Scandinavian Studies in Turkey

Abstract

Regional Studies is a newly evolving area in order to follow developments inthe world closely, to analyze the dynamics of change and the relations between different regions ina better way. Scandinavian countries, which are one of the leading countries in the world in termsof education, technology, income per capita, life span and happiness, are also drawing attentionwith their policies. Although the Scandinavian countries are involved in the category of small stateswith a soft power perspective, they are noteworthy in international relations with their foreignpolicy. Studies related to Scandinavian countries like Denmark, Norway and Sweden are one of theleast studied regions in Turkey. The Scandinavian region is a region growing in importance in termsof global politics in the last century. Turkey both being NATO member and EU candidatenecessitate to follow the developments in Scandinavia and the Baltic closely. In addition, Turkey'sEU membership negotiations also need the support of Scandinavian countries. The purpose of thisstudy is to mention the available literature in Turkey and the importance of Scandinavian geographyin the regional studies.