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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sevgi Balkan Şahin is an Associate Professor in the Department of International Relations at Çağ University's Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. Her academic journey includes a Bachelor’s in Translation and Interpreting from Hacettepe University (2000), a Master’s in European Studies from Middle East Technical University and K.U. Leuven (2003/2004), and a Ph.D. in International Relations from Trento University (2010). She has held academic titles at Çağ University since 2010, advancing to Associate Professor in 2021.
Her research focuses on hegemonic processes, securitization, and Europeanization, with notable work on climate change security, counter-hegemonic movements, and international trade dynamics. Her recent studies explore Turkey’s environmental policy evolution, NATO’s Arctic security strategies, and the framing of anti-nuclear energy activism. She has also examined the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine’s applicability in Afghanistan and Iran-U.S. nuclear diplomacy tensions.
Her scholarship bridges theoretical frameworks like neo-Gramscian analysis with empirical studies on global governance, energy policy, and intercultural transitions involving Syrian refugees. Despite her prolific output, no scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the provided texts. She is actively involved in academic discourse but no grant details or lab affiliations are noted here.
