Barış Ülker

Barış Ülker received his Ph.D. in Sociology and Social Anthropology from the Central European University in 2012. He was a visiting scholar at Humboldt University, Howard University, Columbia University, and the Center for Metropolitan Studies at the Technical University of Berlin throughout his studies. Currently, he is the Head of the Research Institute at Berlin International University of Applied Sciences. Baris Ülker’s research was supported by the German Research Foundation, German Academic Exchange Service, Max Planck Institute, Ernst Reuter Archives Foundation, and Vienna Science and Technology Fund. Ülker’s research interests include Governmental Subjectivities, Anthropology of the State, Colonial and Post-Colonial Relations, Urban Spatial Restructuring, and Transnational Migration.

Ph.D. Sociology and Social Anthropology, Central European University, 2012
M.A. Sociology, Middle East Technical University, 2004
B.A. Political Science and International Relations, Marmara University, 2001

INTD 360: Structures of Power
PO 400: Independent Study

Barış Ülker. “Crises, Care, and Migration: A Critical Reflection on Immigrant Entrepreneurship
in Berlin” in S. Raizada, S. Tyagi, and D. Glarou (eds.), Egocentric Conflicts and Crisis of the
Pandemic, (Berlin: Springer, 2025).

Barış Ülker. “Taking Care of Other and the Self through Islamic Funeral Service in Berlin,”
International Migration Review, Vol. 59(2), 2025.

Barış Ülker and Hasan Koç. “Migrant Entrepreneurs and Technology Adoption: An Analysis
from a Business Model Perspective” in C. Maheshkar and V. Sharma (eds.) Cross-cultural
Business and Management: Perspectives and Practices. (Delaware: Vernon Press, 2023).

Barış Ülker and Maria do Mar Castro Varela (eds.) Doing Tolerance: Urban Interventions and
Forms of Participation. (Opladen, Toronto: Barbara Budrich Publishers, 2020).

Barış Ülker, Enterprising Migrants in Berlin. (Bielefeld, New York: Transcript/Columbia
University Press, 2016).