Tahir Abbas PhD FRSA is currently Professor of Sociology at Fatih University in Istanbul, Turkey.
Fatih University, Istanbul, Professor of Sociology
Researching and teaching: ethnic studies; education and social opportunity; employment and ethno-religious penalties; integration, multiculturalism and citizenship; Islamophobia, Muslim minorities and radicalisation; inequality and diversity praxis.
Associate Professor of Sociology, Istanbul, Associate Professor of Sociology
Teaching and researching sociology of religion and ethnicity; and comparative social movements
MOSAIC, Birmingham, co-Chair West Midlands
I had the distinct role of working with colleagues to help build the capacity of young Muslims in inner-city areas with a focus on community engagement and social participation.
University of Birmingham, Birmingham, Director of the Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Culture
Founded and Directed Centre (2003-2009), which consisted of five tenured academic staff and three research fellows; two visiting professors; supervised 25 doctoral students, with eight as first supervisor in the area of Islam and Muslim minorities in Western Europe; carried out high level academic, government and community engagement. Established MA in Ethnicities and Culture.
UK Ministry of Justice, London, Senior Research Officer
Manged government research in the area of race and the courts, including topics related to jury service, prosecutions, probation service, ethnic diversity training of senior judiciary.
The Home Office, London, Senior Research Officer
Managed government research in relation to policing and crime reduction and the Home Office Citizenship Survey, exploring issues related to targeted policing, civic engagement, volunteering and perceptions towards minorities.
University of Warwick, Warwick, BArch, PhD, Ethnic Relations
The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, Masters, MSocSc, Economic Development and Policy
Queen Mary University of London, London, Bachelors, BSc(Econ), Economics with Mathematics
