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  • Fazlur Rahman's Islamic modernism 
    Özkahraman, Mustafa. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2005., 2005.)
    This thesis discusses the Islamic modernism of Fazlur Rahman, adistinguished theologian who conceptualized a new understanding of Islam in orderto reconcile it with modern developments. Generally, religion is seen ...
  • Fear, deterrence and technological advancement: |the reasons for the nuclear arms race and the failure of nuclear arms control 
    Tombul, Süleyman. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 1985., 1985.)
  • Fethullah Gülen's perception of state and society 
    Altınoğlu, Ebru. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute of Social Sciences, 1999., 1999.)
    This study is an analysis of the discourse of Fethullah Gillen, who is the leader of an Islamic community in Turkey, with respect to his perception of state and society. The main problematic of my study is to understand ...
  • Formation of a majoritarian democracy discourse in Turkey: an examination of the Democratic Party, 1946-1960 
    Geliş, Naz. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2013., 2013.)
    This thesis aims to study the formation of a majoritarian democracy discourse in Turkish politics, which has become the main trend in Turkish political life starting with the Democratic Party (DP) that ruled the country ...
  • From acceptance to rejection: /| Two critical moments of the early history of the Turkish-EEC Relations, 1959 and 1979. 
    Pekiner, Yeşim. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2004., 2004.)
    The thesis will focus upon the question that after coming from a long tradition of westernization project, which culminated in Turkey's application to the EEC for associate membership in 1959, why the major political actors ...
  • From village Turks to Euro Turks: Turkish State’s perceptions of Turkish migrants in Europe 
    Artan, Zeynep Selen. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2009., 2009.)
    Among many other things, globalization has paved the way for the promotion and acceleration of migratory movements all around the world. Technological advancements provided migrants with new forms of communication and ...
  • Gated communities in İstanbul 
    Kaya, Sibel Ekdemir. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2010., 2010.)
    This thesis aims to discuss the gated communities (GCs) in Istanbul and their effects on social division. The research was primarily based on in depth-interviews with residents, members of house owner association (HOA) in ...
  • German call centers in Istanbul: Beyond the global and the local 
    Neitzert, Alina Belinda. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute of Social Sciences, 2008., 2008.)
    The 1990s witnessed the rise of call centers as a new form of work organization. The 2000s saw the next stage of the call center phenomenon in the form of large-scale outsourcing of call center operations to low-wage ...
  • Global trends, domestic institutions and contemporary organized labor: the case of Turkey 
    Silva, Jeremy Michael. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2007., 2007.)
    Labor across the globe has been suffering a downturn in its membership which has been blamed on the process of globalization and more specifically on union’s inability to adapt to the realities of transnational capital. ...
  • Guests who drowned: Legal ambiguities behind refugee vulnerabilities 
    Sağnıç, Şevin Gülfer. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2017., 2017.)
    In 2015, several thousands of Syrian refugees made the illegal journey from Izmir, Turkey to Western Europe – mainly to Sweden and Germany. This resulted in thousands of drownings in the Aegean Sea and, as many people ...
  • Gypsies, the Roma and justice claims: the case of Lüleburgaz 
    Uzun, Begüm. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2008., 2008.)
    The Gypsy/Roma communities in Europe have turned into an intense area of focus both at the international level and in academic circles in the last decade. In Turkey, the revival of interest with the Urban Regeneration ...
  • Homogenizing a nation: |Turkish national identity and migration-settlement policies of the Turkish Republic (1923-1939) 
    Ülker, Erol. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2003., 2003.)
    This study basically aims to analyse the processes of nationalisation and the construction of national identity in Turkey from a historical perspective. One of the main components of the formation of nation-states is ...
  • 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, ...
  • International migration and structural changes in the international political system 
    Tellal, Erel. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 1993., 1993.)
  • 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. ...
  • Investigative journalism in corporate media: reporters' perceptions of investigative journalism in Turkey 
    Kaya, Ezgi. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2011., 2011.)
    This study aims at analysing the practice of investigative journalism as a political instrument during the recent political developments in Turkey with a focus on the perceptions of the main agents of the newsmaking process, ...
  • Islamic economics: the Islamic Bourgeoisie and the Imagined Community 
    Doherty, Joseph S. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2007., 2007.)
    In this thesis I examine the languge of the Islamic Bourgeoisie in Turkey as represented by MUSIAD, a business association known for its religious conservatism, to show that the Islamic bourgeoisie imparts its own meaning ...
  • Kosovo problem and options to final status 
    Troşala, Arzu. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2004., 2004.)
    Few places in the world of the size and population of Kosovo have received an attention both among policy makers and academics. Why is Kosovo important? The Kosovo problem deserves attention because it occupies a central ...
  • 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, ...

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