Papers by İBRAHİM CAN ÖZTÜRK
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a Chinese endeavor to create an international public good (... more The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a Chinese endeavor to create an international public good (IPG) for bringing a cooperative solution to existing infrastructure deficits, mainly in the Eurasian landmass. This article aims to question the institutional quality of the BRI as a global governance platform with IPG characteristics in emerging political and economic oligopolistic markets. The central hypothesis of the article is that in order to successfully address both the conflicting and the overlapping demand and supply conditions in the rising multiplex world, the BRI should blend the Western experience of IPG creation in the post-World War II era with that of China's recent development. Such an amalgamation would also support China's integration in the global system as well as complement its weaker aspects. This type of synthesis of diverse experiences would help the BRI to evolve as a new brand of "hybrid IPG." In terms of methodology, an institutional economic theory with an interdisciplinary approach is employed in addressing collective action problems and agency issues and, therefore, in offering a win-win game in infrastructure-oriented cooperation. We found that although the BRI has striking achievements in terms of quantitative criteria, because of qualitative issues concerning its institutional governance structure, not only is the emergence of several managerial-coordination problems unavoidable, but destructive geopolitical rivalries and conflicts would also be triggered. The article concludes that, first, by applying the principles of international "good governance," the BRI would become a fully rule-based multilateral initiative; and second, China needs to show through working modalities and measurable outcomes along the BRI how its systemic values would contribute to the provision of such a hybrid IPG.
International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Pure Sciences, 2020
The continuous development of technology and, accordingly, people's interest in technological... more The continuous development of technology and, accordingly, people's interest in technological devices is increasing. Electric powered devices generate electricity and magnetic fields. The intensity of electric and magnetic fields is restricted by international organizations and limit values by Turkey's Information Technologies and Communication Authority (BTK). The values of the electromagnetic field generated by the base stations are monitored by the BTK. The limit values determined by the BTK are more stringent than those set by international organizations. The intensity of the electromagnetic field varies according to the distance and power to the system. In this study, electromagnetic field pollution in Marmara University Başıbüyük Campus was analyzed periodically and according to different weather conditions. Measurements were performed at 19 different points and the results were mapped. SRM 3006 model selective radiation meter was used in the measurement. Measurement r...
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