Institute of Education

Dr. Safiye Yıldız

Dr. Safiye Yıldız has been academic advisor since March 1, 2012 to the Department of Social Pedagogy, where she works under Prof. Dr. Barbara Stauber.

Teaching and research areas:

  • Migration and Education
  • Multiculturality, intercultural and transcultural education
  • Nation, nationalism, racismus
  • Nation und gender
  • Intersectionality
  • Post-structural theory, methodology and discourse analyses
  • Workshop: Qualitative research methods

Research Project

Collaborating on an international research study in Freiburg/Stuttgart (D), Klagenfurt (A) und Basel (CH) (D-A-CH). The study investigates life strategies used by migrant families in marginalized urban areas with a focus on on education and earning strategies.

Curriculum Vitae

1992-1998Studied educational science at the Technische Universität Berlin
2008Doctorate from Faculty I – Humanities and Social Sciences. (Title of dissertation: “Interkulturelle Erziehung und Pädagogik unter dem Aspekt des Verhältnisses von Diskurs und Macht. Eine diskurstheoretisch angelegte Studie“ [=“Intercultural education and pedagogy from the perspective of the relationship between discourse and power: a study in discourse theory“])
2009Fellowship from the Internationales Tübinger Gender-Forschungskolleg, University of Tübingen – Gleichstellungsbüro [= gender-equality desk]
2010Research assistant / project coordinator with ProKariere-Mentoring, an initiative of the University of Hildesheim
2010/2011Acting professor at the Hochschule Darmstadt – Institute of Social Sciences and Social Work: module/teaching focus: youth, interculturality, social space
WS 2011/2012Guest professor at the University of Innsbruck, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Institute of Educational Science: teach-and research focus: migration and education
Since 04/2012Academic advisor at the University of Tübingen
SoSe 2016Guest professor at the Technische Universität Darmstadt. Faculty of Humanities, Institute for General and Vocational Pedagogy: teach and research focus: Gender, Diversity, Intersectionality