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Yusuf Sarfati
Illinois State University
Occupation
Associate Professor
Contact
Illinois State University
Dept of Politics and Government Campus Box 4600
Normal IL 61790
United States
ABOUT
Yusuf Sarfati is an associate Professor of Politics and Government at Illinois State University, where he teaches comparative politics of the Middle East. At Illinois State University, he also serves as the director of Middle Eastern and South Asian minor program. Sarfati’s research interests revolve around religious politics, social movements, politics of culture and identity, and democratization. His research appeared in various academic journals and edited volumes. Sarfati is the author of Mobilizing Religion in Middle East Politics: A Comparative Study of Israel and Turkey (Routledge, 2013). His co-edited book, The Jarring Road to Democratic Inclusion: A Comparative Assessment of State-Society Arrangements in Israel and Turkey is published by Lexington Books in 2016. He received an M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from the Ohio State University and a B.A. in political science and international relations from Bo?aziçi University.
Discipline
Political Science
Sub Areas
Comparative
Democratization
Israel Studies
Middle East/Near East Studies
Turkish Studies
Geographic Areas of Interest
Turkey
Israel
Specialties
Social Movements
Democratization
Politics And Religion
Languages
Turkish (native)
Hebrew (advanced)
Education
DPhil | 2009 | Political Science | Ohio State University
Abstracts
Religiopolitical Mobilization in Israel and Turkey: A Comparative Perspective Linguistic landscape of Gezi park protests in Turkey: A discourse analysis of graffiti Challenging religious neoliberal governmentality under the AKP Contesting Official Religious Narratives in Turkey: Democratic Islamic Egalitarianism in Ihsan Eliacik’s Works Blood Gambit: How populist incumbents fuel conflict to reverse electoral setbacks -- evidence from Turkey and Israel