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Biography
Klevis Kolasi is a Professor of International Relations at the Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University. He received his PhD from the same institution and is the author of Structural Theory of International Politics (in Turkish). His research explores international relations theory, critical realism, historical sociology, nationalism, memory politics, far-right politics, and U.S. foreign policy, drawing on critical realist and historical materialist approaches.
Education
2011 - 2016
2011 - 2016Doctorate
Ankara University, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, International Relations, Turkey
2009 - 2011
2009 - 2011Postgraduate
Hacettepe University, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Uluslararası İlişkiler A.B.D., Turkey
2004 - 2008
2004 - 2008Undergraduate
Land War Academy Command, Turkısh Mılıtary Academy (Dean's Offıce), Systems Engineering, Turkey
Dissertations
2016
2016Doctorate
A structural theory of international politics: From a critique of Kenneth Waltz and Alexander Wendt's conceptualizations of international structure to a new synthesis
Ankara University, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
2011
2011Postgraduate
A critical perspective on the security issues in the post-socialist Albania
Hacettepe University, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Uluslararası İlişkiler A.B.D.
Foreign Languages
C2 Mastery
C2 MasteryEnglish
B2 Upper Intermediate
B2 Upper IntermediateItalian
C2 Mastery
C2 MasteryTurkish
Certificates, Courses and Trainings
2008
2008Silahlı Çatışma Hukuku
Security
Partnership for Peace Training Centre
Research Areas
History of Science
Science Philosophy
International Relations
Research Areas Based on Academic Activities
Avesis Research Areas
WoS Research Areas
Scopus Research Areas
Academic Positions
2026 - Present
2026 - PresentProfessor
Ankara University, Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi, Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü
2020 - 2026
2020 - 2026Associate Professor
Ankara University, Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi, Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü
2018 - 2020
2018 - 2020Assistant Professor
Ankara University, Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi, Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü
2017 - 2018
2017 - 2018Lecturer
Ankara University, Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi, Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü
Managerial Experience
2018 - 2023
2018 - 2023Erasmus Program Institutional Coordinator
Ankara University, Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi, Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü
Courses
Doctorate
New Approaches in International Relations Theories
Doctorate
International Historical Sociology
New Approaches in International Relations Theories
Specialization Field Course
Rethinking Realism in International Politics
Research Methods (EU Program)
Supervised Theses
2024
2024Postgraduate
Crisis and Cooperation in Post-Cold War Transatlantic Relations within the Framework of the Security Community Concept
Kolası K. (Advisor)
Y.YEŞİM(Student)
2024
2024Postgraduate
Social Origins of the American Civil War
Kolası K. (Advisor)
M.SİNAN(Student)
2022
2022Postgraduate
The Problem of Terrorism in the Lake Chad Basin: The Example of Boko Haram
Kolası K. (Advisor)
A.MAHAMAT(Student)
2022
2022Postgraduate
The Limits of Radicalization of the Far Right: Fascism in the Interwar Period
Kolası K. (Advisor)
G.KÜÇÜK(Student)
Articles
All (19)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI (9)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI (11)
ESCI (2)
Scopus (10)
TRDizin (10)
Other Publications (2)
2025
20251. Relativising anti-fascism, naturalising reaction: anti-communism and far-right normalisation in Albanian memory politics
Kolası K., Kolasi J. R.
EAST EUROPEAN POLITICS
, 2025 (SSCI, Scopus)
2025
20252. A case of far-right mainstreaming beyond electoral performance: far-right memory politics in Albania
Kolası K., Kolasi J. R., Akdevelioğlu A.
JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN STUDIES
, 2025 (SSCI, Scopus)
2025
20253. Capitalism, Jacobinism, and International Relations: Revising Turkish Modernity
Kolası K.
CRITICAL SOCIOLOGY
, vol.51, no.4-5, 2025 (SSCI, Scopus)
2025
20254. The Far-Right from Cold War to Trumpism
Kolası K.
CAPITAL AND CLASS
, vol.49, no.2, pp.384-388, 2025 (ESCI, Scopus)
2025
20255. Myths of Modern History: From the French Revolution to the 20th Century World Wars and the Cold War
Kolası K.
ULUSLARARASI ILISKILER-INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
, 2025 (SSCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
2024
20246. Reconciling Tensions in the Analysis of Bourgeois Revolutions: A Critical Realist Approach
Kolası K.
ULUSLARARASI ILISKILER-INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
, vol.21, no.82, pp.79-96, 2024 (SSCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
2023
20237. The Still Enlightened "Late-Comers": A Comparison between the Proto-Modernist Nationalisms of Guiseppe Mazzini and Ziya Gokalp
Ongur H. O., Kolasi K.
NATIONALITIES PAPERS-THE JOURNAL OF NATIONALISM AND ETHNICITY
, vol.51, no.3, pp.684-701, 2023 (SSCI, Scopus)
2023
20238. Change in the Regional Order Understanding: Transition from Hegemonic Regionalism to New Regionalism
Kolası K., Akdevelioğlu A., Özen Ç.
ANKARA UNIVERSITESI. SIYASAL BILGILER FAKULTESI DERGISI
, vol.78, no.3, pp.583-604, 2023 (TRDizin)
2023
20239. The Political Economy of Passive Revolution in Albania: The Neoliberal Paradox and Transformation-Democratization Nexus
Kolasi J. R., Kolası K.
Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies
, vol.25, no.6, pp.1-19, 2023 (SSCI, Scopus)
2020
202010. A Critique of Poststructuralism's Discursive Ontology: Extra-Discursive Realm and Critical Realism in International Relations
Kolasi K.
ULUSLARARASI ILISKILER-INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
, vol.17, no.65, pp.83-100, 2020 (SSCI, Scopus)
2018
201811. Scientific Realism and the Concept of Structure in International Relations Theory
Kolasi K.
ANKARA UNIVERSITESI. SIYASAL BILGILER FAKULTESI DERGISI , vol.73, no.4, pp.931-958, 2018 (TRDizin)
2018
201812. The Changing Character of War and its Impact on the Jus ad bellum and the Jus in bello
Kolasi K.
İnsan Hakları Yıllığı , vol.35, pp.1-29, 2018 (TRDizin)
2018
201813. A Meta-Theoretical Critique of the Social Ontology Understanding in International Relations
Kolasi K.
ULUSLARARASI ILISKILER-INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
, vol.15, no.59, pp.3-18, 2018 (SSCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
2016
201614. US German Policy and Structural Determinants: Postwar Power Asymmetry and the Construction of Hegemonic Order
ÖZEN Ç., Kolasi K.
ANKARA AVRUPA CALISMALARI DERGISI-ANKARA REVIEW OF EUROPEAN STUDIES
, vol.15, no.2, pp.125-160, 2016 (ESCI, TRDizin)
2014
201415. Discussions on US Hegemony within the Framework of International Relations Theories
Kolasi K.
21. Yüzyılda Sosyal Bilimler , vol.6, no.6, pp.81-103, 2014 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2013
201316. The Peaceful Ending of the Cold War and International Relations Theories
Kolasi K.
ANKARA UNIVERSITESI. SIYASAL BILGILER FAKULTESI DERGISI , vol.68, no.2, pp.149-179, 2013 (TRDizin)
2013
201317. The Curious Case of Albanian Nationalism: the Crooked Line from a Scattered Array of Clans to a Nation-State
RRAPAJ J., KOLASI K.
TURKISH YEARBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS , vol.44, pp.185-228, 2013 (TRDizin)
2011
201118. Contemporary Debates in Security Studies: Broadening and Deepening Security
, Kolası K.
Revista Ushtarake , vol.0, no.0, pp.210-218, 2011 (Non Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2010
201019. Non-Western International Relations Theory: Perspectives on and beyond Asia. Amitav Acharya and Barry Buzan.
Kolasi K.
Uluslararası Hukuk ve Politika , vol.6, no.22, pp.175-180, 2010 (TRDizin)
Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences
2025
20251. 1989: Rethinking System Change in Eastern Europe
Kolası K.
IX. Mülkiye Uluslararası İlişkiler Kongresi 1789’dan Bugüne Uluslararası Sistemin İnşası ve Dönüşümü , Ankara, Turkey, 16 - 17 October 2025, pp.1-4, (Full Text)
2024
20242. The Far Right Then, Now and in the Future: Similarities and Differences
Kolasi K.
VIII. Mülkiye Uluslararası İlişkiler Kongresi Geleceğin İnşası: Yeni Dünya Eski Düzen (?), Ankara, Turkey, 17 - 18 October 2024, pp.1-3, (Full Text)
2022
20223. Albania and The European Union: Prospects and Challenges
KOLASI K.
International Conference on the Western Balkans, Turkey and the European Union, Çağ University April 19, 2022., Turkey, 19 April 2022, (Summary Text)
2021
20214. From Romantic Anti-Capitalism to Romantic Anti-Neoliberalism: Conspiracy Theories, Anti-Science and the Far-Right on Covid-19
Kolası K.
Uluslararası Sistemin Yeni Krizi COVID-19 Pandemisi, Mülkiye Uluslararası İlişkiler Kongresi V, Ankara, Turkey, 14 - 16 October 2021, pp.1-4, (Full Text)
2019
20195. Explaining and Understanding the Rise of Nazism: Rethinking “German Exceptionalism”
Kolasi K.
Mülkiye Uluslararası ilişkiler Kongresi: Birinci Dünya Savaşı ve Yirminci Yüzyıla Etkileri, Ankara, Turkey, 17 - 18 October 2019, (Full Text)
2018
20186. Regional Orders and New Regionalism in International Politics
Kolasi K.
Avrasya Jeopolitiği ve Türkiye: Türk Dünyası İlişkileri, Kastamonu, Turkey, 25 October 2018, (Full Text)
2018
20187. The Debate on State Personality, Agency and Structure in International Relations Theory: An Evaluation within the Framework of Scientific Realism
Kolasi K.
Dönüşen Uluslararası SistemdeDevletlerin Dünyası: Mülkiye Uluslararası İlişkiler Kongresi, Ankara, Turkey, 15 - 16 October 2018, pp.75-78, (Full Text)
2017
20178. The Soviet-Albanian Split: The Ideological Form of the Conflict and the Underlying Causes
Kolasi K.
Ekim Devrimi’nin Yüzüncü Yılında Sovyetler Birliği, Soğuk Savaş ve Uluslararası Sistem, Ankara, Turkey, 16 - 17 September 2017, pp.83-87, (Full Text)
Books
2025
20251. GLOBAL ORGANIC CRISIS: NEOLIBERALISM, IMPERIALISM, AND THE COLLAPSE OF LIBERAL UNIVERSALISM
Kolası K.
in: CONFRONTING THE AGE: Religion, Identity, and Thought, Şaban Ali Düzgün Tuğba Günal Tuğba Özoğlu, Editor, Mana Yayınları, İstanbul, pp.31-64, 2025
2025
20252. National Identity in Kosovo: Opportunities and Challenges
Kolasi K.
in: History, Society and Faith in Kosovo, Then and Now, Şaban Ali Düzgün, Editor, YTB, Ankara, pp.1-55, 2025
2021
20213. ABD Dış Politikasının Eleştirel Politik Ekonomisi: ABD Hegemonyasının Toplumsal Kaynakları
Kolasi K.
in: Critical International Political Economy: Regional Dynamics Volume 2, Faruk Yalvaç ve Yelda Erçandırlı, Editor, Nika Yayınevi, Ankara, pp.23-56, 2021
2020
20204. Alman Tarih Yazımında Sonderweg Tezinin Katkıları ve Sınırlılıkları: Özgün Yolun Ötesinde
Kolasi K.
in: Türk-Alman Çalışmaları Serisi I: Sosyal Bilimler Makaleleri, Murat Önsoy ve Mutlu Er, Editor, Nobel Yayınevi, Ankara, pp.173-194, 2020
2014
20146. Uluslararası İlişkilerde Postyapısalcılığın Katkıları ve Sınırları
KOLASI K.
in: Uluslararası İlişkiler Teorileri: Temel Kavramlar, Şahin, Mehmet Şen, Osman, Editor, Kripto, Ankara, pp.381-426, 2014
2014
20147. Eleştirel Teori ve Güvenlik: Kimin için Güvenlik
Kolasi K.
in: Uluslarararsı İlişkilerde Güvenlik: Teorik Değerlendirmeler, Çıtak, Emre Şen, Osman, Editor, Uluslararası İlişkiler Kütüphanesi, İstanbul, pp.121-154, 2014
Episodes in the Encyclopedia
Funded Projects
2025 - 2027
2025 - 2027European Commission Global Gateway Initiative: Opportunities and Challenges for Turkish Foreign Policy Presented by the Balkan Experience
TUBITAK Project , 3005 - Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimlerde Yenilikçi Çözümler Araştırma Projeleri Destek Programı
Kolası K., Türkeş M.(Executive)
2025 - 2027
2025 - 2027
Conceptualizing the Relationship Between History and Theory in the Turkish Foreign Policy Literature Through the Lens of Critical Realism
TUBITAK Project , 3005 - Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimlerde Yenilikçi Çözümler Araştırma Projeleri Destek Programı
Kolası K. (Executive), Akdevelioğlu A., Yeşilyurt N.
2023 - 2024
2023 - 2024History, Society and Faith in Kosovo, Then and Now
Culture and Tourism Ministry
Kolası K., Düzgün Ş. A., Özoğlu T. (Executive)
Activities in Scientific Journals
2025 - Present
2025 - PresentGAZI AKADEMIK BAKIS-GAZI ACADEMIC VIEW
Advisory Committee Member
2023 - Present
2023 - PresentANKARA UNIVERSITESI. SIYASAL BILGILER FAKULTESI DERGISI
Editor
2020 - Present
2020 - PresentTURKISH YEARBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Scientific Committee Membership
2018 - 2020
2018 - 2020TURKISH YEARBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Editor
Peer Reviews in Scientific Publications
August 2025
August 2025AKDENIZ IIBF DERGISI
National Scientific Refreed Journal
August 2025
August 2025Lectio Socialis
National Scientific Refreed Journal
August 2025
August 2025Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi
National Scientific Refreed Journal
August 2025
August 2025Çankırı Karatekin Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi
National Scientific Refreed Journal
July 2025
July 2025OPEN RESEARCH EUROPE
Other Indexed Journal
June 2025
June 2025Journal of Politics Economy and Management
National Scientific Refreed Journal
June 2025
June 2025Karadeniz Araştırmaları
National Scientific Refreed Journal
April 2025
April 2025The Turkish Yearbook of International Relations
National Scientific Refreed Journal
April 2024
April 2024MILLENNIUM
Journal Indexed in SSCI
November 2023
November 2023ULUSLARARASI ILISKILER
Journal Indexed in SSCI
November 2022
November 2022TURKISH YEARBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
National Scientific Refreed Journal
October 2022
October 2022TURKISH YEARBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
National Scientific Refreed Journal
September 2022
September 2022All Azimuth
Journal Indexed in ESCI
August 2022
August 2022ANKARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ SBF DERGİSİ
National Scientific Refreed Journal
August 2022
August 2022cumhuriyet tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi-CTAD
Journal Indexed in ESCI
July 2022
July 2022ALTERNATİF POLİTİKA
National Scientific Refreed Journal
July 2022
July 2022ANKARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ SBF DERGİSİ
National Scientific Refreed Journal
December 2021
December 2021ULUSLARARASI ILISKILER-INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Journal Indexed in SSCI
October 2021
October 2021All Azimuth
Journal Indexed in ESCI
October 2021
October 2021CTAD: Cumhuriyet Tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi
Journal Indexed in ESCI
May 2021
May 2021Mülkiye Dergisi
National Scientific Refreed Journal
December 2020
December 2020ANKARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ SBF DERGİSİ
National Scientific Refreed Journal
October 2020
October 2020ULUSLARARASI ILISKILER
Journal Indexed in SSCI
August 2020
August 2020TURKISH YEARBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
National Scientific Refreed Journal
January 2020
January 2020ULUSLARARASI ILISKILER
Journal Indexed in SSCI
Scientific Project Refereeing
December 2024
December 2024Postdoctoral Research Program Project
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Germany
Scientific Consultations
2020 - Present
2020 - PresentOther
Ankara University Faculty of Political Science Department of International Relations
Ankara University, Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi, Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü, Turkey
Roles in Event Organizations
October 2023
October 2023Mülkiye Uluslararası İlişkiler Kongresi
Scientific Congress
Kolası K.
Ankara, Turkey
Awards
Congress and Symposium Activities
16 October 2025 - 17 October 2025
16 October 2025 - 17 October 2025X. Mülkiye International Relations Congress The Construction and Transformation of the International System from 1789 to the Present
Session Moderator
Ankara-Turkey
17 October 2024 - 18 October 2024
17 October 2024 - 18 October 2024"Construction of the Future: New World Old Order (?)" Eighth Mulkiye International Relations Congress
Session Moderator
Ankara-Turkey
12 October 2023 - 13 October 2023
12 October 2023 - 13 October 2023Cumhuriyetin Yüzüncü Yılında Türk Dış Politikası Yedinci Mülkiye Uluslararası İlişkiler Kongresi
Session Moderator
Ankara-Turkey
13 October 2022 - 14 October 2022
13 October 2022 - 14 October 2022"NATO and Türkiye": The Sixth Mülkiye Congress of International Relations
Session Moderator
Ankara-Turkey
14 October 2021 - 16 October 2021
14 October 2021 - 16 October 2021“The New Crisis of the International System: Covid-19 Pandemic” Fifth Mulkiye International Relations Congress
Session Moderator
Ankara-Turkey
17 October 2019 - 18 October 2019
17 October 2019 - 18 October 2019"The First World War and Its Effects on the Twentieth Century" Third Mulkiye International Relations Congress
Session Moderator
Ankara-Turkey
02 March 2019 - 02 March 2019
02 March 2019 - 02 March 2019Liberal Dünya Düzeninin Sonu mu?
Panelists
Konya-Turkey
15 October 2018 - 16 October 2018
15 October 2018 - 16 October 2018"The World of States in the Transforming International System" Second Mülkiye Congress of International Relations
Session Moderator
Ankara-Turkey
14 January 2018 - 14 January 2018
14 January 2018 - 14 January 2018Dialectical-materialist critical approaches to political-social issues II
Invited Speaker
Tirane-Albania
16 October 2017 - 17 October 2017
16 October 2017 - 17 October 2017"The Centennial of the October Revolution: Soviet Union, Cold War, International System" First Mülkiye Congress of International Relations
Session Moderator
Ankara-Turkey
10 December 2016 - 10 December 2016
10 December 2016 - 10 December 2016Dialectical-materialist critical approach to political-social issues
Panelists
Tirane-Albania
Invited Talks
April 2023
April 2023Turkiye Scholarships and the Internationalization of Higher Education in Turkey: An Alumnus Perspective
Workshop
İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent Üniversitesi-Turkey
November 2022
November 2022Conference
Ankara Üniversitesi-Turkey
November 2019
November 2019America After Trump
Seminar
Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi-Turkey
April 2019
April 2019Güvenlik Zirvesi: "Uluslararası Düzenin Değişen Yapısı"
Conference
Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi-Turkey
Scholarships
2011 - 2016
2011 - 2016Türkiye Bursları
Other Government Agencies
2013 - 2014
2013 - 2014Sasakawa Genç Liderler Bursu
Other International Organizations
Citations
Total Citations (SCOPUS): 15
h-index (SCOPUS): 2
Jury Memberships
December-2023
December 2023Doctorate
Tahir Bekiroğlu Tez Savunması - Başkent Üniversitesi
October-2022
October 2022Doctorate
Tuğçe Kelleci Tez Savunması - Ankara Üniversitesi
April-2022
April 2022Doctorate
Ahmet Bülent Meriç Tez Savunması - Ankara Üniversitesi
March-2022
March 2022