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Yusuf Evirgen

@yusufevirgen.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Researcher @counster.bsky.social | Working on Conflict, Coups, Human Rights, Refugees, State Repression

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counster.bsky.social @counster.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The project COUNSTER aims to explain why, how, and when governments target the constituents of non-state armed actors (NSAAs), and what determines the success or failure of these government-constituency relations as a strategic tool in counterinsurgency.
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counster.bsky.social @counster.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Welcome to the official page of COUNSTER, a European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator project hosted at Bilkent University for five years. Follow us to keep up with the project's research, fieldwork, and findings, and keep an eye out for the launch of our website.
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Yusuf Evirgen @yusufevirgen.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
My piece with Seden Akcinaroglu in @us.theconversation.com discusses how armed groups strategically decide which crises to exploit. theconversation.com/terrorists-w...
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Terrorists weigh risks to their reputation when deciding which crises to exploit − new research
While economic and security crises coincide with an uptick in terrorist activity, the opposite is true when it comes to natural disasters.
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Brian J. Phillips @brianjphillips.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
"Ripe moments for terror attacks: Opportunity benefits–reputation tradeoff" by Seden Akcinaroglu and @yusufevirgen.bsky.social There's more terrorism during security crises and financial crises, but less in humanitarian crises. Super interesting article doi.org/10.1177/0738...
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Yusuf Evirgen @yusufevirgen.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
📚 📣 New publication alert! My latest article with Seden Akcinaroglu, Ripe moments for terror attacks: Opportunity benefits–reputation tradeoff, is now published in Conflict Management and Peace Science. @conflictmanagement.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Ripe moments for terror attacks: Opportunity benefits–reputation tradeoff - Seden Akcinaroglu, Yusuf Evirgen, 2025
While considerable research exists on the underlying causes of terrorism, the timing of terrorist attacks remains poorly understood. This study argues that terr...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21/01/2025
Breaking News: A fire blazed through a 12-story hotel at a ski resort in Turkey, killing at least 66 people and injuring 51 others. nyti.ms/4apm2oM
Flames rise from a hotel in Turkey. White text reads: "At Least 66 Are Killed in Fire at Ski Resort in Turkey." Photo credit: IHA, via Associated Press
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Sara Wallace Goodman @saragoodman.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
A serious question: how will comparative politics respond to the problem of under-powered research (see below)? I hope the the field will lean back into our strength (comparative case study) but I worry it will only tip toward big data. 1: from JOP: shorturl.at/aVJB2 2: from APSR: shorturl.at/sbPUi
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