Anil Duman

Anil Duman is a Professor at Central European University (CEU) in Vienna, Austria, specializing in political economy and labor economics. She earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Her research explores the intersection of labor market structures and political behavior, with a particular focus on redistribution, gender-based inequalities, and the evolution and transformation of social policy regimes. A central strand of her recent work investigates informality and dual labor markets, examining how segmented employment systems generate inequalities and their broader political implications. She also conducts research on the socioeconomic consequences of migration, especially within developing country contexts. Professor Duman is actively involved in several international research collaborations addressing the labor market and political implications of the green transition. These projects analyze the distributive effects of climate and environmental policies, considering how such structural transformations interact with existing labor market inequalities and shape political attitudes across diverse institutional settings.

At CEU, Professor Duman teaches at both the master’s and doctoral levels and currently serves as Head of the Department of Political Science. She has previously held visiting professorships at the Economic Research Forum, Koç University, and the International Political Economy Program at Bilgi University. In addition, she has professional experience at the Research Department of the International Labour Organization (ILO).

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Anıl Duman and Sevane Ananian (2026) Green Jobs, Labour Market Transitions and Social Protection: longitudinal analysis for Viet Nam. International Labour Review, 165(1): 1-18. 

Anıl Duman, Mihail Arandarenko and Dragan Aleksic​ (2025) Crisis Corporatism under Strain: Institutional Power and the Protection of Vulnerable Groups in Türkiye and Serbia. Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research.

Anıl Duman, Marta Kahancova and Chaitawat Boonjubun (2025) Can crisis corporatism protect the vulnerable? Conceptual insights from a European perspective. Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research.

Anıl Duman, Marta Kahancova, Minna van Gerven and Rense Nieuwenhuis (2025) From crisis corporatism to reshaping European labour markets to defend vulnerable workers. Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research.

Anıl Duman (2025) Informal Workers as Outsiders: political participation and voice across MENA countries. Political Studies. 

Anıl Duman (2023) Gendered Relationship between Temporary, Informal Employment and Wages: Evidence from Turkish labor market. Feminist Economics.

Anıl Duman (2023) Feeling Insecure and Excluding Immigrants: relationship between subjective risks and welfare chauvinism. Social Policy and Administration.

Anıl Duman, Janine Berg, Sevane Ananian and Hannah Liepmann (2023) World employment and social outlook 2023: The value of essential work. Geneva: International Labor Organization.

Anıl Duman and Alper Duman (2022) Türkiye’de Asgari Ücret: Kurumsal Düzenleme mi Piyasa Kısıtları mı?. METU Studies in Development, 49, pp. 83-107.

Anıl Duman, Martin Kahanec and Lucia Mýtna Kureková (2022) Closing the gaps: the positive effects of welfare inclusion on immigrants’ labor market integration. In E.A. Koning (ed.) The Exclusion of Immigrants from Welfare Programs: Cross-National Analysis and Contemporary Developments. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, pp. 79-101.

Anıl Duman (2022) Welfare Nationalism and Rising Prejudice against Migrants in Central and Eastern Europe. In E. Balkan and Z. Tonak (eds). Refugees on the Move: crisis and responses in Turkey and Europe. Berghahn Books, pp. 111-133.

Anıl Duman (2022) Mixed Perceptions of State Responsibility among Informal Sector Participants in MENA. In A. Polese (ed.) Informality, Labour Mobility and Precariousness: supplementing the state for the invisible and the vulnerable. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 251-276.