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Thesis Title: Civil-Military Relations and Conflict Termination Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, Political Science
Thesis Title: Democracy and Terrorism Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Georgia State University, Political Science
Thesis Title: Requisites for Reaching Positive Peace: Women's Inclusion in Peacekeeping Operations and in Post-Conflict Orders Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Scuola Normale Superiore, Transnational Governance
Thesis Title: Corruption, Democracy and Growth: An Empirical Analysis Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., University of Virginia, Politics
Thesis Title: Urban Movements and Social Class in Contemporary Türkiye Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Sociology
Thesis Title: Building Collective Identity in Africa: The Role of African Regional Organizations Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., University of Toronto, Political Science and International Relations
Thesis Title: Middle Class Refugees in Istanbul Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., CUNY Graduate Center, Anthropology
Thesis Title: Rethinking the Concept of Hegemony and the Rise of China Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., UMass Amherst School of Public Policy(SPP), Political Science
Thesis Title: A Theoretical and Historical Analysis on the Emergence, Formation and Decline of Hegemony Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Political Science and Government
Thesis Title: The Effect of Modernization on Ethnic Conflict: The Kurdish Question in Türkiye Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Columbia University, Political Science and Government
Thesis Title: The Anatomy of the Arab Spring: Are They Series of Revolutions Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Koç University, Political Science and International Relations
Thesis Title: The Old Elites Strike Back: The End of Political Liberalization under Khrushchec and Menderes Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, Political Science
Thesis Title: Ideal Citizenship Depictions in Turkish Primary School Textbooks Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Boğaziçi University, Political Science and International Relations
Thesis Title:The Success Behind Renewable Energy: A Comparative Analysis of Germany, The United Kingdom, Brazil and Türkiye Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Boston University, Political Science
Thesis Title: Social Citizenship Regimes in Türkiye Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., BostonCollege, International Relations
Thesis Title: Worker Resistance and Mobilization: A Comparative Analysis of Two-Female Dominated Textile Factories Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Koç University, Political Science and International Relations
Thesis Title: Pension Reform in Türkiye in the Light of Latin American and East European Experiences: A Comparative Political Economy Analysis Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Bilkent University, Political Science
Thesis Title: Leftist Diasporic Identity: The Experience of Turkish and Kurdish Refugees in Switzerland Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Rutgers University, Anthropology
Thesis Title: Why Are Some Countries Immune to the Negative Political Effects of Natural Resource Wealth: An Empirical Analysis Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Yale University, Political Science
Thesis Title: Good Mothers and Wise Politicians: National Formal Political Participation among Women in Türkiye and Japan Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Political Science
Thesis Title: Structural factors affecting approval of Islamist terror in predominantly Muslim countries Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., University of Florida, Political Science
Thesis Title: The bourgeoisie and moderation: The case of political Islam and the Kurdish question in Türkiye Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Sabancı University, Political Science
Thesis Title: Türkiye's future possible contributions to European security through its participation in the EU crisis management operations Placement after Graduation: MBA, Yale School of Management
Thesis Title: A critical approach to the governance of the world trade: power politics discourses and existing asymmetries in the WTO Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., McMaster University, Political Science
Thesis Title: The Europeanization of Turkish-Greek Disputes Placement after Graduation: MA, Tufts University- The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Thesis Title: Constructing solidarity at post-national level: The case of European social policy Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Political Science
Thesis Title: Gated communities and non-places: The case of Koç University and Sarıyer Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Cornell University, Anthropology
Thesis Title: International retirement migration in Türkiye: Dynamics, implications and prospects Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., University of Oxford, Anthropology
Thesis Title: The Faces of Integration: Benchmarking Immigrant Policies in France, Germany and the Netherlands Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Bielefeld University, Sociology
Thesis Title: Child labour in Türkiye from a global perspective: Case study of working children in İstanbul Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., University of Oxford, Sociology
Thesis Title: Dual identities, dual histories, unique statehood: Discussing citizenship formulations for the re-integrated Cyprus Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, Government
Thesis Title: Tracing the roots of modernity: Ancient Greece, the golden age of Islam, and renaissance Italy Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Binhamton University - SUNY, Political Science
MA Department of International Relations, 2006
Thesis Title: Towards a more effective EU conflict prevention policy: Lessons from Bosnia and Kosovo
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Central European University, International Relations
MA Department of International Relations, 2006
Thesis Title: Alliance formation under the unipolar structure: The case of Turkish-US alliance in the second Gulf War
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, Political Science
PhD,International Relations & Political Science
Research Interest: Emerging donors, Turkish foreign policy, political economy of foreign aid
European Political Economy, London School of Economics and Political Science M.Sc.
Email: ayardimci@ku.edu.tr
PhD, International Relations & Political Science
Research Interest: Forced migration, activism, human rights
Columbia University, Human Rights Studies, MA
Bogazici and Binghamton University, BA
email: baltiok@ku.edu.tr
PhD, International Relations & Political Science
Research Interest: Research Methods: Qualitative Research Methods (Concept Formation, Fuzzy Sets, and Typological Theory) and Quantitative Research Methods (Fixed/Random Effect Models, Ordinary Least Squares, Structural Equation Modelling, and Survival Analysis); and International Relations and Comparative Politics: Civil Conflict, Inter-state and Intra-state Conflicts, Political Violence, Terrorism, State of Emergencies, Electoral Behavior
Political Science, Sabancı University, M.A.
International Relations, Koç University, B.A
Email: eari15@ku.edu.tr
PhD, International Relations&Political Science
Research Interest:Political Behavior, Content Analysis, Populism, Democratization, Civil-Military Relations, Turkish Politics
Email: eelci14@ku.edu.tr
PhD, International Relations & Political Science
Research Interest: Research Methods (Mixed-Effects Models, Categorical Dependent Variable Analysis, Structural Equation Modeling, and Experimental Analysis); Comparative Politics (Voting Behavior, Political Psychology `{`Personality and Politics`}`, Electoral and Party Systems)
Political Science and International Relations, Boğaziçi University, B.A.
International Relations, Bilkent University, M.A.
email: ferol15@ku.edu.tr
PhD, International Relations & Political Science
Research Interest:United Nations, peacekeeping operations, international cooperation and conflict.
Sabancı University, Conflict Analysis and Resolution, MA
Sabancı University, Social and Political Sciences, BA
email: fsezgin16@ku.edu.tr
PhD, International Relations & Political Science
Research Interest: Women's movements, citizenship, gender and politics, Middle Eastern politics
UCL, Development Administration and Planning, MSc
Email: gturkarslan13@ku.edu.tr
PhD, International Relations & Political Science
Research Interest: comparative politics; ethnic conflict; nationalism; regime transitio
ns; qualitative research methods; Southeast European politics
Middle East Technical University B.Sc. International Relations
Bilkent University M.A. International Relations
email: ilika15@ku.edu.tr
PhD, International Relations & Political Science
Research Interest:Indebtedness, social reproduction, labor and resistance, financialization and everyday life, feminist political economy, women and politics
Koç University, International Relations, MA,
Middle East Technical University, Gender and Women's Studies, MS
Bilkent University, Political Science, BA
email: pkilincarslan@ku.edu.tr
PhD, International Relations & Political Science
Research Interest:Critical border and security studies, migration studies, humanitarianism, sovereignty, social and political theory
Yale University, Political Science, Visiting Assistant Researcher
Koç University, Political Science and International Relations, PhD
London School of Economics and Political Science, Social Policy, M.Sc.
Sabancı University, European Studies, MA.
Sabancı University, Social and Political Science, BA
Email: skaradag13@ku.edu.tr
PhD, International Relations & Political Science
Research Interest: Nuclear Energy, Diversification in the GCC and Mediterranean, Energy Transition, Energy Politics, Policy Learning and Transfer, Policy Entrepreneurship in Sustainability, Alternative Energy Resources, Climate Change
Bilkent University M.A. in International Relations
Email: sever@ku.edu.tr
PhD, International Relations & Political Science
Research Interest: misinformation, social media, polarization, experimental methods
King's College London, European Studies, M.A.
Email: sandi14@ku.edu.tr
PhD, International Relations & Political Science
Research Interest: International Relations
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, M.A. Eurasian Studies
European Humanities University, Vilnius, B.A. Political Science and European Studies
Email: ykatliarou15@ku.edu.tr
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Doktora
Thesis Title: Performativity of Bordering Piactices: Turkish -Eu Border
Undergraduate Degree: BA in Social and Political Science, Sabancı University Masters Degree: MA in
Placement after Graduation: Postdoctoral Researcher at Koç University.
Thesis Title: Worker resistance and mobilization: A comparative analysis of two female-dominated textile factories Undergraduate Degree: BA in Middle East Technical University
Masters Degree: MA in Koç University Placement after Graduation: Postdoctoral Researcher at Koç University.
Thesis Title: Nationhood Cleavages and Ethnic Conflict: A Comparative Analysis of Post-communist Bulgaria, Montenegro, and North Macedonia
Undergraduate Degree: BA in International Relations, Middle East Technical University Masters Degree: MA in Bilkent University
Placement after Graduation: Assistant Professor of Political Science, Gelişim University
Thesis Title: Essays on Social Media, Politics, and Misinformation
Undergraduate Degree: BA in European Studies, King's College Masters Degree: MA in
Placement after Graduation: Postdoctoral Researcher at Oxford University.
Thesis Title: The Politics of Uneven Welfare State Development: The Cases of Türkiye and Chile
Undergraduate Degree: BA in University of Bayreut
Masters Degree: MA in Modern Turkish Histoy, Boğaziçi University Placement after Graduation:
Thesis Title: Politics of Nostalgia: Psychological Origins of Populism
Undergraduate Degree: BA in International Relations, Istanbul Commerce University Masters Degree: MA in International Relations, Dokuz Eylül University
Visiting Researcher: University of Georgia Placement after Graduation: Postdoctoral Researcher, Koç University, MiReKoc - Migration Research Center
Thesis Title: Corporate Diplomatic Activity: How Firms Behave in Foreign Policy The Cases of Energy and Defense Sectors in Türkiye And in the UK Undergraduate Degree: BA in International Relations, Ankara University
Masters Degree: MA in Advanced European and International Studies, Centre International de Formation Européenne Placement after Graduation: Managing Partner, StratejiCo
Thesis Title: Confrontational and Cooperative Regional Orders Undergraduate Degree: BA in International Relations, John F. Kennedy University Buenos Aires
Masters Degree: MA in Political Science and Sociology, Latin American Social Sciences Institute Placement after Graduation: Associate Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina
Thesis Title: Moving beyond a minimal democracy: a comparative analysis of reform episodes in non-consolidated democracies of Türkiye, Mexico and the Philippines Undergraduate Degree: BA in Philosophy, Galatasaray University
Masters Degree: MA in Political Science and Government, Sabancı University Doctoral Researcher: University of Chicago Placement after Graduation: Assistant Professor, TOBB University of Economics and Technology
Thesis Title: Home States and Homeland Politics: Interactions between the Turkish State and Its Emigrants in France and the United States
Undergraduate Degree: BA in Sociology, Galatasaray University Masters Degree: MA in Politics of Public Policy, Sciences Po Placement after Graduation: Postdoctoral Researcher, Koç University
Thesis Title: The Gender Gap in Public Support for European Integration Undergraduate Degree: BA in European Studies, Universität Osnabrück Masters Degree: MA in European Studies, Universität Osnabrück
Placement after Graduation: Consultant, Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
Thesis Title: In Quest of Financial Stability: Organizational Learning and the Proactive Governance of Financial Stability Policy in Türkiye Undergraduate Degree: BSc in Economics, İstanbul Bilgi University Undergraduate Degree: BSc in Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science(External Degree)
Masters Degree: MA in Economics, University of Iowa Placement after Graduation: Lecturer, Istanbul Bilgi University Current Position: Economist, Islamic Development Bank
Thesis Title: Continuous Clientelism: Persuasion and Preference Change in Türkiye Undergraduate Degree: BA in International Affairs, Binghamton University Masters Degree: MSc in Middle East Politics, SOAS University of London
Placement after Graduation: Lecturer, Sabancı University Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Duke University
Thesis Title:Road from Ethnic Mobilization to Intercommunal Violence: A Comparison of Kurdish problem in Türkiye and Northern Ireland Conflict
Undergraduate Degree: BA in Political Science and International Relations, Galatasaray University Masters Degree: MA in International Relations, University of Strasbourg Placement after Graduation: Postdoctoral Researcher, Stockholm University
Thesis Title: Transforming Citizenship in Türkiye: Learning Active Citizenship in Civil Society Organizations
Undergraduate Degree: BA in Political Science, Whittier College Masters Degree: MA in International Development and International Studies, Johns Hopkins University Placement after Graduation: Assistant Professor, Antalya Bilim University
Thesis Title: Inclusiveness, Contestation and Conflict Processes Undergraduate Degree: BA in Public Administration, Istanbul University Masters Degree: MA in International Relations, University of Essex
Placement after Graduation: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard University Current Position: Instructor, New York University Abu Dhabi
Thesis Title: The Governance of International Migration in Türkiye and Morocco: Irregular Migrants' Access to Right to Stay Undergraduate Degree: BA in Political Science and Sociology(Double Major), Boğaziçi University Masters Degree: MSc in Gender, Development, Globalization, London School of Economics and Political Science Placement after Graduation: Assistant Professor, Koç University
Thesis Title: Reforming Reactive States: A Comparative Political Economy of Greek and Turkish Crises Undergraduate Degree: BA in Business Administration, Middle East Technical University
Masters Degree: MSc in European Studies, Middle East Technical University Visiting Researcher: Royal Holloway University of London Placement after Graduation: Assistant Professor, TOBB University of Economics and Technology
