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Education

Ph.D.,   Cornell University,                2015    (Government)

M.A.,   Cornell University,                 2011    (Government)

M.A.,   Jacobs University Bremen,     2009    (Integrated Social Sciences)

M.A.,   Sabanci University,                2006    (Political Science)

B.A.,     Vanderbilt University,           2004    (Political Science, Economics, and Western Civilization)

Areas of Interest

Turkish Politics, Political Parties, Civil-military relations, Authoritarian Regimes

Memberships

International Political Science Association American Political Science Association Siyasi İlimler Türk Derneği

Article
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Book Section / Chapter
Publications Prior to SU

Esen, Berk, and Sebnem Gumuscu. "Why did Turkish democracy collapse? A political economy account of AKP’s authoritarianism." Party Politics (2020): 1354068820923722.

Esen, B. (2020). Praetorian Army in Action: A Critical Assessment of Civil–Military Relations in Turkey. Armed Forces & Society, 0095327X20931548.

Esen, B., & Gumuscu, S. (2019). Killing competitive authoritarianism softly: the 2019 local elections in Turkey. South European Society and Politics24(3), 317-342.

Esen, B., & Yardımcı-Geyikçi, Ş. (2019). An Alternative account of the populist backlash in the United States: A perspective from Turkey. PS-Political Science and Politics52(3), 445-450.

Esen, B., & Yardimci-Geyikçi, Ş. (2019). The Turkish presidential elections of 24 June 2018. Mediterranean Politics, 1-8.

Esen, B., & Gumuscu, S. (2018). The Perils of “Turkish Presidentialism”. Review of Middle East Studies52(1), 43-53.

Esen, B., & Gumuscu, S. (2018). Building a competitive authoritarian regime: State–business relations in the AKP’s Turkey. Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies20(4), 349-372.

Esen, B., & Gumuscu, S. (2017). Turkey: How the coup failed. Journal of Democracy28(1), 59-73.

Esen, B., & Gümüşçü, Ş. (2017). A small yes for presidentialism: The Turkish constitutional referendum of April 2017. South European Society and Politics22(3), 303-326.

Esen, B., & Gumuscu, S. (2016). Rising competitive authoritarianism in Turkey. Third World Quarterly37(9), 1581-1606.

Esen, B. (2014). Nation-Building, Party-Strength, and Regime Consolidation: Kemalism in Comparative Perspective. Turkish Studies15(4), 600-620.

Esen, B., & Ciddi, S. (2011). Turkey’s 2011 elections: An emerging dominant party system. MERIA Journal15(3), 19-31.

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