About Idlir Lika

Idlir Lika is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Istanbul Gelişim University where he teaches diplomatic history, ethnicity and nationalism and Balkan politics courses. He received a BSc from Middle East Technical University, an MA degree from Bilkent University and a PhD in International Relations from Koç University. Lika specializes in comparative politics of ethnicity and nationalism with a regional focus on Southeast European / Balkan countries. The article version of his dissertation “Nationhood cleavages and ethnic conflict: a comparative analysis of postcommunist Bulgaria, Montenegro and North Macedonia” published in _Mediterranean Politics_ was selected as runner-up for the 2021 “Richard Gillespie Mediterranean Prize”. His research has been published in top area studies journals such as _Mediterranean Politics_, _Problems of Post-Communism_ and _Ethnic and Racial Studies_.