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Burcu Pinar Alakoc is an Instructional Professor at the University of Chicago, specializing in International Relations and Comparative Politics. She earned her PhD in Political Science from the University of Colorado Boulder. In the 2020-21 academic year, she served as a Visiting Fellow at the Chicago Project on Security Threats (CPOST) while continuing her research in the fields of international human security, terrorism, political violence, forced migration, and refugee studies. Prior to joining the Committee on International Relations at the University of Chicago, Dr. Alakoc was an Associate Professor with tenure at Webster University in St. Louis. Her scholarly work has been published in notable journals such as Global Security Studies, Comparative Politics, and the International Journal of Conflict and Violence. Dr. Alakoc also offers courses and seminars on International Security Order and elective courses on political violence and terrorism, with a particular focus on Middle East Politics.
University of Chicago • Chicago, IL
Teach courses on International Security Order and political violence, focusing on Middle East Politics.
Department of Philosophy