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Rethinking the international and security through the city
(Bilkent University, 2014)
Although territorial physical borders are still relevant, other forms of
bordering take place daily that are not in line with the imagination of the
international as a space of territorially demarcated sovereign states. ...
Approaches to the root causes of state failure and collapse
(Bilkent University, 2012)
In the aftermath of the Cold War, failed states have increasingly been viewed
as a cause for concern for the international system due to numerous
humanitarian and security challenges they created. Since then, a variety ...
The Greek Muslim migration : rethinking the role of security and nationalism within the 1923 compulsory exchange of populations between Greece and Turkey
(Bilkent University, 2004)
In my Masters Thesis, I examine the 1923 Compulsory Population Exchange
between Greece and Turkey (CEOPBGT). Endorsed at a convention in Lausanne,
Switzerland, the forced transfer of over one million Anatolian Greek ...
The reconstruction of human security through the framework of security-as-emancipation
(Bilkent University, 2014)
This thesis provides a critical examination of Human Security through the
framework of security-as-emancipation. Given the novelty and prominence of
Human Security after the Cold War, it is argued that Human Security has ...
Security first approach : causes of security prioritization and implication of this prioritization on democracy in the cases of Singapore and Azerbaijan
(Bilkent University, 2009)
The security-democracy relationship is an interesting issue that has drawn
scholarly attention. The security first approach is a new input in the field. It looks
the issue from the Western foreign policy perspective and ...
Illiberal security practices of liberal states in the post 9/11 era : Aberystwyth & Paris School compared
(Bilkent University, 2012)
The relationship between security and liberty is an issue that has always
attracted scholarly attention. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, this issue received a new
lease of life in the literature. This is because some ...
How can a gender-aware analysis contribute to our understanding of security?
(Bilkent University, 2006)
This thesis discusses the possible contribution of a gender-aware analysis to
our understanding of security. Within the discipline of International Relations, there
is a great diversity in the range of perspectives on ...
Migration and security : history, practice, and theory
(Bilkent University, 2010)
Receiving states viewed international migration as a means of economic
development well until late 20th century. Since then policy makers around the
world have increasingly associated migration to security and sought to ...
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 ...
US- Iranian relations on the road to the Islamic revolution
(Bilkent University, 2010)
This thesis aims to elaborate on the U.S.-Iranian relations on the road to the
Islamic revolution with a special attention to the identity-security dynamics in
these relations and in the impact on the dynamics of the ...