M.A. Theses

 

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  • Yiğit Yazğan, İlknur. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    The main subject of this thesis is the survival/urban integration strategies of the irregular Afghan migrants living in Yeni Mahalle neighborhood of Istanbul in the absence of both state assistance and NGOs services. The ...
  • Albayrak, Bahar. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    This thesis examines the effects of the mass arrival of Syrian refugees to European politics by using the concept of ontological security. It focuses on the identity dimension of the issue by depicting the relationship ...
  • Sekizkardeş, Ecem. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2020., 2020.)
    Democracy is a vast concept that is almost like a living organism since it evolves and changes throughout history and various experiences. As for nowadays, it has started to be considered as liberal democracy due to the ...
  • Akpınar, Elif. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    Migration is a recurring topic throughout history, caused by different factors at different times, and has been spotlighted by different disciplines like sociology, economics, international relations, and psychology. The ...
  • Bishku-Aykul, Jeffrey Howard. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2020., 2020.)
    This thesis investigates the influence of Malcolm X on contemporary Turkish Islamism. It applies a social movement theory framework to understand the role Turkish Islamist newspaper columnists have played in interpreting ...
  • Herlbauer, Tobias. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.)
    Describing particular Turkish foreign policy decisions or certain actors within Turkey's political environment as Eurasianist is a trend observable in journals, newspapers and speeches. There are many speculations about ...
  • Fitzherbert, Yvo. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2019., 2019.)
    When the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) succeeded in gaining significant support amongst the non-Kurdish electorate in the June 2015 election, many believed Türkiyelileşme – the political strategy of appealing to the ...
  • Nirun, Yasemin Bahloul. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2022., 2022.)
    TV series have been an important part of the Turkish economy for the last two decades. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the psychological dramas suddenly took over the television. The psychiatrist, writer and producer ...
  • Jakus, Julia Madison. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2022., 2022.)
    This research investigates whether blockchain can improve election security by increasing transparency in the electoral cycle’s voting and vote tabulation phases. Statistically declining perceptions of trust in electoral ...
  • Demircan, Ozan Ertan. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2022., 2022.)
    The main goal of this study is to understand the nature of the EU Turkey statement, how it regulates migratory as well as non-migratory areas of cooperation between the European Union and Turkey, and how the statement ...
  • Burchill, Scout Naohman. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2022., 2022.)
    To better understand the phenomena of populism, in both its uncanny relationship with social media and its complicated, often fractious relationship with democracy, the Twitter timelines of Republican presidential candidates ...
  • Kurtuluş, Beyza. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2022., 2022.)
    This thesis explores the 2014 and 2017 street protests in Venezuela in accordance with the opposition elites and the Maduro government's approach to the street protests. For this review, answers were sought to the following ...
  • Koç, Çağan. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.)
    Millions of civilians have fled their country since the start of the conflict in Syria in 2011 and the majority of the externally displaced Syrians have sought refuge in neighboring countries. Many of these refugees, who ...
  • Marsters, Zoe Mae. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2021., 2021.)
    The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has introduced new challenges to vulnerable populations globally. This is especially true in the case of refugees who have attempted to resettle since the disease’s outbreak. ...
  • Erdal, Cenk. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2021., 2021.)
    Halki Theological School (“HTS”) had educated top tier Orthodox priests including the current Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew, between the years of 1844 – 1971 under the authority of Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of ...
  • Aydın, Rana Elif. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2022., 2022.)
    Femicide refers to the killing of women because of their gender and is the deadliest form of violence against women. Data shows that it exists in every country around the world. While some of these countries may be ...
  • Sakarya, Ayşe Bengisu. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2021., 2021.)
    This thesis aims to demonstrate the substantial regulatory impact of the governmental discourse of the Justice and Development Party (JDP). Despite the fact that JDP had exhibited a model for the accommodation of Islamic ...
  • Imanzade, Anar. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2022., 2022.)
    The various dimensions of Azerbaijan-Iran relations contain certain mechanisms of influence that the two states use against one another. One of these mechanisms is the projection of soft power by Iran onto Azerbaijan. ...
  • Kar, Cem Oğuz. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2021., 2021.)
    This study aims to analyze the United Nations’ (UN’s) concept of Responsibility to Protect by relating it to sovereignty and power in international relations. The concept discusses the limits of sovereignty in cases of ...
  • Tavşanlı, Melike Betül. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2017., 2017.)
    This thesis explores the motives and rationales behind the banking mergers and acquisitions made in Middle East North Africa (MENA) region by the state-owned Gulf banks after the Arab Spring. There are nine banking ...