Lisel Hintz
Assistant Professor of International Relations and European Studies
About
Professor Hintz works at the intersection of identity politics and foreign policy. She is particularly interested in how domestic identity struggles spill over to shape, and be shaped by international affairs. Her regional focus is on Turkey and its relations with Europe and the Middle East.
She received her PhD in Political Science from George Washington University, was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University's Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, and was Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Barnard College, Columbia University.
Professor Hintz’s forthcoming book with Oxford University Press draws on 18 months of fieldwork across Turkey. She has spoken and written widely on Turkey-EU and Turkey-Syria relations (particularly on the refugee crisis), the Kurdish Question, and how what she terms Ottoman Islamism shaped Turkey's aggressive policies abroad as well as its authoritarian turn back home. She teaches courses on psychological approaches to foreign policy decision-making and European social movements.
She received her PhD in Political Science from George Washington University, was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University's Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, and was Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Barnard College, Columbia University.
Professor Hintz’s forthcoming book with Oxford University Press draws on 18 months of fieldwork across Turkey. She has spoken and written widely on Turkey-EU and Turkey-Syria relations (particularly on the refugee crisis), the Kurdish Question, and how what she terms Ottoman Islamism shaped Turkey's aggressive policies abroad as well as its authoritarian turn back home. She teaches courses on psychological approaches to foreign policy decision-making and European social movements.
Hintz, L. (2018). Identity politics inside out: National identity contestation and foreign policy in Turkey. New York: Oxford University Press
In the News
‘My dear friend’: Why Trump-Erdoğan ties endure.
Lisel Hintz quoted in The Christian Science Monitor, 11/14
Trump’s false claim of ‘centuries’ of fighting between Turks and Kurds.
Lisel Hintz quoted in The Washington Post, 11/4
Policy roundtable: The future of Turkey’s foreign policy.
Lisel Hintz wrote in Texas National Security Review, 10/24
Trump declares ‘permanent’ ceasefire in northern Syria, pushing out Kurdish allies.
Lisel Hintz quoted in The Globe and Mail, 10/23
After U.S. withdrawal, new equilibrium in Syria depends on Russia.
Lisel Hintz quoted in Ahval, 10/22
U.S., Turkey agree on ceasefire to allow Kurdish withdrawal from northern Syrian strip.
Lisel Hintz quoted in The Globe and Mail, 10/17
Turkey’s opposition rap sheet reverberates under scrutiny.
Lisel Hintz wrote in The Washington Post Monkey Cage blog, 9/10
Turkey extends censorship rules to streaming services. Critics say political dissent is the real target.
Lisel Hintz quoted in the Los Angeles Times, 8/21
Religious freedom in Turkey.
Lisel Hintz testified before the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, 6/27
All eyes on Erdoğan after opposition's historic win in Istanbul.
Lisel Hintz quoted in The Guardian, 6/24
Turkey sees political tension after Erdogan's opposition wins in Istanbul.
Lisel Hintz quoted on Fox News, 6/24
Istanbul voters hand Erdogan a stinging rebuke.
Lisel Hintz interviewed on Background Briefing with Ian Masters podcast, 6/24
Calling Trump's bluff, Erdogan says U.S. sanctions will not happen.
Lisel Hintz quoted on Al Jazeera, 6/20
After election setbacks, Erdogan faces challenge of economic disrepair.
Lisel Hintz quoted in The Arab Weekly, 4/7
Erdogan’s AKP losses in Turkey: Foreign policy consequences?
Lisel Hintz interviewed on War on the Rocks Warcast, 4/5
Erdoğan’s grip on Turkey slips as opposition makes election gains.
Lisel Hintz quoted in The Guardian, 4/1
Turkey elections: Thousands of observers to oversee local vote.
Lisel Hintz quoted on Al Jazeera, 3/27