Mehmet Yavuz

Dr. Mehmet Yavuz is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Salzburg's Faculty of Social Sciences, specializing in Political Science. He holds a PhD in Political Science from the Central European University (2024) and has taught introductory courses on statistics and political institutions. His research focuses on the politics of trade, quantitative text analysis, causal inference, and authoritarian regimes.

He received the prestigious Elinor Ostrom Prize in 2024 from the Italian Political Science Association. His work bridges theoretical and methodological contributions to political science, particularly in analyzing trade dynamics and authoritarian governance. He is affiliated with the GEOTRADE research project and is based at Rudolfskai 42, Room 2037 in Salzburg.