Articles by Özlem Terzi

October 1, 2024

Emotions are running high in EU foreign policy – and that's ok

Özlem Terzi

European politics are becoming increasingly emotional. But in times of war and rising autocratic populism, rational policy choices depend upon emotions to be effective. Özlem Terzi and Seda Gürkan argue that it's time for policy makers to start paying attention to fear and anger, but also to positive feelings.

Özlem Terzi

Assistant Professor in International Relations, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam / Affiliated Researcher, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland

Özlem's research focuses on emotions in foreign policy and EU external relations.

Recently, she has focused on the externalities of the European Green Deal and on the European Arctic region.

With Seda Gürkan and Trineke Palm, Özlem co-edited the special issues Emotions in EUropean Foreign Policy (2021) for Global Affairs and, with Seda Gürkan, The role of emotions in EU foreign policy (2024) for the Journal of European Integration.

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