Orçun Selçuk
Associate Professor of Political Science
International Studies Program Director
International Studies Program Director
About
Education: Ph.D. and M.A. Political Science, Florida International University; M.A. Modern Turkish History, Boğaziçi University; B.A. Political Science and International Relations, Boğaziçi University.
Dr. Selçuk joined Luther College in 2019. He regularly teaches Global Politics, Latin American Politics, Comparative Politics, and Populism Around the World. He is also the faculty adviser to Luther’s Model United Nations student organization
His research focuses on populism, polarization, and opposition politics, with regional expertise in Turkey and Latin America. He is the author of The Authoritarian Divide: Populism, Propaganda, and Polarization (University of Notre Dame Press, 2024).