Gulsen Seven

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Professor (Assistant) at TED University

Carl Schmitt (1888–1985) is one of the major political theorists of the twentieth century. For him, ‘rationalism’ was not a keyword. But he was certainly critical of the Enlightenment tradition of political reflection, and found much in what we now consider reactionary thinkers like Joseph de Maistre and Donoso Cortes. Schmitt’s political theory—th...

Özet: Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi'nin (AKP) yirmi yıllık iktidarı süresince şahit olduğumuz değişim ve dönüşüm bir süredir rejimin adını koyma ve niteliğini belirleme çalışmalarının odağında. Senelerdir ülkede siyasi düzen tartışmalarının demirbaşı olmuş anayasa ve anayasacılık da bu çalışmaların dikkate aldıkları unsurlar arasında belirleyici bir ö...

This essay considers the significance of the sixteenth century essayist Michel de Montaigne for Michael Oakeshott and Raymond Geuss: twentieth century philosophers associated with contemporary political realism, who nevertheless occupy divergent positions on the ideological spectrum. The aim, in doing so, is twofold: to contribute to attempts at un...

In the last decade or so, political realism has become a fashionable phrase to describe a new (or, perhaps, rediscovered) understanding of political theory. Many otherwise disparate thinkers, either willingly contributed to or have retrospectively been thrown into what one of the scholars has likened to a community stew. Among the latter, Michael O...

This paper offers a critical rereading of the history of judicial review of constitutional amendments in Turkey. We argue that, contrary to appearances, the claim to a power of amendment review on the part of the Turkish Constitutional Court does not fit Ran Hirschl’s model of hegemonic preservation, which aims to explain the genesis of strong cons...

John Dunn is one of the most renowned political theorists of the contemporary era who has written extensively on a broad range of subjects of current interest. The range of his interests extends from 'ism(s)' such as liberalism and socialism/Marxism to some of the most prominent themes of contemporary political theory including revolution, politica...