Dr Gonenc Uysal
Lecturer in International Political EconomyResearch Interests
My research focuses on International Political Economy and the Global South, with a particular focus on critical development studies, historical sociology, critical state theory, war and revolution, modernity and religion, political Islam, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and Sub-Saharan Africa. To be more specific, my research examines the political economy of state-society relations and foreign affairs in the Global South, particularly that of Turkey, borrowing from historical materialist/Marxist approaches.
Current Research
I can summarise my current research under three broad headlines. Firstly, I am exploring state-military-society relations and the role of military in politics in the Global South, particularly Turkey, in relation to late-development. Secondly, I am exploring foreign affairs and military relations of Turkey vis-à-vis the Global South, particularly the MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa, in accordance with contradictions of the world capitalist system. Thirdly, I am exploring the relationship between war and revolution in the Global South in relation to anti-colonial/anti-imperialist struggles and late-development.
Current Teaching
I am the convenor of PPR.295: International Political Economy: Theories and Issues; PPR.329: Political Economy of the Global South; and PPR.438 Development and the Global South.
Career Details
I joined the PPR in October 2022. Previously, I taught at Osmaniye University (Turkey) and King's College London. I pursued my PhD (2016) and MA (2010) in War Studies at King's College London, and my BA (2009) in International Relations at Bilkent University (Turkey).