You are invited to attend and participate in the oral doctoral examination of Esra Issever Ekinci, candidate for the Ph.D. degree, which will be held on Friday, August 16, at 2 p.m. in 100 Eggers Hall.

Issever Ekinci’s advisor is Professor Margarita Estevez-Abe. The dissertation examining committee will be composed of Professors Seth Kincaid Jolly, Matthew Cleary, Ryan D. Griffiths and Brian D. Taylor. Professor Renee de Nevers will serve as chair of the defense. The title of the candidate’s dissertation is: “Party Competition and Electoral Reforms in Parliamentary Democracies.”