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Leaders, Ideology, and Foreign Policy-Making in the Middle East: Israel, Iran, Syria
Speaker: Assist. Prof. Sercan Canbolat
University of Connecticut
Speaker Biography:
Sercan Canbolat holds MA degrees in International Relations from Bilkent University (2014) and in Political Science from the University of Connecticut (2018), where he also earned his PhD in Political Science in 2023. A Fulbright alumnus, he is an Assistant Professor of Political Science in Residence and inaugural Director of Abrahamic Programs at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Canbolat is also a Research Fellow at the Leadership Analysis and Influence Operations Laboratory (LA/IO) within the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany. Additionally, he serves as Director of Middle East and Turkey Affairs at Perim Media, a U.S.-based specialist content firm. His research areas include political psychology, leadership profiling with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and visual approaches to international relations research and pedagogy. His work appears in leading academic outlets such as International Studies Review, Political Research Quarterly, Polity, and Cambridge University Press. He is the recipient of several honors, including the 2018 Polity Prize for best article, the Margaret G. Hermann Award from ISA-Midwest in both 2020 and 2021, and the 2020 University Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award from the University of Connecticut. His recent co-authored book, Leaders in the Middle East and North Africa: How Ideology Shapes Foreign Policy (with Dr. Özgür Özdamar), received the 2023 Best Book in Foreign Policy Award from the International Studies Association.