Deniz Kandiyoti

Who is Deniz Kandiyoti?

Deniz Kandiyoti is an author and an academic of research in the fields of gender relations and developmental politics in the Middle East, specifically Turkey. She holds a PhD from London School of Economics.

Her work on gender and Islam, especially in post-colonial and rural development areas, has been influential throughout the entire field. She has pioneered new research into understanding the implications of Islam and state policy on women, and as a result has brought more attention to the field.

As of 2010, Kandiyoti is Emeritus Professor in Development Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, part of the University of London, where she began working in 1992. She has done consultancy work for United Nations Development Programme, International Labor Organization, United Nations Environmental, Scientific and Cultural Organization Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the UK's Department for International Development and the United Nations Development Fund for Women.