MAIN AREAS OF RESEARCH INTERESTS

1. Comparative Studies on Turkey and Poland (see: Bibliographic Database)
2. Domestic Politics – political leadership, political parties and party systems, political system, (de-)democratisation, role of religion and ideology in the political life, minority policy
3. Foreign Policy – relations with the European Union, (de-)Europeanization, Turkey and Poland as middle powers, energy policy, security policy
4. Comparative Studies – Turkey and Central and Eastern Europe (see: Bibliographic Database) – mainly de-democratisation and de-Europeanisation
5. Siginificance of elections and referendum for the political system/political regime and foreign policy of Turkey
6. Relations between Turkey and the EU as well as their future shape; relations Turkey-EU and differentiated integration
7. Foreign policy of Turkey – selected issues