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Publication Metadata only Ontological insecurity and the return of the Greek-Turkish conflicts: reconfiguring Hagia Sophia as an ontic space(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2024) Sofuoğlu, Nasuh; Department of International Relations; Rumelili, Bahar; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and EconomicsThis article locates the rising tensions between Greece and Turkey in the milieu of increasing ontological insecurity in the European periphery. Building on the growing literature on ontological security in IR, we argue that the dissipation of Europe as a framework of meaning and identity in the European periphery has generated ontological insecurity-a state of general anxiety which stems from the disruption of self-narratives-on part of the actors concerned. Following a decade and a half of rapprochement within the framework of Turkey's EU membership bid, this ontological insecurity has created a longing for a return to the established conflict narratives and antagonistic identity constructions in Greece and Turkey. We show the linkage between ontological insecurity and the escalation of disputes by tracing the political and societal discourses surrounding the reconversion of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul from a museum back to a mosque.Publication Metadata only Letter from the editors(Wiley, 2024) Sert, Deniz; Rath, Jan; Department of International Relations; İçduygu, Ahmet; Önay, Ayşen Ezgi Üstübici; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and EconomicsN/APublication Metadata only Comparative politics of exclusion in Europe and the Americas: religious, sectarian, and racial boundary making since the reformation(Sheridan Press, 2020) Department of International Relations; Aktürk, Şener; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; 110043Based on a critical reading of three recent books, I argue that the exclusion of Jews and Muslims, the two major non-Christian religious groups in Europe and the Americas, has continued on the basis of ethnic, racial, ideological, and quasi-rational justifications, instead of or in addition to religious justifications, since the Reformation. Furthermore, I argue that the institutionally orchestrated collective stigmatization and persecution of Jews and Muslims predated the Reformation, going back to the Fourth Lateran Council under Pope Innocent III in 1215. The notion of Corpus Christianum and Observant movements in the late Middle Ages, the elective affinity of liberalism and racism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and the divergence in religious norms at present are critically evaluated as potential causes of ethnoreligious exclusion.Publication Metadata only Regionalism, nationalism and realpolitik in Central Asia(Carfax Publ Co, 1997) N/A; Department of International Relations; Kubicek, Paul J.; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; N/AN/APublication Metadata only The political economy of structural adjustment in Tunisia and Algeria(Taylor and Francis, 1998) Department of International Relations; Dillman, Bradford L.; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and EconomicsThis analysis of the economic reform programmes launched in Tunisia and Algeria from the late 1980s seeks to account for their divergent outcomes, namely that the Tunisian exercise has met with a large measure of success, whereas Algerian efforts have not. Attention is focused on international factors, economic institutions and domestic political dynamics. Briefly stated, four factors appear to have had a major influence on the relative success of economic reform: (1) the nature of ties to international financial markets; (2) the timing and sequence of economic reforms; (3) the nature of the state reform coalition; and (4) the nature of organised political opposition.Publication Metadata only Turkey's Kurdish conflict: changing context, and domestic and regional implications(Middle East Institute (MEI), 2004) Department of International Relations; Somer, Murat; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; 110135This article develops new analytical categories that are necessary to analyze Turkey's Kurdish conflict in its changed domestic and international environments and to evaluate the policy options. If Turkish state policies and discourse, and that of the other regional and international actors, signal to Kurds that the Turkish and Kurdish identities are mutually exclusive categories with rival interests, radical shifts may occur in Turkish Kurds' social and political identities and preferences. If state policies promote these identities as complements with compatible interests, radical shifts are unlikely and Turkey can play a more constructive regional role.Publication Metadata only Algeria, 1830-2000: a short history(Cambridge Univ Press, 2003) Department of International Relations; Dillman, Bradford L.; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; N/AN/APublication Metadata only State, faith, and nation in Ottoman and Post-Ottoman lands(Cambridge Univ Press, 2015) Department of International Relations; Aktürk, Şener; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; 110043Publication Metadata only Collective action, civil society, and public policy in Turkey(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2020) Department of International Relations; Ertan, Güneş; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; 219276Understanding policy change mechanisms has been a key question for scholars of public policy and collective action. However, policy scholarship mostly ignores civil society-based explanations of policy processes. In order to address this gap, this study combines the Advocacy Coalition Framework with networked collective action perspectives and analyzes a successful case of mobilization of women's rights organizations in Turkey to reverse a bill on child marriage. Study findings suggest that advocacy coalitions are not static entities. When different issues in a policy subsystem are invoked, the structure of inter-coalition networks can change substantially and these variations in inter-coalition interactions may have consequences for influencing policy change. Moreover, this paper argues that extensive street protests and online campaigns by civil society organizations have the capacity to boost the bargaining power of minority coalitions, especially in contexts that lack multiple formal venues for making policy claims.Publication Metadata only Facing new security threats in an era of global transformations: Turkey's challenges of energy security, climate change and sustainability(Taylor & Francis, 2023) Department of International Relations; Yılmaz, Şuhnaz Özbağcı; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; 46805Turkey's geopolitical position at the intersection of numerous conflict-laden regions has compelled Ankara to prioritize hard security concerns in defining its foreign and domestic policies. While these concerns will maintain their significance, new global threats and opportunities, particularly in energy security, climate change, and sustainability, necessitate a reconceptualization of security. This study posits that this new conceptualization must be more comprehensive by integrating these new challenges into conceptions security. After presenting pressing transformations in the energy security and climate change realm, the critical puzzle that the article will explore is Turkey's main challenges and opportunities in meeting its rapidly increasing energy needs on the one hand and facing mounting climate change and sustainability-related risks on the other. Moreover, the study will examine the domestic and foreign policy implications of these transformations in times of global changes and uncertainties.