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The agrarian question, degrowth and the Global South
(Bilkent University, 2022-12)Despite the rise of the degrowth idea and movement, which opposes the limitless economic growth mindset, little work has been done on its perspective on agriculture, land and the conditions of the peasantry, especially in ... -
A critique of the international criminal court : The Making of the “International Community” through international criminal prosecutions
(Bilkent University, 2015-07)It is not “the state” but a more diffuse and amorphous power which revitalizes the twin legacies of the state of containment and disciplinary supervision of problematic populations at the global level. The International ... -
Egocentrism and violence : a critique of democratic peace theory
(Bilkent University, 2004)The main argument of this thesis is that democratic peace theory is violent at both the theoretical and practical level. This argument is developed by drawing on the ideas of French philosopher Emmanuel Levinas on ... -
Maternal activism, feminism and world politics: the case of the Saturday mothers in Turkey
(Bilkent University, 2020-07)This thesis addresses the question of whether or not the Saturday Mothers and their protests can be seen as serving feminist objectives in Turkey, situating it within the broader context of maternal activism and feminism ... -
A Neo-Marxist analysis of the privatization of security
(Bilkent University, 2014)There is an increase in the role played by non-state security actors in daily lives and in politics during the last three decades. Although a number of different questions and issues related to private security in different ... -
The role of neoconservative ideas in the security policies of the first George W Bush administration
(Bilkent University, 2005)This thesis attempts to make a contribution to the debate on the role played by neoconservative ideas in the first George Walker Bush Administration’s (2000-2004) foreign and security policies. While supporting the view ... -
Securitization, militarization and gender in Turkey
(Bilkent University, 2006)The process of securitization reflects the dominant security understanding and the forces that play on this security understanding in a country. In Turkey, this process of securitization is experienced in close relation ...
