Siri Neset holds an MA in psychology from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU, 2010). Neset is a political psychologist and focuses on rhetoric, perceptions, foreign policy decision-making, identity, and the links between political ideology, power and violence. She has directed policy oriented projects on Turkey, Iran and U.S. relations with the Middle East and North Africa, as well as having established and led several dialogue projects. Previously she has been a research fellow at The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (2011-2014) and concluded there in 2014 a three-year project on Turkish domestic and foreign policy. At CMI she has led three research projects on Turkish security and foreign policy. Her current project focuses on European and Turkish policies on the question of return of Syrian refugees as well as reconstruction of Syria. Neset`s work has been presented at international conferences, such as the international society of political psychology.