Umut Aydın

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science Sept 2008- Present

and International Relations, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Max Weber Post-Doctoral Fellow, European University Institute, Sept. 2007-Aug. 2008

Florence, Italy.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Political Science, August 2007, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Areas of Expertise: International Relations, Comparative Politics, Political Economy

Université Libre de Bruxelles, Institut d'Etudes Européennes. January- March 2004

Comparative Federalism Program. Exchange Student.

M.A. Political Science, Fall 2003, University of Washington, Seattle WA.

M.A. Political Science, July 2001, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

B.A. Political Science, July 1999, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey.

PUBLICATIONS

Review of Firm Interests: How governments shape business lobbying on global trade by Cornelia

Woll. (June 2009). Comparative Political Studies 42(6): 841-4.

“Globalization and the Politics of Subsidies”. 2008. European University Institute, Max Weber

Working Paper 2008/11.

“Promoting Industries in the Global Economy: Subsidies in OECD Countries, 1989-1995”. (January

2007). Journal of European Public Policy 14(1): 115-131.

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

Best Dissertation in European Studies Honorable Mention: European Union Studies Association.

April 2009.

Graduate Student Best Paper Award: Department of Political Science, University of Washington.

Annual Award for Best Conference Paper by a Graduate Student. June 2006.

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Graduate Student Dissertation Research Grant: European Union Center of Excellence at the

University of Washington. Funded dissertation research in Brussels, Belgium. Spring 2006.

Haas Fund Fellowship: European Union Studies Association (EUSA). Funded dissertation research in

Canada. 2006.

Piening Award for Pre-Dissertation Research: University of Washington European Union Center.

Funded pre-dissertation research in Brussels, Belgium. Summer 2004.

Chester Fritz Grant for International Exchanges and Research: University of Washington Graduate

School. Funded tuition, health insurance and stipend for one quarter of study-abroad in Belgium at

Université Libre de Bruxelles. Winter 2004.

J. Allen Smith Fellowship: Department of Political Science, University of Washington. Funded

tuition, health insurance and stipend. Spring 2002.

P.E.O International Peace Scholarship: Funded school related expenses. 2001-2.

GRANTS

Grant from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (No: CSO2009-10012, PI: Rubén Ruiz-

Rufino). “Democratic Dilemmas for Good Government: Representation or Accountability?” January

1, 2010 to December 31, 2011.

Grant from Boğaziçi University, Bilimsel Araştɪrma Projeleri. (No: 09C301P). “The International

Diffusion of Competition Laws”. January 2009- December 2011.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

“Promoting Competition: the EU and global competition advocacy,” 5th ECPR General Conference,

Potsdam, Germany, September 10-12, 2009.

“Managing International Competition: Institutional Multiplicity in Competition Policy,” 21st IPSA

World Congress of Political Science, Santiago de Chile, July 12-16, 2009.

“Europeanization of Turkish Competition Policy: Challenges and Prospects” Workshop on Problems

of Europeanization and European Perceptions of Turkey as a Future Member State, June 19-20, 2009.

“Promoting Competition: European Union and the Global Competition Order,” Biennial Conference

of the European Union Studies Association, Los Angeles, California, April 23-25, 2009.

“The Politics of Expertise and State Aid Control in the European Union,” ECPR Joint Sessions,

Lisbon, Portugal, April 14-19, 2009.

“The International Diffusion of Competition Laws,” International Studies Association Annual

Convention, New York, NY, February 15-18, 2009.

“The Internationalization of Competition Policy” Second Global International Studies Conference,

Ljubljana, Slovenia, July 23-26, 2008

Chair of Keynote Speech and member of the organizing committee. Max Weber Program Conference:

“Globalization and Inequalities: Reflections on the Development of a Divided World.” 12-13 June,

2008. European University Institute, San Domenico di Fiesole, Italy.

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“Governing Complexity: The International Regime Complex for Competition Policy” International

Studies Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, March 26-29, 2008.

“Supporting Industries in the Age of Globalization and Regionalization: State Aid in the European

Union” Biennial Conference of the European Union Studies Association, Montreal, Canada, May 17-

19, 2007.

“Globalization and the Politics of Subsidies” Conference: International Studies Association Annual

Convention, Chicago, February 27-March 3 2007.

“From Competition to Cooperation: Business Incentives in the United States, Canada and the

European Union” Conference: The Society for Comparative Research, Eighth Annual Graduate

Student Retreat, Yale University, New Haven, CT, May 6-7, 2006.

“Politics of State Aid in the European Union: Subsidies as Distributive Politics” Conference: Fifteenth

International Conference of the Council for European Studies, Chicago, IL, 29 March-1 April, 2006.

“Globalization, Competition and Business Incentives in the United States, Canada and the EU”

Conference: International Studies Association Annual Convention, San Diego, CA, 22-25 March,

2006.

“Pathways to Poverty: Globalization and Welfare Spending in Developing Countries”, co-authored

with Kristin M. Bakke. Conference: Global International Studies Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 24-27

August 2005.

“From Competition to Cooperation: Business Incentives in the EU, Canada and the US” Conference:

International Studies Association Annual Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1-5 March, 2005.

“Industrial Subsidies in OECD Countries, 1989-1995” Conference: European Consortium for Political

Research, Standing Group on the European Union, Bologna, Italy, 24-26 June, 2004.

“Constitutional Courts in Central and Eastern Europe.” Conference: Annual Meeting of the Research

Group on Comparative Judicial Politics, Parma, Italy, 16-18 June, 2003.

“Eastern Enlargement and the Competition Policy of the European Union.” Conference: International

Graduate Student Colloquium, the Canadian Center for German and European Studies, Montreal,

Canada, 14-15 September, 2001.

“Institutions Matter: State Aid Policy of the European Union.” Conference: European Integration and

Transnational Policy-Making, Center for European Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. 10-

12 May, 2001.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, BOĞAZICI UNIVERSITY

Instructor (Fall 2008-present)

 Political Science 343, “Introduction to European Integration,” Political Science 442

“Theories of International Relations,” Political Science 206 “Research Methods,”

Political Science 442 “Comparative Political Economy of Europe,” Political Science

215 “Comparative Politics.” Responsible for developing lesson plans, creating

syllabi, delivering lectures, and assessing student learning.

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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCES, EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE, ITALY

Co-Instructor with Prof. Alexander Trechsel and Dr. Joerg Balsiger (Winter 2008)

 Seminar on “Democracy and Federalism in the European Union”. Responsible for

helping with the lesson plan, creating syllabus, and facilitating discussion in the

seminar.

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Instructor (Summer 2005, 2007)

 Political Science 324, “Europe in World Politics”. Responsible for developing lesson

plan, creating syllabus, delivering lectures, and assessing student learning.

Teaching Assistant (Fall 2001-Winter 2006)

 Responsible for leading weekly discussion sections, grading exams and papers,

maintaining course websites for: “Introduction to International Relations”, “

Introduction to Comparative Politics,” “Political Science as a Social Science,”

“Comparative Law and Courts,” “International Security.”

CENTER FOR INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Workshop Facilitator (September 2003)

 Designed and facilitated two workshops (“Teaching through Discussion” and

“Evaluating Student Work”) at the Annual Teaching Assistant Conference on

Teaching and Learning.

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, MCGILL UNIVERSITY

Teaching Assistant (Winter 2001-Fall 2000)

 Responsible for leading four weekly discussion sections and grading exams.

TEACHING INTERESTS

Introductory Courses: Introduction to International Relations, Comparative Politics,

International Political Economy, Western European Government and Politics

Specialized Courses: European Union Policies and Politics, International Security,

International Relations Theory, Comparative Political Economy, Political Economy of

Welfare States.

RESEARCH AND OTHER EXPERIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Research Assistant

 Coded data and worked on a project on European Court of Human Rights and

European Court of Justice for Prof. Rachel Cichowski. (Summer 2002, and 2004)

 Helped with the organization of the 19th Political Methodology Meeting, University

of Washington, 18-21 July with Prof. Michael Ward. (June-July 2002)

BRUSSELS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

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Intern (February-March 2004)

 Prepared workshops on doing business in the European Union for entrepreneurs in

accession countries.

CNN ISTANBUL, INTERNATIONAL NEWS DIVISION

Assistant Editor (July- Aug 2000)

 Translated and edited news stories.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND AFFILIATIONS

Member: International Studies Association, American Political Science Association, European Union

Studies Association, International Political Science Association.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Languages: English (fluent), French (intermediate), Italian (beginner), Turkish (native)

Good command of statistical packages SPSS, STATA, R.