Ekrem T. Başer

Ekrem T. Başer

Postdoctoral Associate

New York University Abu Dhabi

I am a Postdoctoral Associate at the Division of Social Science in New York University Abu Dhabi. I am interested in commitment problems as a major source of friction in international relations. In my dissertation, I have focused on how reputational incentives alleviate commitment problems, pertaining to conflict or cooperation, when states' priorities and abilities are subject to change. More broadly, my theoretical work contributes to questions of how commitment problems emerge, how they lead to inefficient conflict or breakdown of cooperation, how they relate to information problems, and how they can be overcome. My empirical work tests the implications of these theories in both conflict and IPE contexts. I am also interested in these questions in domestic settings, particularly with regard to institutional formation and political violence.

Interests
  • International Relations
  • Political Economy
  • Formal Political Theory
  • Political Methodology
Education
  • PhD in Political Science, 2020

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  • MA in Political Science, 2014

    Kent State University

  • MA in Russian Studies, 2011

    Georgetown University

  • BSc in International Relations, 2009

    Middle East Technical University

Research

Publications

Working Papers

Work in Progress

  • “Cities, Bargaining, and Commitment Problems during Civil War Termination” with Gary Uzonyi.
  • “International Status and Domestic Support for Women’s Political Representation” with Çağlayan Başer
  • “Commitment Problems, Economic Production, and Property Rights” with Tanguy Le Fur.
  • “Do Apologies Make States Appear Weak?” with Muhammet Baş and Ömer Faruk Örsün.
  • “Uncertainty and War? It is Commitment All the Way Down.”

CV

You can download my c.v. here

Contact

  • ekrem.baser@nyu.edu
  • Social Science Building (A5)
    NYU Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Campus,
    PO Box 129188, Abu Dhabi,