Seçkin Barış Gülmez
Biographic Data
| ID | 107657 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Seçkin Barış Gülmez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Seçkin Barış |
| FAMILY NAME | Gülmez |
| SIGNATURE | GÜLMEZ S B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Izmir Kâtip Çelebi University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1690-1041 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Teaching IR theory in Westeros: The Game of Thrones simulation
This article offers a novel perspective to undergraduate teaching through a fantasy-themed International Relations (IR) theory simulation based on the widely popular TV Series Game of Thrones. Going beyond the prevailing academic literature, the article makes IR theories an integral component of simulation gameplay enabling students to wear distinct theoretical lenses and gain firsthand experience on how different theories engage with world polit…
Gendering Public Diplomacy: Turkey and Europe in the 1930s
This article scrutinizes the role of women’s rights and women actors in Turkey’s public diplomacy strategy in the 1930s and discusses whether and if so how it managed to change the long-standing European prejudices against Turkey. Accordingly, first, the article discusses the early reforms of the Turkish Republic and their European reception. Then, relying on critical discourse analysis, it examines two prominent cases; namely, Keriman Halis’ vic…
Many Europes’ vs. secessionism: The case of Catalonia
Following the four-fold taxonomy advanced in this special issue, this study explores the divergent motivations behind the varying European attitudes towards Catalan independence and the resulting ambivalence in the official EU discourses. It will first lay out the main political context underlying the question of Catalan secession from Spain. It will then discuss the main attitudes of the EU officials towards the Catalan independence which reflec…
Towards an autonomous European defense? A comparative analysis of French, Polish and German perspectives in the post-Brexit era
This article discusses why the EU has failed to become a defense actor independent from the US in the post-Brexit era. Applying the “supporter/spoiler/shirker” trilogy to the European context, the article highlights persistent divergences towards European integration in the defense sector in the post-Brexit EU. Accordingly, first, the article discusses the key differences between supporter, spoiler and shirker roles in world politics. Second, it …
From indifference to independence: Turkey’s shifting Cyprus policy in the 1950s
This article aims to offer a valid answer to the question why Turkey’s official stance on the Cyprus problem experienced frequent shifts - from indifference (1950) into supporting colonial rule (1954) then into Taksim, or partition (1956) and, finally, into independence (1959). Drawing upon the main assumptions of neoclassical realism, it argues that the existing systemic explanations in the scholarly literature that focus on Cold War rivalry are…
Transforming Europe through crises: Thin, Thick, Parochial and Global Dynamics
How many Europes?’ [Agnew (2001). How many Europes? The European Union, Eastward Enlargement and Uneven dDevelopment. European Urban and Regional Studies, 8(1), 29–38; Zoppi (2020). How mMany Europes? Fragmentation in the European Space since the Great Recession. The International Spectator. Advanced online publication] is a critical question that led to several attempts to analyse the multiplicity of European segments, strata, and trends as well…
Theorizing many Europes: A Four-Fold Taxonomy
This article puts forward a four-fold taxonomy on European multiplicity including the radial subcategories of Thin, Thick, Global and Parochial Europes that are ideal types deriving from the complex interplays of distinct ordering dynamics, namely, territorial segmentation, functional differentiation, and stratification. The article explains their distinct characteristics in detail and discuss their differences from the existing ways of thinking …
Turkey as a Model for the Mediterranean? Revealing Discursive Continuities with Europe’s Imperial Past
This article critically engages with the discourse on “Turkey as a model country” for the Muslim world which became popular in Europe and the West after 9/11 and the Iraq War and later during the Arab uprisings. It argues that this discourse was not an ad hoc formulation developed in response to the imminent geopolitical challenges faced by Europe and the West, but that it reflects deeper legacies of colonialism and neo-orientalism produced in Eu…
Cosmopolitan diplomacy
Diplomacy is 'the application of intelligence and tact to the conduct of official relations between the governments of independent states'. It constitutes 'the infrastructure of world politics', facilitating representation and governing relations among recognized polities through reason and dialogue. This chapter discusses cosmopolitan diplomacy as transcending moral, humanitarian and disaster diplomacy. It highlights the fragmented nature of the…
Turkish–British relations in the 1930s: From ambivalence to partnership
This article seeks to explain how Britain and Turkey established a partnership in the second half of the 1930s despite the fact that they failed to agree upon a common rival to stand against. The prevailing International Relations literature highlights the existence of a common enemy as an essential component of alliance formation in world politics. The paradox underlying the British–Turkish partnership was the absence of a common enemy, since Br…
Do Diplomats Matter in Foreign Policy? Sir Percy Loraine and the Turkish-British Rapprochement in the 1930s
East, west, north, south: International relations since 1945
Turkish foreign policy as an anomaly: Revisionism and irredentism through diplomacy in the 1930s
This article discusses why Turkey persisted in diplomacy in the pursuit of a proactive foreign policy during the 1930s while use of force and unilateral action were the popular alternatives. Accordingly, first, the prevailing literature will be examined outlining five primary foreign policy practices of the time, namely, revisionism, irredentism, bandwagoning, appeasement and isolationism. The article will then discuss the foreign policy preferen…
The EU Policy of the Republican People's Party under Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu: A New Wine in an Old Wine Cellar
This article scrutinizes the determinants of the European Union (EU) policy of the Republican People's Party (CHP), the main opposition party in Turkey under the leadership of Kılıçdaroğlu. Critically discussing the role of party ideology concerning attitudes toward EU accession, the article examines whether the CHP's ideology changed after Kılıçdaroğlu and if so, how this ideological shift affected the party's euroskeptic stance. The article ove…
Rising euroscepticism in Turkish politics: The cases of the AKP and the CHP
The EU Policy of the Republican People’s Party: An Inquiry on the Opposition Party and Euro‐Skepticism In Turkey
This study will put the EU policy of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) under scrutiny by focusing on two main determinants, namely the attitude of the EU towards Turkey and the EU policy of the Justice and Development Party (AKP). Through analysis of the reactions of party officials to the EU harmonization process, the main EU documents such as the progress report of the European Commission in 2004, and the results of a survey of CHP deputies r…
Turkish–British relations in the 1930s: From ambivalence to partnership
This article seeks to explain how Britain and Turkey established a partnership in the second half of the 1930s despite the fact that they failed to agree upon a common rival to stand against. The prevailing International Relations literature highlights the existence of a common enemy as an essential component of alliance formation in world politics. The paradox underlying the British–Turkish partnership was the absence of a common enemy, since Br…
Rising euroscepticism in Turkish politics: The cases of the AKP and the CHP
The EU Policy of the Republican People’s Party: An Inquiry on the Opposition Party and Euro‐Skepticism In Turkey
This study will put the EU policy of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) under scrutiny by focusing on two main determinants, namely the attitude of the EU towards Turkey and the EU policy of the Justice and Development Party (AKP). Through analysis of the reactions of party officials to the EU harmonization process, the main EU documents such as the progress report of the European Commission in 2004, and the results of a survey of CHP deputies r…
Theorizing many Europes: A Four-Fold Taxonomy
This article puts forward a four-fold taxonomy on European multiplicity including the radial subcategories of Thin, Thick, Global and Parochial Europes that are ideal types deriving from the complex interplays of distinct ordering dynamics, namely, territorial segmentation, functional differentiation, and stratification. The article explains their distinct characteristics in detail and discuss their differences from the existing ways of thinking …
Turkey as a Model for the Mediterranean? Revealing Discursive Continuities with Europe’s Imperial Past
This article critically engages with the discourse on “Turkey as a model country” for the Muslim world which became popular in Europe and the West after 9/11 and the Iraq War and later during the Arab uprisings. It argues that this discourse was not an ad hoc formulation developed in response to the imminent geopolitical challenges faced by Europe and the West, but that it reflects deeper legacies of colonialism and neo-orientalism produced in Eu…
Turkish foreign policy as an anomaly: Revisionism and irredentism through diplomacy in the 1930s
This article discusses why Turkey persisted in diplomacy in the pursuit of a proactive foreign policy during the 1930s while use of force and unilateral action were the popular alternatives. Accordingly, first, the prevailing literature will be examined outlining five primary foreign policy practices of the time, namely, revisionism, irredentism, bandwagoning, appeasement and isolationism. The article will then discuss the foreign policy preferen…
Do Diplomats Matter in Foreign Policy? Sir Percy Loraine and the Turkish-British Rapprochement in the 1930s
Teaching IR theory in Westeros: The Game of Thrones simulation
This article offers a novel perspective to undergraduate teaching through a fantasy-themed International Relations (IR) theory simulation based on the widely popular TV Series Game of Thrones. Going beyond the prevailing academic literature, the article makes IR theories an integral component of simulation gameplay enabling students to wear distinct theoretical lenses and gain firsthand experience on how different theories engage with world polit…
The EU Policy of the Republican People's Party under Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu: A New Wine in an Old Wine Cellar
This article scrutinizes the determinants of the European Union (EU) policy of the Republican People's Party (CHP), the main opposition party in Turkey under the leadership of Kılıçdaroğlu. Critically discussing the role of party ideology concerning attitudes toward EU accession, the article examines whether the CHP's ideology changed after Kılıçdaroğlu and if so, how this ideological shift affected the party's euroskeptic stance. The article ove…
Many Europes’ vs. secessionism: The case of Catalonia
Following the four-fold taxonomy advanced in this special issue, this study explores the divergent motivations behind the varying European attitudes towards Catalan independence and the resulting ambivalence in the official EU discourses. It will first lay out the main political context underlying the question of Catalan secession from Spain. It will then discuss the main attitudes of the EU officials towards the Catalan independence which reflec…
Towards an autonomous European defense? A comparative analysis of French, Polish and German perspectives in the post-Brexit era
This article discusses why the EU has failed to become a defense actor independent from the US in the post-Brexit era. Applying the “supporter/spoiler/shirker” trilogy to the European context, the article highlights persistent divergences towards European integration in the defense sector in the post-Brexit EU. Accordingly, first, the article discusses the key differences between supporter, spoiler and shirker roles in world politics. Second, it …
Transforming Europe through crises: Thin, Thick, Parochial and Global Dynamics
How many Europes?’ [Agnew (2001). How many Europes? The European Union, Eastward Enlargement and Uneven dDevelopment. European Urban and Regional Studies, 8(1), 29–38; Zoppi (2020). How mMany Europes? Fragmentation in the European Space since the Great Recession. The International Spectator. Advanced online publication] is a critical question that led to several attempts to analyse the multiplicity of European segments, strata, and trends as well…
The EU Policy of the Republican People’s Party: An Inquiry on the Opposition Party and Euro‐Skepticism In Turkey
This study will put the EU policy of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) under scrutiny by focusing on two main determinants, namely the attitude of the EU towards Turkey and the EU policy of the Justice and Development Party (AKP). Through analysis of the reactions of party officials to the EU harmonization process, the main EU documents such as the progress report of the European Commission in 2004, and the results of a survey of CHP deputies r…
The EU Policy of the Republican People's Party under Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu: A New Wine in an Old Wine Cellar
This article scrutinizes the determinants of the European Union (EU) policy of the Republican People's Party (CHP), the main opposition party in Turkey under the leadership of Kılıçdaroğlu. Critically discussing the role of party ideology concerning attitudes toward EU accession, the article examines whether the CHP's ideology changed after Kılıçdaroğlu and if so, how this ideological shift affected the party's euroskeptic stance. The article ove…
Rising euroscepticism in Turkish politics: The cases of the AKP and the CHP
East, west, north, south: International relations since 1945
Turkish foreign policy as an anomaly: Revisionism and irredentism through diplomacy in the 1930s
This article discusses why Turkey persisted in diplomacy in the pursuit of a proactive foreign policy during the 1930s while use of force and unilateral action were the popular alternatives. Accordingly, first, the prevailing literature will be examined outlining five primary foreign policy practices of the time, namely, revisionism, irredentism, bandwagoning, appeasement and isolationism. The article will then discuss the foreign policy preferen…
Do Diplomats Matter in Foreign Policy? Sir Percy Loraine and the Turkish-British Rapprochement in the 1930s
Cosmopolitan diplomacy
Diplomacy is 'the application of intelligence and tact to the conduct of official relations between the governments of independent states'. It constitutes 'the infrastructure of world politics', facilitating representation and governing relations among recognized polities through reason and dialogue. This chapter discusses cosmopolitan diplomacy as transcending moral, humanitarian and disaster diplomacy. It highlights the fragmented nature of the…
Turkish–British relations in the 1930s: From ambivalence to partnership
This article seeks to explain how Britain and Turkey established a partnership in the second half of the 1930s despite the fact that they failed to agree upon a common rival to stand against. The prevailing International Relations literature highlights the existence of a common enemy as an essential component of alliance formation in world politics. The paradox underlying the British–Turkish partnership was the absence of a common enemy, since Br…
Towards an autonomous European defense? A comparative analysis of French, Polish and German perspectives in the post-Brexit era
This article discusses why the EU has failed to become a defense actor independent from the US in the post-Brexit era. Applying the “supporter/spoiler/shirker” trilogy to the European context, the article highlights persistent divergences towards European integration in the defense sector in the post-Brexit EU. Accordingly, first, the article discusses the key differences between supporter, spoiler and shirker roles in world politics. Second, it …
From indifference to independence: Turkey’s shifting Cyprus policy in the 1950s
This article aims to offer a valid answer to the question why Turkey’s official stance on the Cyprus problem experienced frequent shifts - from indifference (1950) into supporting colonial rule (1954) then into Taksim, or partition (1956) and, finally, into independence (1959). Drawing upon the main assumptions of neoclassical realism, it argues that the existing systemic explanations in the scholarly literature that focus on Cold War rivalry are…
Transforming Europe through crises: Thin, Thick, Parochial and Global Dynamics
How many Europes?’ [Agnew (2001). How many Europes? The European Union, Eastward Enlargement and Uneven dDevelopment. European Urban and Regional Studies, 8(1), 29–38; Zoppi (2020). How mMany Europes? Fragmentation in the European Space since the Great Recession. The International Spectator. Advanced online publication] is a critical question that led to several attempts to analyse the multiplicity of European segments, strata, and trends as well…
Theorizing many Europes: A Four-Fold Taxonomy
This article puts forward a four-fold taxonomy on European multiplicity including the radial subcategories of Thin, Thick, Global and Parochial Europes that are ideal types deriving from the complex interplays of distinct ordering dynamics, namely, territorial segmentation, functional differentiation, and stratification. The article explains their distinct characteristics in detail and discuss their differences from the existing ways of thinking …
Turkey as a Model for the Mediterranean? Revealing Discursive Continuities with Europe’s Imperial Past
This article critically engages with the discourse on “Turkey as a model country” for the Muslim world which became popular in Europe and the West after 9/11 and the Iraq War and later during the Arab uprisings. It argues that this discourse was not an ad hoc formulation developed in response to the imminent geopolitical challenges faced by Europe and the West, but that it reflects deeper legacies of colonialism and neo-orientalism produced in Eu…
Many Europes’ vs. secessionism: The case of Catalonia
Following the four-fold taxonomy advanced in this special issue, this study explores the divergent motivations behind the varying European attitudes towards Catalan independence and the resulting ambivalence in the official EU discourses. It will first lay out the main political context underlying the question of Catalan secession from Spain. It will then discuss the main attitudes of the EU officials towards the Catalan independence which reflec…
Gendering Public Diplomacy: Turkey and Europe in the 1930s
This article scrutinizes the role of women’s rights and women actors in Turkey’s public diplomacy strategy in the 1930s and discusses whether and if so how it managed to change the long-standing European prejudices against Turkey. Accordingly, first, the article discusses the early reforms of the Turkish Republic and their European reception. Then, relying on critical discourse analysis, it examines two prominent cases; namely, Keriman Halis’ vic…
Teaching IR theory in Westeros: The Game of Thrones simulation
This article offers a novel perspective to undergraduate teaching through a fantasy-themed International Relations (IR) theory simulation based on the widely popular TV Series Game of Thrones. Going beyond the prevailing academic literature, the article makes IR theories an integral component of simulation gameplay enabling students to wear distinct theoretical lenses and gain firsthand experience on how different theories engage with world polit…
Political science (15 works) · Law (14 works) · Politics (14 works) · Political economy (13 works) · Sociology (13 works) · Law (12 works) · Economics (8 works) · European union (7 works) · European Union Policy and Governance (7 works) · Turkish (7 works)