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Professor of International Studies, University of Washington

Jackson School Director and Stanley D. Golub Chair in International Studies Reşat Kasaba, an expert in the history and politics of the Middle East, has taught undergraduate and graduate students at the School for over 30 years and is the recipient of a UW Distinguished Teaching Award. His courses cover a wide range of topics including economic history, state-society relations, migration, ethnicity and nationalism, urban history in the Middle East and world history.

Recently, he has been researching the role of education in the formation of modern Turkish identity in the twentieth century.

Dr. Kasaba is regularly featured in local and regional media for insights into some of the world’s most pressing issues, and is a monthly commentator on Voice of America (Turkey). He also shares his expertise at the UW, and at other universities and non-profit groups around the world.

He is currently President of the Association for Professional Schools of International Affairs, and is a board member of the Middle East Studies Association of North America. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Sociology. Dr. Kasaba has written and edited seven books and over 40 articles and opinion pieces.

Experience

  • 1987–present
    Jackson School Director and Stanley D. Golub Chair in International Studies, University of Washington