Dr. Başak Yavçan | Head of Research

Migration Policy Group

Dr. Başak Yavçan is Migration Policy Group’s Head of Research. She is responsible for all of MPG’s research activities and research agenda development. She conducts comparative analyses of migration and integration statistics and policies at the national (see, the MIPEX and HumMingBird) and local level (see, REGIN and Whole-COMM). Başak holds a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Political Science. Yavçan’s research focuses on comparative refugee integration policies, inter-group relations and public opinion, particularly regarding refugee integration immigrant acculturation attitudes and environmental drivers of migration.