Quo Vadis, Turkish IR? Mapping Turkish IR’s Footsteps within the Global

IF 0.7 Q3 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

All Azimuth-A Journal of Foreign Policy and Peace Pub Date : 2023-06-16 DOI:10.20991/allazimuth.1310640

İrem Karamik, Erman Ermi̇han

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Abstract

The International Relations (IR) discipline is ascendant because of the theoretical and methodological divisions and controversies within. As it is mostly placed in the Non-Western IR category, Turkish IR is an interesting case in that it reveals the temporal changes of theoretical debates in IR and their local resonance from the purview of a geography that is jammed between the West and the rest. For this reason, this paper examines the literature on the Turkish School of IR (if there is any) and draws some conclusions regarding its current state. This research first utilizes the Teaching, Research, and International Policy (TRIP) surveys conducted by the International Relations Council of Turkey (IRCT) between 2007 and 2018. More extensively, the top 20 journals categorized under Google Scholar’s “Diplomacy and International Relations” list are coded based on their titles containing “Turkey.” Articles from the 1922–2021 period are then analyzed considering their authors, abstracts, and keywords. From this analysis, the study finds that studies focusing on Turkey have improved over the years, although there is a need for more theoretical and methodological advancements. As a “peripheral” country in IR, Turkey is still a subject of study by the “center” countries.

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Quo Vadis，土耳其IR?绘制土耳其IR在全球的足迹

由于理论和方法上的分歧和争论，国际关系(IR)学科正在崛起。由于它主要被置于非西方国际关系范畴，土耳其国际关系是一个有趣的案例，因为它揭示了国际关系理论辩论的时间变化及其在西方和其他地区之间的地理范围内的局部共鸣。出于这个原因，本文考察了有关土耳其国际关系学派的文献(如果有的话)，并就其现状得出了一些结论。本研究首先利用了土耳其国际关系委员会(IRCT)在2007年至2018年期间进行的教学、研究和国际政策(TRIP)调查。更广泛地说，在google Scholar的“外交与国际关系”列表中，排名前20的期刊是根据标题中包含“土耳其”进行编码的。然后分析1922-2021年期间的文章，考虑其作者，摘要和关键词。从这一分析中，该研究发现，尽管需要更多的理论和方法上的进步，但多年来，针对土耳其的研究已经有所改善。土耳其作为国际关系的“外围”国家，仍然是“中心”国家研究的对象。

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