Latife Kınay Kılıç
Latife Kınay Kılıç holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from Bilkent University, where she also completed her MA and BA in Political Science and Public Administration. Her doctoral dissertation (2024) utilized a mixed-methods approach and an original dataset to analyze target state responses toward the external state supporters of rebel groups. During her doctoral candidacy, she was a recipient of the TÜBİTAK BİDEB scholarship. She currently serves as a lecturer at Istanbul Aydın University, teaching courses such as Foreign Policy Analysis, International Relations Theory, International Political Economy, and World-System Theory.
Dissertation Title: How do target states respond to external support of rebel groups? The response to sponsorship dataset (RSD) and determinants of target responses
Supervisor: Ersel Aydınlı
Graduation Year: 2024
Affiliation: İstanbul Aydın Üniversitesi
Research Interests: Foreign Policy Analysis, Conflict Studies, International Security
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Orhun Bayraktar
Dissertation Title: Turkey’s balancing act: The Compartmentalization of security and economics, 1945-1980
Supervisor: Samuel J. Hirst
Graduation Year: 2024
Affiliation: TRT
Buse Düveroğlu
Dissertation Title: Unveiling the process behind counterinsurgency: Three essays on the impact of leadership, group, and societal dynamics on policymaking
Supervisor: İ. Efe Tokdemir
Graduation Year: 2024
Affiliation: Adana Alparslan Türkeş Bilim ve Teknoloji Üniversitesi