Brian Mello is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Muhlenberg College. He earned his Ph.D. in 2006 at the University of Washington, Seattle. His areas of study include comparative politics, international relations, and the politics of social movements, with a regional specialization in the Middle East, and a particular focus on Turkey. His current research focuses on comparative labor politics, and in particular, on the political importance of the labor movement in Turkey. He conducted field research in Turkey during the spring of 2004, which included surveys and interviews of union members, and guest edited a special issue of the European Journal of Turkish Studies (October 2010) on this topic. In addition, jointly with S. Mohsin Hashim, he has an on-going research project comparing civil-military relations and their effect on Islamic politics in both Turkey and Bangladesh. At the Muhlenberg College, Dr. Mello teaches courses in comparative politics and international relations, including courses on the interdisciplinary study of peace and conflict; Middle East politics; and government and politics in Europe.
YSOT Event with Brian Mello: February 17, 2011 – “Islamic Political Mobilization in Turkey”