Why Do Rebel Groups Ally and Fight? A Network Model of Wartime Cooperation and Conflict
Ozturan, B. (working paper). Why Do Rebel Groups Ally and Fight? A Network Model of Wartime Cooperation and Conflict.
CV
Education
- Ph.D. in Political Science, Boston College (in progress)
- M.A. in International Security Studies, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
- M.A. in Political Science and Public Administration, University of Konstanz, Germany
- B.A. in Political Science and International Relations, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey (Minor: Economics; Exchange semester at The American University in Cairo)
Fellowships & Awards
- EITM (Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models) Scholarship – ICPSR, University of Michigan
- DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Fellowship
- Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy Fellowship, Boston College
Research Training
- ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research, University of Michigan
- Network Analysis I
- Network Analysis II
- Data Visualization
- Summer Institute in Computational Social Science (SICSS)
Publications
Review of Governing After War: Rebel Victories and Post-War Statebuilding
Ozturan, B. (Forthcoming). Review of *Governing After War: Rebel Victories and Post-War Statebuilding*. *Civil Wars*. https://doi.org/10.1080/13698249.2026.2718634
Over Proofed: Military Purges, Command Structure, and Foreign Military Intervention in Authoritarian Regimes
Ozturan, B. "Over Proofed: Military Purges, Command Structure, and Foreign Military Intervention in Authoritarian Regimes." (Under Review at Armed Forces and Society)
How Students and the Public Define Terrorism, and How Education Affects Those Definitions
Krause, P., Özturan, B., & Young, L. (2025). How Students and the Public Define Terrorism, and How Education Affects Those Definitions. Terrorism and Political Violence, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/09546553.2025.2509130
From Conflict to Consensus: Power-Sharing and the Path to Democracy
Ozturan, Betul. (2025). "From Conflict to Consensus: Power-Sharing and the Path to Democracy." Clough Center Journal, 3, 93–99.
Mapping Political Violence in Turkey: When Terrorism and Civil War Converge
Ozturan, Betul. (2024). "Mapping Political Violence in Turkey: When Terrorism and Civil War Converge." APSA Preprints. https://doi.org/10.33774/apsa-2024-wg865
Talks
Journeys in World Politics Workshop (Invited Talk)
Talk at UC San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
Guarding the Guardrails Workshop (Invited Talk)
Talk at Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA, USA
The Problem of Peace: How Do Rebel Relations Impact Civilian Governance?
Talk at APSA Annual Convention, Boston, MA, USA
Networks of Rebellion: Authority, Violence, and Political Order in Civil War (Chair role)
Talk at APSA Annual Convention, Boston, MA, USA
Modeling Rebel Network Evolution: Power and Identity in Civil Wars (Poster)
Talk at Political Networks Poster Session, APSA Annual Convention, Boston, MA, USA
Rebel Relations in a Civil War and Governance Institutions
Talk at Political Networks Conference (PolNet) 2026, Manchester, UK
The Day After: Network Dynamics of Rebel Alliances and Governance Institutions (Poster)
Talk at PolMeth 2026, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
From Wartime Alliances to Political Order: Rebel Networks and Power Sharing
Talk at MENA Workshop, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Civil Wars Roundtable: Debating Innovative Methodologies and Old Favourites in Conflict Research
Talk at ISA Annual Convention, Columbus, OH, USA
The Problem of Peace: Network Dynamics of Rebel Groups and Governance Institutions
Talk at Multiple venues, See venues below
When Do Terrorism and Civil War Converge?
Talk at Multiple venues, See venues below
Rebel Relations in a Civil War and Post-War Power-Sharing Institutions
Talk at Multiple venues, See venues below
The Role of Power and Identity: Rebel Group Legitimacy and Post-Conflict Governance in Bosnia
Talk at CRS Annual Conference, Kent, UK
Rebel Relations in a Civil War and Post-War Power-Sharing Institutions
Talk at IC2S2 2025 (International Conference on Computational Social Science), Virtual
Rebel Relations in a Civil War and Post-War Power-Sharing Institutions
Talk at PolNet 2025, Cambridge, MA, USA
Rebel Relations in a Civil War and Post-War Power-Sharing Institutions
Talk at ISA 2025 Annual Convention, Virtual
Review Article: Pre-ISA Workshop for the Special Issue in Civil Wars
Talk at Civil Wars Special Issue Workshop, Chicago, IL, USA
Estimating the Accurate Numbers of Political Violence in Turkey by Merging Conflict Event Datasets
Talk at ISA 2024 Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, USA
How Education Changes Individuals’ Definitions of Terrorism
Talk at ISA 2024 Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, USA
Estimating the Accurate Numbers of Political Violence in Turkey by Merging Conflict Event Datasets
Talk at 79th Annual MPSA Conference, Chicago, IL, USA
Estimating the Accurate Numbers of Political Violence in Turkey by Merging Conflict Event Datasets
Talk at Harvard Political Violence Workshop, Cambridge, MA, USA
Estimating the Accurate Numbers of Political Violence in Turkey by Merging Conflict Event Datasets
Talk at Boston College Graduate Workshop, Boston, MA, USA
Skills
- Methods: Text analysis, social network analysis, event data modeling, machine learning, spatial visualization, regression analysis
- Programming: R, Python, Stata, QGIS
- Languages: English (fluent), Turkish (native), German (intermediate)
Service and Leadership
- Organizer, VIP Workshops 2025
- Graduate Researcher, Political Violence Lab, Boston College
- Graduate Researcher, Western Jihadism Project, Boston College
- Field research in Ukraine