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Dr. Beken Saatcioglu
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Institute for European Integration Research
E-Mail: beken.saatcioglu@oeaw.ac.at
Beken Saatcioglu from 2009 - 2010 was a post-doctoral fellow at the KFG Research College “The Transformative Power of Europe”, Freie Universität Berlin.
Main Fields of Interest
- EU political conditionality and enlargement
- Democratization via the EU
- International organizations
- Turkish politics
Publications
"Revisiting the Role of Credible EU Membership Conditionality for Compliance: The Turkish Case”, Uluslararasi Iliskiler Dergisi (Journal of International Relations), forthcoming, Fall 2011 (SSCI)
2010 Unpacking the Compliance Puzzle: The Case of Turkey's AKP under EU Conditionality, KFG Working Paper no. 14, June 2010.
2009 How Closely Does the European Union's Membership Conditionality Reflect the Copenhagen Criteria? Insights from Turkey, Turkish Studies 10 (4).
2007 Review of Ulrich Sedelmeier’s Constructing the Path to Eastern Enlargement: The Uneven Policy Impact of EU Identity, Millennium: Journal of International Studies.
Conference Papers
"The EU’s Rhetorical Entrapment in Enlargement Reconsidered: Why Hasn’t It Worked in the Turkish Case", paper presented at the conference “Far Away, So Close? Reaching Beyond the Pro/Contra Controversy on Turkey’s EU Accession”, Freie Universität Berlin, 4-5 February 2011, Berlin.
"Identity and Compliance: How and When Do Islamic Actors Comply with EU Democratic Criteria?", co-authored with Arolda Elbasani, paper presented at the European Union Studies Association’s Biennial Conference, 3-5 March 2011, Boston.
"Assessing the Interplay between ‘Normative Misfit’ and the Europeanization of EU Candidates: The Turkish Case", paper presented at the International Studies Association’s 2010 meeting, 17-20 February, New Orleans, USA.
"Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) on the Road to ‘Europeanization’", paper presented at the World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES) 2010 meeting, 19-24 July, Barcelona.
"AKP’s Relations with Civil Society in EU Accession Process: What Lies Beneath?", paper presented at the Middle East Studies Association (MESA)’s 2010 meeting, 18-21 November, San Diego.
“Understanding Moderate Political Islam: What Can the Case of Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) Tell Us?”, paper presented at the 2009 meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2-5, Chicago, IL.
“Is Politics What’s Behind European Union Membership Conditionality? Insights from Turkey and Romania”, paper presented at the 2008 meeting of the International Studies Association, March 26-29, San Francisco, CA.
“Impacts of the EU’s Political Conditionality in Poland, Romania and Turkey”, paper presented at the 2007 meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 12-15, Chicago, IL.
“Understanding IOs’ Political Membership Conditionality: The Case of the EU”, paper presented at the 2007 meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 12-15, Chicago, IL.
“European Union Membership Conditionality and Compliance with the Political Criteria: Is There a Relationship?”, poster presented at the 2007 meeting of the International Studies Association, February 28-March 3, Chicago, IL.
“Power and Conditionality: Unpacking the EU’s Impact on Domestic Politics in Eastern Europe”, poster presented at the 2006 meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 31-September 3, Philadelphia, PA.
“EU-Induced Democratization? The Case of Turkey on the Road to Membership”, paper presented at the 2005 meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 7-10, Chicago, IL.
