Dr. Imrie-Kuzu is a distinguished scholar and thought leader, currently serving as the Director of Research Excellence and co-leader of the Governance, Trust, and Leadership research theme at the Research Centre for Peace and Security. In his role as Director of Research Excellence, he leads the university's REF submission to Unit of Assessment 19: Politics and International Studies. With a PhD in Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science, Dr. Imrie-Kuzu has authored critically acclaimed books including 'Multiculturalism in Turkey: The Kurds and the State (Cambridge University Press)' and 'The Andijan Uprising and Uzbekistan: Democracy Stuck Between Religious Fundamentalism and Authoritarianism'. He is also the co-editor of Consociationalism and Power-Sharing in Europe: Arend Lijphart's Theory of Political Accommodation, a book that has become an important reference point in the field.

His research, published in renowned journals such as Nations and Nationalism, Third World Quarterly, Comparative European Politics, European Review of International Studies, and National Identities, addresses significant issues of governance, ethnic diversity, nationalism, independence movements and conflict resolution. Dr. Imrie-Kuzu is regularly invited to speak at international conferences and contributes to global media platforms like CNN International. His expertise is also relied upon by governmental agencies, including the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, where he has advised on minority and governance issues.

A Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Dr. Imrie-Kuzu has held leadership roles across academia, including as Course Director for the Master of Public Administration in Global Diversity Governance at Coventry University and co-chair of the Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism. He is an editor of Nations and Nationalism, a key journal in his field, and regularly reviews for leading academic presses and journals, ensuring the highest standards of research in political science and international studies.

At the Centre for Peace and Security Studies, Dr. Imrie-Kuzu is driving research excellence, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, and mentoring the next generation of scholars. His leadership and expertise extend to roles as an evaluator for the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the Swiss National Science Foundation, highlighting his ongoing contributions to the global scholarly community.

Area of Expertise:

• Nationalism,Ethnicity and Race
• Multiculturalism
• Comparative Politics
• Contemporary Political Theory
• National Minorities and Indepence Movements
• Political Behaviour and Sociology
• Turkish Politics
• The Kurdish Question
• Corsican Nationalism

Diversity Governance, Multiculturalism, Conflict Resolution, Ethnicity and Nationalism,  Autonomy and Independence Movements, Power Sharing, Federalism, Consociationalism, Middle Eastern and European Politics

I am a comparative political sociologist and a theorist who is interested in the issues of ethnicity, nationalism, war, peace and justice. My work explores social, political and security problems related to ethnic diversity and national minorities, why ethnic groups react differently to similar policies, how they differ from each other and what explains their electoral behaviour and conflict proneness. I also look at more problematic cases in which people’s ethno-cultural freedom is in conflict with their very own economic equal opportunities. I aim to shed light on political designs that best accommodate this tension in different settings such as ethnic conflict, devolution, multi-level governance, and globalization.