Assoc. Prof. Dr. Başak Kale
Room No: H 212
Tel No: +90 (312) 210-2039
Fax No: +90 (312) 210-7983
E-mail: bkale{at}metu.edu.tr
Personal profile:
Education:
BSc. Political Science and Public Administration (METU), MSc. European Studies (LSE) , Ph.D. International Relations (METU), DPhil. Politics (University of Oxford)
Research Interests:
European integration, Europeanization, politics of international migration, refugee studies, EU-Turkey relations and diplomacy.
Selected Publications:
Kale, B. and E. Turhan (2025). Barely Alive? The Costs and Benefits of
the EU-Turkey Statement on Irregular Migration. METU Studies in
Development, 51 (2), 173-190.
Kale, B. (2023), "Migration Management in Turkey", G. Kaya (ed.),
Migration under 100 Headings, Cem Publishers, (2023), pp. 307-316.
Kale, B. (2022) "Developing EU Trade Incentives: A Support Tool for
Refugee Self-reliance and Host Community Resilience in Turkey",
Euromesco Research Papers No. 51, European Institute of the
Mediterranean (IEMed) Barcelona.
Kale, B. and Erdoğan, M. (2019), "The Impact of GCR on Local Governments
and Syrian Refugees in Turkey", Special Issue, Elizabeth Ferris and
Susan Martin (eds.), International Migration, Vol. 57 (6).
Kale, B., Dimitriadi, A., Sanchez-Montijano, E. and Süm. E. (2018),
"Asylum Policy and the Future of Turkey-EU Relations: Between
Cooperation and Conflict", FEUTURE Paper Series No.18,
http://www.feuture.uni-koeln.