Betül Demirkaya
Biography:
Education
Ph.D. Washington University in St. Louis. 2017.
Research
I study comparative political institutions and democratic representation using formal theory and quantitative methods. More specifically, I examine questions relating to (1) the role of opposition parties in policy making, (2) the dynamics of decision making in legislatures, and (3) the impact of electoral rules on representation including minority groups and campaign spending. In the previous years, my peer-reviewed articles were published in journals including American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, and British Journal of Political Science.
Teaching
I teach undergraduate courses on political parties, elections and European Union. I also teach graduate seminars on political methodology and political institutions.
Research Interests:
Political institutions
Legislative Politics
Electoral Rules
Formal Theory
Selected Publications:
- Demirkaya, Betul, Patrick Cunha Silva, and Brian F. Crisp. 2022. “The Logic of Campaign Spending in Mixed-Member Electoral Systems” Electoral Studies 79:1-6.
- Ainsley, Caitlin, Clifford J. Carrubba, Brian F. Crisp, Betul Demirkaya, Matthew J. Gabel and Dino Hadzic. 2020. "Roll Call Vote Selection: Implications for the Study of Legislative Politics." American Political Science Review 114(3):691-706.
- Crisp, Brian F. and Betul Demirkaya. 2020. “Strategic Entry and Strategic Voting in Majoritarian Systems.” Journal of Politics 82(1):57-71.
- Demirkaya, Betul. 2019. “What is Opposition Good For?” Journal of Theoretical Politics 31(2):260- 280.
- Crisp, Brian F., Betul Demirkaya, Leslie A. Schwindt-Bayer, and Courtney Millian. 2018. “The Role of Rules in Representation: Group Membership and Electoral Incentives.” British Journal of Political Science 48(1):47-67.
- Tepe, Sultan and Betul Demirkaya. 2011. “(Not) Getting Religion: Has Political Science Lost Sight of Islam?” Politics and Religion 4(2):203-228.
