The editorial committee of world politics thanks the following scholars for their assistance in refereeing submissions in 2012. While turks were almost entirely connected with the social democratic party spd in germany in the 1960s and 1970s, the 1980s witnessed the rising appeal of the greens among immigrants in. Targeted killing has increasingly become the weapon of choice, has caused notable collateral damage and civilian casualties, and has garnered. Politics and american history march, 2016 politics and american history march, 2016. He has published articles in ab imperio, insight turkey, uc davis international affairs journal, alternatives. Sener akturk is a scholar of comparative politics broadly defined, with a focus on comparative politics of ethnicity, religion, and nationalism, especially in germany, russia, and turkey.
Associate professor, koc university, department of international relations. Winner of the 20 joseph rothschild book prize, association for the study of nationalities and the harriman institute, columbia university. Thoroughly revised and reorganized, the 12th edition of world politics. This copy is for your personal, noncommercial use only. Representations of the turkic peoples in shahnameh and the grecoroman sources, journal of academic studies, vol. But these studies do not highlight the possibility that state fragilityfailure is a function of historical path dependency. Eurasianism as a prorussian rethinking of turkeys geopolitical identity.
Russia is the most important and the most powerful state in turkeys immediate neighborhood today, as it has been. Sage video bringing teaching, learning and research to life. What led german leaders to finally grant guest workers from southern and. He was a postdoctoral fellow in the davis center for russian and eurasian studies, and a visiting lecturer in the department of government. Sener akturk, koc university, international relations department, faculty member.
Regimes of ethnicity and nationhood in germany, russia, and turkey this is a book about what it meant to be german, soviet, russian. The best politics books of 2017 a year of tory meltdown, brexit bots, and in which women spoke out in the wake of harvey weinstein. Using a new typology of regimes of ethnicity and a close study of primary documents and numerous interviews, sener akturk argues that the coincidence of three key factors counterelites, new discourses and hegemonic majorities explains successful change in state policies toward ethnicity. Politics and american history books best sellers march. Regimes of ethnicity and nationhood in germany, russia, and turkey. Germanys ethnic citizenship law, the soviet unions inscription of ethnic origins in personal identification documents and turkeys prohibition on the public use of minority languages, all implemented during the early twentieth century, underpinned the.
Politics this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Regimes of ethnicity and nationhood in germany, russia, and turkey, by s. In familiar dance, turkey warms to russia as us ties. Insight turkey, an insightful reference for turkish politics and international affairs. The presence of failed states in the international system has increased, especially after the end of the cold war. Conflicts in georgia, syria, and ukraine, and cooperation over nuclear energy. What processes must take place in order for countries to radically redefine who is a citizen. He has authored chapters in various edited books published in turkey, russia. Oct 23, 2016 a reading guide for those in despair about american politics nearly three dozen book recommendations to help make sense of the state of u. His primary research interest focuses on the process and dynamics of comparative democratization, the politics of the developing world, state capacity, quality of governance, comparativehistorical analyses, and politicalsocial violence.
The best politics books of 2017 books the guardian. Regimes of ethnicity and nationhood in germany, russia, and turkey sener akturk akturk discusses how the definition of being german, soviet, russian and turkish changed at the turn of the twentyfirst century. Turkeys strategic significance is mainly due to its role as one of the few critical states that can slow, obstruct, and stop the southern expansion of russian influence. Sener akturk is an associate professor at koc university in istanbul. Monoreligious and antiethnic definition of turkish nationhood, middle eastern studies, volume 45, issue 6 november 2009. Regimes of ethnicity and nationhood in germany, russia, and turkey by sener akturk, 9781107614253, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Sener akturk is a scholar of comparative politics broadly defined, with a focus on. Cambridge core international relations and international organisations regimes of ethnicity and nationhood in germany, russia, and turkey by sener akturk. Sener akturk, regimes of ethnicity and nationhood in germany, russia, and turkey. Sage books the ultimate social sciences digital library. Books about politics of the united states wikipedia. Akturk discusses how the definition of being german, soviet, russian and turkish radically changed at the turn of the twentyfirst century.
Contradictions of islamic origins and secular nationbuilding in turkey, algeria, and pakistan. Regimes of ethnicity and nationhood in germany, russia, and. Why did a couple of western european states conquer the world. Cambridge university press problems of international politics, 2012. Turkish president targets clerics schools on africa visit. Urdu politics books pdf free download and read online.
An invaluable primer from richard haass, president of the council on foreign relations, that will help anyone, expert and nonexpert alike, navigate a time in which many of our biggest challenges come from the world beyond our borders. In a slippery posttruth world, her book is a reminder of. Why was russia able to finally remove ethnicity from internal passports after failing to do so during seven decades of soviet rule. Russia is the most important and the most powerful state in turkeys immediate neighborhood today, as it has been for several centuries. In regimes of ethnicity and nationhood in germany, russia and turkey, we are treated to an amazing wealth of information about three cases whose histories paralleled each other in important ways. Nov 30, 2012 about professor sener akturk sener akturk is an assistant professor at koc university in istanbul. Sage reference the complete guide for your research journey. Turkeys involvement in africa feeds into the turkish ruling partys selfperception as the protector of muslims and muslim minorities around the world, said sener akturk, associate. He has spent extended periods in vienna, berlin, and moscow for language study and doctoral research. Nov 29, 2017 the best politics books of 2017 a year of tory meltdown, brexit bots, and in which women spoke out in the wake of harvey weinstein. Sener akturk s regimes of ethnicity and nationhood in germany, russia, and turkey.
A reading guide for those in despair about american politics nearly three dozen book recommendations to help make sense of the state of u. Using a new typology of regimes of ethnicity and a close study of primary documents and numerous interviews, sener akturk argues that the coincidence of three key factors counterelites, new discourses, and hegemonic majorities explains successful change in state policies toward ethnicity. His book, regimes of ethnicity and nationhood in germany, russia, and turkey. Politics this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a. Theory, the internet and renewing democracy by trevor garrison smith university of westminster press, 2017 the objective of this book is to outline how a radically democratic politics can be reinvigorated in theory and practice through the use of the internet. Pages in category books about politics of the united states the following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 228 total. The article proposes a social constructivist take on soft power by anchoring it to the concept of collective identity, and by suggesting a set of criteria that can be used to assess whether soft power is present in. The mass media has a powerful influence on political reality, as it shapes public opinion and lays the foundations of political beliefs. His book, regimes of ethnicity and nationhood in germany, russia. He has published more than thirty articles in international and national refereed academic journals including world politics, postsoviet affairs, european journal of sociology, middle eastern studies, nationalities papers, ab imperio.
Trend and transformation presents the most comprehensive coverage of any text. Sener akturk is an assistant professor at koc university in istanbul. The postamerican world by fareed zakaria, the tragedy of great power politics by john j. Apr 01, 2006 contributors contributors 20060401 00. Feb 07, 2008 the leading text in international relations is getting even better.
The editorial committee of world politics thanks the following scholars for their assistance in refereeing submissions in 2012 toril aalberg. The 10 best books about global politics hippo reads. Publication date old to new publication date new to old applied filters. Revisionist historiographys challenge to the official version of the turkish war. In familiar dance, turkey warms to russia as us ties unravel. Persistence of the islamic millet as an ottoman legacy. Postimperial democracies and new projects of nationhood in eurasia. Therefore, politicians and political parties are particularly sensitive towards their media presence and. Mar, 2016 politics and american history march, 2016 politics and american history march, 2016. This article looks at the impact of turkish voters in german politics since the 1980s with a special attention to the latest elections in september 2009.
University press, 2012, which received the 20 joseph rothschild book prize. The colonial foundations of state fragility and failure. As its name suggests, this is a book that attempts to answer one of the greatest historical puzzles of all times. Other contributions to reference books provided an expert evaluation of parliamentary powers in cyprus.
Comparative analysis of germany, the soviet unionpostsoviet russia, and turkey, world politics, vol. What is soft power, and how can we analyse it empirically. Jan 18, 20 akturk discusses how the definition of being german, soviet, russian and turkish radically changed at the turn of the twentyfirst century. This is a book about what it meant to be german, soviet, russian, and. The leading text in international relations is getting even better. Tusalem is an associate professor of political science at arkansas state university. Germanys ethnic citizenship law, the soviet unions inscription of ethnic origins in personal identification documents. He holds degrees from the university of chicago ba, ma and the university of california, berkeley ma, phd. By mid2015, the ypgpyds expanding occupation of the mostly arabmajority northern syria, combined with their deliberate policy of forced displacement of its arab and turkmen, but also. Evaluating an edited book written by twelve authors with significantly different. Twothirds of the book is actually on germanys citizenship reform and russias removal of ethnicity from their citizens id cards. It is indeed a stunning fact that western europe, which was an unenviable backwater of the world in the early middle ages, ended up gaining control of 84 percent of. Regimes of ethnicity and nationhood in germany, russia.
His articles were published in world politics, postsoviet affairs, journal of ethnic and migration studies, social science quarterly, european journal of sociology, turkish studies, middle eastern studies, osteuropa, nationalities papers, theoria, ab imperio, all azimuth, insight turkey, turkish policy. Recent research demonstrates that state fragility and failure are strongly influenced by regime type, political instability, and economic growth. List of books and articles about politics and mass media. Origins of gandhis emergence as a world historical figure and the new age culture, journal of academic studies, vol. Hopefully some of the books on this list will help you see global politics in a new light. Sener akturk senior fellow sener akturk is an associate professor at koc university in istanbul. Turkish journal of international relations, journal of academic studies and hemispheres. Sener akturk is an assistant professor of international relations at koc. For example, western europeans began to conquer the world in the late 15th and early 16th century, in any case long before the 19th century when industrialization took off, first in britain and later in the rest of western europe, so industrialization cannot be the cause of the outcome that had begun in earnest two centuries before.
Final report summary regimes of ethnicity regimes of. Sage business cases real world cases at your fingertips. Politics of pakistan,india and world books in urdu pdf. Akturk s theory also explains well why germany changed its citizenship law and why russia removed ethnicity from id cards with the same logic. It uses key concepts from major theoretical traditions to analyze both historical and contemporary developments in international relations including such topics as war. Cq press your definitive resource for politics, policy and people. Unionpostsoviet russia, and turkey volume 63 issue 1 sener akturk.
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