The Trajectory of International Relations Dissertations in Turkish Academia between 2000 and 2020

IF 0.7 Q3 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

All Azimuth-A Journal of Foreign Policy and Peace Pub Date : 2022-12-15 DOI:10.20991/allazimuth.1218033

Özge Özkoç, P. Çağlayan

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Dissertations are among the most important elements of academic production, along with scientific research articles and books. They not only reveal an academic’s field of research, but also provide clues as to what research methods and tools scholars will employ in postdoctoral studies. Moreover, and crucial to this paper, they are important indicators of the trajectory of research fields, as well as their general roles in the academic world. This study aims to reveal general trends/indicators in Turkish International Relations (hereafter IR) dissertations through an analysis of IR dissertations written in various Turkish universities between 2000 and 2020. There is a rather widespread claim among IR academics in Turkey that this particular community largely contributes to the Western-oriented discipline of IR as local or regional experts, dealing mainly with Turkish foreign policy and regional problems rather than with theoretical concerns in IR. A further aim of this study is to test whether this claim remains valid with the analysis of recent IR dissertations produced in Turkish universities.

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2000 - 2020年土耳其学术界国际关系论文的发展轨迹

论文与科学研究论文和书籍一样，是学术成果中最重要的组成部分。它们不仅揭示了一个学者的研究领域，也为学者在博士后研究中将使用什么研究方法和工具提供了线索。此外，对本文至关重要的是，它们是研究领域轨迹的重要指标，以及它们在学术界的一般作用。本研究旨在通过分析2000年至2020年间土耳其各大学撰写的国际关系论文，揭示土耳其国际关系(以下简称IR)论文的总体趋势/指标。在土耳其的国际关系学者中有一种相当普遍的说法，即这个特殊的社区作为当地或地区的专家，在很大程度上为西方导向的国际关系学科做出了贡献，主要处理土耳其的外交政策和地区问题，而不是处理国际关系中的理论问题。本研究的进一步目的是通过分析土耳其大学最近发表的IR论文来检验这一说法是否仍然有效。

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期刊介绍： All Azimuth is a bi-annual journal that provides a forum for academic studies on foreign policy analysis and peace research as well as theoretically-oriented policy pieces on international issues. We particularly welcome research on the nexus of peace, security, and development. We aim to publish pieces bridging the theory-practice gap; dealing with under-represented conceptual approaches in the field; and engaging in scholarly dialogue between the “center” and the “periphery”. We strongly encourage, therefore, publications with homegrown theoretical and philosophical approaches. In this sense, All Azimuth aims to transcend conventional theoretical, methodological, geographical, academic and cultural boundaries. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial evaluation by the Editor. If found suitable for further consideration, manuscripts will be assessed through double-blind peer-review by independent, anonymous experts. All Azimuth is published by the Center for Foreign Policy and Peace Research, a non-profit and nonpartisan organization dedicated to helping develop agendas and promote policies that contribute to the peaceful resolution of international and inter-communal conflicts taking place particularly in the regions surrounding Turkey.