Ayşe Zarakol#
| Membership Number: | 6752 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | SOCIAL CHANGE AND SOCIAL THOUGHT |
| Affiliated section(s): | HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2024 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | https://aysezarakol.com |
| ORCID: | 0000-0002-1236-3226 |
| Twitter: | @AyseZarakol |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2023,10 - present Professor of International Relations, Grade 12, University of Cambridge
- 2013,10 - present Fellow in Politics, Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge
- 2022,8 - 2027,7 Associate Editor, International Organization (journal published by Cambridge UP)
- 2021,10 - 2023,9 Professor of International Relations, Grade 11, University of Cambridge
- 2017,10 - 2021,9 Reader in International Relations, University of Cambridge
- 2016,1 - 2020,12 Associate Editor, Journal of Global Security Studies (International Studies Association journal published by Oxford UP)
- 2013,4 - 2017,9 Lecturer in International Relations (permanent post), University of Cambridge
- 2012,9 - 2013,3 International Affairs Fellow (with placement at the US Congressional Research Service), Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, DC
- 2007,7 - 2012,8. Assistant Professor of Politics (tenure track), Washington & Lee University, USA
Fields of Scholarship
- International relations theory
- Historical international relations
- Sovereignty
- International orders
- International relations
- Historical sociology
- Turkish politics in a comparative perspective
- East-West relations
Honours and Awards
- 2024 ISA John G. Ruggie Best Book Prize
- 2023 Awarded the 8th Rahmi M. Koç Medal of Science (First in IR/Political Science). The medal ‘recognizes the achievements of...exceptional individuals of Turkish origin under the age of 50 who have shown outstanding success and significant progress in their field', given annually to one person, in alternating years for social and positive sciences [public announcement Nov 28]
- 2023 Social Science History Association Allan Sharlin Best Book Prize (First in IR)
- 2023 International Studies Association Northeast Yale H Ferguson Best Book Prize
- 2023 American Political Science Association International History and Politics Section Jervis-Schroeder Best Book Prize Honourable Mention (Second Place)
- 2023 International Studies Association HIST Section Guicciardini Best Book Prize
- 2023 International Studies Association Theory Section Best Book Prize Honourable Mention (Second Place)
- 2023 British Academy Knowledge Frontiers Grant Winner (PI for 2 year project Pathways from Disorder to Order: Where History Meets Theory 2023-2025)
- 2022 Cambridge University Press Bookstore, one of the 'Books of the Year'
- 2022 Australian National University Coral Bell Fellowship (Inaugural)
- 2022 Election, Associate Editorship, International Organization (extremely competitive journal)
- 2019 International Studies Association Theory Section Best Edited Collection Prize Honourable Mention (Second Place)
- 2019 Election (competitive) to the board of International Organization
- 2018 Danmarks Nationalbank Fellowship (competitive), University Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2016 CRASSH Early Career Fellowship (competitive)
- 2016 Nobel Institute Fellowship, Oslo, Norway (selective invitation)
- 2015 Swedish Political Science Association IR Section "Rising Star" Award
- 2012-3 Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellowship
- 2011 Election, Program on New Approaches to Research and Security (PONARS) Eurasia Network Membership
