Ziya Onis
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Ziya Önis is a Turkish
political economist
, and Professor of International Relations and the Director of the Center for Research on Globalization and Democratic Governance (GLODEM) at Koç University
in Istanbul, Turkey.
He received his BA and MA degrees from London School of Economics
, Department of Economics. He received his PhD. from University of Manchester
on Development Economics. He worked with Professor Colin Kirkpatrick and Professor Frederick Nixson at Manchester. Önis took active part in different OECD and World Bank
projects as consultant and prepared reports and working papers. He is one of the most cited social scientists in Turkey and a world-wide known Turkish political economist. Önis has been cited in the Social Science Citation Index about 500 times as of September 2010.
His recent articles (selected ones) include “Power, Interests and Coalitions: The Political Economy of Mass Privatization in Turkey”. Third World Quarterly , Vol. 32, No.4 (2011); “Contesting for Turkey’s Political ‘Center’: Domestic Politics, Identity Conflicts and the Controversy over EU Membership”. Journal of Contemporary European Studies. Vol. 18, No. 3 (2010); (with C. Bakır) “The Regulatory State and Turkish Banking Reforms in the Age of Post-Washington Consensus”. Development and Change , Vol. 41, No.1 (2010).
He has published and edited many books on Turkish political economy including (edited with F. Şenses) Turkey and the Global Economy: Neo-liberal Restructuring and Integration in the Post-Crisis Era. London: Routledge (2009);(with F. Keyman), Turkish Politics in a Changing World: Global Dynamics and Domestic Transformations. Istanbul: Istanbul Bilgi University Press (2007). Reprinted (2010);(edited with B. Rubin) The Turkish Economy in Crisis.London: Frank Cass/Routledge (2003).
Turkey
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political economist
Political economy
Political economy originally was the term for studying production, buying, and selling, and their relations with law, custom, and government, as well as with the distribution of national income and wealth, including through the budget process. Political economy originated in moral philosophy...
, and Professor of International Relations and the Director of the Center for Research on Globalization and Democratic Governance (GLODEM) at Koç University
Koç University
Koç University is a private, non-profit institution, founded in 1993 and located in Istanbul, Turkey. One of the top universities in Turkey, it is supported by the financial resources of the Vehbi Koç Foundation, set up by Vehbi Koç, a leading Turkish businessman, “to serve humanity by increasing...
in Istanbul, Turkey.
He received his BA and MA degrees from London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
, Department of Economics. He received his PhD. from University of Manchester
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
on Development Economics. He worked with Professor Colin Kirkpatrick and Professor Frederick Nixson at Manchester. Önis took active part in different OECD and World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
projects as consultant and prepared reports and working papers. He is one of the most cited social scientists in Turkey and a world-wide known Turkish political economist. Önis has been cited in the Social Science Citation Index about 500 times as of September 2010.
His recent articles (selected ones) include “Power, Interests and Coalitions: The Political Economy of Mass Privatization in Turkey”. Third World Quarterly , Vol. 32, No.4 (2011); “Contesting for Turkey’s Political ‘Center’: Domestic Politics, Identity Conflicts and the Controversy over EU Membership”. Journal of Contemporary European Studies. Vol. 18, No. 3 (2010); (with C. Bakır) “The Regulatory State and Turkish Banking Reforms in the Age of Post-Washington Consensus”. Development and Change , Vol. 41, No.1 (2010).
He has published and edited many books on Turkish political economy including (edited with F. Şenses) Turkey and the Global Economy: Neo-liberal Restructuring and Integration in the Post-Crisis Era. London: Routledge (2009);(with F. Keyman), Turkish Politics in a Changing World: Global Dynamics and Domestic Transformations. Istanbul: Istanbul Bilgi University Press (2007). Reprinted (2010);(edited with B. Rubin) The Turkish Economy in Crisis.London: Frank Cass/Routledge (2003).