Political Analysis

As a trained political scientist—or, to be more precise, a trained political economist—I have developed sharp analytical skills to engage with complex socio-political and economic phenomena.

My studies in political science and international economics have allowed me to acquire the skill set necessary not only to understand complicated issues but also to dissect them and communicate them in an understandable manner.

This includes scientific publications, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses, as well as media appearances.

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  • Schlumberger, Oliver; Mirjam Edel; Ahmed Maati; and Koray Saglam. 2023. “How Authoritarianism Transforms: A Framework for the Study of Digital Dictatorship.” Government and Opposition 59 (July): 761–83. https://doi.org/10.1017/gov.2023.20

  • Maati, Ahmed; Mirjam Edel; Koray Saglam; Oliver Schlumberger; and Chonlawit Sirikupt. 2023. “Information, Doubt, and Democracy: How Digitization Spurs Democratic Decay.” Democratization 31 (5): 922–42. https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2023.2234831

  • Saglam, Koray. 2022. “The Digital Blender: Conceptualizing the Political Economic Nexus of Digital Technologies and Authoritarian Practices.” Globalizations, October, 1023–1040. https://doi.org/10.1080/14747731.2022.2131235
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  • Classes I taught at Tübingen University:
    • Regime Change & Democratization (graduate course)
    • Personalism & Personalization (graduate course)
    • Concepts & Theories of Political Rule (graduate course)
    • Political Economy of the Middle East (graduate course)
    • Comparative Politics of the Middle East (graduate course)
    • Techniques and Methods of Political Science (undergraduate course)
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  • Conference Paper & Presentation, ECPR General Conference, Charles University Prague, September 4th-8th, 2023: Dux Ex Machina: The Political-Economic Link Between Digital Technologies and Personalism
  • Radio Interview, Friday July 29th, 2022, SWR2 Journal am Morgen: Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock visits NATO-partners Greece and Turkey amidst rising tensions in the Aegean Sea
  • Conference Paper & Presentation, 26th IPSA World Congress of Political Science (Digital), July 10th-15th, 2021: Digital Authoritarianism as a New Field of Research: Transforming Repertoires or Regimes?
  • Radio Interview, Saturday, May 20th, 2020, SWR2 Journal am Morgen: Curfew at the End of Ramadan: The Authoritarian Politics of Turkish President Erdogan  
  • Radio Interview, Thursday, August 6th, 2020, DasDing: Disaster in Beirut
  • Magazine Interview, Friday, July 17, 2020, Semana: Hagia Sophia: Turkey’s crown jewel becomes a mosque once more 
  • Conference Paper & Presentation,  Middle East Studies Association 53rd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, November 14th-17th, 2019: The Political Economy of Personalized State Capture 
  • Conference Paper & Presentation, World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies, Seville, July 16th-20th, 2018: The political economy of authoritarianism in Turkey