Researchers
Funda Akcan Amca
Sociologist researching sport socialisation, supporter communities, football violence and leisure through Başkent University's Exercise and Sport Sciences department.
Life and work
The story behind the role.
Akcan Amca is based in Başkent University's Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences. Her official profile defines her specialisms as sociology of sport, sociology of leisure and qualitative methods, placing her in the Researchers role rather than the applied Sport Scientists role.
Her education crosses sociology and sport studies: a sociology bachelor's degree at Hacettepe University, master's and doctoral degrees in Sport Sciences and Technology at Hacettepe, and postdoctoral study in sport sciences at the University of Chichester. Her listed research includes football-player and supporter violence, sport socialisation and Ankaragücü supporter communities.
Career record
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Academic, Başkent University Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences
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Researcher in sociology of sport, leisure and qualitative methods
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Author of studies on supporter communities, football violence and sport socialisation
Career and education
Teams and organisations
Başkent University · Hacettepe University · University of Chichester · Ankaragücü supporter-community research
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