@efetokdemir
Assoc. Prof @bilkentuniv.bsky.social IR, Director of Research @cfppr.bsky.social, PhD @bingpolisci.bsky.social Research on peace&conflict processes, strategic use of force, foreign policy & public opinion, Türkiye www.efetokdemir.com
PostDoc Call
PreDoc Call
📌 Hiring one postdoctoral and two predoctoral researchers for the @erc.europa.eu project #COUNSTER, each position for up to 3 years to start on May 2026.
Postdoc: stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/IR2... (Deadline Feb 20)
Predoc: stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/IR2... (Deadline March 1)
Teşekkürler Hocam!
Teşekkürler Hocam!
The application was an arduous process; initial failures pave the ground for the eventual success. Many colleagues (I could not list them all here due to space constraints, already thanked them in person) provided me with valuable feedbacks at each stage.
Thrilled to share that I have been awarded an
@erc.europa.eu Consolidator Grant for my project, COUNSTER!
Many thanks to @bilkentuniv.bsky.social @ufukavrupa-tr.bsky.social @cfppr.bsky.social for their great help during the submission process.
I am very excited for the journey ahead! #ERCCoG +
📝 Don't miss this article from the current issue of #BJPIR
'Enforcement of international human rights law: A comparative exploration of alternative public opinion channels' by A Burcu Bayram, Eric Keels & @efetokdemir.bsky.social
🔗 buff.ly/I2r6aXM
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
And now, the paper is out @conflictmanagement.bsky.social
"Unique Offerings: Ideological Competition and Rebel Governance"
You can check it out:
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/QZV67...
The article is in the issue @bjpir.bsky.social It is a timely piece to check out: Apparently, public concerns over human rights violations in foreign countries are highly strategic, based on political alliances rather than legal context (based on findings from experiments in USA, Germany, Türkiye)
My department is further expanding:
Two open rank positions:
1) Open specialization:stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/IR2026
2) Historical approaches in IR:stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/IR202…
The positions come with perks incl. teaching reduction, free housing, and IB schooling options for children
Grateful for the recognition of our article “Unique Offerings: Ideological Competition and Rebel Governance” by @apsa.bsky.social 2025 Conflict Section Best Paper Award.
It has recently become online first. If you are inquiring about rebel strategies, then:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
First, Latife Kınay-Kılıç, Ersel Aydınlı and @efetokdemir.bsky.social investigate how states respond to external support for rebel groups during civil wars, finding that strategic rivalry drives the most severe responses.
My advisees Özge Karban and Deniz Özdemir have successfully defended their MA theses during the Summer 2025. Özge will pursue her PhD at PennState, and Deniz will do at Binghamton University
Keep an eye on them in the upcoming years - two great scholars in the making
Congratulations!
Based on a nationwide survey in Türkiye, we demonstrate how exposure to violence resulting from conflict conditions (i.e., involvement) and perceptions of state efficacy in security provision (i.e., blame attribution) shape trust in legacy vs. social media.
Our coauthored article with Seden Akçınaroğlu and
@efetokdemir.bsky.social is published online first in Media, War & Conflict. We explore the impact of exposure to conflict-related violence on trust in different media types regarding conflict-related information and news. @mwcjournal.bsky.social
Do sanction threats work? We find that threats—even if credibly backed—do not increase support for concessions in the target public (Turkiye case). Plus, positive inducements provoke backlash in some groups, highlighting coercive diplomacy’s limits
Check out our research note: shrturl.app/3l4wWJ
Don’t forget to add our forum article into your reading list:
www.allazimuth.com/2024/11/25/f...
Our latest issue is now available! Check it out👇
www.allazimuth.com/issues/
Saldırı ABD-İran nükleer görüşmeleriyle kesişti, ABD kamuoyu ve Trump da görüşmelerin olumlu sonuçlanabileceği düşüncesi vardı. ABD açıktan İsrail’e karşı çıkmaz, ama Trump’ın uzayan süreçlere ve alternatif planlara tahammülsüzlüğü ise bilindik.Rubio “tek taraflı” açıklamaları buradan okunmalı
Publication Alert – Our latest article titled, "All Azimuth Debate: Gradual Reform or Revolution? Pathways to Global IR," by
@aysezarakol.bsky.social l and Ersel Aydınlı is now online !
www.allazimuth.com/2025/02/06/a...
Had a great time giving a guest talk at University of Washington International Security Colloquium. Grateful for kind invitation, insightful discussion, awesome Seattle weather. Big thanks to the Dept of Polisci and @aslicansunar.bsky.social for hosting me at the campus 🙏
Çok tebrikler!!!
Indian accounts plugged into BJP on other site saying possibly ~25 dead. very very much TBD, but targeting of tourists, possible death toll, Vance visit, relative calm prior all suggest a potential crisis moment:
Prof. Dr. Fuat Keyman’ı anmak ve onun akademi ve düşünce dünyasına değerli katkılarını hatırlamak için 15-16 Mayıs'ta "Prof. Dr. Fuat Keyman: Bilimin İzinde Bir Ömür" anma toplantısını düzenlenecektir.
Program detayları, ilerleyen günlerde tüm sosyal medya hesaplarımızdan paylaşılacaktır.
Since my graduation back in 2017, I was in @bingpolisci.bsky.social for the first time as a guest speaker. A great audience with tough questions as always.
It was really good to be back home, and walk through the corridors of the department once again. Truly thankful for their invitation…
Glad to be part of “What do we know about Terrorism” edited volume. Truly learned a lot from my colleagues during the workshop! Thanks @brianjphillips.bsky.social and @sbmitche.bsky.social for leading and ırganizing such a great initiative
Przeworski (1991) demokrasileri bugünün kaybedenlerinin yarın kazanma ihtimaline sahip olduğu rejimler olarak tanımlar. Muhaliflerin kazanma ihtimallerinin yok edildiğini, kazanma şanslarının olmadığını düşündüğü bir ortamda demokrasiden bahsedilemez. Yaşasın demokrasi!
Here are the list of articles in the special issue. We thank all of the authors for their valuable contribution to our initiative🌞
The Global Perspectives on Science, Polarization, and Populism Special Issue we co-edited with Erik C. Nisbet is out in the International Journal of Public Opinion Research. Here is the link to our Introduction chapter: academic.oup.com/ijpor/articl...
📈 Trending in BJPIR this week
'Enforcement of international human rights law: A comparative exploration of alternative public opinion channels' A Burcu Bayram, Eric Keels & @efetokdemir.bsky.social
🔓 Read the article available in #OpenAccess here: buff.ly/4hGnS7l
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
Bonus: PKK-leader's address does not mention any other offshoots of PKK - such as YPG/PYD operating in Syria. PKK was not very active in last 2-3 years, and most of their members had already joined the ranks of YPG/PYD. So, we should not read this call as end of the conflict per se.