Outputs (19)

2023 Elections in Turkey within Global Context: Right Wing Populism in the Era of Global Shift (2023)
Journal Article

Many observers predicted that the catastrophic earthquake of February 2023 and huge and unprecedent problems of high inflation and cost of living crisis would end Erdogan era and his credibility in Turkey. However, despite all ongoing deep problems,... Read More about 2023 Elections in Turkey within Global Context: Right Wing Populism in the Era of Global Shift.

From silence to ‘strategic advancement’: institutional responses to ‘decolonising’ in higher education in England (2021)
Journal Article

Amid the rising calls for a ‘decolonised curriculum’, scholars and activists have outlined what needs to be done to ‘decolonise the university’. Yet in practice, those involved in decolonising work often face considerable backlash and institutional r... Read More about From silence to ‘strategic advancement’: institutional responses to ‘decolonising’ in higher education in England.

Turkish Neutrality in the Second World War and relations with the Soviet Union (2021)
Journal Article

According to official Turkish and Western historiography, following the key victories against the Nazi German forces, the Soviet leadership changed its position and started putting pressure on Turkey. Accordingly, the Soviet-Turkish relations changed... Read More about Turkish Neutrality in the Second World War and relations with the Soviet Union.

The promised spring: death and neoliberalism in Iraq (2020)
Journal Article

Globalisation and modernisation were expected to transform the Middle East, by ending regional conflicts and spreading democracy, freedom, prosperity and peace. However, the oil reserves of the Gulf have been the main stake in Western policies that l... Read More about The promised spring: death and neoliberalism in Iraq.

Two pillars of US global hegemony: Middle Eastern oil and the petrodollar (2020)
Book Chapter

Lenin’s 'Eastern policy' and communism in Turkey and Greece, 1918-1923 (2020)
Journal Article

Examining Lenin's strategy towards colonial and semi-colonial periphery is crucial in understanding the way in which early Soviet policy was shaped and implemented towards the crucial conflict in Anatolia between Greece-Britain's proxy-and Turkish na... Read More about Lenin’s 'Eastern policy' and communism in Turkey and Greece, 1918-1923.

Crisis in Eastern Mediterranean and COVID-19 (2020)
Journal Article

In this discussion with Vassilis K. Fouskas and Bülent Gökay, Biljana Vankovska explores the complexities of the crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean centred around the issue of refugees/migrants/asylum seekers. Fouskas argues that the Turkish governm... Read More about Crisis in Eastern Mediterranean and COVID-19.

The Disintegration of Euro-Atlanticism and New Authoritarianism (2019)
Book

This book sets out a concrete analytical and empirical framework to understand the Euro-zone crisis and the deep disintegrative tendencies of Euro-Atlantic neo-imperialism. It explores how the authoritarianism and austerity led from above in the tran... Read More about The Disintegration of Euro-Atlanticism and New Authoritarianism.

Communist Party of Turkey: An Instrument of 'Soviet Eastern Policy'? (2019)
Book Chapter

The Disintegration of Euro-Atlanticism and New Authoritarianism: Global Power-Shift (2018)
Book

This book sets out a concrete analytical and empirical framework to understand the Euro-zone crisis and the deep disintegrative tendencies of Euro-Atlantic neo-imperialism. It explores how the authoritarianism and austerity led from above in the tran... Read More about The Disintegration of Euro-Atlanticism and New Authoritarianism: Global Power-Shift.