Umut Can Adısönmez

Umut Can Adisonmez received his PhD in International Relations from University of Kent. He is an Assistant Professor at the Political Science and International Relations Department of Izmir University of Economics. Prior to joining Izmir University of Economics in 2021, he worked as a Visiting Lecturer at City, University of London (2019-2021) and an Assistant Lecturer at University of Kent (2017-2021). He was awarded the Vice Chancellor’s Research Scholarship (2017-2020) to pursue his PhD project. Previously, Adisonmez was awarded Lund University Global Scholarship (2016-2017) during his MA programme in Global Studies at Lund University. He received his BA in International Relations from Bilkent University, where he also earned a minor in History. Adisonmez’s main research areas are political psychology, critical security, and Middle Eastern politics. His works have been published in various edited volumes and international peer-reviewed journals, including Political Psychology, Policy Studies, Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, Critical Studies on Security, Alternatives: Global, Local, Political, Middle East Critique, and Uluslararası İlişkiler/International Relations. He is an Editorial Board member of Uluslararası İlişkiler/International Relations, Alternatives: Global, Local, Political, Cogent Social Sciences, and Mülkiye journals.