Metehan Tekinırk is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science at Colgate University, where
he is also affiliated with the program in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies. Previously, he was a
Visiting Lecturer in Political Science and Sociology at Boston University, which is where he earned
his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Political Science. His research on democratic erosion and resilience,
populism and populist authoritarianism, nationalism and national identities, and the international
system has been published in outlets such as the German Journal of Comparative Politics, Populism,
GlobalEurope, and Politics, Religion & Ideology, among others.
Specializations
| Methodological | Elite interviews, focus-groups |
| Topical | Comparative Politics, Democracy and Political Institutions, Nationalism, and Populism |
| Regional | Turkey, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America |