We are organizing a webinar with three choice colleagues Dr. Zuhal Mert Uzuner, Dr. Mesut Uyar, and Dr. Dionysios Tsirigotis on the current state of the Greek-Turkish interstate rivalry. As part of it I asked each of them to suggest up to five books or articles they consider as useful reading for those interested to learn more. We tried to present a diversity of perspectives and authors (I do apologise for the low gender diversity).
Aggelos Syrigos (2015) Greek-Turkish relations. Athens, Patakis. (In Greek)
Alexis Heraclides (2011) Imagined Enemies: The Aegean Conflict, Mediterranean Politics, 16:2, 221-239
Arnold Toynbee (1922) The Western Question in Greece and Turkey. Houghton Mifflin Company
Bahar Rumelili ed. (2015) Conflict Resolution and Ontological Security: Peace Anxieties. Routledge
This is a good overview of a useful explanatory framework for addressing the ideational part of the Greek-Turkish Rivalry. Some of the contributions speak directly to the Greek-Turkish case, though the volume in general is an overview.
Christos Rozakis (1989) “Greek Turkish Disputes: The Legal Aspects”, in
Contemporary Greek Foreign Policy ed. by Constans & Tsardanidis, (Athens&
Komotini: Sakoulas)
Deniz Bolukbasi(2004) Turkey and Greece. The Aegean disputes. A Unique Case in International Law, London, Cavendish.Contemporary Greek Foreign Policy ed. by Constans & Tsardanidis, (Athens&
Komotini: Sakoulas)
Dimitri Kitsikis (1991) L'Empire Ottoman (Türk-Yunan İmparatorluğu). Presses Universitaires de France
Dimitris Constas ed.(1991) The Greek-Turkish Confict in the 1990s: Domestic and External Influences.London: Macmillan.
Dionysios Tsirigotis (2013) Modern and Current Greek History. International Relations and Diplomacy. Athens, Piotita (In Greek).
Herkül Millas (1995) Türk-Yunan İlişkilerine Bir Önsöz: Tencere Dibin Kara. Kavram Yayınları
Ilay Romain Ors (2018) Diaspora of the City. New York: Plagrave Macmillan
This recent volume is an interesting constructivist look at an aspect of the Greek-Turkish relationship that is not always considered in discussion of the Greek-Turkish rivalry. This is the role of nostalgia in thinking about the Other and the formation of images of enmity-amity.
Ioannis Th. Mazis (2005) Greece’s New Defence Doctrine:A Framework Proposal. CRiSSMA Working Paper No. 8, Milano: I.S.U.Università Cattolicas
This is a good introduction to the dominant analytical framework underpinning the group of scholars, publicists, and decision makers who call for an escalation of the Greek deterrence policy towards Turkey.
Krebs R.R. (1999) Perverse Institutionalism: NATO and the Greco-Turkish Conflict, International Organization / Volume 53 / Issue 02 / March 1999, pp 343 – 377.
Paul D. Sense and John A.Vasquez (2008) The Steps to War. Princeton University Press
A useful explanatory framework for understanding how conflictual relationships and conflict processes lead dyads of state to war.
Thanos Dokos (2012) The evolving security environment in the eastern Mediterranean: is NATO still a relevant actor?, Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 12:4, 575-590
Krebs R.R. (1999) Perverse Institutionalism: NATO and the Greco-Turkish Conflict, International Organization / Volume 53 / Issue 02 / March 1999, pp 343 – 377.
Paul D. Sense and John A.Vasquez (2008) The Steps to War. Princeton University Press
A useful explanatory framework for understanding how conflictual relationships and conflict processes lead dyads of state to war.
Thanos Dokos (2012) The evolving security environment in the eastern Mediterranean: is NATO still a relevant actor?, Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 12:4, 575-590
Tozun Bahcheli (1990) Greek-Turkish Relations, Westeview Press
This approachable volume is a good presentation of the Turkish view on Greek-Turkish relations. While a bit dated, it is remarkable how some of the argued for conditions of peace are still present in official Turkish state discourse.
