Lutfi Sunar is currently associate professor of Sociology in Istanbul University. His major research interests are classical sociological theory, orientalism, modernization, social change and political economy. He has published various articles in international journals around this field. Among his recent books are Marx ve Weber’de Doğu Toplumları (2012), Türkiye’de İş Ortaklıkları (2011), Marx and Weber on Oriental Societies (2014), Türkiye’de Toplumsal Değişim (as editor, 2014), Eurocentrism at the Margins: Encounters, Critics and Going Beyond (as editor, 2016) and Debates on Civilization in the Muslim World: Critical Perspectives on Islam and Modernity (as editor, 2017).
