Doruk | SCAR

Elçin Doruk received her BA in Political Science and International Relations from Marmara University, MA in European Studies from Izmir University of Economics and PhD in International Relations from Ege University. Her award-winning doctoral thesis focuses on governing of global commons, Antarctica in particular. Currently she is a research assistant in the Department of Economics at Yasar University and her research mainly focuses on Polar Studies in general; particularly Antarctic affairs, environmental conservation, international law and border management.

Research projects / interests:

The Politics of Antarctica
Comparative Polar Studies
Education and awareness in Polar Sciences
Environmental Management

Areas of interest:

Polar Governance
Tourism
Humanities
Literature
Antarctic Treaty System
History
Environmental Management
Polar Policy
Geopolitics
Human Geography
Cultural Studies
Environment
Values

Keywords: Global Commons, The Politics of Antarctica, IR Theories