Seda Gürkan
Universitair docent
- Naam
- Dr. S. Gürkan
- Telefoon
- +31 70 800 8206
- s.gurkan@fgga.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-4971-9537

Seda Gürkan is Universitair Hoofddocent European Approaches to Security, Diplomacy and Global Affairs bij het Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) van de Universiteit Leiden. Daarnaast is zij Visiting Professor aan het College of Europe, campus Brugge.
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Onderzoeksresultaten
Onderzoeksprojecten
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The Role of Emotions in EU Foreign Policy (EUMOTIONS)
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Horizon-MSCA ‘Globalisation, Europe and Multilateralism: Democratic institutions, the rise of alternative models and mounting normative dissensus'
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Horizon RIA project ‘Respond to Emerging Dissensus: Supranational Instruments and Norms of European democracy'
PhD Training
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EU-Türkiye Relations: Current Status and Future Prospects
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Seda Gürkan is Universitair Hoofddocent European Approaches to Security, Diplomacy and Global Affairs bij het Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) van de Universiteit Leiden. Daarnaast is zij Visiting Professor aan het College of Europe, campus Brugge.
Dr. Gürkan behaalde haar PhD aan de Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), een masterdiploma aan de London School of Economics (LSE) en is tevens afgestudeerd aan de Diplomatieke School van het Spaanse Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken. Van 2015 tot 2022 was zij als docent verbonden aan de Université libre de Bruxelles. Daarnaast was zij Visiting Scholar aan de Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) van Johns Hopkins University in Washington DC en Visiting Fellow aan de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU). Voor haar academische loopbaan werkte zij tien jaar in de internationale diplomatie als internationaal ambtenaar bij het hoofdkwartier van de NAVO in Brussel, binnen het kabinet van de Assistant Secretary General. Bij de NAVO was zij verantwoordelijk voor de betrekkingen tussen NAVO en EU, terrorismebestrijding, raketverdediging en de defensieaspecten van NAVO-operaties. Dr. Gürkan levert regelmatig deskundige adviezen aan het Europees Parlement over EU-uitbreiding, mensenrechten en het nabuurschapsbeleid van de EU. Zij doceert en verzorgt trainingen voor ambtenaren, diplomaten, journalisten en Eurocraten op het gebied van internationale betrekkingen en Europese studies.
Zij is lid van het Steering Committee van de interdisciplinaire Europe Hub van de Universiteit Leiden en co-lead van het Una Europa Doctoral Interdisciplinary Methods Training (DIMT) programma. Sinds 2024 is zij PhD-decaan van de Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs van de Universiteit Leiden. Daarnaast is dr. Gürkan lid van de Wetenschappelijke Raad van de Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) in Brussel en adviserend lid van de wetenschappelijke raden van meerdere internationale onderzoeksprojecten.
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Universitair docent
- Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs
- Institute of Security and Global Affairs
- Sanchez Salgado R. & Gürkan S. (2025), Emotions and policy change in the wake of political scandals: how did the Qatargate shake the European Parliament?, European Policy Analysis : 1-22.
- Gürkan S. 5 april 2025, Erdoğanin kuristusote Turkista tiukkenee [Erdogan’s stronghold on Turkey getting tighter] Interview, Finnish news agency [podcast].
- Gürkan S. (9 april 2025), Inaction from Brussels over the arrest of an opposition leader in Turkey may be a strategic mistake: The Conversation. [blog].
- Dimitrova A.L., Gürkan S. & Koops J.A. (2025), Stuck on the stairway of change: the EU’s enlargement and security and defence policies post 2022, West European Politics : 1-27.
- Gürkan S. (2024), EU-Turkey relations in a "dangerous world": prospects and challenges after the 2023 elections in Turkey. In: Christofis N. (red.), Elections and earthquakes: quo vadis Turkey?. The Mediterranean Politics nr. 8. London: Transnational Press London. 197-208.
- Gürkan S. (2024), Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI 2024 Country Report — Turkey. . Gütersloh: BTI.: Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung. .
- Gürkan S. (2024), Case study-Turkey : the state of autocratisation in the European neighbourhood & case selection nr. D.3.4. RED-SPINEL. [working paper].
- Gürkan S. (2024), How does the Council legitimize the EU’s response to international crises? : emotion discourse analysis of the high representative’s communications on Russia’s war of aggression. In: Coman R. & Sierens V. (red.), EU council presidencies in times of crises: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Gürkan S. & Terzi Ö. (2024), Emotions in EU foreign policy: when and how do they matter?, Journal of European Integration 46(5): 575-596.
- Gürkan S. (2024), Constructing an ‘emotional community’ in times of crisis: the EU’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Journal of European Integration 46(5): 635–659.
- Terzi Ö & Gürkan S (1 oktober 2024), Emotions are running high in EU foreign policy – and that's ok. The Loop, ECPR's Political Science Blog: ECPR. [blog].
- Gürkan S. (2023), The impact of autocratisation processes in the neighbourhood on the EU's conditionality policy: insights from EU-Turkey relations (2016-2020). In: Potvin-Solis L. (red.), L'Union européenne et la paix = The European Union and the peace. Colloques Jean Monnet. Bruxelles: Bruylant. 565-588.
- Gürkan S. (6 januari 2023), A crunch year for EU-Turkey relations: with or without Erdogan. BTI Transformation Index: BTI. [blog].
- Tomini L., Gürkan S. & Matrakova M. (2023), Understanding dissensus driven by competing power centres around the EU: in Coman, R. and Brack, N. (eds.) debating dissensus over liberal democracy, think piece, working paper series, no.1. RED-SPINEL . [overig].
- Gürkan S. (2022), Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI 2022 Country Report — Turkey. Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung. Gütersloh: BTI.
- Brack N. & Gürkan S. (red.) (2021), Theorising the crises of the European Union. The Globalisation, Europe, Multilateralism Series. London: Routledge.
- Gürkan S. & Coman R. (2021), The EU-Turkey deal in the 2015 ‘refugee crisis’: when intergovernmentalism cast a shadow on the EU’s normative power, Acta Politica 56(2): 276-305.
- Terzi Ö., Palm T. & Gürkan S. (2021), Introduction: emotion(al) norms in EUropean foreign policy, Global Affairs 7(2): 93-102.
- Gürkan S. (2021), Emotions in parliamentary diplomacy: debating the Armenian genocide in the European Parliament, Global Affairs 7(2): 103-122.
- Gürkan S. & Tomini L. (2021), The limits of Europeanization research agenda: decoding the reverse process in and around the EU. In: Brack N. & Gürkan S. (red.), Theorising the crises of the European Union: Routledge.
- Brack N. & Gürkan S (2021), European integration (theories) in crisis?. In: Brack N. & Gürkan S. (red.), Theorising the crises of the European Union. London: Routledge. 1-21.
- Gürkan S. & Brack N. (2021), Understanding and explaining the European Union in a crisis context: concluding reflections. In: Brack N. & Gürkan S. (red.), Theorising the crises of the European Union. London: Routledge. 246-262.
- Gürkan S. & Rietveld J. (2021), Process tracing: tracing the causal pathways between independent and dependent variables. In: Morin J.F., Olsson C. & Atikcan E.O. (red.), Research methods in the social sciences: an A-Z of key concepts. New York: Oxford University Press. 219-223.
- Gürkan S. & Terzi O. (2021), Why emotions are key to understanding EU Foreign Policy, LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog 2021(8): .
- Tomini L. & Gürkan S. (2020), Contesting the EU, contesting democracy and rule of law in Europe: conceptual suggestions for future research. In: Lorenz A. & Anders L.H. (red.), Illiberal trends and anti-EU politics in East Central Europe . Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave MacMillan.
- Toygür I. & Gürkan S. (2020), Why the EU should not opt for another refugee deal with Turkey with no shared responsibility [Expert Opinion]. Real Instituto Elcano. [overig].
- Gürkan S. (2020), The assessment of the 2020 European Commission report on Turkey and a guide for a persuasive engagement with Turkey. Brussels: European Parliament.
- Gürkan S. (2020), Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI 2020 Country Report: Turkey. Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung.
- Gürkan S. (2019), La puissance normative européenne face à la crise de la solidarité = The Normative Power Europe in the face of solidarity crisis in Europe. In: Coman R., Fromont L. & Weyembergh A. (red.), Les solidarités européennes: entre enjeux, tensions et reconfigurations: Bruylant. 385-414.
- Gürkan S. (2019), The role of the European Parliament in the enlargement process: insights from parliamentary relations with Turkey. In: Raube K., Muftuler-Bac M. & Wouters J. (red.), Parliamentary cooperation and diplomacy in EU external relations: an essential companion: Edward Elgar. 221-235.
- Gürkan S. (30 oktober 2019), Speaking loudly but carrying a small stick: is the EU powerless against Erdogan?. The Conversation.
- Gürkan S. (2018), The role of the European parliament in Turkey-EU relations: a troublemaker or a useful normative actor?, Southeast European and Black Sea Studies 18(1): 107-125.
- Gürkan S. (27 september 2018), Yeni söylem AB-Türkiye iliskilerine ivme kazandırır mı? = Will the new rhetoric be enough for revitalizing EU-Turkey relations?. Euronews.
- Gürkan S. (4 juli 2018), Not too close but not too far away: EU’s relations with the New Turkey, EURACTIV, Op-Ed. EURACTIV, Opinions.
- Gürkan S. (27 april 2017), EU-Turkey relations in the aftermath of Turkey’s constitutional referendum, Carte Blanche, IEE, Université libre de Bruxelles. The IEE Blog: IEE, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB). [blog].
- Gürkan S. (2017), Testing times for Turkey, defence management review, (2): 148-150.
- Gürkan S. (27 april 2017), EU-Turkey relations in the aftermath of Turkey's constitutional referendum: IEE, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB). [blog].
- Gürkan S. (2008), Time to get strategic on terrorism: why does NATO need a counter-terrorism strategy?, NATO Review : .
- Advisory Board Member, Philosophy, Politics and Economics Programme
- Research Fellow
- Prof/Lecturer in European Studies
- Country Expert on Turkey