Burak Giray

Research & Teaching Assistant

University of Houston

About me

I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Houston. My main research areas include UN interventions in conflicts, the supply-side, effectiveness and legitimacy of UN peacekeeping operations, and the durability of peace settlements.

In my dissertation, UN Peacekeeping Operations: Conflicting Interests and Effectiveness, I study how divergent interests of troop-providers affect the overall success of UN peacekeeping missions.

Interests

Peacekeeping Effectiveness
Supply-side of Peacekeeping
Legitimacy of UN Missions

Education

PhD in Political Science and Government, 2022

University of Houston, Texas/USA
BSc in Political Science and International Relations, 2014

Cankaya University, Ankara/Turkey
BA in Translation and Interpreting Studies, 2014

Cankaya University, Ankara/Turkey

Works under Review

Burak Giray (2022). Public Support for the UN Missions and Attacks on Peacekeepers: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy (invited to Revise & Resubmit).

Burak Giray (2022). Ideational Commitment to the UN and Peacekeeping Effectiveness in Reducing Civilian Victimization . International Interactions (invited to Revise & Resubmit).

Burak Giray (2022). Do UN Missions have an Expiration Date?: Ideational Commitment to the UN and the Length of Missions . International Peacekeeping (Under review).

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