Topic: Islamists between Democracy and Authoritarianism: Comparing Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia.
Biography:
Sebnem Gumuscu joined the Political Science Department in Summer 2014.
Her recent book, co-authored with E. Fuat Keyman, titled “Democracy, Identity, and Foreign Policy in Turkey: Hegemony through Transformation” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014), examines Turkey’s transformation under the Justice and Development Party since 2002 by discussing this period within the broader context of Turkish modernization.
Her research interests include political Islam, dominant parties, democratization and democratic erosion, Middle Eastern and North African politics. Her articles appeared in journals such as Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Democracy, Government and Opposition, Third World Quarterly and Middle Eastern Studies.