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).
PhD Supervision Interests
My research interests include: critical political economy, critical development theories, Global South (particular focus on Turkey), Marxism/historical materialism, dependency school, state theory, imperialism theories