Occupation
Assistant Professor
Contact
ABOUT
I am an IR/comparativist scholar fascinated by the intersection of identity politics and foreign policy - specifically, how domestic identity struggles spill over to shape, and be shaped by, interactions in the international arena. My regional focus is on Turkey and its neighborhood relations, particularly in Europe and the Middle East. Turkey is a culturally vibrant and intellectually puzzling state, from aspects of civil-military relations, (de-)democratization, and ethnic/sectarian politics to regional (in)security, terrorism, and global refugee crises. While a traditional Western ally, Turkey is an increasingly erratic actor at home and abroad, most visibly in Syria. Understanding its domestic and foreign policies is vital, and demands innovative forms of analysis that can be communicated to academic audiences, policy communities, and university classrooms. This is what I aim to do, through fieldwork, publication, teaching, and outreach from the community to the global level. Following a postdoctoral feelowship at Cornell in AY 2015-16 and a year as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Barnard College, Columbia University in AY 2016-17, I am thrilled to bring my experience in teaching courses on political violence and terrorism, psychological approaches to foreign policy decision-making, social movements, and the politics of the MENA region to Johns Hopkins SAIS.
Discipline
International Relations/Affairs
Sub Areas
Comparative
Foreign Relations
Identity/Representation
Middle East/Near East Studies
Nationalism
Pop Culture
Turkish Studies
Geographic Areas of Interest
All Middle East
Europe
Syria
Turkey
Specialties
Turkey, Identity Politics, Foreign Policy
Languages
French (advanced)
Turkish (fluent)
German (intermediate)
Spanish (advanced)
Education
PhD
| 2015
| Political Science
| George Washington University
MA
| 2003
| Political Science
| University of Kent
Abstracts
Sticks and Stones Revisited: Satire and Insult in the Escalation of Turkey's Gezi Protests
Pride, Prejudice, and Presidency: A Social Identity Theory Approach to Opportunities Missed in Turkey's Kurdish Question
From Friends to Foes: Explaining Turbulence in Turkish-Syrian Relations
Epic Battles: Dramas of Empire in the Struggle for Sunni Hegemony in the Middle East
Subnational Authoritarianism: Repression Testing and Expansion in Turkey's Kurdish Municipalities
Pride, Prejudice, and Presidency: A Social Identity Approach to Turkey's Failed Peace Process
What's Past Is Pro-Regime Prologue: History-Themed Videos as Populist Authoritarian Legitimation Tool
