Erdem Hareket

Dr Erdem Hareket holds undergraduate degrees in education and law, and has also been awarded master’s and doctoral degrees for his thesis work on children’s rights and education law. As a children’s rights researcher with a background in education and law, he has been working as an associate professor at Gazi University, one of the most reputable institutions in Türkiye, and as a visiting scholar at the University of Nottingham in England. He is also currently supervising thesis projects at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. He has published many articles on children’s rights and children’s human rights education. He has been presenting papers and delivering talks on these topics at national and international conferences and meetings for many years. Specifically, his work focuses on;

-Childhood and children’s rights from the perspectives of Sufism
-Children’s rights between the tension of Islamic-East tradition and Western Modernity
-Childhood and children’s rights in the Islamic intellectual tradition
-Education policies related to children’s rights and practices
-Children’s rights education with digital media artifacts
-Childhood memories based on rights violations
-Children’s human rights education

He is a member of some international research groups related to children’s rights, such as the Child Rights Academic Network (CRAN), Children’s Human Rights Education Research Network, Children and Democracy Network, Global Childhood Research Group, and the Association for Teacher Education in Europe (RDC: Social Justice, Equity, and Diversity). While he is already involved in these kinds of international research networks across Europe and the United Kingdom, his background also includes serving as a coordinator and researcher in international projects, including those with organizations such as UNICEF and the Swedish Research Council. He is continuing to work in some international research projects.

Dr Erdem Hareket continues his research with passion to ensure that children’s legal rights, which are imbued with sacred significance, are protected and promoted throughout the world, and remains motivated to contribute wholeheartedly to all national and international collaborations that will further this cause.

For collaboration:

Email: erdemhareket@gazi.edu.tr