Washington and Lee University

Faculty Member, Politics

Assistant Professor

Williams School

About

I am currently an Assistant Professor of Politics at Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA. I teach courses on global politics, international security and occasionally, political theory. My current research interests are International Relations theories, East-West relations in the international system, the evolution of the modern state, and international terrorism. I also work on Turkish politics/foreign policy in comparative perspective.

My first book, After Defeat: How the East Learned to Live with the West, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2011. It deals with international stigmatization and the integration of defeated eastern powers (Turkey after WWI, Japan after WWII and Russia after the Cold War) into the international system. Some of the arguments from this book can also be accessed through a recent article entitled “Ontological Insecurity and State Denial of Historical Crimes: Turkey and Japan,” in International Relations.

I am also very interested in the impact of modernity on the evolution of global politics. An article, based on that research, entitled “What Makes Terrorism Modern? Terrorism, Legitimacy, and the International System,” recently appeared in Review of International Studies.

I have two forthcoming articles, one in International Studies Quarterly (part of a larger project comparing Turkey and Thailand), and another in European Journal of International Relations (coauthored by Jelena Subotic). This second article deals with the problem of state "shame".

I also occasionally write policy memos and think-pieces for broader audiences, on issues generally but not always involving Turkey.

For the most comprehensive and up-to-date list of my publications, please visit my academic webpage, which includes a copy of my c.v., updated on a monthly basis.

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