 2025, In: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology. 31, 4, p. 444-451 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review