Browsing by Keywords "Arab Spring"
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The Arab Spring: A Game Changer in Turkey-EU Relations?
(2013)We argue in this paper that the Arab Spring has opened a window of opportunity not just to create stability and democracy in one of the most unstable regions of the world, but also for revitalizing Turkey-EU relations. In ... -
Beware the winter is coming! Arab Spring in the global media
(Routledge, 2017)This study critically examines how the global media uses the concept of revolution when reporting about the Arab Spring. The understanding of the concept informed by historical Western revolutionary events perpetuates ... -
Explaining duration of leadership change in Arab uprisings through perceived political opportunity structures : comparing Egypt and Syria
(Bilkent University, 2016-09)Egyptian President Mubarak was forced to leave office after turbulent public protests that lasted eighteen days in 2011. Yet, in the Syrian case, we have currently been witnessing a completely different state of affairs. ... -
From good neighbor to model: Turkey's changing roles in the Middle East in the aftermath of the Arab Spring
(International Relations Council of Turkey (UİK), 2014)The recent Arab uprisings have forced many actors to reconsider their positions regarding Middle Eastern politics. Role theory provides a viable tool to explain changes in actors’ foreign policy behaviors, presuming that ... -
Revolution, modernity and the Arab Spring
(Bilkent University, 2017-07)This dissertation critically examines how linguistic and discursive practices in global media discourses devalorize the revolutionary implications of the so called Arab Spring. By using media framing analysis it approaches ... -
The role of emotions during the Arab Spring in Tunisia and Egypt in light of repertoires
(Routledge, 2019-02)This article examines the role of emotions during the Arab Spring in Tunisia and Egypt in the context of collective level emotions in mobilizations. Emotions are understood as a catalyst whose mechanism of action is performed ... -
Unveiling the unknown face: the role of the united nations in promoting democracy
(T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı Stratejik Araştırmalar Merkezi, 2014)The general tendency in academic writing about the UN is to highlight its contribution to the maintenance of international peace and security, as well as its role in boosting economic, social and other forms of cooperation ...
