Kıvanç Ulusoy is currently a Professor of Political Science at the Istanbul University. He was previously a Fulbright Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School (2012-2013), a Jean Monnet Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute in Florence (2003-2004) and a fellow at the Madrid Diplomatic School (1996-1997).  His areas of research include regime change and democratization, Turkish politics and Turkey-EU relations. Dr. Ulusoy has conducted studies at the Departments of Political Science and International Relations in various universities such as the Middle East Technical University, Bogazici University and Sabanci University in Turkey Granada University in Spain, Stockholm University in Sweden and Tsukuba University in Japan.  Some of his recent publications are “Saving the State Again: Turks face the Challenge of European Governance”, SIGMA Papers, (Paris: OECD, 2005); “The Challenge of European Governance to Turkish Politics and Political Structure” in N. Tocci and A. Evin (eds) Towards Accession Negotiations: Turkey’s Domestic and Foreign Policy Challenges Ahead (Florence: RSCAS, 2004); “Turkey’s reform reconsidered, 1987-2004”, Democratization, June 2007; “The Europeanization of Turkey and its Impact on the Cyprus issue”, Journal of Southern Europe and the Balkans, December 2008; "The Changing Challenge of Europeanization to Politics and Governance in Turkey", International Political Science Review, Vol. 30, No. 3, (November 2009); “Manipulative Deliberation in Turkey: Alevi’s Defective Political Engagement and Remedying Strategies”, Juan Ugarriza and Dider Caluwaerts (eds) Democratic Deliberation in Deeply Divided Societies: from Conflict to Common Ground, (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014); “Elections and Regime Change in Turkey: Tenacious Rise of Political Islam”, Mahmoud Hamad and Khalil al-Anani (eds) Elections and Democratization in the Middle East: The Tenacious Search for Freedom, Justice and Dignity, (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014).

1998 - 2002

Doctorate

Bogazici University, Atatürk Enstitüsü, Modern Türkiye Tarihi, Turkey

1995 - 1996

Postgraduate

Middle East Technical University, Faculty Of Economic And Administrative Sciences, Department Of International Relations, Turkey

1989 - 1994

Undergraduate

Middle East Technical University, Faculty Of Economic And Administrative Sciences, Department Of International Relations, Turkey

2002

Doctorate

Governing Spain to the European Union: A Comparative Perspective for Turkish Candidacy

Bogazici University, Atatürk Enstitüsü, Modern Türkiye Tarihi

1996

Postgraduate

Two Dimensions of Catalan Regionalism: Before and After the Entrance of Spain to European Community

Middle East Technical University, İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi, Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü

C1 Advanced

Spanish

C1 Advanced

English

2008 - Present

Professor

Istanbul University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Political Sciences and Public Administration

2012 - 2013

Fulbright Fellow

Harvard University, Fulbright Fellow

2005 - 2008

Araştırmacı

Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Araştırmacı

2003 - 2004

Jean Monnet Fellow

European University Institute, Jean Monnet Fellow

1996 - 1997

Araştırmacı

Madrit Diplomat Okulu, Araştırmacı

2013

ULUSOY K., Eroglu E.

European Biotechnology Congress, Bratislava, Slovakia, 16 - 18 May 2013, vol.24, (Summary Text)

2020

Ulusoy K.

Ayrıntı Yayınları, İstanbul, 2020

2020

Ulusoy K.

Ayrıntı Yayınları, İstanbul, 2020

2020

Ulusoy K.

in: Forced Migration and Human Security in the Orthodox World, Lucian Laustean, Editor, Routledge, London/New York , New York, pp.147-163, 2020

2019

Ulusoy K.

in: Türkiye'de Geçici Koruma Altındaki Suriyeliler, Adem Esen,Mehmet Duman, Editor, Demokrasi Kitapligi (WALD), İstanbul, pp.269-286, 2019

2017

ULUSOY K., Stergious A., Blondheim M.

MultiEducator Inc. , Jerusalem, 2017

2017

ULUSOY K.

in: Syrians under Temporary Protection in Turkey: Findings and Recommendations, Esen A.; Duman M., Editor, Wald, İstanbul, pp.95-113, 2017

2017

ULUSOY K.

in: Conflict and Prosperity: Geopolitics and Energy in the Eastern Mediterranean, Stergiou A., Ulusoy K., Blondheim M., Editor, MultiEducator Inc. , Jerusalem, pp.7-14, 2017

2017

ULUSOY K.

in: Conflict and Prosperity: Geopolitics and Energy in the Eastern Mediterranean, Stergiou A., Ulusoy K., Blondheim M., Editor, MultiEducator Inc. , Jerusalem, pp.139-154, 2017

2017

ULUSOY K.

in: Europea's Hybrid Threats: What Kinds of Power Does the EU need in the 21st Century, Giray Sadık, Editor, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle Upon Tyne, pp.93-116, 2017

2016

ULUSOY K.

in: Türkiye'de Geçici Koruma Altındaki Suriyeliler: Tespitler ve Öneriler, Esen A.,Duman M., Editor, Wald, İstanbul, pp.91-108, 2016

2015

ULUSOY K.

Usak, Ankara, 2015

2015

ULUSOY K.

in: Turkey's Public Diplomacy, Çevik S., Seib P., Editor, Palgrave Macmillan, New York, pp.152-171, 2015

2014

ULUSOY K.

in: Elections and Democratization in the Middle East: The Tenacious Search for Freedom, Justice and Dignity, Hamad M., Anani K., Editor, Palgrave Macmillan, London , Londra, pp.179-202, 2014

2014

ULUSOY K.

in: Democratic Deliberation in Deeply Divided Societies: from Conflict to Common Ground, Ugarriza J., Caluwaerts J., Editor, Palgrave Macmillan, London , Londra, pp.129-150, 2014

2013

ULUSOY K.

in: Turkey’s Accession to the European Union: Political and Economic Challenges, Akçay B., Yılmaz B., Editor, Lexington Books, Lanham (MD), USA , Lanham, pp.277-300, 2013

2012

ULUSOY K.

in: XXI. Yüzyılda Türk Dış Politikasının Analizi, Sönmezoğlu F., Baklacıoğlu Özgür N., Terzi, Ö., Editor, Der Yayınları, İstanbul, pp.503-527, 2012

2012

ULUSOY K.

in: Insan Hakları ve Demokratikleşme Süreci, Dağı İ., Gökalp E., Editor, Anadolu Üniversitesi, Eskişehir, pp.150-174, 2012

2008

ULUSOY K.

in: Turkey’s Road to European Union Membership: National Identity and Political Change, Verney S., Ifantis K., Editor, Routledge, New York, pp.109-125, 2008

2008

ULUSOY K.

in: Kıbrıslılık, Hasgüler M., Editor, Agora Kitaplığı, İstanbul, pp.83-108, 2008

2006

ULUSOY K.

in: İspanya-Türkiye: 16. Yüzyıldan 21.Yüzyıla Rekabet ve Dostluk, Asuero P., Editor, Kitap Yayınevi, İstanbul, pp.275-318, 2006

2006

ULUSOY K.

in: Turquia: El camino hacia Europa, Nogueras C, Cenit M., Editor, Edinexus Ensayo,, Marbella, pp.17-34, 2006

2006

ULUSOY K.

in: Le Sud de la Méditerranée face aux défis du libre-échange, Catin M., Regnault H., Editor, Editions l'Harmattan , Paris, pp.197-225, 2006

2005

ULUSOY K.

in: The State in West Asia, Rabo A., Utas B., Editor, Swedish Research Institute, İstanbul, pp.13-23, 2005

2004

ULUSOY K.

in: Towards Accession Negotiations: Turkey’s Domestic and Foreign Policy Challenges Ahead, Tocci N., Evin A., Editor, Euı, Florence, pp.19-45, 2004

2018 - 2021

Turkey and the Energy Game in the Eastern Mediterranean

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

ULUSOY K. (Executive)

2017 - 2019

The Cyprus Conflict

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

ULUSOY K. (Executive)

2017 - 2018

Turkey and the EU The Challenges of the Middle Eastern Crises

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

ULUSOY K. (Executive)

2015 - 2018

Turkey's Public Diplomacy

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

ULUSOY K. (Executive)

2014 - 2016

Elections and Regime Change in Turkey: Tenacious Rise of Political Islam in Turkey

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

ULUSOY K. (Executive)

2015 - 2015

The Cyprus Question in the Changing Eastern Mediterranean Context

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

ULUSOY K. (Executive)

2014 - 2014

The Arab Spring: Three years on

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

ULUSOY K. (Executive)

2013 - 2014

Turkiye ve Orta Dogu

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

ULUSOY K. (Executive)

2011 - 2013

The European Impact on State-Religion Relations in Turkey: Political Islam, Alevis and Non-Muslim Minorities

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

ULUSOY K. (Executive)

2012 - 2012

The Transformation of state-religion relations in Turkey: The relevance and challenges of the EU impact

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

ULUSOY K. (Executive)

2009 - 2012

The Europeanization of Turkey and its Impact on the Cyprus problem

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

ULUSOY K. (Executive)

2010 - 2011

Regime and Change in Spain and Turkey in Interwar-yer period

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

ULUSOY K. (Executive)

2010 - 2011

The Changing Challenge of Europeanization to Politics and Governance in Turkey

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

ULUSOY K. (Executive)

2010 - 2011

Europeanization and Political Change: The Case of cyprus

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

ULUSOY K. (Executive)

2010 - 2011

AB 7. Çerçeve Projesi Hazırlık Görüşmeleri

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

ULUSOY K. (Executive)

2009 - 2011

Europeanization and the transformation of Turkey's Cyprus Policy: A case of democratic peace?

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

ULUSOY K. (Executive)

2009 - 2010

Governing Turkey towards the European Union

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

ULUSOY K. (Executive)

2008 - 2008

The Diffusion of Schumpeterian Thought and Practice in Turkey

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

ULUSOY K. (Executive)

2016 - Present

Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies

Committee Member