Pınar Bilgin specializes in critical approaches to Security Studies. She is the author of Regional Security in the Middle East: a Critical Perspective (Routledge, 2005). Her articles have appeared in Political Geography, European Journal of Political Research, Third World Quarterly, International Relations, Security Dialogue, Foreign Policy Analysis and Geopolitics among others. She is a member of the ‘Young Scientist Scheme’ (GEBİP) of Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA, 2008) and an Associate Editor of Security Dialogue. She received the Young Scientists Incentive Award of the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) in 2009. She is currently the President of Central and East European International Studies Association (CEEISA), Vice-Chair/Program Chair of the International Political Sociology Section (IPS) of the International Studies Association (ISA), and a Member of the Steering Committee of Standing Group on International Relations (SGIR) of European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR). She has served as the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences (2002-2006 and 2007-present) and Chair of the Department of International Relations (2010-present). She is a member of ISA and CEEISA.
