In the aftermath of Turkey’s failed coup attempt of 15 July 2016, a state that binds citizens to the regime was constructed. In this #GIGAFocus, @liselhintz.bsky.social and @hakkitas.bsky.social analyse a decade of coup-fuelled #autocratisation in #Turkey: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...

Beyond questions of military deterrence, the #NATOSummit in #Ankara highlighted changing power dynamics within the alliance. ➡️ For this #GIGAInsights interview, we spoke with GIGA researcher @hakkitas.bsky.social about this issue: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/the...

What comes after the liberal international order? 🌍 Join us for a WONAGO Lecture with Nora Fisher-Onar (University of San Francisco), introducing "multiplexity 2.0". 🗓️ 16 June, 16:00 CET 📍 @giga-hamburg.de Hamburg + online Registration: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a640d0...

⏰ Final Reminder! Deadline approaching. 📣 CfP: Populist World Order Narratives 📅 24–25 Sept 2026, Hamburg WONAGO (GIGA & UHH) invites papers linking domestic populism to visions of world order. 💶 Funding available 🔗 www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/ca... #Populism #Politics #Workshop #ForeignPolicy

Join GIGA’s WONAGO Lecture Series on 5 May 2026 for Sean Yom’s talk on Middle Eastern monarchies, authoritarian politics, and the puzzle of ruling monarchism. It's a hybrid event. Register here ⬇️ www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...

📣 CFP | Populist World Order Narratives, Hamburg, 24 to 25 Sept 2026. I am organizing a workshop on #populism and #WorldOrder narratives as part of our WONAGO project. Submit your abstract by 31 May 2026. Travel and accommodation funding available. Please circulate widely.

We had an excellent lecture by @hakkitas.bsky.social @giga-hamburg.de yesterday in our #MSCA Doctoral Network IDEoPOP @ideopop.bsky.social. Thanks a lot, dear Hakki, for presenting your super inspiring and innovative research agenda on #populism and #territoriality! @pwunifreiburg.bsky.social

Einst als „türkisches Modell“ von Islam und Demokratie gefeiert, ist die #Türkei zu einem globalen Kokain-Drehkreuz geworden. Im neuesten #GIGAFocus analysiert @hakkitas.bsky.social wie die Türkei zum Spielplatz für die #Mafia wird. ➡️ Jetzt lesen: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/publikati...

Aynı yerden bakmasak da Nuray Mert bu ülkenin en özgün ve cesur aydınlarından biridir. Onun "veda ediyorum" deyişi daha yürek burkucu. medyascope.tv/2025/04/09/n...

By dismantling institutions deemed as obstacles to the popular will, populism leaves its opponents no recourse but direct confrontation, and if the streets fill with protest, that is the populist power’s own doing. This is what is happening now in Turkey. #saraçhane #imamoğlu

"Türkische TV-Serien: Zwischen Geschäft und Propaganda" mit meinen Kommentaren📺 p.dw.com/p/4pPw6

📣 Postdoctoral fellowship opportunity for scholars from Palestine and Lebanon at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG):

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