Idlir Lika is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Ibn Haldun University. He received a BSc in International Relations from Middle East Technical University, and an MA in International Relations from Bilkent University. In January 2020, he completed his PhD in Political Science from Koç University, specialising in comparative politics of ethnicity and nationalism, with a regional focus on Balkan/Southeast European countries. His research has been published in leading area studies journals such as Mediterranean Politics, Ethnic and Racial Studies and Problems of Post-communism.