Assistant Professor of political science, University of Torontofiliz.kahraman@utoronto.caFields of Interest Comparative Politics European Politics Human Rights International Relations Labor Law and Society Legal Mobilization Public Law Social Movements International Law and InstitutionsBackground and ExperienceSummaryPh.D., Political Science, University of Washington, 2017 M.A., Political Science, University of Washington, 2012B.A., International Relations and Political Science, Bogazici University, 2008Filiz Kahraman is an Assistant Professor of political science at the University of Toronto. Prior to her current position, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Mortara Center for International Studies at Georgetown University. She received her PhD in political science from the University of Washington in 2017. At UW, she was a Comparative Law and Society Studies fellow and a graduate student assistant at the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies. She also served in the steering committee of the Equality Initiative in Political Science. Filiz Kahraman’s research investigates law and politics from international and comparative perspectives. She is currently working on a book manuscript examining why labor activists in Europe pursue human rights law as a new mobilization strategy and how international law has affected the lives of aggrieved workers on the ground. Research Graduate, Dissertations Filiz Kahraman. 2017. "Claiming Labor Rights as Human Rights: Legal Mobilization at the European Court of Human Rights" Adviser: Michael W. McCann Publications, Articles “A New Era for Labor Activism? Strategic Mobilization of Human Rights against Blacklisting.” Law and Social Inquiry. (Completed/published) [Forthcoming, 2018]. “Racial Capitalism and Law: The Interdependence of Liberal and Authoritarian Legalities in Comparative Perspective”. Annual Review of Law and Social Science. Co-authored with Michael McCann. Publications, Book Chapters “European Court of Human Rights: The Evolving Jurisprudence and Current Challenges” in The Institutions of Human Rights: Developments and Practices. Eds. Susan Kang and Gord DiGiacomo. University of Toronto Press. (Forthcoming) TeachingCourses Developed International Human Rights (Summer 2015 and Summer 2016) Resistance Movements and Social Change (Summer 2014) Collaborative Project on the European Court of Human Rights, Independent study (Winter and Spring 2014) Summer 2016 B-term POL S 368 A: The Politics And Law Of International Human Rights News & Events Related News Three UW Political Science Ph.D. Grads Get Top Jobs Jan 29, 2018 Share: Print PDF