BALKAN DEVLEN
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Personal Information
Department of International Relations Email: balkan.devlen@ieu.edu.tr
Izmir University of Economics Phone: +90 532 764 5233
Sakarya Cad. No:156 Web: http://www.balkandevlen.com
Balcova, Izmir, TURKEY
Education
2007 Ph.D. Political Science, University of Missouri
2001 B.S. International Relations, Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey
Employment
2007 - Assistant Professor, Izmir University of Economics, Turkey
2006 – 2007 Instructor, University of Missouri
2002 – 2006 Teaching Assistant / Research Assistant, University of Missouri
2001 – 2002 Research Assistant, Middle East Technical University
Publications
Monographs:
Renegade Regimes and Foreign Policy Crises: Understanding Saddam Hussein, Slobodan Milosevic, and Kim Il-Sung. (VDM Verlag Dr. Muller, 2008)
Articles:
“Levant’da Büyük Oyun: Doğu Akdeniz’in Petrol ve Doğal Gaz Jeopolitiği” (Great Game in the Levant: Jeopolitics of Oil and Gas in the Eastern Mediterrenean, in Turkish), (with Volkan Ediger). (Uluslararasi Iliskiler, forthcoming) (SSCI)
“Uluslararası İlişkilerde İngiliz Okulu Kuramı: Kökenleri, Kavramları ve Tartışmaları” (English School Theory of International Relations: Its Origins, Concepts, and Debates. In Turkish), (with Ozgur Ozdamar). (Uluslararasi Iliskiler V.7:25, p.43-68, 2010) (SSCI)
“Dealing or Dueling with the US? Explaining and Predicting Iranian Behavior in the Iranian Nuclear Crisis”. (International Studies Review, V.12:1, 2010) (SSCI)
“The English School, International Relations and Progress”, (with Ibrahim O. Ozdamar and Patrick James),(International Studies Review, V.7:1, p.171-197, 2005)
Book Chapters:
“English School” in Mark Bevir (ed.), Encyclopedia of Political Theory,(Sage, 2010)
“Neoclassical Realism and Foreign Policy Crises” (with Ozgur Ozdamar) in Annette Freyberg-Inan, Ewan Harrison, and Patrick James (eds.), Rethinking Realism in International Relations: Between Tradition and Innovation. (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009).
“Canada”, in Karl DeRouen and Uk Heo, (eds.), Defense and Security: A Compendium of National Armed Forces and Security Policies. (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC Clio Publications, 2005).
Op-Eds and Media Appearances
Op-Eds
“Αποψη: Καπνός χωρίς φωτιά στην Αν. Μεσόγειο” (Smoke without fire in the Eastern Mediterrenean, in Greek), Kathimerini, September 25, 2011
“Ελλάδα - Τουρκία: ασύμμετρες αντιλήψεις” (Turkish-Greek Relations: The Problem of Asymmetrical Perceptions, in Greek), Kathimerini, July 31, 2010
“Αποψη: Από την «Ελεύθερη Γάζα», στην... ελεύθερη πτώση” (From “Free Gaza” To Free Fall?, in Greek), Kathimerini, June 6, 2010
“Η κρίση στις σχέσεις Τουρκίας και Ισραήλ” (Turkish – Israeli Relations in Crisis, in Greek), Kathimerini, April 8, 2010
“Turkish Foreign Policy and the Balkans – II”, Balkan Strategy, March 2010
“Turkish Foreign Policy and the Balkans – I”, Balkan Strategy, February 2010
"Why Turkey Should Worry About Iran" , Hurriyet Daily News, November 16, 2009
"Quo
Vadis, Turkey?", Changing
Turkey in a Changing World,
November 9, 2009
"AB'nin Balkan Bilmecesi" (EU's
Balkan Puzzle, in Turkish), Balkan
Günlüğü,
July 27, 2009
"Η υποχώρηση των στρατηγών"
(The retreat of the generals, in Greek), Kathimerini,
July 4, 2009
“The illusion surrounding Obama’s presidency”, Today’s Zaman, October 28, 2008.
“Geopolitical consequences of the economic crisis”, Today’s Zaman, October 20, 2008.
Media Appearances
Interviewed by Izmir Life on the revolutions in the Middle East, March 2011
Regular contributor to TRT Radio (Turkey) and Athens International Radio (Greece) on foreign policy issues.
Guest appearances in Yeni Asir TV (Turkey), Kanal 35 (Turkey), and SKY TV (Turkey)
Manuscripts in Preparation
“Strategies of Regional Powers Under Unipolarity”
“Climate Change and the Institutions of International Society”
Awards, Grants, Fellowships
The Levin Institute Fellow, SUNY New Paltz, September 2011.
Research Grant for “Energy Security in the Black Sea”, (with Volkan Ediger, Itir Bagdadi, and Burcu Adivar), SAREN (Strategic Research Institute of the Turkish Armed Forces), April 2011 – October 2011.
Scientific Research Grant for “Fear, Greed, and Honor: Foreign Policy Behavior during International Crises”, Izmir University of Economics, August 2010 – June 2011.
2011 ISA Catalytic Research Grant for workshop on “Bridging the Transatlantic Divide: American and European Realism Reconsidered.”, ISA, 2011.
Excellence in Political Science Teaching Award, Department of Political Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, 2007.
Conference Travel Grant, Department of Political Science, University of
Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, 2003 – 2007.
Training, Seminars, and Workshops
Participant, 2011 ISA Catalytic Research Grant Workshop on “Bridging the Transatlantic Divide: American and European Realism Reconsidered.”, ISA 2011.
Participant, “Kyiv Security Forum”, organized by Open Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine, November 2010
Participant, “3rd International Black Sea Symposium”, organized by International Center for Black Sea Studies (ICBSS), Aegina, Greece, July 2010
Co-Organizer, “Workshop on the State of International Relations Theory in Turkey”, Izmir University of Economics, Turkey, May 2010
Speaker, "Realism and Foreign Policy", workshop organized by Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Copenhagen, Denmark, November 2009
Participant, “Halki International Seminars”, organized by ELIAMEP, Halki, Greece, June 2009
Participant, “I. Security Academy”, organized by International Relations Council of Turkey (UIK), Ilgaz, Turkey, December 2008
Participant, “Foreign Policy Decision Making Winter Institute”, (trained in Operational Code Analysis, led by Stephen G. Walker), Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Winter 2006
Conference Papers and Presentations
“Shifts and Developments in Turkish Foreign Policy and US-Turkish Relations”, invited speaker, SUNY Global Center, NY, September 22, 2011.
“Turkish Foreign Policy after the Arab Spring”, invited lecture, SUNY New Paltz, NY, September 12, 2011.
“Grand Strategies of Regional Powers under Unipolarity”, invited lecture, SUNY New Paltz, NY, September 15, 2011.
“Grand Strategies of Regional Powers under Unipolarity”, ISA 2011
“Climate Change and the Institutions of International Society”, ISA 2011
"Constructing the Day After Tomorrow:Climate Change and Thinking Beyond the Nation-State", ISA, 2010
“AKP vs. 'Old Guard'? The Operational Codes of Turkish Foreign Policy”, ISA, 2010
"The Day after Tomorrow: Climate Change and Thinking Beyond Territorial State", CEEISA, 2009
"Türk Büyük (Yüksek) Stratejisi Üzerine Teorik Notlar" (Theoretical Notes on Turkish Grand Strategy, in Turkish), Third International Relations Congress, Trabzon, 2009
"Explaining and Predicting the Iranian Behavior in the Nuclear Crisis", ISA, 2009
“Dealing or Dueling with the US? Explaining and Predicting Iranian Behavior in the Nuclear Crisis”, invited lecture, University of Southern California, September 18, 2008
“Will the Real Turkey Please Stand Up? Turkish Foreign Policy and Operational Code Analysis”, WISC, 2008
“Neoclassical Realism and Foreign Policy Crises”, (with Özgür Özdamar), ISA, 2008
“Speaking with One Voice or Many? Operational Codes of Turkish Foreign Policy Elite”, ISA, 2008
“What Will Ahmedinejad Do? Neoclassical Realism and the Coming Crisis with Iran”, APSA, 2007
"Games Leaders Play: Enhanced Neoclassical Realism and Foreign Policies of Renegade Regimes during Crises", ISA, 2007
“Operational Code Analysis and Coercive Diplomacy: The Case of Slobodan Milosevic”, ISA, 2006
“Understanding Milosevic: A Neoclassical Realist Framework for the Analysis of Renegade Regime Behavior in Foreign Policy Crises”, ISA-Midwest, 2006
“English School and Rational Choice: Turning Solitude into Solidarity”, (with Ibrahim O. Ozdamar and Patrick James) ISA, 2004
“Axis of Stability: Turkish-Israeli Relations in the 21st Century”, (with Ibrahim O. Ozdamar), ISA, 2004
“Strategic Partner to Strategic Parting? US-Turkey Relations in the 21st Century”, (with Nick L. Beatty) APSA, 2004
"Turkish-Israeli Alliance: An Axis of Stability in the Middle East?", (with Ibrahim O. Ozdamar), APSA, 2004
“Economic Statecraft and Internal Conflict”, ISA-Midwest, 2003
“Economic Sanctions and Internal Conflict in the Balkans”, METU Conference on IR, 2003
Research Interests
Foreign Policy Analysis, International Security, International Relations Theory, the Balkans, Middle East, Turkey.
Professional Service and Memberships
Member, International Studies Association (ISA), American Political Science Association (APSA), Uluslararası İlişkiler Konseyi (Council of International Relations, Turkey).
Manuscript reviewer, International Studies Quarterly, Foreign Policy Analysis, Canadian Journal of Political Science, Perceptions, Uluslararasi Iliskiler
Board Member 2006-2007, ISA-Midwest
Member, Board of Directors, Africa Strategic Research Center (EKOAF) in Izmir University of Economics.
Member, Board of Advisors, Balkan Strategy ( bi-lingual, Turkish-English, monthly magazine about the Balkans)
Vice-President, Balkan Strategic Research Center (BASAM), Turkey
Languages
Turkish (native)
English (fluent)
