Hamit Bozarslan holds a doctorate in history (EHESS, 1992) and political science (Sciences Po, Paris, 1994), and is the director of studies at EHESS.

His research topics focus on the Kurdish question, the historical and political sociology of the Middle East and Turkey, anti-democratic regimes of the 21st century and radical right revolutions in the 20th and 21st centuries.

He is the author of Le temps des monstres, monde arabe 2011-2021 (Paris, CNRS, 2022), L’anti-démocratie au 21e siècle (Paris, CNRS, 2022), Crise, Violence, dé-civilisation. Angles morts de la cité (Paris, CNRS, 2019), L’histoire de la Turquie de l’Empire à nos jours (Paris, Tallandier, 2014-2021) and Le conflit kurde (Paris, Autrement, 2009).