Researcher: Mehmetoğlu, Seda Duygu Sever
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Publication Metadata only Turkey's nuclear energy policy in the context of environment: a case of Europeanization?(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2019) N/A; Department of International Relations; Department of International Relations; Mehmetoğlu, Seda Duygu Sever; PhD Student; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; N/ACombatting climate change and ensuring energy security require diversification of energy profiles through alternative resources, with nuclear energy being the most controversial one. Although the preferences among its members differ, the EU offers a specific legal and practical framework for nuclear energy. Turkey, on the other hand, emerges as a newcomer' in the nuclear energy field, revealing a need for policy learning for safe and secure nuclear energy generation. This research focuses on the Europeanization of Turkey's nuclear policy to trace whether a strategic or social learning takes place within the nuclear energy framework. The analysis also questions to what extent the EU and Turkey's framing of nuclear energy coincides or diverges with reference to the climate change.Publication Metadata only Climate change and the energy transition in the MENA region(Routledge, 2022) N/A; Mehmetoğlu, Seda Duygu Sever; PhD Student; Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities; N/AClimate Change Law and Policy in the Middle East and North Africa Region provides an in-depth and authoritative examination of the guiding principles of climate change law and policy in the MENA region. This volume introduces readers to the latest developments in the regulation of climate change across the region, including the applicable legislation, institutions, and key legal innovations in climate change financing, infrastructure development, and education. It outlines participatory and bottom-up legal strategies—focusing on transparency, accountability, gender justice, and other human rights safeguards—needed to achieve greater coherence and coordination in the design, approval, financing, and implementation of climate response projects across the region. With contributions from a range of experts in the field, the collection reflects on how MENA countries can advance existing national strategies around climate change, green economy, and low carbon futures through clear and comprehensive legislation. Taking an international and comparative approach, this book will be of great interest to students, scholars, and practitioners who work in the areas of climate change, environmental law and policy, and sustainable development, particularly in relation to the MENA region.Publication Metadata only Linking foreign policy and energy security: an asset or a liability for Turkey?(Uluslararasi Iliskiler Konseyi Dernegi, 2016) Department of International Relations; Department of International Relations; Department of International Relations; Yılmaz, Şuhnaz Özbağcı; Mehmetoğlu, Seda Duygu Sever; Faculty Member; PhD Student; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; 46805; N/AThis article aims to examine the intricate interaction between energypolitics and Turldsh foreignpolicy in a turbulent region in terms of challenges and opportunities. From a theoretical perspective, the focus ofthe article lies at the critical intersection ofsoft and hard security, as well as domestic and external politics. It argues that, on the one hand, Turkeyhas been highlighting its potential of 'energyhub' position as an asset and, on the other hand, Turkey also needs to effectively deal with numerous hard and soft security issues doselylinked-with its foreign policy and rising domestic energy needs, which constitutes a major liability. Ultimately, the delicate balance that Turkey will try to strike will have a decisive impact in terms of determining its nature ofinteraction with other critical actors and future role as a regional power. / Bu makale son derece çalkantılı bir bölgede şekillenmekte olan enerji politikaları ve Türk dış politikası arasındaki karmaşık etkileşimi zorluklar ve fırsatlar çerçevesinde incelemektedir. Teorik açıdan çalışma, yumuşak ve sert güvenlik faktörlerinin yanı sıra iç ve dış siyasetin kritik kesişimine odaklanmaktadır. Makale, Türkiye’nin potansiyel bir “enerji merkezi” olma konumunun önemli bir avantaj olduğunu vurgularken, diğer taraftan, ülkenin dış politikası ve artan enerji ihtiyacı ile yakından bağlantılı çok sayıda sert ve yumuşak güvenlik sorununun etkin bir biçimde yönetilmesinin büyük bir zorluk yarattığını savunmaktadır. Sonuç olarak, enerji politikaları Türkiye’nin dış politikasında korumaya çalıştığı hassas dengeler, diğer kritik aktörlerle ilişkilerin belirlenmesi ve bölgesel bir güç olarak Türkiye’nin gelecekteki rolünün şekillenmesi açısından belirleyici bir önem taşımaktadır.Publication Metadata only Global environmental governance and the gcc: setting the agenda for climate change and energy security(Palgrave, 2019) Tok, M. Evren; D'Alessandro, Cristina; N/A; Mehmetoğlu, Seda Duygu Sever; PhD Student; Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities; N/AThe threat of climate change and the need for energy security pose serious challenges for policymakers. Part of the strategy to tackle these issues rests on multilateral initiatives increasing the momentum of global environmental governance efforts. Nevertheless, these problems create a further dilemma for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. On the one hand, the impact of climate change will heavily affect these countries and thus requires their active participation in mitigation efforts. On the other hand, the remedies against climate change mainly require a decrease in the consumption of fossil fuels, especially oil, which is the backbone of the GCC economies. Given this dilemma, as well as the interdependence of the GCC economies, the chapter questions to what extent the GCC has developed a coordinated and comprehensive approach to environmental issues among its members and to what extent they are involved in global governance efforts. The findings inform the direction of the policy efforts, as well as the practices of energy security and environmental performance that are in place to meet the climate targets, which in turn will affect the overall success of global efforts officially declared in the Paris Agreement.Publication Open Access Does natural gas fuel civil war? rethinking energy security, international relations, and fossil-fuel conflict(Elsevier, 2020) Department of International Relations; N/A; Department of International Relations; Akça, Belgin San; Yılmaz, Şuhnaz Özbağcı; Mehmetoğlu, Seda Duygu Sever; Faculty Member; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities; 107754; 46805; N/AThis article advances theoretical and empirical knowledge at the nexus of energy politics and conflict intervention by analyzing the complex dynamics connecting energy resources, civil war, and outside state support of rebel groups. It focuses on the role of global energy supply competition in states’ decision to support armed groups that are involved in conflicts in other states. Further, this study enhances the extant research that focuses primarily on the resource wealth of conflict-ridden states by analyzing the effect of the interveners' resource wealth on their sponsorship of foreign non-state armed groups. This study identifies two causal paths linking energy resources, specifically natural gas, to state support of rebels by building on outside state supporters’ motives for: (1) competition over supply to global markets; and (2) secure access to resources and supply routes. The empirical section includes a large-N analysis on original data covering 454 rebel groups and their state supporters and a detailed case study of the Russian intervention in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.