Ugur Altundal is a PhD candidate in Political Science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and a graduate research associate at Campbell Public Affairs Institute. He received an MA in Government at Georgetown University. Altundal also holds a BS in Political Science and a BA in Philosophy from Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Türkiye. HIsresearch interests include Contemporary Political Philosophy, Democracy, Citizenship, International Migration, and Borders.