Alumni
MA
MA Department of International Relations, 2018
Thesis Title: Civil-Military Relations and Conflict Termination
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, Political Science
MA Department of International Relations, 2018
Thesis Title: Democracy and Terrorism
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Georgia State University, Political Science
MA Department of International Relations, 2018
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
MA Department of International Relations, 2017
Thesis Title: Corruption, Democracy and Growth: An Empirical Analysis
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., University of Virginia, Politics
MA Department of International Relations, 2017
Thesis Title: Urban Movements and Social Class in Contemporary Türkiye
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Sociology
MA Department of International Relations, 2017
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
MA Department of International Relations, 2017
Thesis Title: Middle Class Refugees in Istanbul
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., CUNY Graduate Center, Anthropology
MA Department of International Relations, 2015
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
MA Department of International Relations, 2015
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
MA Department of International Relations, 2015
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
MA Department of International Relations, 2015
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
MA Department of International Relations, 2014
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
MA Department of International Relations, 2014
Thesis Title: Ideal Citizenship Depictions in Turkish Primary School Textbooks
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Boğaziçi University, Political Science and International Relations
MA Department of International Relations, 2013
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
MA Department of International Relations, 2013
Thesis Title: Social Citizenship Regimes in Türkiye
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., BostonCollege, International Relations
MA Department of International Relations, 2013
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
MA Department of International Relations, 2010
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
MA Department of International Relations, 2010
Thesis Title: Leftist Diasporic Identity: The Experience of Turkish and Kurdish Refugees in Switzerland
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Rutgers University, Anthropology
MA Department of International Relations, 2009
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
MA Department of International Relations, 2009
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
MA Department of International Relations, 2009
Thesis Title: Structural factors affecting approval of Islamist terror in predominantly Muslim countries
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., University of Florida, Political Science
MA Department of International Relations, 2008
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
MA Department of International Relations, 2008
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
MA Department of International Relations, 2008
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
MA Department of International Relations, 2007
Thesis Title: The Europeanization of Turkish-Greek Disputes
Placement after Graduation: MA, Tufts University- The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
MA Department of International Relations, 2007
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
MA Department of International Relations, 2007
Thesis Title: Gated communities and non-places: The case of Koç University and Sarıyer
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Cornell University, Anthropology
MA Department of International Relations, 2007
Thesis Title: International retirement migration in Türkiye: Dynamics, implications and prospects
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., University of Oxford, Anthropology
MA Department of International Relations, 2007
Thesis Title: The Faces of Integration: Benchmarking Immigrant Policies in France, Germany and the Netherlands
Placement after Graduation: Ph.D., Bielefeld University, Sociology
MA Department of International Relations, 2006
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
MA Department of International Relations, 2006
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
MA Department of International Relations, 2006
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
Alumni
PhD
Ph.D in Political Science and International Relations, 2020
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.
Ph.D in Political Science and International Relations, 2020
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.
Ph.D in Political Science and International Relations, 2020
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
Ph.D in Political Science and International Relations, 2019
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.
Ph.D in Political Science and International Relations, 2019
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:
Ph.D in Political Science and International Relations, 2019
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
Ph.D in Political Science and International Relations, 2018
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
Ph.D in Political Science and International Relations, 2018
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
Ph.D in Political Science and International Relations, 2017
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
Ph.D in Political Science and International Relations, 2016
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
Ph.D in Political Science and International Relations, 2016
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
Ph.D in Political Science and International Relations, 2016
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
Ph.D in Political Science and International Relations, 2016
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
Ph.D in Political Science and International Relations, 2015
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
Ph.D in Political Science and International Relations, 2015
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
Ph.D in Political Science and International Relations, 2015
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
Ph.D in Political Science and International Relations(Joint Doctorate with University of Amsterdam), 2015
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
Ph.D in Political Science and International Relations, 2015
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
