Articles by Mustafa A. Sezal
European Security, 2022
State defence and security policies rely mostly on their military
capabilities. The latter are en... more State defence and security policies rely mostly on their military
capabilities. The latter are ensured through research and
development (R&D) as well as procurement, which are subject to
defence industry dynamics. Furthermore the defence sector is
heavily dependent on public funds; the latter can be more easily
allocated if related R&D has a spill-over effect on the civilian sector,
creating the potential for a bigger and more globally (or regionally)
integrated market. This article investigates, then, how technology
moves, and whether defence sector innovations create spin-offs in
the civilian sector in the Netherlands. We aim to provide an
industry-centred perspective on defence sector dynamics and
potentials. For this, the article attempts to answer the following
questions: Are defence technologies transferred to the civilian
sector? What lessons can be derived from the Dutch case? To
address these research puzzles the article’s theoretical framework
builds on the technology-transfer literature in analysing the case
study of the Netherlands. The basis for this is 23 interviews with
representatives of Dutch defence companies that were carried out
both in a workshop and in one-to-one settings in May and June 2020.
Turkish Studies, 2017
The results of the 2002 general election in Turkey came as a powerful shock to multifarious circl... more The results of the 2002 general election in Turkey came as a powerful shock to multifarious circles both within and outside the country. There were deep concerns that the ‘moderate’ Islamic-oriented Justice and Development Party (AKP) might try to dismantle the very bases of the secular state. Fifteen years of AKP rule have displayed four distinctively different periods: (1) Normalization and reinstitution of civil governance (2002–2007); (2) Methodological transition (2007–2009); (3) Consolidation of power-base (2009–2011); and (4) De-secularization, de-democratization, re-securitization and shift to authoritarianism (2011–2016). Drawing upon the ‘competitive authoritarianism’ literature and the concept of ‘instrumentalization of democracy,’ this article will elaborate the above points as well as the intrinsic Islamist mindset of the AKP. Use of foreign policy as an instrument of legitimation of Islamist policies and anti-secular transformation will also be examined.
KaosQ Talim Terbiye, 2017
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Articles by Mustafa A. Sezal
capabilities. The latter are ensured through research and
development (R&D) as well as procurement, which are subject to
defence industry dynamics. Furthermore the defence sector is
heavily dependent on public funds; the latter can be more easily
allocated if related R&D has a spill-over effect on the civilian sector,
creating the potential for a bigger and more globally (or regionally)
integrated market. This article investigates, then, how technology
moves, and whether defence sector innovations create spin-offs in
the civilian sector in the Netherlands. We aim to provide an
industry-centred perspective on defence sector dynamics and
potentials. For this, the article attempts to answer the following
questions: Are defence technologies transferred to the civilian
sector? What lessons can be derived from the Dutch case? To
address these research puzzles the article’s theoretical framework
builds on the technology-transfer literature in analysing the case
study of the Netherlands. The basis for this is 23 interviews with
representatives of Dutch defence companies that were carried out
both in a workshop and in one-to-one settings in May and June 2020.
capabilities. The latter are ensured through research and
development (R&D) as well as procurement, which are subject to
defence industry dynamics. Furthermore the defence sector is
heavily dependent on public funds; the latter can be more easily
allocated if related R&D has a spill-over effect on the civilian sector,
creating the potential for a bigger and more globally (or regionally)
integrated market. This article investigates, then, how technology
moves, and whether defence sector innovations create spin-offs in
the civilian sector in the Netherlands. We aim to provide an
industry-centred perspective on defence sector dynamics and
potentials. For this, the article attempts to answer the following
questions: Are defence technologies transferred to the civilian
sector? What lessons can be derived from the Dutch case? To
address these research puzzles the article’s theoretical framework
builds on the technology-transfer literature in analysing the case
study of the Netherlands. The basis for this is 23 interviews with
representatives of Dutch defence companies that were carried out
both in a workshop and in one-to-one settings in May and June 2020.