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- PublicationRestrictedIntroduction to the Special Issue: New Diplomatic Histories of Turkey(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd., 2022) Kuru, Deniz; PAPUÇÇULAR, HAZALThis article provides an introduction to the special issue on 'New Diplomatic Histories of Turkey'. Utilizing approaches that follow the rich pathways offered by the increasingly relevant new diplomatic history, we aim to go beyond traditional diplomatic history studies on Turkey, which usually focus on inter-state relations that mostly remain at the bilateral levels. In this regard, this introduction first analyses the recent turn taking place in diplomatic history. By portraying in detail the recent scholarly efforts to enhance the field, it becomes possible to pinpoint the multiple directions in which Turkey-pertinent diplomatic-historical studies could move ahead in novel ways. Upon this premise, second, we summarize the content of the special issue by emphasizing how the present articles connect studies on the diplomacy of Turkey to approaches enriched by new diplomatic history. In this regard, the studies in this special issue cover a wide range of topics, from transnationalism to public diplomacy. The last part deals with possible ways through which to widen the scope of Turkey's diplomatic histories.
- PublicationRestrictedPutting an End to "Crisis Europe"(Turkish Policy Quarterly (TPQ), 2022) AKGÜN, İBRAHİM MENSUR; ERTÜRK, AHMET CEMALThe term "Crisis Europe" simply defines the current state of the EU affairs. Within the last ten years, the financial crisis, the entrance of refugees, the pandemic, and lately, the Russian invasion have deeply damaged the actorness of the bloc. Under the shadow of war, European decision-makers have once again turned to their endless search for solidarity and more integration as a response. Yet, it seems that the EU has a mountain to climb to convince its inner circle and the outer world. This short analysis tries to understand the dynamics that pushed the EU into a crisis stage and issues that consistently pulled the rug out from under the idea of unity. Moreover, it also offers a more flexible approach as an alternative plan to unblock the ongoing impasse.
- PublicationRestrictedContested Sovereignties: Turkish Diplomacy, the Straits Commission, and the League of Nations (1924-1936)(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd., 2022) PAPUÇÇULAR, HAZALThis article analyzes Turkey's complex relationship with the Straits Commission in the interwar period. The Convention Relating to the Regime of the Straits that was signed in Lausanne in 1923 stipulated the formation of an international commission under the auspices of the League of Nations. This institution became a locus that Turkey, the other members of the Commission and the League of Nations negotiated the sovereignty of the Straits and discussed the authority over its administration. This article shows that Turkey perceived the Commission detrimental to its sovereignty. However, this article also portrays an interesting case study that Turkey conducted diplomacy with this intergovernmental organization in which it actually played a leading role. The vague relationship of the Commission with the League of Nations that Turkey was not a member of until 1932 further complicates the narrative which emphasizes the multiple layers that diplomacy was formed and performed, thereby necessitating new approaches to the study of foreign policy. In this regard, this study aims to transcend the traditional accounts on interwar Turkish diplomacy, which have been dominated by the interstate bilateral relations.
- PublicationOpen Access21. Yüzyılda Tarih Yazımı ve Tarihçilik Üzerine Bir İnceleme(A Kitap, 2021) PAPUÇÇULAR, HAZALPopülizm, otoriterleşme ve sağın yükselişiyle dünya siyasetinde gerçekleşen dönüşümler, günümüzde sosyal bilimcilerin en sık tartıştığı meseleler haline gelmiştir. Öyle ki, sosyal bilimcilerin birçoğu dünya siyasetinin, iktisadının, toplumlarının ve dolayısıyla da bunları inceleyen bilimlerin yeni bir paradigmanın eşiğinde olduğu konusunda hem fikir görünmektedir. Buradan hareketle bu makale böylesi bir dönemde ortaya çıkan veya önem kazanan tarihyazımı akımlarını analiz etmektedir. Bu bakımdan, bu çalışma küresel düzen ve tarihyazımı arasındaki bir tezadı da ortaya koymaktadır. Zira, son on yıllık dönemde tarih yazımı, dünyaya damgasını vurmakta olan ideolojilerin aksine, parçalanmadan ziyade 1990’larda dahi görülmeyen bir globalleşme trendi göstermektedir. Küresel tarih (global history) ve ulus-ötesi tarih (transnational history) alanında verilen eserler giderek artarken, bu alanlar uluslararası ilişkiler tarihi (international history) ve/veya diplomasi tarihi (diplomatic history) gibi geleneksel alanları da dönüştürmektedir. Tarihçiler bir taraftan bir devleti, toplumları ya da devletler arasındaki ilişkileri ortaya koymaya devam ederken, diğer taraftan giderek daha fazla araştırmacı daha geniş kavramlarla ve sınırları aşan meselelerle uğraşmaya başlamıştır. Çevre tarihi (environmental history), duygular tarihi (emotional history) ve nöro-tarih (neuro-history) de son dönemde daha çok önem kazanan alanları oluşturmaktadır. Bu çalışma, tüm bu alanların gelişimini mevcut literatür üzerinden aktarırken aynı zamanda son yıllardaki teknolojideki ilerlemelerle tarihin yönteminde de birtakım değişiklikler olduğunu belirtmektedir. Bu gelişmelerin yanında, gerçek sonrası dönem olarak adlandırılan bu dönemin ve içinde bulunulan Covid-19 pandemisinin tarihyazımına ne derece etki edebileceği analiz edilmektedir. Sonuç olarak bu makale, tarihyazımı literatüründeki dönüşümleri ve yeni tartışmaları ortaya koymayı hedeflemektedir.
- PublicationRestrictedEvaluating the International Renewable Energy Agency Through the Lens of Social Constructivism(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd., 2021) Mengi-Dincer, H.; Ediger, V. S.; YESEVİ, ÇAĞLA GÜLIt is widely accepted that renewable energy will contribute to building a more sustainable world, and a transition from a fossil fuel-dominated to a renewable-based energy system is inevitable. However, only 5% of the world's primary energy consumption comes from renewables. It will, therefore, take considerable time to implement international policies and take effective actions to increase the use of renewable energy to a level that mitigates climate change. States remain the primary decision-makers in the international structure, but international organizations can help states internalize and form new identities by creating norms. It is expected that the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) will have a voice on international renewable energy policies. This study seeks to explain how IRENA helps shape these policies through its interactions with major players. It examines the agency's activities, initiatives, and tools over the past 10 years, and how it contributes to norm emergence and identity creation in renewable energy through social constructivism. Using the constructivist approach, this study argues that IRENA's efforts to create norms have succeeded to a considerable extent, but the agency needs to spread its initiatives more equally around the world so that these norms become truly universal. Today, nearly every state needs to improve its renewable energy policies. This objective may only be possible if states form a common identity through the internalization of renewable energy norms. IRENA still has a lot of work to do.