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Professor of Political Science & International Relations

Murat Somer is a Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Koç University, Istanbul. He is an expert on polarization and de-polarization, religiousand secular politics, ethnic conflicts, autocratization, and democratization. His recent publications include two special issues on polarization and democracy (American Behavioral Scientist, 2018, and the ANNALS of the AAPSS, 2019, both co-edited with Jennifer McCoy), and Return to Point Zero: The Turkish-Kurdish Question and How Politics and Ideas (Re)Make Empires, Nations and States (State University of New York Press, 2022).

E-mail:  murat.somer4@gmail.com