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I am H. Melisa Acar, a PhD student in Political Philosophy at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gla.ac.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Glasgow<\/a>, United Kingdom. I am also a visiting PhD student at the Department of Philosophy at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harvard.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvard University<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"437\" data-end=\"728\">Academically, I specialize in themes within <a href=\"http:\/\/political\">Political<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/legal\">Legal Philosophy<\/a>, including freedom, happiness, human rights, human dignity, and autonomy in relation to history and society. In addition, I pursue individual research in game theory, the ethics of a healthy self, success, and power.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"947\">Institutionally, I am the founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gunesfikirakademi\/?igsh=MXdkNnBnamlwcnZnbw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gunes Fikir Akademi<\/a> (Sun-Thought Academy), co-founder and strategy officer of <a href=\"https:\/\/republica.tr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republica Journal<\/a>, an academic member of <a href=\"https:\/\/oxford-union.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Oxford Union<\/a>, and administrator of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/guturkishsociety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glasgow Turkish Student Society<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"947\"><em>My academic journey:<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"974\" data-end=\"1381\">I was raised in Izmir, where I completed all my formal education. I graduated with honors from what was formerly known as <a href=\"http:\/\/necip demir\">Necip Demir Anatolian Communication High School<\/a>, an institution offering a curriculum specialized in media and communications. During these years, I gained my first professional social experiences by working at Turk Telekom, Karsiyaka &#8211; Izmir, as a communication student.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1383\" data-end=\"1819\">I completed my undergraduate studies as the top-ranking student at the Faculty of Theology at <a href=\"http:\/\/katip celebi\">Katip Celebi University <\/a>(GPA: 3.96\/4.00), where I first developed an interest in the philosophy of human rights. This interest led me to conduct active social research at several institutions, including <a href=\"http:\/\/africa\">International University of Africa<\/a> (2018), <a href=\"http:\/\/khartoum\">University of Khartoum<\/a> (2018), and the <a href=\"http:\/\/jordan\">University of Jordan<\/a> (2019).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1821\" data-end=\"2247\">For my master&#8217;s studies, I completed an MSc in Political Philosophy at the <a href=\"http:\/\/glasgow\">University of Glasgow<\/a> (2022), where my thesis focused on the relationship between freedom, liberalism, autonomy, and poverty. In the same year, I also completed another MA in the Philosophy of History at <a href=\"http:\/\/ibn Haldun\">Ibn Haldun University<\/a><em data-start=\"2102\" data-end=\"2135\">, <\/em>Istanbul. There, I worked on determinism, freedom, autonomy, and the predictability of the future in historical thought.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2249\" data-end=\"2626\">In 2024, I published my first book, titled <em data-start=\"2292\" data-end=\"2349\">\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/the root of freedom\">The Route of Freedom: Stories of Independent Spirits.<\/a>\u201d<\/em> in Turkish language. The book presents a unique literary methodology that analytically explores the connection between autonomy, freedom, and personal and ethical responsibility. The resonance it generated on platforms such as <a href=\"http:\/\/1000kitap\"><em data-start=\"2556\" data-end=\"2567\">1000Kitap<\/em><\/a> greatly encouraged me to continue my research and writing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2249\" data-end=\"2626\">In 2024 and 2025, I was accepted as a visiting research student at <a href=\"http:\/\/princeton\">Princeton University<\/a>&#8216;s Department of Political Science to study the relationship between the republican model of freedom and theories of rights, and as a recognized student at the <a href=\"http:\/\/oxford\">University of Oxford<\/a>&#8216;s Faculty of Philosophy for my project on human rights theory.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2652\" data-end=\"2926\">I have a multidisciplinary, curious, and outgoing personality. 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