Dr. Gülay Çağlar

Professor

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Biography

Gülay Çağlar is a Professor of Political Science at the Otto-Suhr-Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Freie Universität Berlin, specializing in Gender Diversity. She obtained her doctorate in social sciences from the University of Kassel in 2007, where her dissertation focused on gender knowledge in macroeconomics and trade policy. Professor Çağlar's research interests include Gender Intersectionality Studies, International Political Economy, Feminist Political Ecology, Global South Feminisms, Global Governance, and Critical Food Studies. She has been actively involved in several research projects and initiatives aimed at examining the intersection of gender with various socio-political issues. In 2016, she was appointed as a full Professor within the Department, leading various academic programs, including a master's degree in Gender, Intersectionality, and Politics. Çağlar has published extensively, contributing to prominent academic journals and series on gender, governance, and economic policies. Her work is recognized both nationally and internationally, focusing on the feminist critique of political and economic frameworks.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2016-01-01 — Present

Otto-Suhr-Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Freie Universität Berlin • Berlin, Germany

Leading the Gender Diversity program and teaching various courses related to political science and gender studies.

Project Leader

2013-01-01 — 2016-01-01

Thae-Institut für Agrar- und Gartenbauwissenschaften, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin • Berlin, Germany

Led projects focusing on gender issues within agricultural value chains.

Research Fellow

2006-01-01 — 2016-01-01

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin • Berlin, Germany

Conducted research on gender and globalization.

Requirements for Freie Universität Berlin

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:95
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree with 10 ECTS in Methods of Empirical Social Research 10 ECTS in International Relations 35 ECTS in Political and Administrative Sciences
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate
  • Transcript of Records
  • Proof of English proficiency (C1)
  • Proof of German proficiency (DSH-2)
  • Course descriptions for ECTS verification
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Department of Political and Social Sciences.