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Gul Mescioglu Gur Senior Professorial Lecturer Washington Semester

Degrees
PhD, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, Virginia, USA;
MA, European Studies, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey;
BA, Political Science and International Relations, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey

Bio
Gul M. Gur is a professorial lecturer at the School of Professional and Extended Studies where she teaches courses on intercultural understanding, US politics and government, international security and peace. Her research interests include identity conflicts, history and memory politics, minorities and youth. She also teaches a Global Conflict Analysis and Resolution course at George Mason University's School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Previously, she worked at various non governmental organizations in Washington D.C. and Istanbul including Search for Common Grounds, Institute for Economics and Peace, Economic Development Foundation. She also involved in youth programs and worked with youth from conflict areas including Central and South Asia, Korea and the US. She speaks Turkish and English.
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Teaching

Fall 2024

  • CORE-107 Complex Problems Seminar: Identity & Intergroup Conflict

  • WSEM-050 Topics in Washington DC: International Peace/Security

Spring 2025

  • CORE-105 Complex Problems Seminar: Identity & Intergroup Conflict

  • WSEM-050 Topics in Washington DC: Women in Leadership

  • WSEM-050 Topics in Washington DC: International Peace/Security