Political Imagination of Empire in the Making of State Identity: A Comparative Analysis of Imperial Consciousness in Russia and Türkiye

"The wars in Syria, Libya, and Ukraine are just a few cases whereby Russia and Turkey have been confronted; hence, they have also been able to work together. Although Russia and Turkey have diverse interests in their near abroad, they have realized the necessity of cooperation. They have continuously improved their relations not only for ‘technical areas’ such as energy, military, and trade but also for regional and global political issues, and they have cooperated through their joint resistance to the West by sharing their ambition of a greater 'imperial' role in global politics." - Görkem Atsungur

Dr. Görkem Atsungur is dean of the social sciences division and department chair and associate professor of international and comparative politics at the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, the Kyrgyz Republic. He earned his PhD in political science at the Central European University in Vienna. Among others, he teaches courses in international relations, diplomatic history, extremism and democracy, and European security. 

This event is co-sponsored by the:
* ASU School of Politics and Global Studies and the
* ASU Melikian Center: Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies