Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler: Recent submissions

  • The political economy of sovereign wealth funds :|the globalization paradox 
    Arslan, Ayşe Dilara. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2021., 2021.)
    One of the many results of global financialization in the twenty-first century is the transformation of the traditional understanding of sovereignty. In the case of sovereign wealth funds (SWF), states commodify their ...
  • Political Islam and democracy :|how Islamist political parties survive in hostile settings 
    Sağlam, Kadir Barış. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2021., 2021.)
    In Muslim majority countries, political parties with Islamic backgrounds often come to power after democratic openings (e.g., first democratic elections). Only some of these parties, however, manage to survive after ...
  • Everyday practices of domination and resistance in the Turkish mainstream media 
    Ünal, Elif. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2020., 2020.)
    This thesis aims to find an answer to the following question: How does domination work inside Turkish mainstream media outlets? Although the neoliberal transformation and the establishment of a competitive authoritarian ...
  • Invented spaces beyond legal arrangements :|living together with Syrian refugees and practices of neighborhood associations 
    Sert, Gülbeyaz. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2020., 2020.)
    Refugee incorporation literature tends to concentrate on macro-level indicators of incorporation that is mostly drawn on policy level analysis. On the other hand, refugee incorporation also has a strong societal connotation. ...
  • Explaining the expansion of Turkey's arms industry 
    Şahin, Mehmet Onur. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2020., 2020.)
    This thesis investigates the new bureaucratic form of the Turkish arms industry established after Turkey’s shift to the Presidential system. This study has a three-pillar framework. The first pillar, the building arms ...
  • Understanding the “Harmonization” of Syrians :|the politics of implementation at the local level 
    Gürlek, Seden. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2020., 2020.)
    This thesis studies the implementation processes of Syrian refugee incorporation projects at the local level in Turkey. Recognizing the municipalities’ increased role in refugee incorporation due to being the first level ...
  • Kurdish tribes and the question of assimilation in Turkey 
    Azbay, Hüseyin. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    After modern Turkey was founded, state elite initiated a comprehensive nationbuilding project and assimilation of Kurds has been a fundamental of part that project. From forced resettlement to compulsory Turkish education, ...
  • Rethinking state and civil society :|two educational policies during the Justice and Development Party era 
    Tunçel Gürlek, Özlem. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    In the early years of the Justice and Development Party regime, educational policymaking was a collaborative and inclusive process with input from civil society organizations (CSOs). In the following years, the state ...
  • Media ownership structure and media freedom analyzed from a republican conceptualization of freedom 
    Köksal, Mert. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    This thesis demonstrates how and why contemporary media ownership structure in Turkey damages the internal freedom of journalists. After explaining the emergence of the ownership structure, which is monopolistic, the ...
  • Citizenship ambiguity in unrecognized states :|the case of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus 
    Kesbiç, Kayıhan Nedim. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2020., 2020.)
    The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (the TRNC) has received a significant number of Turkish migrants after Turkey’s military intervention to Cyprus in 1974. However, academic research, so far, is unable to explain why ...
  • Civil society participation and weak institutions :|the case of urban expansion in Istanbul 
    Kutlu Karasu, Rabia. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2020., 2020.)
    Istanbul has experienced a multifaceted transformation between 2009 and 2019 with the introduction of various urban megaprojects. During this period, the urban expansion through the northern parts of the city has accelerated ...
  • Patterns of political participation in post-1980 Turkey 
    Zenginkuzucu, Dikran Migirdiç. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute of Social Sciences, 1998., 1998.)
    This study analyses the socio-economic dynamics of political participation in Turkey after 1980 and, in this context, tests the hypothesis of the socio-economic mobilisation theory. The project is an investigation of the ...
  • Entrepreneurial officers:|Examining the commercial enterprises of the Algerian, Turkish, and Indonesian armed forces 
    Samhan, Omar Talal. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    The role of the armed forces within any given polity has been maintained by a sovereign state for the explicit purpose of the application of violence. The Cold War and decolonization provided new opportunities for ...
  • Sheltered bodies:|Investigating the representations of Syrian refugees in Turkish media 
    Mamak, Onur. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    This study investigates the representations of refugees from the Syrian Civil War in Turkish print media. It does so by quantitatively and qualitatively analyzing all of the refugee related news ran by five newspapers ...
  • Threat perception, contact and social distance :|factors that affect public opinion on Syrians in Turkey 
    Eşigül, Aşkınnur. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    This thesis examines the factors that affect opinion on Syrians. Relying on the literature, perceived threat is offered as the main explanatory variable, alongside contact with Syrians and social distance. A secondary ...
  • Rethinking the production of space:|The case of Istanbul's Beyoğlu 
    Özdemir, Kübra. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district has been undergoing a massive transformation since the 2013 as other parts of the city. While various state-led projects have been reshaping both the physical and non-physical elements of space ...
  • Beyond limits :|the mobilization of a wildcat strike in Turkey 
    Gökçek, Alican Çağrı. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    With the increasing poverty and rising social injustice in Turkey, the working class’ grievances have recently become more visible in the public. In this sense, Turkish society witnessed one of the most disruptive and ...
  • Women’s labour force participation :|rethinking the role of civil society 
    Gürçay, Sena Bilen. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    This thesis aims to explore the roles and responsibilities given to civil society organizations (CSOs) under welfare mix system and the implications of these roles over depoliticization of CSOs. To this end, this thesis ...
  • The politics of judicial independence :|explaining the trajectories of judicial councils in Italy and Turkey 
    Silsüpür, Sinancan. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    This thesis presents a comparative historical analysis of the trajectories of judicial councils in Italy and Turkey from their inception at the beginning of the second half of the 20th century. Through a detailed analysis ...
  • The impact of policy-making on tourism development :|the case of Uzungöl 
    Küçükaşçı, Ebrar Şahika. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    In 2007, the Justice and Development Party developed a tourism strategy as a part of its “Turkey’s 2023 Vision” to be applied all throughout the country. The promising strategy is grounded on sustainable development, ...