About
Emre is a social sciences researcher specializing in the analysis of the dynamics of nation-building and their long-term effects on ethnic group relations, conflict, and socio-political change. His work offers a comparative perspective on the consequences of Western (e.g., British, French) and non-Western (Ottoman Empire) models of nation- and empire-building. By integrating Geographic Information System (GIS) tools, quantitative methods, and archival research with traditional qualitative analysis, he employs innovative methodologies to advance historical and comparative studies. Emre holds a PhD from McGill University, where his research and teaching earned multiple awards for excellence, and a Master’s degree from the University of Oxford. Currently, he serves as a Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) and is a Postdoctoral Researcher for the ERC-funded ETHNICGOODS project. Currently, he is working on a series of collaborative research articles that explore topics such as post-Soviet nation-building policies, language grievances and ethnic conflict, and the pitfalls of anachronism in social science.
Education
- PhD in Sociology, McGill University, 2021
- MSc in Sociology, University of Oxford, 2012
- BA (Honors) in Political Science and History, Queen’s University, 2011