Hasan Kösebalaban obtained his BA degree in Political Science at the International Islamic University, Malaysia (1995), and his MA degree in International Relations at the International University of Japan (1997), and his PhD degree in Political Science at the University of Utah (2007). Also, he conducted post-graduate research at the University of Tübingen, Germany (1998). He offered courses on comparative politics, international relations, Middle East and East Asian political systems, globalization and Turkish politics at the University of Utah (2001-2005), Mississippi State University (2005-2006), Michigan State University (2006-2008), Lake Forest College (2008-2011), and Mount Holyoke College (2013-2015). Dr. Kösebalaban authored GüneydoÄŸu Asya'da Ä°slam ve Siyaset (Islam and Politics in Southeast Asia; Ä°stanbul, Ä°lke Yayıncılık, 1997) and Turkish Foreign Policy: Islam, Nationalism and Globalization (Palgrave Macmillan, 2001). In addition, he co-edited Religion and Politics in Saudi Arabia (Lynne Rienner, 2008), which was selected as an Outstanding Academic Book by Choice Magazine in 2009. His articles and reviews appeared in various academic journals including Insight Turkey, World Affairs, Middle East Politics, Mediterranean Quarterly, Critical Middle Eastern Studies, The International Journal of Middle East Studies, Middle East Journal, and Contemporary Islam. Besides he contributed articles to the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World.

Political Science and International Relations