Judd King is a doctoral candidate in Islamic Studies at Georgetown University. He received his B.A. in International Comparative Studies from Duke University in 2005. He received his M.A. from Georgetown University in Arab Studies in 2007. His current dissertation research examines the moral psychology underlying political Islam in Turkey, and the interaction of cultural, scriptural, and socioeconomic conditions shaping both voters’ political preferences and daily lives based on interviews with both ordinary voters and senior politicians. His research interests include cultural change in the Middle East, Islamic mysticism, sectarian relations, and the construction of authority in Islam.
YSOT Event with Judd King: March 3, 2011 – “Dynamics of Islamic Public Opinion in Turkey”