Professor Dr. Asli Cansunar
Associate Professor
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Biography
Asli Cansunar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Washington. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Duke University, where she also earned an M.A. in Economics. Her research interests lie at the intersection of comparative political economy and comparative politics, with a focus on economic history and the political consequences of economic inequality. She investigates the preferences of the wealthy regarding redistributive tax policies and examines the distributive impacts of these preferences. Her work incorporates a range of methodologies, including formal modeling, laboratory experiments, survey experiments, geospatial analysis, and archival research, particularly concentrated on advanced industrialized countries and the Middle East. In addition to her research, she teaches courses on economic inequality, political methodology, politics in the Middle East, and geospatial analysis.
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Experience
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
2018-01-01 — 2019-01-01Nuffield College, University of Oxford • Oxford, UK
Requirements for University of Washington
Master Program
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Specialization Notes
Standard Graduate School requirements for University of Washington apply to most departments listed unless specified otherwise by the program.