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Alper Sukru Gencer
Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science
New York University

My research focuses on democratic backsliding, political behavior, affective polarization, crisis politics, and political accountability. I use survey experiments, causal inference, and formal theory to study how citizens evaluate complex political choices under uncertainty.

Education

New York University
Ph.D. in Political Science, ABD
Fields: Comparative Politics, Quantitative Methods

Washington University in St. Louis
M.A. in Political Science

Koç University
M.A. in Political Science and International Relations
B.A. in Economics
B.A. in Political Science

Selected publications

  • Yörük, Erdem, and Alper Şükrü Gençer. “The dynamics of welfare state regime development in the global south: Structures, institutions, and political agency.” Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, 2022.

  • Yörük, Erdem, and Alper Şükrü Gençer. “The politics of social assistance in South Africa: How protests and electoral politics shape the Child Support Grant.” Governance, 2020.

  • Öniş, Ziya, and Alper Şükrü Gençer. “Democratic BRICS as role models in a shifting global order: Inherent dilemmas and the challenges ahead.” Third World Quarterly, 2018.

Grants and awards

  • APSA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant
  • Identities & Ideologies Project Research Grant, NYU
  • NYU George Downs Prize
  • Henry M. MacCracken Fellowship, NYU