Demirkol briefly links urban studies with international migration, international law, and public policy. Demirkol's primary emphasis on research is utilizing critical theories and perspectives such as the Copenhagen School of Securitization and Third World Approaches to International Law.

Göçoğlu, V., Düzsöz, E. and Demirkol, A. (2025), Challenges and Priorities in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: A Multi-Scaled Global Analysis. Sustainable Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.3466

Göçoğlu, V., Göçoğlu, İ. D., & Demirkol, A. (2024). Unveiling the duality: Visiting the big questions of public administration education through qualitative insights from Türkiye. Teaching Public Administration, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/01447394241239495 

Demirkol, A. (2024). The prolonged dilemma: Refugees’ impact on labour market in Türkiye. International Migration, 62(1), 252-268. https://doi.org/10.1111/imig.13223   

Demirkol, A. (2023). Shifting Policies  Changing Lives: The Local Development and Privatization Nexus in Single-industry Towns. Amme İdaresi Dergisi, 56(4), 14–28.

Göçoğlu, V. & Demirkol, A. (2023). What competencies public policy education promises: A qualitative comparative analysis of university types, education levels, and courses in Turkey, Journal of Public Affairs Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/15236803.2023.2230105

Demirkol, A. (2022). Kentlerde Yer Duygusu: Karadeniz Ereğli ve Özelleştirmenin Yerel Etkileri. İdealKent Yayınları.

Demirkol, A. (2022). An Empirical Analysis of Securitization Discourse in the European Union. Migration Letters, 19(3), 273–286. https://doi.org/10.33182/ml.v19i3.1832

Demirkol believes that the future academia should be open-source and open-access. Personally, he is against the commodification of research and knowledge. The worldwide knowledge will gain and sustain as long as there is freedom of speech and open content.