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Hayal Akarsu is an Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Utrecht University with a research focus on policing reforms, digital policing, and environmental crimes. She previously served as a Junior Research Fellow at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies and as a Lecturer in Anthropology at Brandeis University. In 2018, she obtained her PhD from the School of Anthropology at the University of Arizona, and in 2012 she earned her MA in Near Eastern Studies from New York University. Her current research explores the intersection of police practices and various socio-environmental issues, delving into themes such as risk perception, security, human rights, and the impact of digital cultures on surveillance and governance. Akarsu's projects include examining the afterlives of police reforms and the politics surrounding environmental crimes through the lens of green criminology.
Department of Psychology