Dr. Yasemin Özer Presented Her Research on Care Poverty and Care Inequalities at EASA 2026

Assist. Prof. Yasemin Özer, a postdoctoral researcher in our Department of Sociology, attended the “European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA) 2026 Conference”, held in Poznań, Poland, from 21 to 24 July 2026.

Assist. Prof. Özer was one of the convenors of the panel titled “Ethnographic and Qualitative Approaches to Care Poverty and Care Inequalities”. The panel brought together research from different parts of the world on the lived experiences of care poverty and the creative local strategies developed in response to unmet care needs.

During the panel, Dr. Özer presented her research on Syrian refugees in Istanbul and their everyday practices of what she conceptualizes as “ordinary care” under conditions of care poverty. Other participants contributed studies on the care crisis affecting older adults in Peru, the care poverty experienced by patients with spinal muscular atrophy in Chile, the challenges of caring for older people with dementia in Hungary, institutionalized care for homeless people in Spain, and gendered care poverty in domestic work in Ethiopia.

By bringing together diverse national and local contexts, the panel provided a productive space for comparative discussion on the social, economic, and cultural dimensions of care.

Dr. Özer noted that the conference generated many new ideas for her next research project, which focuses on demographic ageing and care for older adults in Turkey.

The Department of Sociology congratulates Dr. Yasemin Özer on her contribution to this international academic event and wishes her continued success in her forthcoming research.