Dr. H. Ege Ozen is from Istanbul, Turkey, where he received his B.A. degrees in political science and sociology and his M.A. degree in history. He completed his doctoral studies in political science at Binghamton University (SUNY) and specialized in comparative politics. His research interests are on voting behavior, domestic politics of the Middle Eastern and North African countries, elections and electoral processes, political parties, and representation. His Ph.D. dissertation is on voting behavior in Egypt, Tunisia, and Turkey. He has forthcoming and published articles in Electoral Studies and Democratization.