Şule Yaylacı
Biographic Data
| ID | 229930 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Şule Yaylacı |
| GIVEN NAMES | Şule |
| FAMILY NAME | Yaylacı |
| SIGNATURE | YAYLACI Ş |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7701-5962 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Heterogeneous Effects of Civil Wars on Social Trust
Anti-Immigrant Attitudes: The Role of Casual Intergroup Contact in Perceived Group Threat
Contextual diversity is considered a prime source of perceived threat from immigrants. Contact theory by contrast suggests that diverse contexts decrease threat by offering opportunities for intergroup contact. Empirical evidence largely shows the effect of positive or negative contact while in reality casual contact, i.e., superficial involuntary contact that does not feature close relationships, is the predominant form of contact. Using data fr…
Determinants of genetic essentialist beliefs about race: A comparison of Canada and the United States
Once We Too Were Strangers: Can a Heritage of Displacement Be Leveraged to Build Support for Present-Day Refugees
Genetic Options and Constraints: A Randomized Controlled Trial on How Genetic Ancestry Tests Affect Ethnic and Racial Identities
An estimated 21% of US adults have taken genetic ancestry tests (GATs). Recent studies have found that many test-takers change their ethnic and racial identities based on GAT results, viewing them through social lenses rather than always deferring to genetic information. Yet these studies have several limitations; most fail to consider the counterfactual or account for ancestry percentages reported in admixture tests. In this first randomized con…
Exposure to Violence as Explanatory Variable: Meaning, Measurement, and Theoretical Implications of Different Indicators
The study of intra-state violence has been a main focus of scholars since the end of the Cold War, and in recent years particular attention has been paid to the consequences of civil wars on future political, social, and economic development. Yet, understanding the consequences of political violence requires a clear working definition of what we mean when we say that someone was “exposed to” or was “a victim of” violence. Researchers use disparat…
What Exactly are the Social and Political Consequences of Civil War? A Critical Review and Analysis of Recent Scholarship
The last decade has seen a proliferation of studies on the consequences of civil wars; yet, we are far from reaching a consensus about what wars leave behind. In this review, we summarise findings from recent scholarship on four areas of importance for post-war politics: civic attitudes, prosocial behaviours, political participation and partisanship. We summarise findings, and suggest ways to answer contradictory or conflicting findings in the ex…
Utility of Focus Groups in Retrospective Analysis of Conflict Contexts
This article addresses the challenges of conducting retrospective qualitative research in conflict contexts, particularly those stemming from the susceptibility of retrospective accounts to present narratives and contextual variations in the experience and interpretations of war. This article shows how focus groups combined with in-depth interviews can be used as a strategy to overcome these challenges. Drawing on empirical examples from research…
Casualties and Support for Violent Conflict in Civil Wars
The casualty effect is a widely studied explanation of public support for war in the context of overseas military operations, yet work on the effect of casualties on support for intrastate war is scant. This paper examines the impact of local casualties on support for using military action as a conflict resolution method for intrastate war, using data from two public opinion surveys, collected in Turkey in the absence and presence of large-scale …
Water Materialities and Citizen Engagement: Testing the Implications of Water Access and Quality for Community Engagement in Ghana and South Africa
We analyze the relationship between perceptions of domestic water access, and quality, in relation community engagement. While others have suggested linkages between material conditions of water access and engagement (e.g., that poor water access might spur engagement), to date there have been no studies those test these relationships using statistical methods. Based on a quantitative analysis of survey data from underserved sites in Accra, Ghana…
The Role of Social Group Membership on Classroom Participation
Active and cooperative learning is integral to many social science classes, as it increases student motivation, improves communication skills, and stimulates creative thinking. Many political science departments break large lectures down into smaller, weekly tutorial groups to foster active learning. But do all students participate equally in active, participatory learning? We use an original dataset measuring self-reported participation and a nu…
Utility of Focus Groups in Retrospective Analysis of Conflict Contexts
This article addresses the challenges of conducting retrospective qualitative research in conflict contexts, particularly those stemming from the susceptibility of retrospective accounts to present narratives and contextual variations in the experience and interpretations of war. This article shows how focus groups combined with in-depth interviews can be used as a strategy to overcome these challenges. Drawing on empirical examples from research…
Water Materialities and Citizen Engagement: Testing the Implications of Water Access and Quality for Community Engagement in Ghana and South Africa
We analyze the relationship between perceptions of domestic water access, and quality, in relation community engagement. While others have suggested linkages between material conditions of water access and engagement (e.g., that poor water access might spur engagement), to date there have been no studies those test these relationships using statistical methods. Based on a quantitative analysis of survey data from underserved sites in Accra, Ghana…
Genetic Options and Constraints: A Randomized Controlled Trial on How Genetic Ancestry Tests Affect Ethnic and Racial Identities
An estimated 21% of US adults have taken genetic ancestry tests (GATs). Recent studies have found that many test-takers change their ethnic and racial identities based on GAT results, viewing them through social lenses rather than always deferring to genetic information. Yet these studies have several limitations; most fail to consider the counterfactual or account for ancestry percentages reported in admixture tests. In this first randomized con…
Exposure to Violence as Explanatory Variable: Meaning, Measurement, and Theoretical Implications of Different Indicators
The study of intra-state violence has been a main focus of scholars since the end of the Cold War, and in recent years particular attention has been paid to the consequences of civil wars on future political, social, and economic development. Yet, understanding the consequences of political violence requires a clear working definition of what we mean when we say that someone was “exposed to” or was “a victim of” violence. Researchers use disparat…
Anti-Immigrant Attitudes: The Role of Casual Intergroup Contact in Perceived Group Threat
Contextual diversity is considered a prime source of perceived threat from immigrants. Contact theory by contrast suggests that diverse contexts decrease threat by offering opportunities for intergroup contact. Empirical evidence largely shows the effect of positive or negative contact while in reality casual contact, i.e., superficial involuntary contact that does not feature close relationships, is the predominant form of contact. Using data fr…
Casualties and Support for Violent Conflict in Civil Wars
The casualty effect is a widely studied explanation of public support for war in the context of overseas military operations, yet work on the effect of casualties on support for intrastate war is scant. This paper examines the impact of local casualties on support for using military action as a conflict resolution method for intrastate war, using data from two public opinion surveys, collected in Turkey in the absence and presence of large-scale …
The Role of Social Group Membership on Classroom Participation
Active and cooperative learning is integral to many social science classes, as it increases student motivation, improves communication skills, and stimulates creative thinking. Many political science departments break large lectures down into smaller, weekly tutorial groups to foster active learning. But do all students participate equally in active, participatory learning? We use an original dataset measuring self-reported participation and a nu…
Water Materialities and Citizen Engagement: Testing the Implications of Water Access and Quality for Community Engagement in Ghana and South Africa
We analyze the relationship between perceptions of domestic water access, and quality, in relation community engagement. While others have suggested linkages between material conditions of water access and engagement (e.g., that poor water access might spur engagement), to date there have been no studies those test these relationships using statistical methods. Based on a quantitative analysis of survey data from underserved sites in Accra, Ghana…
The Role of Social Group Membership on Classroom Participation
Active and cooperative learning is integral to many social science classes, as it increases student motivation, improves communication skills, and stimulates creative thinking. Many political science departments break large lectures down into smaller, weekly tutorial groups to foster active learning. But do all students participate equally in active, participatory learning? We use an original dataset measuring self-reported participation and a nu…
Casualties and Support for Violent Conflict in Civil Wars
The casualty effect is a widely studied explanation of public support for war in the context of overseas military operations, yet work on the effect of casualties on support for intrastate war is scant. This paper examines the impact of local casualties on support for using military action as a conflict resolution method for intrastate war, using data from two public opinion surveys, collected in Turkey in the absence and presence of large-scale …
Utility of Focus Groups in Retrospective Analysis of Conflict Contexts
This article addresses the challenges of conducting retrospective qualitative research in conflict contexts, particularly those stemming from the susceptibility of retrospective accounts to present narratives and contextual variations in the experience and interpretations of war. This article shows how focus groups combined with in-depth interviews can be used as a strategy to overcome these challenges. Drawing on empirical examples from research…
What Exactly are the Social and Political Consequences of Civil War? A Critical Review and Analysis of Recent Scholarship
The last decade has seen a proliferation of studies on the consequences of civil wars; yet, we are far from reaching a consensus about what wars leave behind. In this review, we summarise findings from recent scholarship on four areas of importance for post-war politics: civic attitudes, prosocial behaviours, political participation and partisanship. We summarise findings, and suggest ways to answer contradictory or conflicting findings in the ex…
Exposure to Violence as Explanatory Variable: Meaning, Measurement, and Theoretical Implications of Different Indicators
The study of intra-state violence has been a main focus of scholars since the end of the Cold War, and in recent years particular attention has been paid to the consequences of civil wars on future political, social, and economic development. Yet, understanding the consequences of political violence requires a clear working definition of what we mean when we say that someone was “exposed to” or was “a victim of” violence. Researchers use disparat…
Once We Too Were Strangers: Can a Heritage of Displacement Be Leveraged to Build Support for Present-Day Refugees
Genetic Options and Constraints: A Randomized Controlled Trial on How Genetic Ancestry Tests Affect Ethnic and Racial Identities
An estimated 21% of US adults have taken genetic ancestry tests (GATs). Recent studies have found that many test-takers change their ethnic and racial identities based on GAT results, viewing them through social lenses rather than always deferring to genetic information. Yet these studies have several limitations; most fail to consider the counterfactual or account for ancestry percentages reported in admixture tests. In this first randomized con…
Heterogeneous Effects of Civil Wars on Social Trust
Anti-Immigrant Attitudes: The Role of Casual Intergroup Contact in Perceived Group Threat
Contextual diversity is considered a prime source of perceived threat from immigrants. Contact theory by contrast suggests that diverse contexts decrease threat by offering opportunities for intergroup contact. Empirical evidence largely shows the effect of positive or negative contact while in reality casual contact, i.e., superficial involuntary contact that does not feature close relationships, is the predominant form of contact. Using data fr…
Determinants of genetic essentialist beliefs about race: A comparison of Canada and the United States
Sociology (10 works) · Political science (9 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Political Conflict and Governance (3 works)