ALPER YILDIZ

CUNY Graduate Center, Department of Political Science

365 5 th Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Email: ayildiz@gradcenter.cuny.edu Phone: (917) 943 4230 Website: www.alperyildiz.org

EDUCATION
PhD, Political Science
Expected June 2016
City University of New York Graduate Center, NY
Dissertation Title: Emergence of Electoral Authoritarianism: Economic Development
and Notions of Democracy in Ecuador and Turkey
MA, Political Science
2010
Sabanci University, Istanbul
Democratic Consolidation and Political Culture: A Game-Theoretical Approach
BS, Management / Business Administration
2008
Bilkent University, Ankara
Valedictorian

TEACHING AND WORK EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Lecturer
Yeshiva University Stern College for Women
Democracy and Economic Development
Lehman College, NY
American Political System
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Politics and Culture
City College of New York, NY
Middle East Politics
Marymount Manhattan College, NY
International Relations

Spring 2016

Fall 2011 - Current

Fall 2015
Spring 2015

Fellowships, Research and Teaching Assistantships

York College, NY
Fall 2014 Spring 2015
Writing Fellow
Events Coordinator, MLL Coordinator, Professor Collaborations
Brooklyn College, NY
Fall 2014
Researcher
Human Rights in Iran Unit: Reports to UN Special Rapporteur on Iran
Moderates and Human Rights: A Comparison of Rouhani and Ahmadinejad

CUNY Graduate Center, NY

Research Assistant, to Professor Ruth OBrien
Sabanci University, Istanbul
Teaching Assistant
Social and Political Sciences 101 & 102

Fall 2010 Spring 2011

Fall 2008 Fall 2009

PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCES

Peer-Reviewed Journals
o Selfish Democrats: Voter Attitudes towards Democracy in Turkey
Comparative Politics (Under Review)
Conferences
o American Political Science Association 111th Annual Meeting September 2015
Economic Development, Autocratization & Notions of Democracy in Ecuador &
Turkey
o Midwest Political Science Association 73rd Annual Meeting
April 2015
Selfish Democrats: Voter Attitudes towards Democracy in Turkey
o Northeast Political Science Association 46th Annual Meeting November 2014
Democratic Consolidation and Citizen Attitudes: Making Sense of Surveys
o Central European University 4th Annual Doctoral Conference
March 2009
Islamic Governance, Secularism, and Democracy in Iran, Egypt, and Turkey
Op-ed, Non-academic
o Zaman Newspaper, Turkey
Turkiye Malezya Olur Mu? [Would Turkey Turn into Malaysia?]
26 June 2015
Secimli Otoriter Rejimler [Electoral Authoritarian Regimes]
30 March 2015
Temsilde Adalet, Istikrar ve Ekonomik Buyume [Fair Representation, Stability,
and Economic Development]
11 October 2014
Bakanlk Sistemleri Trk Demokrasisine Zarar Verir mi? [Would a Presidential
System Damage the Turkish Democracy?]
8 August 2014
Demokratik Secim Nasil Yapilir? [How to Hold Democratic Elections]7 May 2014
Work-in-Progress
o Electoral Authoritarianism and Identity-Exclusion in Russia and Turkey
o Modernization, Democracy and Asian values: The Case of Singapore
o Dismantling Democracy in Thailand and Turkey
o Identity, Representation, and Support for Democracy
COMMUNITY SERVICE
HIA Journal on Human Rights
Quarterly senior fellow journal on human rights issues
Editorial Board

Expected Summer 2016

 CUNY Graduate Center

Comparative Politics Workshop
Discussant and Chair for various talks.

Spring 2015 - Current

Humanity In Action
Senior Fellow. New York, NY
February 2014 Current
Admission committee member: Review applications for new Fellowships.
Fellow. Copenhagen, Denmark
June 2013
FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND AWARDS
Travel Grant APSA
Doctoral Student Research Grant CUNY Graduate Center
Summer Research
Conference Presentation Support CUNY Graduate Center
Enhanced Chancellor's Fellowship CUNY Graduate Center
Tuition and Stipend
Full Scholarship Sabanci University
Tuition, Accommodation, and Stipend
Full Scholarship Bilkent University
Tuition, Accommodation, and Stipend

June 2015
June 2015
November 2014
2010 2015
2008 2010
2004 2008

RESEARCH AREAS
Democratic Transition and Consolidation, Electoral Authoritarianism, Public Opinion, Political
Culture, Democratic Commitment, Political Islam, Turkish Politics, Political Economy, Inequality
and Democratization.
Regional Focus: Middle East (Turkey, Tunisia, Iran). Latin America (Ecuador, Venezuela).
Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand).

MEMBERSHIPS AND SKILLS

Memberships
o

American Political Science Association, Northeastern Political Science Association,

Midwest Political Science Association.

Language
o

Turkish (Mother tongue), English (Fluent), French (Reading, Elementary), Spanish

(Reading, Elementary)

Computer
o

STATA 10, MS Office, TexWorks (LaTeX for Windows)

REFERENCES
1. Mark Ungar, Dissertation Adviser
Professor, Brooklyn College
mungar@brooklyn.cuny.edu
3417 James Hall. 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210
(718) 951 5000 x1740

2. Stephanie Golob, Dissertation Committee Member

Professor, Baruch College
stephanie.golob@baruch.cuny.edu
Baruch College, CUNY
Box B5-280 One Bernard Baruch Way. New York, NY 10010
(646) 312 4423

3. I. Leonard Markovitz, Dissertation Committee Member

Professor, Queens College
markovitz@nyc.rr.com
200H Powdermaker Hall.
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 997-5283

4. Jeannette Graulau, Faculty Member (Teaching Observation)

Assistant Professor, Lehman College
jeannette.graulau@lehman.cuny.edu
Carman Hall, Room 363. Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West - Bronx, NY 10468
(718) 960-8738

5. Sabri Sayari, MA Thesis Adviser

Professor, Bahcesehir University
sabri.sayari@eas.bahcesehir.edu.tr
Bahcesehir Universitesi, Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararasi Iliskiler
raan Caddesi Osmanpaa Mektebi Sokak No: 4 - 6
34353 Beikta, STANBUL / TRKYE
+90 (212) 381-5827