Sercan Canbolat

@drcanbolat.bsky.social

Assistant Prof in Residence and Director of Abrahamic Programs at @UConn; Co-PI of “Critical Language Leader Assessment (CLLA)” Project at UAlbany; Associate Editor @uidergisi.bsky.social; Member @MENA_2050; PhD @UConn; Ex @FulbrightPrgrm @BilkentUniv

I take no pleasure in reporting that social scientists' conclusions regarding the effect of immigration on support for the welfare state, based on the exact same data, are affected by their own political beliefs about immigration. Wild experiment by Nate Breznau et al. www.nber.org/papers/w33274

Ideological Bias in Estimates of the Impact of Immigration

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Happy to present our new research “Power Transition Theory: The View from Systemism” (w/ Yuzhu Zeng & Patrick James) at the TransResearch Consortium’s (TRC) 26th annual convention in Providence, RI. My first, & surely not the last, TRC experience. Terrific crowd & scholarship.

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🚨I got a faculty job!🚨 In Fall 2025, I will start as Assistant Professor of Political Science in Residence with a joint appointment in Global Affairs Office as Director of Abrahamic Programs, both at UConn @uconn.bsky.social. It turns out UConn is my “Hotel California” 🤓🎸🤘

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🚨 It’s time to put political psychology back at the center of global analysis. My new commentary out today with @rusi.bsky.social : "Bringing the Leader Back In: The Case for Political Psychology in International Affairs" Understanding who leads matters more than ever @edinburghpir.bsky.social

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Amid rising geopolitical tensions and the resurgence of personalist rule, how essential is it to recenter leaders in strategic analysis? Dr Consuelo Thiers explores this question further in the latest RUSI Commentary.

A message for anyone from or studying the MENA region who is struggling to get work done amidst everything. I run an online space for productivity and solidarity. We offer 8-12 two-hour writing sessions per week across time zones. Open to all students/scholars- contact me to join!