RESEARCH AGENDA
During my training in comparative politics, I focused my research on questions at the intersection of comparative political economy and democratization. In my research, I utilize either the institutionalist approach or the behavioralist approach, depending on the research question. My doctoral dissertation brings together both approaches to show how the voting behavior of different economic groups and political system underinstitutionalization have led to hierarchical social policies and income disparities in new democracies in Europe.
PUBLICATIONS “Religion in Politics: How Does Inequality Affect Public Secularization?” Comparative Political Studies, 2012, 54(12):1510-1541, with Birol Baskan Supplementary Appendix_Religion in Politics_CPS “Economic Inequality and its Asymmetric Effect on Civil Society: Evidence from Postcommunist Countries” European Political Science Review, 2012, 1-27 “Ethnicity and Trust in National and International Institutions: Kurdish Attitudes Toward Political Institutions in Turkey” Turkish Studies, forthcoming “Elections and Satisfaction with Democracy” Electoral Studies, 2012, 31(1):201-211, with Andre Blais and Shane Singh “Civilizing vs Destructive Globalization? A Multi-level analysis of anti-immigrant prejudice” International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 2012, 53(1):23-44, with Yunus Kaya “Moving West or Going South? Inequality and Institutionalization in Post-Communist Party Systems” Comparative Politics, 2011, 44(1):1-20 with Michael Bernhard “Civil Society and the Legacies of Dictatorship” World Politics, 2007, 59(4):539-567, with Michael Bernhard “Small Worlds of Diversity: Views Toward Immigration and Racial Minorities in Canadian Provinces.” Canadian Journal of Political Science, forthcoming, with Antoine Bilodeau and Luc Turgeon
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