Resul Umit

Dr. Resul Umit is an Associate Professor in Comparative Politics at the School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University. His research focuses on electoral representation, energy and climate politics, and methodological innovations in causal inference, textual analysis, and survey methodology.

• Education: PhD in Political Science (2017) from the University of Vienna, funded by the Institute for Advanced Studies. Postdoctoral roles at the University of Lucerne and the University of Oslo.
• Key Research Areas: Electoral behavior, legislative accountability, climate policy, and public communication.
• Teaching & Tools: Conducted workshops on R programming, web scraping, and Twitter data analysis. Developed tools like the psjournals app for political science journal metrics.

Article Trends: His recent publications analyze EU media coverage, legislative dissent, climate policy perceptions, and renewable energy acceptance. Methodologically, they emphasize data-driven causal analysis and cross-national comparisons.

Scientific Recognition:

• 2024: Advance HE Fellowship
• 2021: Journal of Contemporary European Studies Prize (co-authored with Dr. Katrin Auel)
• 2020: Teaching and Learning Certificate (University of Oslo)
• 2015: PADEMIA Student Paper Award

Supervision: Dr. Umit welcomes PhD inquiries in Comparative Politics, specifically in Representation, Public Opinion, Electoral Behavior, and Environmental Politics.