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The 2007 Parliamentary elections in Turkey: Between securitisation and desecuritisation
Karakaya Polat, Rabia (Oxford Univ Press, 2009-01)On 22 July 2007, 84% of the Turkish public went to polling stations to cast their votes in General Election. The incumbent Justice and Development Party (AKP) won a landslide victory, receiving 47% of the vote, the largest ... -
Azerbeycan ve Türkiye'de siyasi değişim ve modernleşme bağlamında siyasi karikatür
Bıçakcı, Ahmet Salih; Karakaya Polat, Rabia (Tübitak, 2008-01-15)Bu araştırma, siyasi karikatürlerin çözümlenmesi yoluyla Azerbaycan ve Türkiye'deki siyasi değişim ve modernleşme süreçlerini incelemektedir. Modernleşme ve ulus kurma sürecinde siyasi karikatürlerin yansıttığı konular, ... -
Biometric technology and policy narratives on migration control: the case of Turkey
Karakaya Polat, Rabia (Işık Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2024-04-30)This paper analyses policy narratives on the use of biometric technology in mobile migration vehicles as a means of surveillance and control over irregular migration. Equipped with biometric control technology and appearing ... -
Citizenship in the age of the Internet: a comparative analysis of Britain and Turkey
Karakaya Polat, Rabia; Pratchett, Lawrence (Routledge Journals, 2014-01-02)The article links the literatures on citizenship studies and electronic democracy by analyzing the extent to which theories and practices of citizenship are being transformed in the age of the Internet. Distinguishing ... -
Digital exclusion in Turkey: A policy perspective
Karakaya Polat, Rabia (Elsevier Inc, 2012-10)This article explores the patterns of the digital divide in Turkey and analyzes policies related to this issue. Our analysis reveals that the digital disparities are interwoven with other social inequalities. This finding ... -
E-citizenship: reconstructing the public online
Karakaya Polat, Rabia; Pratchett, Lawrence (Policy Press, 2009-01-01)[No abstract available] -
From conflict to cooperation: Desecuritization of Turkey's relations with Syria and Iran
Aras, Bülent; Karakaya Polat, Rabia (Sage Publications Ltd, 2008-10)In recent years, there has been a notable softening in Turkey's foreign policy toward Syria and Iran. How might we explain the change in Turkey's attitude toward these two countries considering the hostile relations of the ... -
How do local actors interpret, enact and contest policy? An analysis of local government responses to meeting the needs of Syrian refugees in Turkey
Lowndes, Vivien; Karakaya Polat, Rabia (Routledge, 2022-05-04)Although 98% of Turkey’s 3.6 million Syrian refugees live outside camps, municipalities lack formal authority to initiate policies, while receiving no government funding for refugees. Drawing on interpretive policy analysis ... -
How does multi-level governance create capacity to address refugee needs, and with what limitations? an analysis of municipal responses to Syrian refugees in Istanbul
Karakaya Polat, Rabia; Lowndes, Vivien (Oxford University Press, 2022-03)A multi-level governance (MLG) framework is used to investigate how municipalities in Turkey have coped with the arrival of 3.6 million Syrians amid limited resources, an ambiguous legal framework, and changing national ... -
How far away from politics of fear? Turkey in the EU accession process
Karakaya Polat, Rabia (Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2010)[No abstract available] -
The internet and democratic local governance: the context of Britain
Karakaya Polat, Rabia (Elsevier Science, 2005-06)This article seeks to explore the role of the Internet in enhancing democratic local governance. The article suggests that the unique role of elected local authorities is under threat both because of declining levels of ... -
The internet and political participation : exploring the explanatory links
Karakaya Polat, Rabia (Sage Publications Ltd, 2005-12)There is a growing literature exploring the role of the Internet in influencing levels and styles of political participation. However, it is not yet clear why the Internet is perceived as a medium that can, at least ... -
The Kurdish issue: can the Ak Party escape securitization?
Karakaya Polat, Rabia (SETA Foundation, 2008-06-01)The Kurdish question has been a source of domestic conflict since the inception of the Turkish Republic. It has been one of the mostly securitized issues in domestic politics. Despite the continuation of the securitizing ... -
Local democracy online: An analysis of local government web sites in England and Wales
Pratchett, Lawrence; Wingfield, Melvin; Karakaya Polat, Rabia (IGI Global, 2006-07)This report from the field analyzes the extent to which local authorities in England and Wales have responded to the e-democracy agenda by examining their Web sites and assessing their potential to deliver democracy. The ... -
Local democracy online: An analysis of local government web sites in England and Wales
Pratchett, Lawrence; Wingfield, Melvin; Karakaya Polat, Rabia (IGI Global, 2007)This report from the field analyzes the extent to which local authorities in England and Wales have responded to the e-democracy agenda by examining their Web sites and assessing their potential to deliver democracy. The ... -
New directions for women's political development in Turkey: Exploring the implications of the internet for Ka-der
Karakaya Polat, Rabia; Çağlı Kaynak, Elif (IOS Press, 2014)Underrepresentation of women in Turkish politics is well documented. This is evident in the numbers of women in key decision-making positions, including the Parliament. The role of women's NGOs is significant in educating, ... -
Religious solidarity, historical mission and moral superiority: construction of external and internal "others' in AKP's discourses on Syrian refugees in Turkey
Karakaya Polat, Rabia (Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2018-10-20)Turkey hosts the world's largest community of displaced Syrians. According to UNHCR, there are more than 3 million registered Syrians in Turkey as of 2018. Since the beginning of the conflict in Syria in 2011, Turkey's ... -
Street-level governing: negotiating the state in urban Turkey
Karakaya Polat, Rabia (Middle East Institute, 2023-06)[No abstract available] -
Technology and politics: have the ICTs turned into a domain for civil-military relations in Turkey?
Karakaya Polat, Rabia; Kayhan Pusane, Özlem (Routledge Journals, 2016-07-02)The implications of technology have been widely acknowledged in international relations. Studies ranging from the causes of war and military effectiveness to terrorism and nuclear proliferation have explored how technology ... -
Turkey and the Middle East: frontiers of the new geographic imagination
Aras, Bülent; Karakaya Polat, Rabia (Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis LTD, 2007-12)[No abstract available]