Insight Turkey Journal
Call for Submissions for a Special Issue on “Turkey: Changing Dynamics in Regional and Global Political Economy”
Guest Editors: Erdal Tanas Karagöl and Sadık Ünay Insight Turkey invites submissions for its Winter 2011 issue, “Turkey: Changing Dynamics in Regional and Global Political Economy.”
We seek original manuscripts from scholars and practitioners, which offer theoretical reflections and in-depth analyses on the political economy of Turkey’s foreign engagements. Emergence of Turkey as a regional power over the past decade has led to many discussions on Turkey.
The topics suitable for inclusion in the special issue include but are not limited to: • Political economy of Turkish Foreign Policy • Political economy of Turkey’s recent transformation • Foreign direct investment , privatization and new opportunities in Turkey • Regional integration in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and Eurasia • Recent shift in Turkey’s trade orientation in light of Asian economic and political rise • Turkey’s changing structure in foreign trade in the last decade • New perspectives on Turkey’s trade policies and free trade agreements • Global economic crisis and its impact on Turkey’s economy and trade • Turkey and international institutions (IMF, World Bank) after the global financial crisis • Politics of economic liberalization in Turkey • Political economy of capital relations in Turkey • The rise of Anatolian bourgeoisie • Turkey’s regional integration efforts: Implications for the Customs Union with the EU and relations with the United States • Political economy of energy (potential advantages and disadvantages of Turkey's rise as an energy hub) • Turkish foreign economic policy and international competitiveness • The role of Turkish NGOs (i.e. business associations) in foreign economic policy making Covered by major indexing and abstracting systems and databases Insight Turkey is a refereed academic journal with a policy-oriented perspective.
The deadline for submission of completed papers is November 1, 2010. Interested authors are encouraged to send a 300-word abstract to the journal editors no later than August 30, 2010. Submissions and any questions on editorial issues should be directed to editors at editor(AT)insightturkey.com
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