Nazli Avdan
International Relations and Quantitative Methodology
International migration, transnational terrorism, human trafficking and organized crime, quantitative methods
Teaching Interests
- International Relations
- International Security and Conflict
- Terrorism
- Globalization
- International Migration
- Political Methodology
Research
My work bridges insights from international security and economic interdependence literature and tests these implications on migration policies. I have published articles on visa policies and the connection between border governance and human trafficking. My other projects examine flows of transnational terrorism in the context of globalization.
Research Interests
- International Relations
- International Security and Conflict
- Terrorism
- Globalization
- International Migration
- Political Methodology
Selected Publications
Avdan, N. & Webb, C. (in press). The Big, the Bad, and the Dangerous: Public Perceptions and Terrorism. Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict.
Avdan, N. (2019). Visas and Walls: Border Security in the Age of Terrorism, Philadelphia, Pa: Penn Press.
Gelpi, C. F., & Avdan, N. (2015). Democracies at Risk? A Forecasting Analysis of Regime Type and the Risk of Terrorist Attack. Conflict Management and Peace Science. DOI:10.1177/0738894215608998
Avdan, N. (2014). Controlling Access to Territory: Economic Interdependence, Transnational Terrorism, and Visa Policies. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 58(4), 592-624.
Avdan, N. (2014). Do Asylum Recognition Rates in Europe Respond to Transnational Terrorism? The Migration-Security Nexus Revisited. European Union Politics, 15(4), 445-471.
Avdan, N. (2012). Human Trafficking and Migration Control Policy: Vicious or Virtuous Cycle. Journal of Public Policy, 32(2), 1-35.
