Understanding why some nations, regions, cities, or communities are hit harder by the cascading impacts of climate change than others, and how governance capacity can be improved to address these effects, is a critical agenda for social scientific research and knowledge action. My research focuses on exploring the complexity of governance and institutions amidst climate change and energy transformations at multiple levels. I concentrate on governance questions surrounding energy transition and climate change, including the rise of populism, global climate policy diffusion, and environmental justice.

I have conducted case studies in diverse urban and regional contexts, both in the Global South and Global North, examining the effectiveness of different governance models and the impacts of informal institutions on decision-making processes. These studies were funded by H2020, NSF, and seed grants; and published in journals such as Global Environmental Change, Political Geography, Urban Studies, Climatic Change, and Environmental Science and Policy.

I hold a Ph.D. in Environmental Social Science from Arizona State University with Fulbright Scholarships.

Vitenskapelig artikkel

• Yazar, Mahir (2024). Episodic populist backlashes against urban climate actions. (ekstern lenke)
• Yazar, Mahir; Daloglu-Cetinkaya, Irem; Baykal-Fide, Ece et al. (2023). Diffusion of global climate policy: National depoliticization, local repoliticization in Turkey. (ekstern lenke)
• Yazar, Mahir; Haarstad, Håvard (2023). Populist far right discursive-institutional tactics in European regional decarbonization. (ekstern lenke)
• Yazar, Mahir; York, Abigail (2023). Nature-based solutions through collective actions for spatial justice in urban green commons. (ekstern lenke)
• Yazar, Mahir; Fide, Ece Baykal; Cetinkaya, Irem Daloglu (2023). The nested hierarchy of urban vulnerability within land use policies fails to address climate injustices in Turkey. (ekstern lenke)
• Yazar, Mahir; Cetinkaya, Irem Daloglu; Iban, Muzaffer Can et al. (2023). The green divide and heat exposure: urban transformation projects in istanbul. (ekstern lenke)
• Yazar, Mahir; York, Abigail (2022). Disentangling justice as recognition through public support for local climate adaptation policies: Insights from the Southwest US. (ekstern lenke)
• Yazar, Mahir; Hermwille, Lukas; Haarstad, Håvard (2022). Right-wing and populist support for climate mitigation policies: Evidence from Poland and its carbon-intensive Silesia region. (ekstern lenke)
• Yazar, Mahir (2022). Norm domestication challenges for local climate actions: A lesson from Arizona, USA. (ekstern lenke)
• Daloğlu Çetinkaya, Irem; Yazar, Mahir; Kılınç, Sultan et al. (2022). Urban climate resilience and water insecurity: future scenarios of water supply and demand in Istanbul. (ekstern lenke)
• Yazar, Mahir; Haarstad, Håvard; Drengenes, Lene Lundøy et al. (2022). Governance learning from collective actions for just climate adaptation in cities. (ekstern lenke)
• Yazar, Mahir; York, Abigail; Larson, Kelli L. (2022). Adaptation, exposure, and politics: Local extreme heat and global climate change risk perceptions in the phoenix metropolitan region, USA. (ekstern lenke)

Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel

• Yazar, Mahir (2023). Environmental injustices unfold in urban sustainability projects in Istanbul. (ekstern lenke)

Vitenskapelig foredrag

• Tvinnereim, Endre Meyer; Eidheim, Marta Rekdal; Yazar, Mahir (2023). Carbon-intensive jobs, voting, and climate policy. (ekstern lenke)

Vitenskapelig oversiktsartikkel/review

• York, Abigail; Yazar, Mahir (2022). Leveraging shadow networks for procedural justice. (ekstern lenke)

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Journal Articles (peer-reviewed)

16. Yazar, M., Daloglu, I., Baykal, E., Haarstad, H. (2023). Diffusion of global climate policy: national depoliticization, local repoliticization in Turkey. Global Environmental Change, (81): 102699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2023.102699

15. Yazar, M., Haarstad, H. (2023). Populist far right discursive-institutional tactics in European regional decarbonization. Political Geography, (105): 102936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2023.102936

14. Yazar, M., York, A. (2023). Nature-based solutions through collective actions for spatial justice in urban green commons. Environmental Science and Policy, 145, 228-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2023.04.016 

13. Yazar, M., Hermwille, L., & Haarstad, H. (2022). Right-wing and populist support for climate mitigation policies: Evidence from Poland and its carbon-intensive Silesia region. Regional Sustainability, 3(4), 281-293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.regsus.2022.11.001 

12. Yazar, M. (2022). Norm domestication challenges for local climate actions: A lesson from Arizona, USA. Environmental Policy and Governance. https://10.1002/eet.2038

11. Yazar, M., Haarstad, H., Drengenes, LL., York, A. (2022). Governance learning from collective actions for just climate adaptation in cities. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsc.2022.932070

10. York, A., & Yazar, M. (2022). Leveraging Shadow Networks for Procedural Justice. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2022.101190 

9. Yazar, M., York, A., Larson, L.K. (2022). Adaptation, exposure, and politics. Local extreme heat and global climate change risk perceptions in the Phoenix Metropolita Region, USA. CITIES, 103763.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2022.103763

8. Daloglu-Cetinkaya, I., Yazar, M., Kilinc, S. & Guven, B. (2022). Urban climate resilience and water insecurity: future scenarios of water supply and demand in Istanbul. Urban Water Journal, 10.1080/1573062X.2022.2066548

7. Yazar, M., York, A.M. (2022). Disentangling justice as recognition through public support for local climate adaptation policies: Insights from the Southwest US. Urban Climate, Volume 41, 101079, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2021.101079. 

6. Yazar, M., York, A.M. (2021). Urban Climate Governance under the Central Government Shadow: Evidence from Istanbul. Journal of Urban Affairs. 1-17 https://doi.org/10.1080/07352166.2021.1915151 

5. Yazar, M., York, A.M., Kyriakopoulos, G. (2021). Heat Exposure and the Climate Change Beliefs in a Desert City: The case of Phoenix Metropolitan Area. Urban Climate 36:100769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2020.100769 

4. Yazar, M., Hestad, D., Mangalagiu, D., Thornton, T., Ma, Y., Saysel, A. (2020). Enabling Environment for Regime Destabilization toward Urban Transition in Megacities: Comparing Shanghai and Istanbul. Climatic Change 160(4): 727-752. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-020-02726-1

3. Yazar, M., Hestad, D., Mangalagiu, D., Saysel, A., Ma, Y., Thornton, T. (2019). Urban Transformation towards Sustainability or Planned Green Gentrification? Insight from urban renewal processes in Gaziosmanpasa, Istanbul. Climatic Change 160(4): 637-653. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-019-02509-3

2. Thornton, T., Mangalagiu, D., Ma, Y., Lan, J., Yazar, M., Saysel, A., Chaar, AM. (2019). Cultural models of and for urban sustainability: Assessing beliefs about Green-Win. Climatic Change160(4): 521-537. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-019-02518-23

1. Kuokkanen, A. and Yazar, M. (2018). Cities in sustainability transitions: Comparing Helsinki and Istanbul. Sustainability 10(5):1421. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10051421 

 

Book Chapters

1. Yazar, M. (2023). Environmental injustices unfold in urban sustainability projects in Istanbul. In Sustainability at Speed: Pathways through the climate emergency. (Eds.) Håvard Haarstad et al. UCL Press, London.