Lecture by Okşan Bayülgen: Twisting in the Wind: The Politics of Tepid Transitions to Renewable Energy in Turkey
Why have some countries been slow to shift away from fossil fuels? Okşan Bayülgen answers this question by looking at the case study of energy policies in Turkey over the past two decades. She demonstrates that energy transitions are neither inevitable nor linear and that they are often initiated if and only when promoting renewables is in the interests of governing elites and stall when political dividends associated with energy rents change. This timely topic will be of interest to scholars, policymakers, energy investors, and anyone interested in environmental studies.
Okşan Bayülgen is the department Head and Professor Political Science at University of Connecticut. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. Her research focuses on the political economy of energy and democratization in the post-Soviet and the Middle East regions. She is currently working on a project analyzing the politics of renewable energy development in Turkey.
Muserref Yetim is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Program in International Relations at New York University. Raised in Istanbul, she earned her BA with honors in Economics and International Relations from Istanbul University, and then an MA in Politics and International Relations from Bogaziçi University. She received a PhD In Politics iat the University of Texas at Austin.
Stephen Gross (NYU) is jointly appointed in the Department of History and the Center for European and Mediterranean Studies at NYU. In his research and teaching Dr. Gross is interested in 20th century Germany, European unification, European and international political economy, energy policy, and international relations. His first book, Export Empire, was published by Cambridge University Press in December 2015.
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