Turkey's national role conceptions and the implications in the Eastern Mediterranean

buir.advisorÖzdamar, Özgür
dc.contributor.authorAkın, Yazgı Nur
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-27T06:05:21Z
dc.date.available2021-01-27T06:05:21Z
dc.date.issued2021-01
dc.date.released2021-01-22
dc.departmentDepartment of Economicsen_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of article.en_US
dc.descriptionThesis (M.S.): Bilkent University, Graduate Program in Energy Economics, Policy and Security, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, 2021.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 75-95).en_US
dc.description.abstractAlthough many studies prefer using the mainstream international relations (IR) theories nowadays, this thesis utilizes role theory as a foreign policy analysis (FPA) tool for examining national role conceptions of Turkey and the implications of these roles in the Eastern Mediterranean specifically. Following the preliminary works of several scholars as K. J. Holsti, who study the role of beliefs, images and identities of the states, this thesis aims to correlate Turkish national roles with its political and economic aims towards the Eastern Mediterranean region. In order to offer a comprehensive perspective, the thesis examines the data including official foreign policy speeches of highest-level decision-makers since 2018. By using the roles and related keywords, a content analysis which is based on word count was used as a methodology. This methodology was used for both generally presented national roles and their reflections and implications in the Eastern Mediterranean. Most emphasized 10 roles found in the analysis was visualized with graphics according to years of speeches while the same method was applied to show actor-specific roles. As a result, I argue that using role theory makes it possible to plausibly explain Turkey's foreign policy decisions towards the region rather than mainstream IR theories.en_US
dc.description.degreeM.A.en_US
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dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Yazgı Nur Akın.en_US
dc.format.extentxi, 150 leaves : illustrations, charts ; 30 cm.en_US
dc.identifier.itemidB158367
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/54913
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherBilkent Universityen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectEastern Mediterranean foreign policy analysisen_US
dc.subjectNational role conceptionsen_US
dc.subjectRole theoryen_US
dc.subjectTurkish foreign policyen_US
dc.titleTurkey's national role conceptions and the implications in the Eastern Mediterraneanen_US
dc.title.alternativeTürkiye’nin ulusal rol kavramsallaştırmaları ve Doğu Akdeniz’de uygulanmasıen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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