Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies

1999 - 2025

Current editor(s): Professor Vassilis Fouskas

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Volume 21, issue 6, 2019

Constructing the Partnership with Turkey on the Refugee Crisis: EU Perceptions and Expectations pp. 625-642

Ipek Demirsu and Damla Cihangir-Tetik

Foreign Policy Activities of China in the Middle East: Establishing Energy Security or Being a Responsible Emerging Power? pp. 643-662

Martina Ponížilová

State and Labour under AKP Rule in Turkey: An Appraisal pp. 663-677

Mehmet Erman Erol

Europeanization of Turkey’s Foreign Policy: The Case of Turkey’s Mediation in the Israel–Palestine Conflict pp. 678-695

Esengül Ayaz Avan

Affecting Consonance, Striving for Dominance: Scholarship and Politics at the Congresses of Byzantine Studies in the Balkans, 1924–1934 pp. 696-715

Aleksandar Ignjatović

Coalition-Building in Iran’s Foreign Policy: Understanding the ‘Axis of Resistance’ pp. 716-731

Mohammad Soltaninejad

Volume 21, issue 5, 2019

Pseudo-Historicism and Architecture: The New Ottomanism in Turkey pp. 493-514

Zafer Çeler

Internationalism and the Emergence of Communist Politics in Greece, 1912–1924 pp. 515-531

Nikos Potamianos

The Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) in Turkey: An Alternative Perspective on the Major Rationales of GAP pp. 532-552

Arda Bilgen

The Gradual Cyprusization of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Structural, Institutional and Process Assumptions pp. 553-575

Ivan Pepić and Mirjana Kasapović

EU peace-building in the north of Kosovo and psychosocial implications for the locals: a bottom up perspective on normative power Europe pp. 576-593

Rok Zupančič

Ottoman Credit System and Usurers in Agriculture in the Nineteenth Century: Practices of Usury Contracts (Selem) pp. 594-612

Mehtap Özdeğer and Emine Zeytinli

Corporate Governance following the Slovenian Transition: From Success Story to Failed Case pp. 613-623

Matej Lahovnik

Volume 21, issue 4, 2019

Defending Cyprus in the Early Postcolonial Era: Makarios, NATO, USSR and the NAM (1964–1967) pp. 367-386

Şevki Kıralp

Balkan Regional Development: Moderate or Radical Islam for the Balkans pp. 387-402

Věra Stojarová and Richard Stojar

Justified grievances? A quantitative examination of case outcomes at the international tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) pp. 403-426

Jovan Milojevich

The Legalization of the Right to Strike in Turkey in the 1960s pp. 427-442

Yunus Emre

Nuclear Energy as a Hegemonic Discourse in Turkey pp. 443-461

Sevgi Balkan-Sahin

Misunderstanding of FDI in the Western Balkans: Cart before the Horse and Wheels without Suspension pp. 462-477

Marko Malovic, Mustafa Özer and Aleksandar Zdravkovic

I/NGOs’ Assistance to Syrian Refugees in Turkey: Opportunities and Challenges pp. 478-491

Bülent Aras and Yasin Duman

Volume 21, issue 3, 2019

The state of the Kurds in Erdoğan’s ‘new’ Turkey pp. 251-259

Nikos Christofis

Conquering the state and subordinating society under AKP rule: a Kurdish perspective on the development of a new autocracy in Turkey pp. 260-273

Joost Jongerden

The dilemma of the Kurdish struggle in Turkey pp. 274-285

Seevan Saeed

(Im)possibility of negotiating peace: 2005‒2015 peace/reconciliation talks between the Turkish government and Kurdish politicians pp. 286-303

Kumru F. Toktamış

Clashes, collaborations and convergences: evolving relations of Turkish and Kurdish women’s rights activists pp. 304-318

Nadje Al-Ali and Latif Taṣ

One state, one nation, one flag—one gender? HDP as a challenger of the Turkish nation state and its gendered perspectives pp. 319-334

Rosa Burç

Left-wing populism within horizontal and vertical politics: the case of Kurdish-led radical democracy in agonistic pluralism pp. 335-349

Omer Tekdemir

‘My Muslim Kurdish brother’: colonial rule and Islamist governmentality in the Kurdish region of Turkey pp. 350-365

Mehmet Kurt

Volume 21, issue 2, 2019

The Impact of Europeanization on Internal Party Organizational Dynamics in Selected Post-Yugoslav Countries pp. 121-145

Dominika Mikucka-Wójtowicz

Islamic Radicalization in Russia’s North Caucasus: Lessons from Russia’s Handling of Religious Revival pp. 146-169

Elena Pokalova

Securitizing Migration in the European Union: Greece and the Evros Fence pp. 170-186

Ioannis N. Grigoriadis and Esra Dilek

Implications of the Balkan Wars for the Yugoslav Idea among Slovenians in Trieste pp. 187-203

Igor Ivašković

State, Technology and Environment on the Lower Danube: Bulgaria and Romania before the Balkan Wars pp. 204-221

Stelu Șerban

Forced Politicization of Television Celebrities in Turkey pp. 222-233

Ece Vitrinel

(Not) Learning from the Past? The Diffusion of the EU’s Rural Development Policy in its Neighbouring Countries pp. 234-250

Christos Kourtelis

Volume 21, issue 1, 2019

Editorial Introduction: Migration in the Western Balkans – Trends and Challenges pp. 1-10

Russell King and Nermin Oruc

From Source to Corridor: Changing Geopolitical Narratives about Migration and EU-Western Balkans Relations pp. 11-26

Ferruccio Pastore

Balkans and Baltics: On Migration as a Factor of Regional Peripheralization pp. 27-42

Aija Lulle

Refugees at the Gates of the EU: Civic Initiatives and Grassroots Responses to the Refugee Crisis along the Western Balkans Route pp. 43-60

Chiara Milan

The Floating Pumpkin Syndrome: Forced Migration, Humanitarian Aid, and the Culture of Learned Helplessness pp. 61-73

Nina Bosankić, Enisa Mešić and Bojan Šošić

The Serbian Diaspora’s Political Views: A Study on the 2017 Serbian Presidential Election pp. 74-89

Tena Prelec

The Effects of Remittances on Education in a Post-Conflict Society: Evidence from Bosnia-Herzegovina pp. 90-103

Nermin Oruc, Ian Jackson and Geoffrey Pugh

The Greek Debt Crisis and Albanian Return Migration pp. 104-119

Kalie Kerpaci and Martin Kuka

Volume 20, issue 6, 2018

Turkey’s Arendtian Moment: Gezi Park Protests pp. 531-546

Gaye İlhan Demiryol

Violence and civilians during the Balkan Wars (1912–1913) pp. 547-563

Panagiotis Delis

The ‘Bulgarian situation’: constructing the myth of a ‘national mentality’ in Bulgarian discourse and its effect on agency pp. 564-577

Nadezhda Sotirova

Three types of forgetting: on contested states in Europe pp. 578-598

Bruno Coppieters

The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo: An Effective Conflict Prevention and Peace-Building Mission? pp. 599-617

Rok Zupančič, Nina Pejič, Blaž Grilj and Annemarie Peen Rodt

The Political Micro-Economy of the Armenian Genocide, 1915–1922 pp. 618-638

Ümit Kurt

A Pacifist’s Life and Death: Grigorios Lambrakis and Greece in the Long Shadow of Civil War pp. 639-640

William Mallinson

Erratum pp. 641-641

The Editors

Volume 20, issue 5, 2018

Fragile Balances: Turkish Foreign Policy on the Sovereignty of the Dodecanese Islands (1940–1947) pp. 405-419

Hazal Papuççular

Yezidi Identity Politics and Political Ambitions in the Wake of the ISIS Attack pp. 420-438

Eszter Spät

Redefinition of State Apparatuses: AKP’s Formal–Informal Networks in the Online Realm pp. 439-458

Dağhan Irak and Ahmet Erdi Öztürk

Between Ankara and Jerusalem: the Armenian Genocide as a Zero-Sum Game in Israel's Foreign Policy (1980’s -2010’s) pp. 459-476

Eldad Ben Aharon

Growth and Relation of Private Savings and Gross Domestic Product in Bosnia and Herzegovina pp. 477-494

Ljubiša Vladušić, Vaso Dragović and Dragana Bašić

A Shrine for the Nation: The Material Transformation of the Lovćen Site in Montenegro pp. 495-512

Emil Hilton Saggau

Rural‒Urban Mobilities in Turkey: Socio-spatial Perspectives on Migration and Return Movements pp. 513-530

Murat Öztürk, Beşir Topaloğlu, Andy Hilton and Joost Jongerden

Volume 20, issue 4, 2018

The Political Economy of Economic and Social Policy in Contemporary Turkey: An Introduction to the Special Issue pp. 311-317

Tim Dorlach and Osman Savaşkan

Social Policy and Different Dimensions of Inequality in Turkey: A Historical Overview pp. 318-331

Ayşe Buğra

The Incompatibility of the Pension System and the Labour Market in Turkey pp. 332-348

Asya Saydam

Building a Competitive Authoritarian Regime: State–Business Relations in the AKP’s Turkey pp. 349-372

Berk Esen and Sebnem Gumuscu

Reconfiguring State‒Business Relations in Turkey: Housing and Hydroelectric Energy Sectors in Comparative Perspective pp. 373-387

Feryaz Ocaklı

The Political Dynamics of R&D Policy in Turkey: Party Differences and Executive Interference during the AKP Period pp. 388-404

Hüseyin Emrah Karaoğuz

Volume 20, issue 3, 2018

The Political Economy of the Eurozone Crisis: Competitiveness and Financialization in PIIGS pp. 211-229

Özgün Sarımehmet Duman

Global Land Grab and the Balkans: Continuity and Changes in a Unique Historical Context pp. 230-250

Nazif Mandacı and Mehmet Ufuk Tutan

Strategic Wisdom in the New Greater Middle Eastern Game? A De-escalatory Rethinking of the Syrian Conflict pp. 251-272

Vincent Ibonye

Jobless Population and Employment Flows in Recession pp. 273-292

Danijel Nestić and Iva Tomić

From Positive Neutrality to Silk Road Activism? The Continuities and Changes in Turkmenistan’s Foreign Policy pp. 293-310

Utku Yapıcı

Volume 20, issue 2, 2018

Economic Interdependence and Stability: The Failure of US Policy in Egypt pp. 113-130

Amir Magdy Kamel

Impact of Interest Rate and Inflation on GDP in Bulgaria, Romania and FYROM pp. 131-147

Ljupco Davcev, Nikolas Hourvouliades and Jasmin Komic

Kazakhstan–BRICS Economic Cooperation: Exploring the Possibilities pp. 148-164

Monowar Mahmood and Golam Mostafa

Stretching, Opening or Sealing the Borders: Turkish Foreign Policy Conceptions and their Impact on Migration, Asylum and Visa Policies pp. 165-182

Mehmet Gökay Özerim

On Postcolonial Influence in Balkan Travel Writing pp. 183-195

Marija Krivokapić and Armela Panajoti

Coping with Crisis in the EU Periphery: The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina pp. 196-210

Valentina Duvnjak

Volume 20, issue 1, 2018

Defected Civilian Civil Servants: Perceptions of Regime Strength in Syria pp. 1-14

Isabell Schierenbeck and Gustav Rudd

The Sociological Foundations of Turkish Nationalism pp. 15-30

Türkay Salim Nefes

Gendered Life-Course Patterns in Post-Socialist Romania: An Illustration from Households Situated in Precarious Prosperity pp. 31-48

Ionela Vlase and Ana Maria Preoteasa

‘I am the God of the House’: How Albanian Rural Men Shift their Performance of Masculinities in the City pp. 49-65

Erka Çaro, Ajay Bailey and Leo Van Wissen

Constructing Official Culture through Stamps: The Case of the Republic of Cyprus pp. 66-85

Sonia Andreou and Evripides Zantides

Mobilizing Diasporas: Insights from Turkey’s Attempts to Reach Turkish Citizens Abroad pp. 86-105

Zeynep Sahin Mencutek and Bahar Baser

Kissinger Conjures Up Bad Images to this Day pp. 106-111

Aris Petasis