Executive Team
Sana Akhter
InternSana Akhter is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in International Law and Human Rights at Åbo Akademi University, Finland. Her primary area of interest lies in engaging with diverse legal perspectives within the field of...
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Selcuk Gultasli
ChairpersonSelcuk Gultasli is the chairperson of ECPS's executive board. Mr. Gultasli is responsible for the operations of both the ECPS’s academic group and administrative staff. Mr. Gultasli was previously the Brussels Bureau Chief of Zaman...
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Lea Marie Karpov
InternLea Marie Karpov is a master’s student specializing in European Union Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She earned her B.A. in Political Science, with a minor in Legal Studies, also at UIUC,...
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Stavroula Koskina
InternStavroula Koskina is a research assistant currently engaged in the POPREU project. Born and raised in Thessaloniki, Stavroula is a PhD candidate in Political Sciences at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She holds a...
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Metin Pehlivan
TreasurerMetin Pehlivan is a banking professional. He graduated with a B.S. in Political Science from Ankara University in 1991. He worked as a bank professional from 1992 to 2015.
Pehlivan is experienced in development financing, equity...
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Christo Pretorius
InternChristo Pretorius graduated with a MSc in International Public Policy and Diplomacy from University College Cork and was the first student to receive a postgraduate “Student of the Year” award from the Department of Government....
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Molly Shewan
InternMolly Shewan holds an MA in Politics from the University of Edinburgh and is currently undertaking an MSc in Nationalism at the same university. Her research interests include democratic backsliding, cultural backlash, immigration politics, right-wing...
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Anastasia Stamoglou
InternAnastasia Stamoglou is a recent graduate with an MSc in Political Science from the University of Amsterdam, where she specialized in Gender and Sexuality. She also holds an MSc in Crisis and Security Management with...
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