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Publications
Under Review:
"Ideology, Logic, and Repertoires: Advancing an Operational Definition of Populism for Foreign Policy Change" - Khayyam Rzazade
- Journal: Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA)
"From Fragmentation to Routinization: The European Union's Collective Securitization of Russia, 2014–2022" - Khayyam Rzazade
- Journal: Central European Journal of International and Security Studies (CEJISS)
Book Chapter (underway):
"Populist Attitudes and Foreign Policy Preferences: Defence and Rearmament in Italy"
- Fabrizio Coticchia and Khayyam Rzazade, IDEoPOP Edited Volume (OUP)
Working Papers:
"Designing a Two-Stage QCA of Populist Foreign Policy Activation in European Middle Powers"
- Khayyam Rzazade (to be submitted in 2026)
"A Populist in Chief: Populist Parties, Parliamentary Behaviour, and Military Deployments"
- Francesco Baraldi and Khayyam Rzazade (to be submitted in 2026)
"Embodying Populism: How National Political Arenas Shape Political Style"
- Khayyam Rzazade and Benjamin Moffitt (to be submitted in early 2027)
"Populism and Foreign Policy Change: Explaining Activation and Policy Outcomes"
- Khayyam Rzazade (to be submitted in 2027)
"Rethinking Rearmament: How Populist Attitudes Shape Defence Preferences"
- Fabrizio Coticchia, Khayyam Rzazade and Valerio Vignoli (to be submitted in early 2027)
Conferences
Upcoming Conferences 2026 - 2027:
- EISA, 1-4 September 2026, Lisbon, Portugal
- IDEoPOP Conference, 23-25 September 2026, Paris, France
- MethodsNET, 25-28 October 2026, Leuven, Belgium
- ISA, 21-24 March 2027, Atlanta, USA
- IDEoPOP Conference, 12-14 May 2027, Genoa, Italy
IDEoPOP Conference 2025, 17-19 September, Freiburg, Germany
Presenting the project on: "Populist Impact on Foreign Policy in Europe"
SISP Annual Conference 2025, 4-6 September, Naples, Italy
Chairing Panel: Populism, Foreign Policy and International Politics.
Presenting paper: "Under What Conditions Do Populist Actors Bring Change in Foreign and Defence Policy in Europe?"
IDEoPOP Conference 2025, 17-19 September, Freiburg, Germany
Presenting the project on: "Populist Impact on Foreign Policy in Europe"
Teaching
2025: International Security as a Master's course, ADA University
2022: Political Theory as a Bachelor's course, Baku State University
2022: Political Analysis as a Bachelor's course, Baku State University
Method Schools
Oxford Spring School in Advanced Research Methods (DPIR) 2025
1-7 April 2025, Oxford, UK
Course 1: Quantitative Data Analysis (15 h) - Dr. Spyros Kosmidis
Course 2: Advanced Qualitative Methods: Process Tracing (15h) - Dr. Jody LaPorte
MethodsNET Summer School with CEU 2025
30 June - 18 July 2025, Vienna, Austria
Course 1: Qualitative Comparative Analysis (15h) - Dr. Ioana-Elena Oana
Course 2: Causal Inference (15h) - Dr. Anand Murugesan
Course 3: Comparative Research Designs (15h) - Dr. Benoît Rihoux
MethodsNET Summer School with CEU 2026
22 June - 10 July 2026, Vienna, Austria
Course 1: Introduction to Quantitative Text Analysis (20h) - Dr. Jana Bernhard-Harrer
Course 2: Advanced Quantitative Text Analysis (20h) - Dr. Petro Tolochko
Research
Project
The International Dimensions and Effects of Populism (IDEoPOP) 2025-2028
PhD Research Fellow at the University of Genoa and Sciences Po Paris
Title: The Role of Populist Actors in Foreign and Defence Policy Change in Europe
Main Supervisor: Fabrizio Coticchia
Second Supervisor: Christian Lequesne (Science Po Paris)
Research
Visits
2025 (April): European University Institute (Florence, Italy)
2025 (May): College of Europe Bruges Campus (Bruges, Belgium)
2025 (October) - 2026 (January): ADA University (Baku, Azerbaijan)
2026 (March - June): Sciences Po Paris (Paris, France)
2027 (February): Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) - forthcoming
2027 (October - November): Stiftung Genshagen (Berlin, Germany) - forthcoming
Education
2025-2028: PhD at University of Genoa and Sciences Po Paris (Italy & France)
2022-2023: Advanced MA at College of Europe Bruges Campus (Bruges,Belgium)
2019-2021: Diploma at European Academy of Diplomacy (Warsaw, Poland)
2019-2020: Erasmus Exchange at Belarusian State University (Minsk, Belarus)
2017-2021: Master's degree at Ca Foscari University of Venice (Venice, Italy)
2009-2013: Bachelor's degree at Baku State University (Baku, Azerbaijan)
