معرفی
Feryaz Ocakli is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Skidmore College, specializing in comparative politics, international relations, and Middle East politics. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from Brown University and a B.Sc. from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
- Research Interests: Democracy, Political Islam, Islamist and Ethnic Politics, Comparative Political Economy of Development, Middle East and Southeast Asia Politics, Food Security, Authoritarianism, Civil Society, and Electoral Strategies.
Publication Trends focus on Islamist electoral strategies in Turkey, authoritarian regime consolidation under AKP, state-business dynamics, resource-driven conflicts (e.g., oil in Syria/Nigeria), Kurdish political peripheries, and religious media influence in Pakistan. His work bridges comparative politics, conflict studies, and political economy.
- Scientific Awards: Sabbatical Enhancement Grant (2015), Carrico Family Grant (2014), Faculty Development Grant (2013), Brown University Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (2011), APSA Travel Grant (2011), World Politics and Statecraft Fellowship (2009), Graduate School Dissertation Fellowship (2008), Watson Institute Summer Fieldwork Grant (2007), Brown Graduate Fellowship (2004), and Turkish Education Foundation Scholarship (2002).
Advising and Grants include serving as a Model UN Advisor and securing multiple Skidmore College development grants. His Fulbright Scholar project on food power examines how food supply dynamics influence international state behavior.
