Leadership in Chaos: Angela Merkel and Eurocrisis"
“LEADERSHIP IN CHAOS: ANGELA MERKEL AND EUROCRISIS" A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES OF MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY BY ŞUAY NİLHAN AÇIKALIN IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS MAY 2015 I hereby declare that all information in this document has been obtained and presented in accordance with academic rules and ethical conduct. I also declare that, as required by these rules and conduct, I have fully cited and referenced all material and results that are not original to this work. Name, Last name : Şuay Nilhan Açıkalın Signature : İİİ ABSTRACT LEADERSHIP in CHAOS: ANGELA MERKEL AND EUROCRISIS Açıkalın, Şuay Nilhan Msc., Department of International Relations Supervisor : Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Bağcı May 2015, 131 pages Leadership has been a questionable phenomenon for centuries. The Eurocrisis triggered debates over leadership within the European Union. This thesis analyzes the Federal Republic of Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel’s leadership profile during the Eurocrisis. Throughout this thesis, the Eurocrisis is discussed by use of chaos theory borrowed from physics and understood as a chaotic system. From this perspective, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s leadership profile is going to be analyzed within three time phases during the Eurocrisis period between 2009 and 2013 with four types of leadership. In terms of structure and theoretical perspective, this thesis makes a unique contribution to the prevailing literature. Keywords: Leadership, Chaos Theory,Chaotic Systems, European Union, Euro, Eurocrisis, Angela Merkel, Quiet Leadership, Transformational Leadership, Visionary Leadership, Quantum Leadership İV ÖZ KAOS ORTAMINDA LİDERLİK: ANGELA MERKEL VE EUROKRİZİ Açıkalın, Şuay Nilhan Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü Tez Yöneticisi : Prof.
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