Deniz Aksoy

Deniz Aksoy

Associate Professor of Political Science
PhD, University of Rochester

contact info:

office hours:

  • By Appointment

mailing address:

  • Washington University
    MSC 1063-228-207
    One Brookings Drive
    St. Louis, MO 63130-4899

Professor Aksoy’s research is motivated by an interest in comparative political institutions and political violence. 

Aksoy's current projects explore the influence of domestic political institutions, such as electoral institutions and political parties, on discontented groups’ incentives to use political violence. Her research has been published in journals such as American Journal of Political ScienceWorld PoliticsJournal of PoliticsLegislative Studies Quarterly, and British Journal of Political Science.