Dr. Nazli Avdan

Dr. Nazli Avdan
  • Associate Professor
  • Graduate Director
  • College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Political Science

Contact Info

Blake Hall 504F
Lawrence
1541 Lilac Lane
Lawrence, KS 66045

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.

Teaching —

Teaching interests:

  • International Relations
  • International Security and Conflict
  • Terrorism
  • Globalization
  • International Migration
  • Political Methodology

Selected Publications —

Avdan, N. (2018). Visas and Walls: Border Security in the Age of Terrorism. Univ of Pennsylvania Pr. [9780812251050].
Avdan, N., Webb, C. (2018). The big, the bad, and the dangerous: public perceptions and terrorism. Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict Pathways toward terrorism and genocide - Issue 1 | Volume 11. https://doi.org/10.1080/17467586.2017.1414276.
Gelpi, C., Avdan, N. (2018). Democracies at risk? A forecasting analysis of regime type and the risk of terrorist attack. Conflict Management and Peace Science - Issue 1 | Volume 35. https://doi.org/10.1177/0738894215608998.
Avdan, N. (2014). Do asylum recognition rates in Europe respond to transnational terrorism? The migration-security nexus revisited. European Union Politics - Issue 4 | Volume 15. https://doi.org/10.1177/1465116514534908.
Avdan, N. (2014). Controlling Access to Territory: Economic Interdependence, Transnational Terrorism, and Visa Policies. Journal of Conflict Resolution - Issue 4 | Volume 58. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022002713478795.
Avdan, N. (2012). Human trafficking and migration control policy: vicious or virtuous cycle?. Journal of Public Policy - Issue 3 | Volume 32. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0143814X12000128.
Avdan, N., Webb, C. The Big, the Bad, and the Dangerous: Public Perceptions and Terrorism. Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict.

Selected Presentations —

It Takes Two to Tango: Government and Militia Violence against Civilians in Civil War - Peace Science Association. Location: Tempe, AZ. (10-22-2017).