Dr. Pinar Dinc

Biography

Pinar Dinc is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Lund University, where she also serves as a researcher at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES). Her academic work focuses on Environmental Peace Studies, exploring how political power interacts with climate change and ecological degradation, particularly in conflict zones. Dinc's research primarily examines the roles of state and stateless actors in the Middle East, with a focus on Turkey, Syria, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and Palestine. She leads the interdisciplinary ECO-Syria project, which investigates the interactions between conflict and environmental issues in North East Syria, and has coordinated projects aimed at fostering dialogue on Turkey’s political landscape. She holds a PhD in Political Science from the London School of Economics and has published extensively on topics related to ecological destruction in conflict zones and diaspora identities. Dinc has substantial teaching experience in Political Science, Peace and Conflict Studies, and Middle Eastern Studies, mentoring students through various research projects and PhD committees. Additionally, she is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow and an active contributor to the CMES Middle East Data Lab.

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