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Authoritarianism and Public Policy
Public policy instruments, institutional change, and political strategies in authoritarian and hybrid regimes, with comparative research on Turkey and Russia.
Political Science · Political Economy · Public Policy
Sevinç Bermek
I am a political scientist working at the intersection of comparative politics, international political economy, and public policy.
My research examines authoritarian and hybrid regimes, political Islam, gender norms, gender-based violence, and state–society relations, with a particular focus on Turkey and comparative perspectives.
I investigate how political institutions, public policies, and social norms shape political behaviour and social change. My research combines comparative approaches with empirical methods, including survey experiments.
I have taught undergraduate and postgraduate students at King's College London and the London School of Economics and Political Science. I was also a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University's Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies during Spring 2022 (2021–2022 academic year). I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Research Agenda
Research Pillars
My research is organised around five interconnected areas spanning political institutions, social norms, migration, and higher education.
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Gender Norms and Gender-Based Violence
Social norms, victim-blaming attitudes, higher-order beliefs, and the relationship between individual perceptions, policy preferences, and behaviour.
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Political Islam and State–Society Relations
Political Islam, religious institutions, state–society relations, and the transformation of political and religious organisations.
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Migration, Diaspora, and Social Capital
Migration politics, transnational religious networks, diaspora organisations, and the mobilisation of social capital.
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Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Research interests in inclusive pedagogy, student engagement, academic belonging, and teaching and learning practices in higher education, with particular attention to international students and postgraduate education.