Dr. Baris Cayli Messina

Baris Cayli Messina is a scholar in residence until the end of 2024. Baris is an esteemed British-Italian-Turkish academic known for his influential work as a social and cultural critic and advocate for feminist scholarship. His commitment to dismantling systemic injustices and fostering equity is the cornerstone of his research. He is currently Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Lincoln. Baris Messina also pioneers as the founder and Book Series Editor of "Temple Studies in Criminalization, History, and Society" with Temple University Press, and he holds the prestigious role of Editor-in-Chief at the International Social Science Journal, a Wiley publication with origins tracing back to UNESCO in 1949. His scholarly contributions span numerous articles addressing crime, conflict, and violence across time and space. He curated special issues of Anthropological Notebooks and the Journal of Historical Sociology, on the cultural anthropology of protest and the historical sociology of outlaws, and authored "Violence and Militants", which was published by McGill-University Queen's Press.

His edited volumes on Environmental Injustice for De Gruyter. Dr Messina contributes to The Sociological Review's editorial board and is a founding member of the editorial board for I.S Mediterranean Studies. His scholastic record includes notable roles as Visiting Professor and Fellow at internationally recognised institutions, including the University of Palermo, LUMSA University, the University of Oxford, and Rutgers University. His research has been funded by prestigious organisations such as the British Academy, the European Council, and the AHRC, and others. An openly gay academic, he provides voluntary mentorship to LGBTQ+ academics. Dr Messina is an elected fellow of the Royal Society of History and Baris also affiliates as a Senior Research Affiliate with TSAS and RUSI. His research at the Max Planck Institute delves into the criminalization of immigrants through a historical and comparative lens.

You can get more information about his work by visiting his personal webpage: www.bariscaylimessina.com