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ICP Faculty and Staff

G枚rkem Atsungur, Ph.D.

Ph.D., Chair, Associate Professor

Division of Social Sciences

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Room: 210

Dr. G枚rkem Atsungur is the Chair and an Associate Professor in the International and Comparative Politics department at the 番茄直播. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science, majoring in International Relations and minoring in Nationalism Studies from Central European University (2020, Hungary), a Magister in Political Science: European Politics from Masaryk University (2007, Czech Republic), a Master of Arts in European Studies from Istanbul Bilgi University (2006, Turkey), and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Cyprus International University (2004, Northern Cyprus).听

Dr. Atsungur joined AUCA in 2012. With over ten years of teaching experience, he has offered over twenty courses, including the Network and OSUN Online Courses, to deliver up-to-date content and work on students鈥� critical and professional skills. He has extensive administrative experience as a member of the Uchenyi Sovet and Faculty Senate (particularly in the Student Intellectual Life Committee and Research Committee). Dr. Atsungur serves as the Head of the Social Sciences division.听

Dr. Atsungur is a participant of more than 55 professional development workshops and international conferences all around the world, including the most recent program of The Open Society University Network (OSUN) Global Debate Network and OSUN Center for Liberal Arts and Sciences Pedagogy (CLASP), Summer Workshop on Debate in the Classroom: Writing, Speaking, Teaching at Bard College (2022, USA), OSUN Developing Teaching Professionals (DTP) and Central European University Center for Teaching and Learning, Innovative Teaching Course for Faculty, 鈥樷€橠emocratic Classrooms: Theory and Practice,鈥欌€� CTAL 6021 (2022), OSUN Civic Engagement Leadership Team and Center for Liberal Arts and Sciences Pedagogy (CLASP), Experiential Learning Institute (ELI) (2022), Association for Solidarity with Asylum Seekers and Migrants (ASAM), Migration Academy, Online Summer School (2021), Istanbul Ticaret University & TESAM Academy, 鈥淐yber Espionage and Technological Threats鈥� Training Program (2021), Central European University, 鈥淒esigning a Collaborative Connected Liberal Arts Classroom鈥� (2021), The Center for Russian Studies, International Summer School 2021, 鈥淩ussia and the Region through the lens of Post-Soviet and Post-Colonial Studies鈥� (2021), University of Tuscia in Viterbo, 鈥淟egal and Political Challenges of Migrants鈥� Integration in Europe Summer Training Program鈥� (2021), 鈥淭he Quality of University Education: Harmonizing Purposes, Processes and Outcomes鈥� from CEU (2021), University of Padua, International Politics and Security (IPSE), 鈥淐risis Management and Crisis鈥� Impact over National and International Systems Spring School鈥� (2021), and many others.听

Faculty Senate awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award for excellence in teaching and dedication to the growth and enrichment of AUCA students, 番茄直播, 2022, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.听
Certificate of Achievement, The Best ICP Senior Thesis Supervisor 2022 Award funded by Elnura Sulaimanova, 番茄直播, June 06, 2022,听 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.听
Central European University, Doctoral School of Political Science, Public Policy, and International Relations, Ph.D. in Political Science, Outstanding Dissertation Award, 2021
Amy Sturrock Advising Award for Best Student Advisor certificate by 番茄直播 for outstanding contribution to developing the University鈥檚 academic advising system, September 2014,听 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.听
Certificate of Appreciation by 番茄直播 for outstanding contribution to developing the University鈥檚 academic advising system, September 2013,听 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.听

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European Politics
International Law and International Relations
Migration, Transnationalism, and Diaspora Studies
War and Peace Studies

Study on Security Cooperation in the Heart of Asia Region 鈥� Country Profiles on Turkey and Kyrgyzstan, The Asia Foundation - ATR Consulting, 2015.
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International Journal of Social Inquiry (IJSI), 鈥淭he Role of Political Youth Movements in the Democratization Process of Contemporary Russia鈥� published by Uluda臒 University Social Sciences Institute in collaboration with RMIT University, James Cook University, and Washington State University, Peer Review Journal, IISN 1307 鈥� 8364, Volume 6 鈥� Number 2, June 2013, 55 - 71.

听Academic Paper Presentations in International Conferences:听

番茄直播, International Conference, The Afghan Crisis: The New Taliban Regime and Its Impact on Central Asia, 鈥樷€橳urkish Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan during the Justice and Development Party Era鈥欌€� presented, March 31, 2022, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Central European University, 14th Annual Doctoral Conference, 鈥淗ousing as a Tool of Integration or Ethnic Segregation? An Analysis of Turkish Migrants in Germany鈥� presented, March 29, 2019, Budapest, Hungary.
Bard College, Higher Education Support Program Network Meeting, Rethinking the Human Rights Cannon Workshop, 鈥淗uman Rights Critiques from Post-Colonial Perspective鈥� presented, February 4 鈥� 6, 2016, Annandale-On-Hudson, New York, United States.
Bard College and St. Petersburg State University, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences (FLAS), How to Be Authoritarian Joint Conference, 鈥淧olitical Youth Movements in the Contemporary Russia鈥� presented, February 1 鈥� 3, 2016, New York City, United States.
Bard College Berlin, Higher Education Support Program Network Meeting, Teaching Global Citizenship Workshop, 鈥淕lobal Citizenship in Theory and Practice鈥� presented, November 19 鈥� 21, 2015, Berlin, Germany.
The University of Helsinki, Aleksanteri Institute, 15th International Aleksanteri Conference on Culture and Russian Society, 鈥淩ethinking Russian Nationalism since the 1990s: Sobornost as an Element of Social Mobilization鈥� presented, October 21 鈥� 23, 2015, Helsinki, Finland.
番茄直播, VI Annual International Anthropology Conference, Great Game(s) in Central Asia Beyond: Exploring International Regional Rivalry Using Cultural and Historical Lenses, 鈥淭he EU and Central Asia from Technical Assistance to a New Partnership: Challenges and Opportunities鈥� presented, May 15 鈥� 16, 2015, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Bard College, Higher Education Support Program Network Meeting, Digital and Visual Culture in the Liberal Arts Workshop, 鈥淯rban Space as Visual Text in Serbia鈥� presented, March 15 鈥� 19, 2015, Istanbul, Turkey.
番茄直播, Gender and Research Conference, 鈥淗uman Security: A Gender Approach鈥� presented, November 11 鈥� 13, 2014, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Goethe University, World International Studies Committee (WISC), German Association of Political Science: International Relations Section (DVPW-IB), Fourth Global International Studies Conference, Justice, Peace and Stability: Risks and Opportunities for Governance and Development, 鈥淩ussia鈥檚 Rebirth: As a Weak Parliamentary or Strong Authoritarian Presidential System in the Post-Soviet Affairs?鈥� presented, August 06 鈥� 09, 2014, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
University of Surrey, An International Multidisciplinary Symposium on the Receiving End of Intervention: Methods in Human Security, 鈥淎 Gender Perspective of Human Security in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Freedom from Want vs. Freedom from Fear鈥� presented, June 16 鈥� 17, 2014, Guildford, The United Kingdom.
The University of Nottingham, Politics without Borders: A cross-disciplinary exploration of the challenges facing a globalized world, 鈥淭he Philosophical Debate on Russian Choice of Democracy: Zapadnichestvo (Westernizers) vs. Slavophiles鈥� presented, June 12, 2014, Nottingham, The United Kingdom.
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), The Varieties of Russian Modernity II: Religion, State, and Approaches to Pluralism in Russian Contexts, 鈥淭he Politics of Religion in Russia since 1991: The Compatibility of Russian Orthodox Church and a Pluralist Society鈥� presented, May 14 鈥� 16, 2014, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Universit茅 Libre de Bruxelles, Institute for European Studies, Greek Politics Specialist Group, The Economic Adjustment Programs, and their Alternatives: Exploring the Impact of Austerity on Southern Europe Workshop, 鈥淭he Social Impacts of the Economic Adjustment Program in Cyprus鈥� presented, May 02, 2014, Brussels, Belgium.
Actual Historical Research Assistance Foundation Historical Memory, International Scientific Conference, Concepts of the Continuity and the Succession of State in Modern Times: Historical, Legal and Comparative Aspects, 鈥淐hange and Continuity of Political Regime in Russia during the Yeltsin Period (1991-1999)鈥� presented, February 06 鈥� 07, 2014, Moscow, Russian Federation.
The Regional Research Promotion Programme Western Balkans (RRPP) of the Interfaculty Institute for Central and Eastern Europe of the University of Fribourg in Switzerland and The Academic Swiss Caucasus Net (ASCN), Informal Practices and Structures in Eastern Europe and Central Asia International Conference, 鈥淪iloviki in Russian Politics,鈥� presented, November 21 鈥� 24, 2013, Fribourg, Switzerland.
Saint Petersburg State University, Russia鈥檚 Statehood: The Authorities and Societies across the Twentieth Century International Conference, 鈥淭ransformation of Political Regime during the Yeltsin period鈥� presented, May 30 鈥� 31, 2013, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Uluda臒 University, I. International Interdisciplinary Social Inquiry Conference, 鈥淭he Role of Political Youth Movements in the Democratization Process of Contemporary Russia鈥� presented, June 17 鈥� 21, 2012, Bursa, Turkey.
Nordic and Baltic Studies of the Romanian Association (Asociatia Romana pentru Studii Baltice si Nordice), III. International Conference on European Networks: The Balkans, Scandinavia, and the Baltic World in a time of Economic and Ideological Crisis, 鈥淭he Politics of Painting: Political Graffiti in the Balkan and Baltic Regions鈥� presented, May 25 鈥� 27, 2012, Targoviste 鈥� Dambovita, Romania.
Ege University, European Student Conference on International Relations: The Balkans: From Past to Present on the 100th Anniversary of the Balkan Wars, 鈥淜osovo Issue in the light of Ethnic Conflict Theories and the Role of the European Union鈥� presented, May 03 鈥� 04, 2012, Izmir, Turkey.
Bilkent University, I. International Politics and Diplomacy Congress: The Arab Spring: Reasons and Effects, 鈥淢onday to Friday; From Unity to Diversity鈥� presented, March 08 鈥� 11, 2012, Ankara, Turkey.
Okan University, The Turkish Political Science Association, 9th Graduate Conference, 鈥淓uropean Union Mission in Kosovo (EULEX)鈥� presented, December 03, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey.
Okan University, The Turkish Political Science Association, 8th Graduate Conference, 鈥淓uropean Union and International Terrorism鈥� presented, December 04, 2010, Istanbul, Turkey.

Introduction to International Relations (ICP-110.1)
Introduction to Political Economy (ICP-270)
Senior Thesis I (ICP-404)
Senior Thesis II (ICP-406)
International Law and International Relations in a Turbulent World (ICP/HR-403)
Democracy in Dark Times (ICP/LAW/HR-396)
Diplomatic History (ICP-201)
Central Asia in Global Politics听