Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler: Recent submissions

  • The unbearable lightness of cyber: Cyberspace and state sovereignty 
    Can, Murat. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2016., 2016.)
    thesis explores the relationship between the cyberspace, which has turned into an inseparable part of individual and social life in every way imaginable and state sovereignty, a fundamental concept of the political science ...
  • Core theoretical debates in the post-1980 feminist movement in Turkey: The subject of feminism and the (Im)possibilities of feminist politics 
    Sözmen, Mesadet Maria. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2016., 2016.)
    This thesis examines the transformation of feminist and women‟s movements in Turkey in the post-1980 period in relation with the existing theoretical debates among scholars of feminism and gender studies. It has been ...
  • The politics of everyday life: solidarity-based organization and squatting in an Istanbul neighborhood 
    Iğdır, Zeynep Özge. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2015., 2015.)
    This thesis aims to explore emerging political action repertoires that interact in both public and private arenas, through multiple forms of both institutionalized, state oriented forms of political participation and more ...
  • How popular is privatization? public attitudes towards privatization in Turkey 
    Altınöz, Meryem. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2015., 2015.)
    Privatization became a global phenomenon in the 1980s, and as one of the main pillars of structural adjustment programs it was promoted by international institutions, namely the International Monetary Fund and the World ...
  • Humanitarian intervention realist concerns of liberal aims: a comparative study of Somalia and Rwanda 
    Genç, Nadire Pınar. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2015., 2015.)
    Humanitarian intervention, which aims to carry out one of the noblest intentions, seeking to rescue populations that are getting eradicated by their compatriots, and which is conducted via internationally legitimate actions, ...
  • Effects of the media on public opinion: |the news coverage of three French newspapers during the completion of the EU-Turkey Customs Union 
    Danacı, Özlem. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute of Sociaal Sciences, 1997., 1997.)
    The aIm of this study is to investigate the position of three French newspapers, namely Le Figaro, Le Monde and Liberation, over the completion process of the EU-Turkey Customs Union and to see what kind of a position or ...
  • The impact of social trust on attitude towards the welfare state: the case of Turkey 
    Coşar, Tamer. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2015., 2015.)
    The significance of the concept of social trust has increased in recent years, particularly within the context of the welfare state. This thesis examines social trust (conceptualized as generalized inter-personal trust) ...
  • The institution of work-dorms in Turkey 
    Uğur, Hande Gökşin. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2015., 2015.)
    The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate the contemporary situation of the prison-labor in Turkey through adopting a political economic perspective. The significance and the new role that prison-labor gained regarding the ...
  • Clear-air turbulence: incessant regulation of deregulation in international civil aviation 
    Sönmezgil, Serkan. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2016., 2016.)
    International civil aviation consists of an intricate web of private and public parties. The national sovereignty on air space puts constraints on market forces. Particularly between the end of World War II and the late ...
  • Bringing agency back In: the case of Sub-Saharan African migrants in Istanbu 
    Mardesic, Sonja. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2014., 2014.)
    In this thesis, I analyze the role of agency and structure in the migration process of Sub-Saharan African migrants in Istanbul, including their decision to leave their country of origin, their decision to come to Turkey ...
  • Transnational remittances and irregularity: remitting practices of Post-Soviet labor migrants in Istanbul 
    Ergünöz, Mehtap. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2014., 2014.)
    This thesis examines migrants’ remitting practices, which constitute a much neglected issue in the literature, with the case of Post-Soviet irregular labor migrants in Istanbul based on the data collected through semi-structured ...
  • The politics of everyday life in Malatya: class, identity and space 
    Korkmaz, Seren Selvin. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2015., 2015.)
    This thesis offers a space-centered analysis of Kurdish question by examining the social exclusion of Kurdish migrants in Malatya, concentrating on both the political economy and everyday life. The case of Malatya is a ...
  • The role of education on women's empowerment: the case of Village Institutes in Turkey, 1940-1946 
    Birced, Çiğdem. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2014., 2014.)
    By taking the case of the Village Institutes (VIs) experience in Turkey, 1940-1946 period in particular, this thesis aims to investigate and answer the question of whether VIs' education (including its tools: pedagogy, ...
  • The case of Egypt: an analysis of the process from “January 25 Revolution” to July 2013 military intervention 
    Gümüş, Abdurrahman. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2014., 2014.)
    The fall of Mubarak as a result of mass demonstrations was a historic moment for Egypt and it meant “breaking the fear barrier” for the Egyptian people. After the transition period under the rule of the SCAF, the Supreme ...
  • Deconstruction of the modern subject by Arendt and Levinas: the other and politics 
    Yılmaz, Selbin. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2014., 2014.)
    This thesis examines the notion of subjectivity in the philosophies of Hannah Arendt and Emmanuel Levinas. It argues that the terms of the dichotomy between the modern and post-modern conceptualizations of the subjectivity ...
  • Contested waters of the Middle East 
    Sökmen, Aşkım İ. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute of Social Sciences, 1995., 1995.)
    The Middle East which is one of the most unstable regions In the world has encountered a new reason for conflict in recent years: Water. The accelerating population, expanding agriculture, in d ustrializa tion, and high ...
  • A study of power: the making of the Turkish electricity market 
    Sözer, Pınar. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2014., 2014.)
    As a study of power and market-making, this thesis analyzes the political and economic dynamics of the making, maintenance, transformation, consolidation and current state of the Turkish electricity market. It examines the ...
  • The second economic congress of Turkey: 1948-Istanbul 
    Çabuklu, Yaşar. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 1983., 1983)