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Publication Metadata only Policy priorities in the election manifestos of political parties in Turkey, 2002-2015(İstanbul Üniversitesi, 2017) Department of International Relations; Aytaç, Selim Erdem; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; 224278The policy areas prioritized by the major Turkish political parties during the election campaigns between 2002 and 2015 are examined in this study. The main questions to be addressed are as follows: Which policy areas do the political parties prioritize? Is there a significant divergence in the prioritization of different policy areas or are there common themes that are emphasized by all parties? Are there trends regarding the parties’ policy priorities over time? and finally, do the policy areas, as prioritized by the parties, correspond to what the public considers as important issues? To address these questions, the election manifestos of the four major Turkish political parties are analyzed. The analyses show that policy areas related to the economy, welfare, and quality of life are the most recurring themes in the election manifestos of the four major Turkish parties between 2002 and 2015.Publication Metadata only One down, two more to go: electoral trends in the aftermath of the March 2014 municipality elections(SETA, 2014) Department of International Relations; Çarkoğlu, Ali; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; 125588The March 2014 local elections in Turkey did not drastically alter electoral balances in Turkey. The AK Party maintained its predominant position, despite loosing some electoral support. The opposition gained some support but not enough to challenge the incumbent party's tenure. Despite apparent gains for the CHP, it appears that the most significant vote increase was obtained by the nationalist MHP. Yet, both opposition parties remain far from imposing a credible challenge to the AK Party in future elections. These results are likely to lure PM Erdoǧan into running for president. Such a decision is likely to further polarize the country and result in negative electoral campaigns for the presidential elections.Publication Metadata only Migration and transformation: multi-level analysis of migrant transnationalism(Springer Netherlands, 2012) Sert, Deniz; Pitkänen, Pirkko; Department of International Relations; İçduygu, Ahmet; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; 207882People’s transnational ties and activities are acquiring ever greater importance and topicality in today’s world. The focus of this book lies in the complex and multi-level processes of migrant transnationalism in four transnational spaces: India-UK, Morocco-France and Turkey-Germany and Estonia-Finland. The main question is, how people’s activities across national borders emerge, function, and change, and how are they related to the processes of governance in increasingly complex and interconnected world? The book is based on the findings of a three-year research project TRANS-NET which brough together internationally acknowledged experts from Europe, Asia and Africa. As no single discipline could investigate all the components of the topic in question, the project adopted a multi-disciplinary approach: among the contributors, there are sociologists, policy analysts, political scientists, social and cultural anthropologists, educational scientists, and economists. The chapters show that people’s transnational linkages and migration across national boundaries entail manifold political, economic, social, cultural and educational implications. Although political-social-economic-educational transformations fostered by migrant transnationalism constitute the main topic of the book, the starting assumption is that the large-scale institutional and actor-centred patterns of transformation come about through a constellation of parallel processes. Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012.Publication Metadata only Explaining NATO enlargement: international relations theories and the dynamics of domestics politics in Russia and the United States(Uluslararası İlişkiler Konseyi Derneği, 2012) Department of International Relations; Aktürk, Şener; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; 110043This article focuses on NATO's expansion after the Cold War. Neorealist, neol constructivist approaches and their failures in explaining the causes of NATO's are highlighted, lhe timing and the nature of NATO's expansion are much bette by the concatenation of specific domestic political dynamics in the United States a In the United States, the rise of the Republicans who captured the Congress in 199 presidency in 2000 provided the impetus for NATO's expansion, along with the of what the current author calls the "East European Lobby" in U.S. politics. In strength of the Communists and the ultranationalists in the Duma, and the rise of t cadres with a military- security background, to positions of executive power, was importance in the polarization of Russian- American relations, which motivate NATO expansions. / Bu makale Soğuk Savaş sonrasında NATO'nun genişlemesine odaklanıyor. Yeni Gerçekçi, Yeni Liberal ve inşacı yaklaşımların, NATO'nun genişlemesinin sebeplerini açıklamadaki başarısızlıkları vurgulanıyor. NATO'nun genişlemesinin zamanlamasını ve mahiyetini, ABD ve Rusya'nın iç siyasal dinamiklerinin çakışması çok daha iyi açıklıyor. ABD'de, 1994'te Kongreyi ve 2000 yılında başkanlığı ele geçiren Cumhuriyetçilerin yükselişi ve yazarın Amerikan siyasetindeki "Doğu Avrupa Lobisi"olarak adlandırdığı zümrenin etkisi, NATO'nun genişlemesinin iç siyasal sebebini oluşturdu. Rusya'da, Komünisderin ve aşırı milliyetçilerin Duma'daki gücü ve siloviki olarak adlandırılan asker ve güvenlik kökenli kadroların yürütme erkinde yükselişi, Rus-Amerikan ilişkilerinin kutuplaşmasında belirleyici rol oynayarak NATO'nun daha fazla genişlemesini tetikledi.Publication Metadata only Large-n analysis in the study of conflict(Center Foreign Policy & Peace Research, 2019) Department of International Relations; Akça, Belgin San; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; 107754In this paper; I examine the generation and use of large-N datasets and issues related to operationalization and measurement in the quantitative study of inter-state and infra-state conflict. Specifically, I critically evaluate the work on transnational dimensions of internal conflict and talk about my own journey related to my research on interactions between states and nonstate armed groups. I address the gaps in existing research, the use of proxy measures in large-N data analysis, and talk in detail about observational data collection and coding. I argue that future research should bridge the gap between studies of conflict across the fields of Comparative Politics and International relations. I make suggestions laying the standards of academic scholarship in collecting data and increasing transparency in research.Publication Metadata only Theory-consuming or theory-producing?: studying Turkey as a theory-developing critical case(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2014) Department of International Relations; Somer, Murat; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; 110135Case studies of Turkey are typically read and cited as narratives of the Turkish case itself, suppliers of case-specific data, or at best, applications of more general theories. They are not perceived as theory-testing, producing, or even informing exercises. While this tendency partly results from the institutional, geographical-cultural, and methodological biases of extant social sciences, scholars may also be to blame for neglecting theory-development or for producing descriptive narratives. How can Turkish Studies scholars successfully contribute to general theory-development in their respective disciplines? The main value of Turkey for producing theory may lie in its rare combination of many qualities and in its temporal and regional variations. Thus, this article argues that, besides small-N and large-N comparative studies, the most promising way Turkish Studies can engage in theory-building may be by examining Turkey as a theory-developing critical case, i.e. as a crucial or, pathway or within-unit comparative case. For this, scholars would carefully design their studies as theory-infirming, theory-confirming, or theory-producing crucial case studies, utilize temporal and cross-sectional comparisons, and pay special attention to causal mechanisms, sequences, and processes. By using evidence from publications that draw on the Turkish case, the article shows that, since the 1990s, scholars have produced more research published in highly ranked journals of comparative politics, international relations and area studies. They also generate more single case studies with general theoretical ambitions and more visibility but so far with unclear actual theoretical impact. The article discusses some qualities of Turkey which make it a promising critical case for theory-development and how studying it this way can also help to achieve a better understanding of Turkey itself.Publication Metadata only Afghan migration through Turkey to Europe: seeking refuge, forming diaspora, and becoming citizens(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2018) N/A; Department of International Relations; N/A; İçduygu, Ahmet; Karadağ, Sibel; Faculty Member; Researcher; Department of International Relations; Migration Research Program at Koç University (MIReKoç) / Göç Araştırmaları Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi (MIReKoç); College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; N/A; 207882; N/AThis paper aims to investigate the Afghan-Turkish-European region migration system in light of migration system theory, which provides a comprehensive framework by asking the question of how a set of linkages including some macro-, meso- and micro-level variables relate to the larger context of migratory settings. Relating the roles of various structures, institutions and networks to the operation of the social, political and economic relationships, it seeks to analyze the dynamics of Afghan migration heading to Turkey and Europe in a historically contextualized way. The paper argues that one must focus on the root causes of flows, which are related to the presence of fragility of the Afghan state together with the continuation of flows via networks enabling the maintenance of migrants' links to home, transit and destination countries.Publication Metadata only Demographic mobility and Turkey: migration experiences and government responses(Duke University Press, 2004) N/A; Department of International Relations; İçduygu, Ahmet; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; 207882Turkey's transformation during the course of the twentieth century into a nation of all kinds of migration is one of the most significant features of its history. Currently migration, both internal and international, is of increasing local and global importance. We can conclude that everything depends on implementing an integrated and consistent policy designed to govern and properly manage migration. The essentials for this management are orderliness, protection, integration, and cooperation. Turkey and other countries need to (1) develop a set of measures to manage migration in an orderly manner, (2) provide an appropriate capability for protection and for dealing with disorderly movements, (3) provide an environment conducive to integration, and (4) engage in dialogue and cooperation with all involved parties and countries. If a management-based pragmatism directs all three main actors of any migration process-sending and receiving (or transit) units or countries, and migrants-there are promising approaches to the dilemma of migration. A comprehensive management strategy, which is holistic and proactive rather than partial and reactive, appears to offer an integrated set of solutions to the complex sets of problems posed by migration movements. Whatever the answer to the dilemmas of migration between countries or within a country, there are consequences and responsibilities for the governments of sending, transiting, and receiving areas or countries, for the migrants and their families, and for the international community and its representative bodies.Publication Metadata only Coming to terms with the capitalist peace(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2010) N/A; Department of International Relations; Mousseau, Michael; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; N/AN/APublication Metadata only Informal giving in Turkey(Springer, 2019) Campbell, David A.; Department of International Relations; Çarkoğlu, Ali; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; 125588Scholarly research about philanthropy has de-emphasized informal giving to friends, neighbors and others in need. Yet, informal giving is a critical element of philanthropy, particularly in settings with less well-developed civil society institutions. This paper examines informal giving in Turkey, based on two surveys of Turkish citizens conducted in 2004 and 2015. The surveys find much higher levels of informal giving than formal giving, though the level of informal giving decreased between 2004 and 2015. Donors directed their giving more to family member and others in need than to neighbors. In contrast to studies from most other countries, Turks overwhelmingly prefer giving to individuals rather than institutions. Determinants of informal giving, however, are largely consistent with other research on the motivations for giving.