Hamdullah Baycar
College: College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Hamdullah Baycar is a PhD candidate at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter. His research focuses on the identity politics of the Gulf. Orientalism, Colonialism, and Post-Colonialism are among the focus topics in his PhD.
Before joining Exeter, he was a graduate student at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University (2017). He holds a B.A. in International Relations from Abant Izzet Baysal University (2013).
The Middle East Policy Council (MEPC) has named Hamdullah Baycar to its 40 under 40 cohort for 2023. This award celebrates the depth of cultural, economic, and political ties between the United States and Middle Eastern countries, with honorees coming from a variety of professional areas, including academics, business, culture, and diplomacy.
PEER-REVIEW ARTICLES
2023 Promoting Multiculturalism and Tolerance: Expanding the Meaning of “Unity through Diversity” in the UAE
Digest of Middle East Studies, Vol 32 (1), pp. 40-59.
https://doi.org/10.1111/dome.12282
2022 Emirati Nationalism in Global Age: Purifying the Society and Creation of Emirati Identity
Janus.net e-journal of International Relations, Vol. 13 (2), pp. 141-169
https://doi.org/10.26619/1647-7251.13.2.5
2022 The United Arab Emiratesʼ Religious Soft Power through Ulema and Organizations
Religions, (September 2022) (Special Issue "Religious Soft Power: Definition(s), Limits and Usage") (With Mehmet Rakipoglu)
https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13070646
2022 Anatomy of Turkish-Saudi Relations: The Spiral of Competition and Cooperation (In Arabic) [تشريح العلاقات التركية- السعودية: دوامة التنافس والتعاون]
Rouya Turkiyyah, Year 11. Issue 3, pp. 115-128 (With Mehmet Rakipoglu)
https://doi.org/10.36360/1560-011-003-007
2022 17th Century Ottoman Women in Evliya Celebi’s Seyahatname
Bilimname, (2022), 47, pp. 773-797
https://doi.org/10.28949/bilimname.1050129
2021 British Pragmatic Arab Spring Politics: An Analyses of Bahrain Case (In Turkish) [İngiltere’nin Pragmatik Arap Baharı Politikası: Bahreyn Vaka Analizi]
Tezkire, Volume 75-76, Year 30, pp. 109-123 (with Emrah Atar)
https://tezkiredergisi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hamdullah-BAYCAR-Emrah-ATAR-Ingilterenin-Pragmatik-Arap-Bahari-Politikasi-Bahreyn-Vaka-Analizi.pdf
2021 An Analysis of the Impacts of the First Palestinian Uprising (Intifada) on the Israeli Economy
Imgelem, (2021) 5 (9), pp. 565 – 578 (with Emrah Atar)
https://doi.org/10.53791/imgelem.988280
NEWSLETTER AND BULLETIN ARTICLES
2022 Civil War and Pandemic: Syrian’s Response to the Covid-19
Syrian Studies Association Bulletin, (2022), 26(1), pp. 33-43
https://libguides.siue.edu/ld.php?content_id=69674750
2022 Global-Local: Being an Emirati in a Globalized World
The GSC Newsletter (Meridian), (2022), 3, pp. 12-14
https://gsc.gust.edu.kw/sites/default/files/files/GSC%20Newsletter%203%20-%202022(1).pdf
BOOK CHAPTERS
Forthcoming The Muslim Brotherhood’s Movement in Saudi Arabia (in Turkish) “Suudi Arabistan'da İhvan Hareketi” in The Muslim Brotherhood as a Transboundary Social and Political Movement (Sınıraşan bir Toplumsal ve Siyasal Hareket Olarak Müslüman Kardeşler) editors: Dr. Abdülgani Bozkurt and Mehmet Rakipoğlu
2022 International Relations and Covid-19: Realism and Covid-19 Pandemic (In Turkish) (Uluslararası İlişkiler ve Kovid-19: Realizm ve Küresel Salgın (Kovid-19)) in “Pandemi Döneminde Siyaset Bilimi: Politikalar, Uygulamalar ve Tartışmalar” (Political Science during pandemic: Policies, Applications, and Debates) editors: Dr. Emrah Atar and Prof. Önder Kutlu (with Emrah Atar) ISBN: 978-605-196-884-1 https://www.cizgikitabevi.com/kitap/1524-pandemi-ve-siyaset-bilimi-politikalar-uygulamalar-ve-tartismalar
2022 UK’s Post Brexit Strategy “Global Britain:” A Quest of being Great Power in Great Power Politics in Greater Eurasia: Conflicts, Institutional/Regional Alliances, and Projects, edited by Rahman Dag and Ozgur Tufekci, Lexington Books (with Emrah Atar) ISBN: 978-1-66691-411-5
https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781666914115/Great-Power-Politics-in-Greater-Eurasia-Regional-Alliances-Institutions-Projects-and-Conflicts
2021 “From Bandwagoning to Interventionism the United Arab Emirates’ National Security Strategy” (Eklemlemeden Müdahaleciliğe Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri (BAE)’nin Everilen Ulusal Savunma Stratejileri) in Security, Terrorism, Migration and Diaspora in Global Age (Küresel Çağda Güvenlik, Terörizm, Göç ve Diaspora) edited by Cihad Islam Yilmaz, Ekin Yayinlari (with Huzeyfe Altiok) ISBN 978-6-25802-443-2
https://www.ekinkitap.com/kuresel-cagda-guvenlik-terorizm-goc-ve-diaspora-cihad-islam-yilmaz
BOOK REVIEWS
State Recognition in International Law: The Cases of Palestine and ISIS by Ensar Mutlu
Ortadoğu Etütleri, Vol. 14(2), 2022 (In Turkish)
https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/2681662
Sectarian Gulf: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the Arab Spring That Wasn’t by Toby Matthiesen
Sharq Forum, 04 March 2021
https://research.sharqforum.org/2021/03/04/toby-matthiesen-sectarian-gulf-bahrain-saudi-arabia-and-the-arab-spring-that-wasntstanford-ca-stanford-university-press-stanford-briefs-2013/
AngloArabia – Why Gulf Wealth Matters to Britain by David Wearing
Inside Arabia, 16 February 2020 https://insidearabia.com/book-review-angloarabia-why-gulf-wealth-matters-to-britain-by-david-wearing/
This Brave New World: India, China, and the United States by Anja Manual.
Civitas Hominibus: The Philosophical and Social Yearbook, Vol.1(11) 2016: p. 163-169. https://ch.ahe.lodz.pl/content/112016-0
OP-EDS AND ANALYSES
Britain's retreat from the Arab world: Farewell to BBC Arabic Radio
The New Arab, 7 February 2023
https://www.newarab.com/analysis/britains-final-broadcast-farewell-bbc-arabic-radio
The Politics of the Emirati Long Weekend: Between Modernity and Islam
Political Reflection, 16 January 2023 Vol.9 No. 1 Issue 34.
https://politicalreflectionmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/PR_Vol9_No1_A4.pdf
Saudi-Turkish Normalization: More Complicated than Meets the Eye
Gulf International Forum (Gulfif), 24 June 2022
https://gulfif.org/saudi-turkish-normalization-more-complicated-than-meets-the-eye
Regional Implications of a Turkey-UAE Reconciliation
Newlines Institute for Strategy and Policy, 31 May 2022
https://newlinesinstitute.org/state-resilience-and-fragility/regional-implications-of-a-turkey-uae-reconciliation/
Israel, the Gulf and Turkey: Why is everyone making up in the Middle East? (with Selcuk Aydin)
Middle East Eye, 23 February 2022
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/middle-east-reconciliation-season-what-will-come
The UAE Formally Ceases to be a Tax-Free Haven (with Sana Quadri)
The Washington Institute (Fikra Forum), 14 February 2022
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/uae-formally-ceases-be-tax-free-haven
The UAE’s Israel-Iran Balancing Act
Gulf International Forum (Gulfif), 10 January 2022
https://gulfif.org/the-uaes-israel-iran-balancing-act/
Macron’s Gulf Gamble Pays Off (With Sana Quadri)
The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (AGSIW), 21 December 2021
https://agsiw.org/macrons-gulf-gamble-pays-off/
Rapprochement Spree: Abu Dhabi Recalibrates Relations with Ankara
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Sada), 16 December 2021 https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/86025
Saudi Arabia’s Foray into the World of English Football
Amwaj Media, 1 December 2021 https://amwaj.media/article/dreams-of-diversification-saudi-arabia-forays-into-the-world-of-premier-league
UAE-UK Relations: Investments, Risks, and Expectations (In Turkish) [BAE-İngiltere İlişkileri: Yatırımlar, Riskler, Beklentiler]
ORSAM, 22 November 2021 https://orsam.org.tr/tr/bae-ingiltere-iliskileri-yatirimlar-riskler-beklentiler/
Why Gulf Countries Invest in European Football? (In Turkish) [Körfez ülkeleri Avrupa futboluna neden ciddi yatırım yapıyor?]
Fikir Turu, 15 November 2021 https://fikirturu.com/spor/korfez-ulkeleri-avrupa-futboluna-neden-ciddi-yatirim-yapiyor/
Turkey-UAE Normalisation: for what cost and how durable is it? (In Turkish) [Türkiye-BAE normalleşmesi: Ne uğruna ve ne kadar kalıcı?]
Fikir Turu, 22 September 2021 https://fikirturu.com/jeo-strateji/turkiye-bae-normallesmesi-ne-ugruna-ve-ne-kadar-kalici/
Iraq as a Theatre for the Gulf’s Geostrategic Ambitions (with Mehmet Alaca)
LSE Middle East Centre Blog, 29 June 2021, https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/2021/06/29/iraq-as-a-theatre-for-the-gulfs-geostrategic-ambitions/
Al-Jazeera’s Motivations for launching Conservative Platform “Rightly” in the US (In Turkish) [El-Cezire’nin ABD’deki Muhafazakâr “Rightly” Girişimindeki Hedefi]
Journal of Ortadogu Analiz (ORSAM), Issue 101 Vol. 12, May 2021, pp. 62-66 https://orsam.org.tr//d_hbanaliz/16_HAMDULLAHBAYCAR_101.pdf
Can Qatar be a regional mediator? (In Turkish) [Katar bölgesel arabulucu olabilir mi?]
Yeni Safak, 26 March 2021 https://www.yenisafak.com/dunya/katar-bolgesel-arabulucu-olabilir-mi-3615436
Gulf Normalisation on the Expense of Palestinians (In Turkish) [Körfez'deki normalleşme adımlarının bedelini Filistinliler ödüyor]
Anadolu Agency, 17 March 2021 https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/analiz/korfezdeki-normallesme-adimlarinin-bedelini-filistinliler-oduyor/2178740
‘Rightly’ as a New Soft Power Tool: The Motivation behind Al Jazeera’s American Right-Wing Platform
Informed Comment, 8 March 2021 https://www.juancole.com/2021/03/motivation-jazeeras-american.html
The Emirates Mars Mission Kills Many Birds with One Stone
LSE Middle East Centre Blog, 8 March 2021 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/2021/03/08/the-emirates-mars-mission-kills-many-birds-with-one-stone/
Dubai EXPO: A New Failure? (In Turkish) [Dubai EXPO: Yeni hezimet mi?]
Star (Acik Gorus), 5 March 2021 https://www.star.com.tr/acik-gorus/dubai-expo-yeni-hezimet-mi-haber-1614235/
Is Normalisation Possible between Turkey and UAE (In Turkish) [Türkiye-BAE: Normalleşme mümkün mü?]
Yeni Safak, 17 February 2021 https://www.yenisafak.com/dunya/turkiye-bae-normallesme-mumkun-mu-3599570
The anatomy of Turkey-UAE relations (In Turkish) [Türkiye-BAE ilişkisinin anatomisi]
Star (Acık Görüş), 05 February 2021 https://www.star.com.tr/acik-gorus/turkiyebae-iliskisinin-anatomisi-haber-1607564/
GCC not dead after all: End of the Qatari crisis
Daily Sabah, 15 January 2021 https://www.dailysabah.com/opinion/op-ed/gcc-not-dead-after-all-end-of-the-qatari-crisis
Will COVID-19 Decrease the Number of Indian and Pakistani Expats in the UAE?
LSE Middle East Centre Blog, 4 June 2020 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/2020/06/04/will-covid-19-decrease-the-number-of-indian-and-pakistani-expats-in-the-uae
COVID-19 Diplomacy in the Gulf: Iran and its Arab Neighbours
Pink Jinn, 29 April 2020 https://www.pinkjinn.com/2020/04/29/covid-19-diplomacy-in-the-gulf-iran-and-its-arab-neighbours/
Coronavirus and its Impact in the Gulf,
E-International Relations, 28 February 2020
https://www.e-ir.info/2020/02/28/opinion-the-coronavirus-pandemic-and-its-impact-in-the-gulf/
Challenges for Oman’s New Sultan
E-International Relations, 24 January 2020
https://www.e-ir.info/2020/01/24/opinion-challenges-for-omans-new-sultan/
Waking Up Post Brexit: To a Colonizer Dream or a Colonized Reality?
Oxford University Politics Blog, 3 September 2019
https://blog.politics.ox.ac.uk/waking-up-post-brexit-to-a-colonizer-dream-or-a-colonized-reality/
REPORTS
Trump Gone: What does it mean for the GCC (With Huzeyfe Altiok)
Qatar University Gulf Studies Center: Gulf Insight Series, December 2020
http://www.qu.edu.qa/static_file/qu/research/Gulf%20Studies/documents/Gulf%20Insights%2040.pdf
The Sudden Cost of Unexpected Threats: The Novel Coronavirus and Dubai
Qatar University Gulf Studies Center: Gulf Insight Series, March 2020 http://www.qu.edu.qa/static_file/qu/research/Gulf%20Studies/documents/Gulf%20Insights%2018.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3xbRFvY03PVgPkW4dfniqlY9445PGQeoTI3mIBnGRJs08-KNlSuBk1_H8
CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATION
20-24 Sept. 2022
Divided Emirates: How the Covid-19 Deepen the Division in the UAE
Insaniyyat: International Forum for Humanities and Social Sciences Tunis, Tunisia
14-16 July 2022
A Comparative Analyses of Gulf Investment in Sports: Qatar, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia
In: The Dimensions of Saudi Arabia’s Soft Power
Gulf Research Meeting, Cambridge, UK
3-5 Dec 2021
Coffees and Coffee Pots and the Construction of Emirati Identity
International Anatolian Congress on Coffee & Cocoa
Discover Anatolia, Yesilyurt Municipality, Yesilyurt, Malatya
7-10 Nov 2021
The GCC from the Hegemony of One to the Balance of Power to All
The 6th Annual International Conference of the Gulf Studies Center
Qatar University, Doha, Qatar (with Huzeyfe Altiok)
30 Sept 2021
Savunmasız ama Dayanıklı: Körfez Ülkelerinin Kovid- 19'a Yanıtı (Vulnerable but Powerful: The Gulf Response’s to Covid-19) Sosyal Bilimlerde Covid-19 Çalışmaları Kongresi
Fenerbahce University, Istanbul, Turkey (with Huzeyfe Altiok)
22-24 Sept 2021
US Withdrawal from Afghanistan: The Rise of Small Gulf States in International Area
IEPAS 2021: 8th Annual Conference on Eurasian Politics and Society
IEPAS, Lisbon, Portugal (with Huzeyfe Altiok)
9-11 June 2021
What do International Relations Theories Tell about the Covid-19?
2nd International Congress on Economics and Administrative Sciences
Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Kyrgyzstan (with Emrah Atar)
4-6 April 2021
Public Health during Covid-19 in Syria: Decennial of Arab Spring
Governance of Public Policies During and After Conflicts in the Middle East, Doha Institute of Graduate Studies, Qatar
2020
Creating a Nation through Heritage: Emiratization of the Coffee Pot (Dallah)
Qatar University Annual Research Forum & Exhibition QUARFE 2020 https://qspace.qu.edu.qa/handle/10576/16671
PEER REVIEWING, EDITORIAL WORKS, AND REFEREEING
2021- Cont. Index Editor
Journal of Interdisciplinary Food Studies
https://foodstudiesjournal.com/index.php/1/about/editorialTeam
2022 Reviewer (Two publications)
African and Asian Studies
https://brill.com/view/journals/aas/aas-overview.xml
2022 Reviewer
ASR Chiang Mai University Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
https://cmuj.cmu.ac.th/asr/asr.php
2022 Reviewer
The Journal of Middle East Studies (Ortadoğu Etütleri Dergisi)
https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/issue-full-file/71071
2020- 2022 Global South Commissioning Editor
E-International Relations
www.e-ir.info
