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Esen Kirdis
Rhodes College
Occupation
Associate Professor
Contact
Rhodes College
120 Buckman Hall 2000 N. Parkway
Memphis TN 38112
United States
ABOUT
Esen Kirdis is Associate Professor in International Studies at Rhodes College. Her current research explores Islamic political parties, Islamic movements, religion and politics and cross-religious comparative politics.
Discipline
Political Science
Sub Areas
Arab Studies
Comparative
Democratization
Islamic Studies
Maghreb Studies
Turkish Studies
Geographic Areas of Interest
Jordan
Morocco
Turkey
Specialties
Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Partie
Languages
Turkish (native)
English (fluent)
German (advanced)
Arabic (advanced)
Italian (elementary)
Education
PhD | 2011 | Political Science | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
BA | 2005 | International Relations | Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
Abstracts
Similar Paths, Separate Roles: The Formation of Islamic Action Front Party in Comparative Perspective Why Do Islamist Movements Go Transnational?: A Comparative Study of the Moroccan Justice and Spirituality Movement and the Turkish Gulen Movement The Rise of Islamic Political Parties: Origins and Strategies Between Pragmatism and Idealism: Constructing an Islamic Political Identity Discussing the Immoderation of Incumbent Islamic Parties in Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia