Mesut Özcan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3965230 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mesut Özcan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mesut |
| FAMILY NAME | Özcan |
| SIGNATURE | ÖZCAN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | İstanbul Şehir University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0981-2577 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Quest for Balance
The potential and problems in Africa have attracted the attention of several actors, including Türkiye, to the continent. This article aims to contribute to the debates surrounding this interest by analyzing common characteristics of Africa-oriented policies. In particular, this analysis focuses on the key parameters that shaped Türkiye’s initiatives through a historical perspective. We argue that the Turkish policy toward Africa revolves around …
Kitleselleşme Sonrası Uluslararası İlişkiler Programları
Uluslararası ilişkiler öğrencileri, 1990’lı yıllara kadar nispeten daha avantajlı bir sosyoekonomik profile sahip olmuşlardır. Yükseköğretim sisteminde son yıllarda yaşanan genişlemeden sonra uluslararası ilişkiler programları öğrencilerinin profilini ortaya koyan kapsamlı bir çalışma yoktur. Bu nicel çalışmanın amacı, kitleselleşme sonrası uluslararası ilişkiler programları öğrencilerinin profilini ve beklentilerini ortaya koymaktır. Bu kapsamda…
Türki̇ye's Demand for Global Order i̇n the Context of Cri̇ti̇cal Reali̇sm and "The World İs Bi̇gger Than Fi̇ve Di̇scourse"
Bu makale, Türk dış politikasını ve küresel konumunu yeniden tanımlama arayışını analiz etmek ve anlamak için içsel ve dışsal unsurları da dikkate alarak mevcut argümanlara bir alternatif oluşturmaya odaklanmaktadır. Bu makalenin temel amacı, 2000 sonrası dönemde değişen Türk dış politikası dinamiklerini ve artan kabiliyetlerini dikkate alarak Türkiye’nin küresel sistemin yapısına yönelik yaklaşımını eleştirel realizm bağlamında değerlendirmektir…
Beyond Identity
This study delves into how non-Shi‘a Lebanese assess Hezbollah and its activities. Having provided empirical evidence that Hezbollah has garnered positive perception in Lebanon, it asks what explains a substantial increase or decrease in favorable attitudes toward Hezbollah among Christians, Sunnis, and Druze? It argues that those who perceive Hezbollah as a resistance organization, as it often describes itself; the political alliance across sect…
Do Arab public opinion support policies of regional powers in Mena? View from Tunisia
The Arab Uprisings and subsequent events continue to transform policies of regional and major powers toward the Middle East and North Africa. These powers have shown different approaches toward the Uprisings, ranging from support for the status quo to endorsing regime changes. Their policies have also exerted a significant impact on the course of events. Despite this growing importance and implications of policies of regional powers on the Uprisi…
Turkish Foreign Policy under the AK Party
Turkish Foreign Policy under the AK Party
Emigration and the diffusion of political Salafism
This study investigates the impact of emigration on the political behavior of citizens in Egypt. In particular, it argues that emigrants’ family members are more likely to vote for Salafi parties for several reasons, including the transfer of religious remittances by Egyptian emigrants to the Gulf and the influence of transnational Salafi networks. In order to test our argument, we conducted an original public opinion survey with around 1100 indi…
A Comparative Analysis of Soft Power in the Mena Region
This study explores the relationship between ethnic, sectarian, and religious identities and soft power in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in the immediate aftermath of the Arab Uprisings. Utilizing original public opinion surveys conducted in Egypt and Iraq in 2012, we find that identity-based allegiances play a major role in groups’ choices regarding which countries’ increasing involvement in the region are seen favorably and whi…
Assessments of Turkish Foreign Policy in the Middle East During the Arab Uprisings
Using original public-opinion polls and elite interviews conducted in 2012, this article analyzes the perceptions of Turkish foreign policy regarding the Arab Uprisings and the Syrian conflict in three Middle Eastern countries, Egypt, Iraq and Iran. It finds that ethnic, sectarian and religious groups in these three countries vary significantly in their views on Turkish foreign policy regarding both the Arab Uprisings and the Syrian conflict, alt…
Emigration and the diffusion of political Salafism
This study investigates the impact of emigration on the political behavior of citizens in Egypt. In particular, it argues that emigrants’ family members are more likely to vote for Salafi parties for several reasons, including the transfer of religious remittances by Egyptian emigrants to the Gulf and the influence of transnational Salafi networks. In order to test our argument, we conducted an original public opinion survey with around 1100 indi…
Assessments of Turkish Foreign Policy in the Middle East During the Arab Uprisings
Using original public-opinion polls and elite interviews conducted in 2012, this article analyzes the perceptions of Turkish foreign policy regarding the Arab Uprisings and the Syrian conflict in three Middle Eastern countries, Egypt, Iraq and Iran. It finds that ethnic, sectarian and religious groups in these three countries vary significantly in their views on Turkish foreign policy regarding both the Arab Uprisings and the Syrian conflict, alt…
Beyond Identity
This study delves into how non-Shi‘a Lebanese assess Hezbollah and its activities. Having provided empirical evidence that Hezbollah has garnered positive perception in Lebanon, it asks what explains a substantial increase or decrease in favorable attitudes toward Hezbollah among Christians, Sunnis, and Druze? It argues that those who perceive Hezbollah as a resistance organization, as it often describes itself; the political alliance across sect…
Do Arab public opinion support policies of regional powers in Mena? View from Tunisia
The Arab Uprisings and subsequent events continue to transform policies of regional and major powers toward the Middle East and North Africa. These powers have shown different approaches toward the Uprisings, ranging from support for the status quo to endorsing regime changes. Their policies have also exerted a significant impact on the course of events. Despite this growing importance and implications of policies of regional powers on the Uprisi…
A Comparative Analysis of Soft Power in the Mena Region
This study explores the relationship between ethnic, sectarian, and religious identities and soft power in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in the immediate aftermath of the Arab Uprisings. Utilizing original public opinion surveys conducted in Egypt and Iraq in 2012, we find that identity-based allegiances play a major role in groups’ choices regarding which countries’ increasing involvement in the region are seen favorably and whi…
Assessments of Turkish Foreign Policy in the Middle East During the Arab Uprisings
Using original public-opinion polls and elite interviews conducted in 2012, this article analyzes the perceptions of Turkish foreign policy regarding the Arab Uprisings and the Syrian conflict in three Middle Eastern countries, Egypt, Iraq and Iran. It finds that ethnic, sectarian and religious groups in these three countries vary significantly in their views on Turkish foreign policy regarding both the Arab Uprisings and the Syrian conflict, alt…
A Comparative Analysis of Soft Power in the Mena Region
This study explores the relationship between ethnic, sectarian, and religious identities and soft power in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in the immediate aftermath of the Arab Uprisings. Utilizing original public opinion surveys conducted in Egypt and Iraq in 2012, we find that identity-based allegiances play a major role in groups’ choices regarding which countries’ increasing involvement in the region are seen favorably and whi…
Turkish Foreign Policy under the AK Party
Turkish Foreign Policy under the AK Party
Emigration and the diffusion of political Salafism
This study investigates the impact of emigration on the political behavior of citizens in Egypt. In particular, it argues that emigrants’ family members are more likely to vote for Salafi parties for several reasons, including the transfer of religious remittances by Egyptian emigrants to the Gulf and the influence of transnational Salafi networks. In order to test our argument, we conducted an original public opinion survey with around 1100 indi…
Türki̇ye's Demand for Global Order i̇n the Context of Cri̇ti̇cal Reali̇sm and "The World İs Bi̇gger Than Fi̇ve Di̇scourse"
Bu makale, Türk dış politikasını ve küresel konumunu yeniden tanımlama arayışını analiz etmek ve anlamak için içsel ve dışsal unsurları da dikkate alarak mevcut argümanlara bir alternatif oluşturmaya odaklanmaktadır. Bu makalenin temel amacı, 2000 sonrası dönemde değişen Türk dış politikası dinamiklerini ve artan kabiliyetlerini dikkate alarak Türkiye’nin küresel sistemin yapısına yönelik yaklaşımını eleştirel realizm bağlamında değerlendirmektir…
Beyond Identity
This study delves into how non-Shi‘a Lebanese assess Hezbollah and its activities. Having provided empirical evidence that Hezbollah has garnered positive perception in Lebanon, it asks what explains a substantial increase or decrease in favorable attitudes toward Hezbollah among Christians, Sunnis, and Druze? It argues that those who perceive Hezbollah as a resistance organization, as it often describes itself; the political alliance across sect…
Do Arab public opinion support policies of regional powers in Mena? View from Tunisia
The Arab Uprisings and subsequent events continue to transform policies of regional and major powers toward the Middle East and North Africa. These powers have shown different approaches toward the Uprisings, ranging from support for the status quo to endorsing regime changes. Their policies have also exerted a significant impact on the course of events. Despite this growing importance and implications of policies of regional powers on the Uprisi…
Kitleselleşme Sonrası Uluslararası İlişkiler Programları
Uluslararası ilişkiler öğrencileri, 1990’lı yıllara kadar nispeten daha avantajlı bir sosyoekonomik profile sahip olmuşlardır. Yükseköğretim sisteminde son yıllarda yaşanan genişlemeden sonra uluslararası ilişkiler programları öğrencilerinin profilini ortaya koyan kapsamlı bir çalışma yoktur. Bu nicel çalışmanın amacı, kitleselleşme sonrası uluslararası ilişkiler programları öğrencilerinin profilini ve beklentilerini ortaya koymaktır. Bu kapsamda…
The Quest for Balance
The potential and problems in Africa have attracted the attention of several actors, including Türkiye, to the continent. This article aims to contribute to the debates surrounding this interest by analyzing common characteristics of Africa-oriented policies. In particular, this analysis focuses on the key parameters that shaped Türkiye’s initiatives through a historical perspective. We argue that the Turkish policy toward Africa revolves around …
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