Direnç Kanol
Biographic Data
| ID | 4128176 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Direnç Kanol |
| GIVEN NAMES | Direnç |
| FAMILY NAME | Kanol |
| SIGNATURE | KANOL D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Near East University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9276-474X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Policy diffusion in unlikely places: Between emulation and coercion in Northern Cyprus
This article utilizes policy diffusion theory to understand the policy processes in de facto states, specifically, to investigate policy-making in the ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC),’ examining whether policies diffused to the ‘TRNC’ and which mechanisms are responsible for diffusion. Although one might expect that lack of recognition limits the diffusion of policies to de facto states, the findings suggest that the ‘TRNC’ has been q…
Narrative strategies for emerging disruptive technologies: A case study of Blockchain for Europe
How do interest groups advocating for emerging disruptive technologies use narrative strategies? I argue that the characteristics of this policy area should define how actors use policy narratives and narrative strategies. Interest groups that strive for innovation, support, and development of emerging technologies should mention benefits of policies and policy proposals more than costs. In addition, they should use the hero character more than t…
Knowledge of Lobbying Regulations and Attitudes Toward Politics: Findings from a Survey Experiment in Cyprus
Does knowledge of lobbying regulations curb perceptions of political corruption and increase trust in politicians? The survey experimental data presented in this article suggest that a rise in trust in politicians through knowledge of lobbying regulations is harder to achieve than a decline in perceptions of political corruption. In the case of trust in politicians, only full disclosure makes a substantive difference. In the case of perceived pol…
Quality of democracy in unrecognized states: Lessons from Northern Cyprus
Scholars have recently debated whether non-recognition is a blessing or a curse for democracy. Some suggest that lack of recognition forces political elites to democratize and acquire internal legitimacy to compensate for the lack of external legitimacy. Others suggest that democratization is used as a strategy by which to acquire international recognition. Still others claim that non-recognition obliges unrecognized states to rely on a patron st…
Interest groups and social media: An examination of cause and sectional groups' social media strategies in the EU
This paper examines social media use by cause and sectional interest groups in the European Union. The literature suggests that cause groups should focus on building a constituency more than sectional groups, because they do not offer exclusive benefits to their members. Cause groups face collective action problems more than sectional groups, so they have to take a proactive approach to community building. The nature of the causes cause groups lo…
The role of voters’ economic evaluations in February 2013 presidential elections in the Republic of Cyprus
The role of voters’ economic evaluations in February 2013 presidential elections in the Republic of Cyprus
The impact of democracy on interest group system institutionalization: Democracy and interest group system
This paper provides the first large-N study, which measures the variation in interest group system institutionalization. It shows that the level of democracy is a very strong determinant of strength of interest groups across countries. Findings are corroborated by analysing the Tunisian case to alleviate the reverse causality problem. Implications for comparative interest groups and democracy research are discussed. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & …
Europeanization of domestic interest groups
Civil Society at the Negotiation Table, Legitimacy Beliefs and Durable Peace
It is argued that including civil society at the negotiation table can increase the perceived legitimacy of peace treaties. As a result, it can contribute to the consolidation of peace. In this paper, the author presents the findings from a controlled experiment in order to test the impact of inclusive peace negotiations on the perceived legitimacy of peace treaties. Contrary to the expectations of the scholars working on the inclusiveness and th…
Pluralism, corporatism and perception of corruption: Pluralism, corporatism, corruption perception
When people know who is influencing the elected politicians and they may ‘put the rascals out’ in case they feel that the incumbents are corrupt, ceteris paribus, their perception of the level of corruption should not be affected by lobbying. If on the other hand people are not sure which or how many actors are influencing public policy and they are not able to hold the government truly accountable as interest group influence is constant with dif…
Should the European Commission Enact a Mandatory Lobby Register
This article reviews the literature on the mandatory government regulation/self-regulation approaches to regulating interest group behaviour. The findings of the author suggest that the voluntary register of the European Commission is bound to fail. The European Commission should implement a mandatory register as soon as possible if the genuine aim of the incumbents is to overcome the Commission’s accountability deficit
Interest groups and social media: An examination of cause and sectional groups' social media strategies in the EU
This paper examines social media use by cause and sectional interest groups in the European Union. The literature suggests that cause groups should focus on building a constituency more than sectional groups, because they do not offer exclusive benefits to their members. Cause groups face collective action problems more than sectional groups, so they have to take a proactive approach to community building. The nature of the causes cause groups lo…
Should the European Commission Enact a Mandatory Lobby Register
This article reviews the literature on the mandatory government regulation/self-regulation approaches to regulating interest group behaviour. The findings of the author suggest that the voluntary register of the European Commission is bound to fail. The European Commission should implement a mandatory register as soon as possible if the genuine aim of the incumbents is to overcome the Commission’s accountability deficit
Europeanization of domestic interest groups
Knowledge of Lobbying Regulations and Attitudes Toward Politics: Findings from a Survey Experiment in Cyprus
Does knowledge of lobbying regulations curb perceptions of political corruption and increase trust in politicians? The survey experimental data presented in this article suggest that a rise in trust in politicians through knowledge of lobbying regulations is harder to achieve than a decline in perceptions of political corruption. In the case of trust in politicians, only full disclosure makes a substantive difference. In the case of perceived pol…
Civil Society at the Negotiation Table, Legitimacy Beliefs and Durable Peace
It is argued that including civil society at the negotiation table can increase the perceived legitimacy of peace treaties. As a result, it can contribute to the consolidation of peace. In this paper, the author presents the findings from a controlled experiment in order to test the impact of inclusive peace negotiations on the perceived legitimacy of peace treaties. Contrary to the expectations of the scholars working on the inclusiveness and th…
Pluralism, corporatism and perception of corruption: Pluralism, corporatism, corruption perception
When people know who is influencing the elected politicians and they may ‘put the rascals out’ in case they feel that the incumbents are corrupt, ceteris paribus, their perception of the level of corruption should not be affected by lobbying. If on the other hand people are not sure which or how many actors are influencing public policy and they are not able to hold the government truly accountable as interest group influence is constant with dif…
Should the European Commission Enact a Mandatory Lobby Register
This article reviews the literature on the mandatory government regulation/self-regulation approaches to regulating interest group behaviour. The findings of the author suggest that the voluntary register of the European Commission is bound to fail. The European Commission should implement a mandatory register as soon as possible if the genuine aim of the incumbents is to overcome the Commission’s accountability deficit
Pluralism, corporatism and perception of corruption: Pluralism, corporatism, corruption perception
When people know who is influencing the elected politicians and they may ‘put the rascals out’ in case they feel that the incumbents are corrupt, ceteris paribus, their perception of the level of corruption should not be affected by lobbying. If on the other hand people are not sure which or how many actors are influencing public policy and they are not able to hold the government truly accountable as interest group influence is constant with dif…
Europeanization of domestic interest groups
Civil Society at the Negotiation Table, Legitimacy Beliefs and Durable Peace
It is argued that including civil society at the negotiation table can increase the perceived legitimacy of peace treaties. As a result, it can contribute to the consolidation of peace. In this paper, the author presents the findings from a controlled experiment in order to test the impact of inclusive peace negotiations on the perceived legitimacy of peace treaties. Contrary to the expectations of the scholars working on the inclusiveness and th…
The role of voters’ economic evaluations in February 2013 presidential elections in the Republic of Cyprus
The role of voters’ economic evaluations in February 2013 presidential elections in the Republic of Cyprus
The impact of democracy on interest group system institutionalization: Democracy and interest group system
This paper provides the first large-N study, which measures the variation in interest group system institutionalization. It shows that the level of democracy is a very strong determinant of strength of interest groups across countries. Findings are corroborated by analysing the Tunisian case to alleviate the reverse causality problem. Implications for comparative interest groups and democracy research are discussed. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & …
Quality of democracy in unrecognized states: Lessons from Northern Cyprus
Scholars have recently debated whether non-recognition is a blessing or a curse for democracy. Some suggest that lack of recognition forces political elites to democratize and acquire internal legitimacy to compensate for the lack of external legitimacy. Others suggest that democratization is used as a strategy by which to acquire international recognition. Still others claim that non-recognition obliges unrecognized states to rely on a patron st…
Interest groups and social media: An examination of cause and sectional groups' social media strategies in the EU
This paper examines social media use by cause and sectional interest groups in the European Union. The literature suggests that cause groups should focus on building a constituency more than sectional groups, because they do not offer exclusive benefits to their members. Cause groups face collective action problems more than sectional groups, so they have to take a proactive approach to community building. The nature of the causes cause groups lo…
Knowledge of Lobbying Regulations and Attitudes Toward Politics: Findings from a Survey Experiment in Cyprus
Does knowledge of lobbying regulations curb perceptions of political corruption and increase trust in politicians? The survey experimental data presented in this article suggest that a rise in trust in politicians through knowledge of lobbying regulations is harder to achieve than a decline in perceptions of political corruption. In the case of trust in politicians, only full disclosure makes a substantive difference. In the case of perceived pol…
Narrative strategies for emerging disruptive technologies: A case study of Blockchain for Europe
How do interest groups advocating for emerging disruptive technologies use narrative strategies? I argue that the characteristics of this policy area should define how actors use policy narratives and narrative strategies. Interest groups that strive for innovation, support, and development of emerging technologies should mention benefits of policies and policy proposals more than costs. In addition, they should use the hero character more than t…
Policy diffusion in unlikely places: Between emulation and coercion in Northern Cyprus
This article utilizes policy diffusion theory to understand the policy processes in de facto states, specifically, to investigate policy-making in the ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC),’ examining whether policies diffused to the ‘TRNC’ and which mechanisms are responsible for diffusion. Although one might expect that lack of recognition limits the diffusion of policies to de facto states, the findings suggest that the ‘TRNC’ has been q…
Political science (12 works) · Law (11 works) · Law (9 works) · Politics (9 works) · Economics (7 works) · Political economy (7 works) · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (5 works) · European Union Policy and Governance (4 works)