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What kind of a future is there for human rights governance, especially if the transatlantic partners - the key actors behind its establishment - are in decline? Do emerging powers participate and contribute to the international liberal... more
What kind of a future is there for human rights governance, especially if the transatlantic partners - the key actors behind its establishment - are in decline? Do emerging powers participate and contribute to the international liberal order regarding human rights issues and democratic governance? These are important questions that play critical roles in shaping the future of human rights governance. The emerging powers face serious domestic problems and have shortcomings in terms of human rights. The paper provides a brief introduction regarding the human rights and democracy promotion policies of transatlantic partners as a part of their foreign policy endeavours. The paper further investigates the role of the rising powers in shaping the future of the global governance in the field of human rights, specifically by looking at the extent to which they prioritize human rights and democracy in their foreign policies, in particular in comparison to the transatlantic partners. The analysis of the paper enables us to understand the failure of the West in establishing a binding, institutionalized human rights regime and the subsequent opportunity that the rising powers found to expand their foreign policy tools and develop alternative development models by prioritizing their national and economic interests instead of considering fundamental human rights and democracy.
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The EU aims to provide stability in its neighbourhood and increase its influence as a regional actor in the Caucasus since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Promotion of good governance, democratic transformation, and modernisation are... more
The EU aims to provide stability in its neighbourhood and increase its influence as a regional actor in the Caucasus since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Promotion of good governance, democratic transformation, and modernisation are vital to the EU achieving a secure region that exhibits certain general characteristics in terms of bad governance, weak standards of democracy, and high levels of corruption. This chapter focuses on the EU’s good governance efforts in Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia and examines their varying policies towards the EU. While Georgia is pro-European, Azerbaijan reflects a more neutral position in this regard, and Armenia is pro-Russian and Eurosceptic. While considering the recent revisions in the EU’s regional strategies and domestic constraints for these three neighbouring countries, the chapter also underlines the importance of illiberal regional players, such as Russia. As depicted by empirical evidence, Russia’s rising influence in the South Caucasus has coupled with democratic erosion in the EU, weakening the latter’s role as a good governance promoter in the context of the Neighbourhood and Eastern Partnership Policy regardless of the varying domestic conditions in the southern Caucasus countries.
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The main aim of this dissertation is twofold; while it aims to explain the European integration and differentiation in EU external assistance policies, at the same time it examines the relationship between integration mechanisms,... more
The main aim of this dissertation is twofold; while it aims to explain the European integration and differentiation in EU external assistance policies, at the same time it examines the relationship between integration mechanisms, enlargement and development and cooperation policy. It also aims to explain why and to where individual EU member states prefer to allocate bilateral aid, and aggregate in some partner countries and regions, while the European Commission standing as the one of the most effective and successful multilateral agency regarding financial aid. Thus, it aims to uncover the factors that determine aid allocation preferences of EU institutions and member states. Finally, it explains the roles of Europeanisation and European differentiated integration on the development aid policies of EU candidates by taking the case of Turkey. Turkey is both an EU aid recipient and an emerging donor. The dissertation includes three broad research questions; 1- Does European integrat...
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Sosyal bilimler, dunyanin nasil islediginden soz etmek icin surekli teorilere, bir diger deyisle kuramlara, basvurur. Uluslararasi iliskiler disiplininde teori, uluslararasi sistemi ve onu etkileyen tum faktorleri sistematik ve ampirik... more
Sosyal bilimler, dunyanin nasil islediginden soz etmek icin surekli teorilere, bir diger deyisle kuramlara, basvurur. Uluslararasi iliskiler disiplininde teori, uluslararasi sistemi ve onu etkileyen tum faktorleri sistematik ve ampirik bir sekilde aciklamaya yardimci olmaktadir. Uluslararasi iliskiler teorileri, uluslararasi iliskiler disiplininin arastirma alanina giren her turlu aktor, kavram, kuresel, bolgesel ya da yerel gelisme, dis politika yapimi, uluslararasi sistemin, devletlerarasi iliskilerin, uluslararasi orgutlerin, uluslararasi politik ekonominin unsurlarini aciklayabilmektedir. Bu anlamda tek bir dogru aciklamadan bahsetmek mumkun degildir. Bu nedenle, bu calisma, sosyal bilimler alaninda teorik bir makale yazarken basta Turkiye’de akademideki ogrencilerin ve arastirmacilarin yasadigi zorluklara cozum bulmaya calisirken, uluslararasi iliskiler disiplininde teorik arastirmanin kapsamini ve onemini de vurgulamayi hedeflemektedir. Boylelikle, bu calisma, genel olarak “so...
What kind of a future is there for human rights governance, especially if the transatlantic partners - the key actors behind its establishment - are in decline? Do emerging powers participate and contribute to the international liberal... more
What kind of a future is there for human rights governance, especially if the transatlantic partners - the key actors behind its establishment - are in decline? Do emerging powers participate and contribute to the international liberal order regarding human rights issues and democratic governance? These are important questions that play critical roles in shaping the future of human rights governance. The emerging powers face serious domestic problems and have shortcomings in terms of human rights. The paper provides a brief introduction regarding the human rights and democracy promotion policies of transatlantic partners as a part of their foreign policy endeavours. The paper further investigates the role of the rising powers in shaping the future of the global governance in the field of human rights, specifically by looking at the extent to which they prioritize human rights and democracy in their foreign policies, in particular in comparison to the transatlantic partners. The anal...
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What kind of a future is there for human rights governance, especially if the transatlantic partners-the key actors behind its establishment-are in decline? Do emerging powers participate and contribute to the international liberal order... more
What kind of a future is there for human rights governance, especially if the transatlantic partners-the key actors behind its establishment-are in decline? Do emerging powers participate and contribute to the international liberal order regarding human rights issues and democratic governance? These are important questions that play critical roles in shaping the future of human rights governance. The emerging powers face serious domestic problems and have shortcomings in terms of human rights. The paper provides a brief introduction regarding the human rights and democracy promotion policies of transatlantic partners as a part of their foreign policy endeavours. The paper further investigates the role of the rising powers in shaping the future of the global governance in the field of human rights, specifically by looking at the extent to which they prioritize human rights and democracy in their foreign policies, in particular in comparison to the transatlantic partners. The analysis of the paper enables us to understand the failure of the West in establishing a binding, institutionalized human rights regime and the subsequent opportunity that the rising powers found to expand their foreign policy tools and develop alternative development models by prioritizing their national and economic interests instead of considering fundamental human rights and democracy.
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The paper introduces a unique model of teaching Turkey-EU relations within the framework of a learnercentered research methods class by drawing on the example of “SIB 2005 Research Methods class” that is currently taught as a required... more
The paper introduces a unique model of teaching Turkey-EU relations within the framework of a learnercentered research methods class by drawing on the example of “SIB 2005 Research Methods class” that is
currently taught as a required course to first-year students at the newly established Istanbul Ayvansaray University, Political Science and International Relations Department. The design of the course content and implementation methodology has two main aims: applying a learner-centered approach instead of a traditional teacher-based model in higher education and contributing briefly and implicitly to teaching
Turkey-EU relations through four learning tools and teaching strategies. These tools and strategies are using news pieces related with Turkey-EU affairs, analysing an empirical article on Turkey-EU relations as
the major assignment of the course, giving proper examples of both quantitative and qualitative research methods by using academic works on Turkey-EU relations and inviting a guest lecturer, who has conducted
a research on Turkey-EU relations. In this way, while the course enables the students to be the active learner of the class and partners of the instructor, at the same time, it improves the ability and academic
skills of students to understand and critically evaluate the design, main components, and findings of any research in social sciences, particularly, the ones on Turkey-EU relations.
currently taught as a required course to first-year students at the newly established Istanbul Ayvansaray University, Political Science and International Relations Department. The design of the course content and implementation methodology has two main aims: applying a learner-centered approach instead of a traditional teacher-based model in higher education and contributing briefly and implicitly to teaching
Turkey-EU relations through four learning tools and teaching strategies. These tools and strategies are using news pieces related with Turkey-EU affairs, analysing an empirical article on Turkey-EU relations as
the major assignment of the course, giving proper examples of both quantitative and qualitative research methods by using academic works on Turkey-EU relations and inviting a guest lecturer, who has conducted
a research on Turkey-EU relations. In this way, while the course enables the students to be the active learner of the class and partners of the instructor, at the same time, it improves the ability and academic
skills of students to understand and critically evaluate the design, main components, and findings of any research in social sciences, particularly, the ones on Turkey-EU relations.
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What role does the European integration process play in shaping transatlantic relations, if any? The question brings forth the related issue of whether the EU is able to exercise leadership in fostering changes in the international system... more
What role does the European integration process play in shaping transatlantic relations, if any? The question brings forth the related issue of whether the EU is able to exercise leadership in fostering changes in the international system and through its relationship with the US. The article provides a literature review on the EU as a foreign policy actor, specifically the extent to which it contributed to changes in the international system along a multipolar pattern. To do so, it looks at the EU's ability to strengthen multilateralism in international trade and its role in international security. The article's analysis of the EU and its ability to speak with one unified voice is significant in understanding the EU's role in Transatlantic relations and its ability to become player on its own right with regard to the US in international politics.
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What kind of a future is there for human rights governance, especially if the transatlantic partners-the key actors behind its establishment-are in decline? Do emerging powers participate and contribute to the international liberal order... more
What kind of a future is there for human rights
governance, especially if the transatlantic
partners-the key actors behind its
establishment-are in decline?
Do emerging powers
participate and contribute
to the international
liberal
order regarding
human rights
issues and
democratic
govern -
ance? These
are important
questions
that play
critical roles
in shaping the
future of human
rights governance.
The emerging powers
face serious domestic problems
and have shortcomings in
terms of human rights. The paper provides
a brief introduction regarding the human
rights and democracy promotion policies of
transatlantic partners as a part of their foreign policy endeavours. The paper further investigates
the role of the rising powers in shaping
the future of the global governance in
the field of human rights, specifically
by looking at the
extent to which they prioritize
human rights
and democracy in
their foreign policies,
in particular
in comparison to
the transatlantic
partners. The
analysis of the
paper enables
us to understand
the failure of the
West in establishing
a binding, institutionalized
human
rights regime and the
subsequent opportunity
that the rising powers found to
expand their foreign policy tools and
develop alternative development models by
prioritizing their national and economic interests
instead of considering fundamental human
rights and democracy.
governance, especially if the transatlantic
partners-the key actors behind its
establishment-are in decline?
Do emerging powers
participate and contribute
to the international
liberal
order regarding
human rights
issues and
democratic
govern -
ance? These
are important
questions
that play
critical roles
in shaping the
future of human
rights governance.
The emerging powers
face serious domestic problems
and have shortcomings in
terms of human rights. The paper provides
a brief introduction regarding the human
rights and democracy promotion policies of
transatlantic partners as a part of their foreign policy endeavours. The paper further investigates
the role of the rising powers in shaping
the future of the global governance in
the field of human rights, specifically
by looking at the
extent to which they prioritize
human rights
and democracy in
their foreign policies,
in particular
in comparison to
the transatlantic
partners. The
analysis of the
paper enables
us to understand
the failure of the
West in establishing
a binding, institutionalized
human
rights regime and the
subsequent opportunity
that the rising powers found to
expand their foreign policy tools and
develop alternative development models by
prioritizing their national and economic interests
instead of considering fundamental human
rights and democracy.