Ulaş Erdoğdu

Program Area(s): Methods; Comparative Politics; International Relations
Regional Specialization(s): Middle East
Research Interest(s): Political Violence, Contentious Politics, Civil War, State-Building, Terrorism, Repression, Ethnic Politics And Self-Determination Movements, Political Regimes, Multi-Method Research Design, Data-Reliability In Violent And Authoritarian Contexts, Conflict And Protest Event Analysis.
Publications:
- 2021. Countries have more than 100 laws on the books to combat misinformation. How well do they work?, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 77:3, 124-128 (DOI) (with Kamya Yadav, Samikshya Siwakoti, Jacob N Shapiro, Alicia Wanless)
- 2021. How COVID drove the evolution of fact-checking. Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Misinformation Review. (DOI) (with Samikshya Siwakoti, Kamya Yadav, Nicola Bariletto, Luca Zanotti, Jacob N Shapiro)
- 2020. Here’s how Russia’s RT spread propaganda in the lead-up to the election, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (online) (with Ben Dubow, Evanna Hu, Jacob N. Shapiro and Kamya Yadav)
Conference Presentations:
- "When is Protest Repression Acceptable: Public Attitudes towards Protest Bans Istanbul", The Global Meeting on Law and Society, July 2022 (with Mert Arslanalp and Deniz Erkmen)
- "Democratization, Foreign Military Intervention and Rebel Fragmentation in Civil War", Conflict Research Society Annual Conference, September 2022
- "When is Protest Repression Acceptable: Public Attitudes towards Protest Bans Istanbul", APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition, September 2022 (with Mert Arslanalp and Deniz Erkmen)
Honors/Awards:
- 2022-2023 Civil War Paths Fellowship, Centre for the Comparative Study of Civil War, the University of Sheffield