Research
 

Areas of Specialization

Comparative Politics, International Political Economy and Development, European Union and Political Economy of Contemporary Turkey.

Research Interests

The economic, socio-political and cultural impact of globalization. The interface between globalization and democracy. The patterns and paradoxes of democratization and democratic politics in emerging societies. Entrepreneurs and democracy. Political economy and identity politics. Islamism and democracy. International context of democratization, human rights issues and the relationship between Europe and its periphery with a specific focus on Turkey-Greek-EU relations. Globalization, the nation state and financial crises in the semi-periphery.  Transformation of the state and the politics of regulatory reform. The political economy of Turkey from a comparative perspective: the interplay of domestic politics and global norms. The potential and limits of regional power influence in the new world order with special reference to Turkey’s relations with Russia, the Central Asian Republics and the Middle East. 

Ziya Öniş is Professor of International Political Economy at Koç University in Istanbul, Turkey

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