This edited volume explores human security challenges in the context of Turkey, a rising power occupying a critical geopolitical position between Europe and the Middle East.

Introduction, Editors Foreword: Human Security - A Practitioner's Perspective, Filippo Grandi 1. Human(secur)ity and Its Subjects, Oliver P. Richmond Part I: Democratization and Social Cohesion 2. Minority Protection: A Thorny Issue in Turkish-EU Relations, Özden Zeynep Oktav 3. What Went Wrong with the 'Romani Opening' in Turkey?, Funda Gençoglu Onbasi 4. Teaching National Security or Peace?: The Case of the Turkish National Curriculum, Bezen Balamir Coskun and Halit Hakan Edig 5. Democratization, Conflict Transformation and Women's Organizations, Sanem Özer 6. Social Exclusion and Local Authorities: A Case Study of Istanbul, Ihsan Ikizer 7. Uncertain Past, Uncertain Future, Uncertain Present: Social Cohesion and Conflicts in Igdir Province, Giacomo Golinelli Part II: Turkey as an Agent of Peace and Security 8. Religion in Turkey's Domestic and International Agendas: Human Security Perspectives, Füsun Özerdem, Mugla Sitki Koçman University, and Alan Hunter 9. Turkey: Bridging Europe and Islam, Devrim Ümit 10. Securitization and Externalization of the Migration Practices in the EU: Readmission Agreements and the Turkish Case, Burcu Togral 11. Termination of the Vendetta of the Black Sea? Stable Peace, Energy Security and Russian-Turkish Relations, Resat Bayer 12. Turkey's Human Security Agenda in the Gaza Stri, Ibrahim Natil Conclusion, Editors