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
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