Salih Emre Gercek

Salih Emre Gercek is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Connecticut's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. He holds a PhD from Northwestern University. His research focuses on the history of political thought and democratic theory, particularly exploring themes of equality, participation, and political economy. He is currently working on a book project examining the evolution of modern democracy in 19th-century European thought, analyzing figures such as Tocqueville, Mill, Blanc, and Deroin.

Education: PhD in Political Science from Northwestern University. Research interests include continental political thought, critical theory, and the intersection of democracy with social justice. His work appears in journals like European Journal of Political Theory, Review of Politics, and Modern Intellectual History.

His recent publications analyze topics such as Louis Blanc's labor theory, Tocqueville's democratic language ambiguities, and Lefort's democratic indeterminacy. These works highlight his focus on the social foundations of democracy and historical conceptualizations of political participation.