In addition, he studies discourse theory, Regional Security Complex Theory and psychoanalytical approaches to decision-making and teaches courses on Politics of the Middle East, Diplomatic History, Energy Security and Security Theory. A graduate of Bilkent and Middle East Technical Universities, Dr. Unver completed his Ph.D. at the University of Essex, Department of Government. His dissertation Defining Turkey’s Kurdish Question: Discourse and Politics Since 1990 was awarded the Middle East Studies Association’s Malcolm Kerr ‘best dissertation in the field of social sciences’ award and was awarded departmental nomination for the European Consortium for Political Research’s best dissertation in the field of comparative politics. This study is published in 2015 from Routledge Series in Middle East Studies.