Havva Karakas Keles

Havva Karakas Keles is the assistant director of the International Relations Undergraduate Program at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. Previously, Havva served as regional programs coordinator, assistant director of Moynihan European Research Centers, and project manager of the Atlantis transatlantic dual degree program in international security and development policy at the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs at the Maxwell School.

Havva holds a B.A. in translation studies and master’s degrees in international relations and political science. She conducted multilingual archival research in the United Kingdom, Germany, Israel and Turkey toward her NSF-supported doctoral work at Syracuse University where she is a Ph.D. candidate in political science focusing on coalition governments, political leadership, foreign policy, and decision-making. Havva’s undergraduate teaching at Syracuse covered political affairs in the MENA region, European Union, foreign policy, and political leadership.