Candost Aydın is a senior advisor with an academic background in Economics, Law and Political Science, and Asian Studies. Currently, he coordinates technical assistance programmes. His research interests are economic policies, geopolitics, urban policies, and environment in the context of and beyond area studies.
He has contributed to the following publications: Place-based and Transnational Strategies for Advancing Rights (Universität Duisburg-Essen, RC02 International Political Economy of Labour Migration Conference, Jul 18, 2024), Principles and Dynamics of Steering and Coordination in Recovery and Reconstruction in Adıyaman and Hatay Cases (Middle East Technical University, Disaster Management Conference, Feb 26, 2024), Women as Change Agents in Post-conflict Reconciliation and Reconstruction (Universität Hamburg, International Migration Conference, Aug 24, 2023), Navigating through Conflict and Fragility (GIZ, NICD International Cooperation in Conflicts and Disasters, Berlin, Oct 20, 2022), Engaging and Involving Displaced Persons and Host Communities in Project Implementation (GIZ, Sept 19, 2022), Promotion of Digital and Green Transformation for Employment Prospects (25th International Metropolis Conference in Berlin · Sep 19, 2022), Cooperatives as Agencies to Provide Livelihoods for the Refugees in Istanbul During the Covid-19 Pandemic (RC21 – Research Committee on Urban and Regional Development Conference, Athens · Aug 25, 2022), Strengthening the Resilience and Preparedness for Labour Market Disruptions in the Context of Forced Displacement (GIZ, Dec 17, 2020), Business Sector Involvement in TVET in the MENA Region (GIZ, Dec 10, 2020), From Subsidised Employment to the ‘Primary’ Labour Market: A Strategy for Bad Economic Times and for the ‘Hard-to-employ’? (GIZ, Dec 19, 2019).
He can be contacted via candost.aydin AT alumni.metu.edu.tr
Work for CID:
Candost Aydın translated KC2: Cosmopolitanism, KC11: Intercultural Discourse and Communication, KC16: Migration, KC18: Intractable Conflict, KC24: Asiacentricity, KC26: Global-Local Dialectic, KC27: Globalization, KC49: Intersectionality, KC52:Harmony, KC53: Conflict Management, KC54: Critical Moments, KC64: Peacebuilding, KC68: Social Justice, KC71: Safe Space, KC77: Negotiation, KC79: Social Cohesion, KC89: Xenophobia, KC93: Transnationalism, KC95: Transnational Media, KC100: Transcultural Communication, and KC103: Geoculture into Turkish.
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