Sertaç Sonan

Prof. Dr. SERTAÇ SONAN

Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences

Office GE214
Telephone number +90 392 671 11 11
Extension 2222
Other information

U.N. Sustaınable Development Goals


Clean Water and Sanitation Clean Water and Sanitation
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Reduced Inequalities Reduced Inequalities
Sustainable Cities and Communities Sustainable Cities and Communities
Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Partnerships for The Goals Partnerships for The Goals

CURRICULUM VITAE

Education
  • Universitaet Duisburg-Essen Political Science (PhD, 2014)
  • Eastern Mediterranean University International Relations (Master, 2003)
  • Hacettepe University Economics (Undergraduate, 1999)
Publications

Articles published in peer reviewed international journals (SCI,SSCI,Arts and Humanities)

  • Timothy Moss, Itay Fischhendler, Lior Herman, Shirley Lukin, Ourania Papasozomenou, Elai Rettig, Gillad Rosen, Marik Shtern, Sertac Sonan: Energy infrastructures in divided cities, Progress in Planning, 2024 - 2025
  • Mujana, O. & Sonan, S. (2025) Emerging Economic Partners: Revisiting BRICS-Zimbabwe Trade and Investment Relations Under Western Sanctions (2000-2016), Journal of Asian and African Studies - 2025
  • Ebru Küçükşener, Sertac Sonan, Omer Gokcekus: Internal Legitimacy in a De Facto State: The Case of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Geopolitics, 2024 - 2024
  • Timothy Moss, Ourania Papasozomenou, Marik Shtern, Sertac Sonan: Gridlocked: Governing cross-border electricity provision and infrastructure in a divided Cyprus since 1963, Energy Research and Social Science, 2024 - 2024
  • Marik Shtern, Sertac Sonan & Ourania Papasozomenou: City profile: Nicosia, Cities, Volume 130, 2022. - 2022
  • Enis Porat, Sertac Sonan & Omer Gokcekus (2022) Political Participation among Natives and Immigrants: Identity and Socio-economic Status within the Turkish Cypriot Electorate, South European Society and Politics. - 2022
  • Ahmet Sözen & Sertaç Sonan (2019) Yet Another Case of Electoral and Government Epidemic? The Turkish Cypriot Legislative Election of January 2018, South European Society and Politics, 24:1, 129-154 - 2019
  • Omer Gokcekus & Sertac Sonan (2017) Political contributions and corruption in the United States, Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 20:4, 360-372 - 2017
  • Gregoris Ioannou & Sertac Sonan (2017) Trade unions and politics in Cyprus: a historical comparative analysis across the dividing line, Mediterranean Politics, 22:4, 484-503 - 2017

Books and books chapters published internationally

  • Ioannou G. & Sonan S. (2023) “Cyprus: a divided society with trade unions on a slow retreat,” in Waddington J, Muller T & Vandaele K (eds.), Trade Unions in the European Union: Picking up the pieces of the neoliberal challenge, Peter Lang. - 2023
  • Tufan Ekici & Sertac Sonan (2020) “The Turkish Cypriot quest for statehood? From a religious minority to a de facto state,” in Chris Kostov (ed.) Separatism and Regionalism in Modern Europe, Logos. - 2020
  • Ioannou, G. and Sonan, S. (2019) Cyprus: a divided island – state with diverging collective bargaining patterns, weakened yet still standing. In: Waddington, J., Muller, T. and Vandaele, K. (eds.) Collective Bargaining Institutions and Process in Europe. ETUI: Brussels. - 2019
  • Vural, Y., Sonan, S., & Michael, M. S. (2018). "The Turkish Cypriot dilemma: between Ankara and Lefkosia". In Cyprus and the Roadmap for Peace. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing - 2018

Articles published in other peer reviewed international journals

  • Sertac Sonan: 'Have the Stars Finally Aligned for the Solution of the Cyprus Problem? A Brief Overview of the First Six Months of Ongoing Negotiations,' Südosteuropa Mitteilungen, 6:2015, pp 34-45. - 2015

Papers presented in international conferences and printed as proceedings

  • Yucel Vural, Basak Ekenoglu & Sertac Sonan: 'Politically Motivated Migration: The Case of Turkish Migration to Northern Cyprus' in Turkish Migration Conference 2015 Selected Proceedings (Eds.) G. Seker et. al. Transnational Press London, pp. 83-97 (co-authored with Yucel Vural and Basak Ekenoglu). - 2015
Projects
  • Powering divided cities: urban energy systems between separation and cooperation (DiviCiti) (three-year research project (2020-2023) funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) under the Middle East Collaboration funding scheme)
Administrative Duties
  • Centre for Cyprus and Mediterranean Studies (Director) (2017-ONGOING)
  • Head of Department (International Relations) (2023-ONGOING)