İHÜ Araştırma ve Akademik Performans Sistemi
DSpace@İHÜ, İbn Haldun Üniversitesi’nin bilimsel araştırma ve akademik performansını izleme, analiz etme ve raporlama süreçlerini tek çatı altında buluşturan bütünleşik bilgi sistemidir.
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African regionalism: Subregional power shifts and their impact on African Union integration
(Ibn Haldun University Press, 2026) Maphanga, Bukelwa
This paper addresses the persistent gap between the African Union’s (AU) ambitious goal of deep regional integration and its limited progress. While much scholarship attributes this stagnation to institutional weaknesses, structural constraints, and cultural heterogeneity, often in comparison with the European Union, this study identifies a neglected dimension: the impact of subregional power shifts on continental integration. This approach is novel because existing studies of AU integration overwhelmingly priorities institutional design, normative frameworks, or overlapping membership problems, while paying insufficient attention to how subregional power shifts structurally constrain wider continental cohesion. Using a neorealist framework, particularly Waltz’s (1979) balance of power and Mearsheimer’s (2014) offensive realism, it argues that instability within the AU’s eight Regional Economic Communities (RECs) undermines cohesion at the continental level. The analysis draws on updated 2024 GDP per capita and military expenditure data from the World Bank (2024) and Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2024), alongside alliance patterns within four politically and economically significant RECs: the Arab Maghreb Union, East African Community, Southern African Development Community, and Economic Community of West African States. Findings show that recurring rivalries within these four major regional blocs generate multipolar instability at the subregional level, which then spills over into AU decision-making.
The relations between trade volume and political relations: Example of Türkiye and Ethiopia
(Ibn Haldun University Press, 2026) Kaya, Ahmet Fatih
The relationship between political relations and mutual trade is one of the most critical topics for policymakers. It would not be surprising to see that developing relations between countries enables the development of international trade. This paper posits that developing political relations enables an increase in trade volume. By signing agreements involving military cooperation, having reciprocal visits entails national companies to trade with new partners, as well as attracting the interest of investors. In this context, Türkiye’s international relations with Ethiopia are examined, and its effects on the trade volume will be investigated. While conducting this analysis, available data will clarify our premises. The findings reveal that developing political relations has an impact on increasing trade volume between countries.
Analyzing wealth inequality in Türkiye: The effects of monetary policies and financial inclusion
(Ibn Haldun University Press, 2026) Karaca, Mahmud İrfan
This paper examines how recent monetary policies in Turkey have affected wealth inequality through the channel of financial access. Wealth inequality has widened in Turkey in the context of high inflation, negative real interest rates, and unconventional policy tools such as the Currency-Protected Deposit Scheme (KKM). While asset holders and financially included groups have been able to hedge against inflation and currency depreciation, financially excluded individuals have faced rising living costs and eroding real wealth. The study is based on an online survey of 270 adult residents in Turkey, designed to capture demographic characteristics, levels of financial literacy, use of financial instruments, and perceptions of economic and monetary policies. Respondents were classified into three main groups: users of conventional financial instruments, users of alternative (often interest-free) instruments, and non-users. Descriptive analysis is used to compare wealth outcomes and perceived advantages across these groups...
Sustainable Leadership Competency Model (SLCM) for Emerging Markets and Developing Economies: Integrating global frameworks with regional realities
(Ibn Haldun University Press, 2026) Hacıoğlu, Ümit; Ghezel, Alireza; Yönetim Bilimleri Fakültesi, İşletme Bölümü
Effective leadership is critical for navigating the complex sustainability challenges unique to Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDEs). While global leadership models provide a foundation, they lack contextual applicability for the distinct volatilities and socio-cultural realities of EMDEs, creating a significant gap in both theory and practice. This study aimed to develop and validate a culturally attuned Sustainable Leadership Competency Model (SLCM) specifically for these contexts. The research employed a sequential mixed-methods methodology, beginning with a systematic review of global literature to extract competencies, followed by structured interviews with 13 regional experts for validation and refinement. The resulting validated model identifies five core domains Strategic Competencies, Core Competencies, Core Values, Collaborative Competencies, and Personal Leadership Capacities comprising 16 specific competencies, including critical refinements such as Frugal Innovation, Critical Reflexivity, and Authentic Humility. This study provides policymakers, educators, and organizational leaders in EMDEs with a practical, evidence-informed framework to cultivate leaders capable of driving inclusive and resilient growth. Future research should focus on developing a quantitative instrument to test the model’s predictive validity across diverse EMDE settings.
Are proxies of Balassa-Samuelson effect robust? Evidence from developing countries
(Ibn Haldun University Press, 2026) Shafique, Ahsan; El Morabit, Fatima
Exchange rate movements have started achieving a pivotal role in shaping economic expectations of a common man in today’s world. These variations which once used to be regular oscillations between currencies in the world market have gradually become the real drivers of change of the macroeconomic fundamentals in every economy. On the one hand, the daily changes in these rates impact the consumption and investment decisions of the individuals while their deviation from a perceived rather calculated normal steers action from the governments on the other, in order to control other connected macroeconomic indicators including inflation, investment, exports, imports etc. The evidence suggests that no matter how deviated these the real exchange rates between two countries may be, there exist tacit drivers that pull them back to converge to a similar pattern over time to the least. Despite evidence on convergence of real exchange rates, the studies that aim to investigate the determinants of equilibrium exchange rate find scant or at least inconclusive evidence in favour of Balassa Samuelson hypothesis (and hence purchasing power parity) as being a determinant of real exchange rate (or equilibrium real exchange rate)...
