Ziya ÃÂnià  (born May 12, 1957 in Istanbul) is a Turkish political economist, and professor of international relations at Koç University in Istanbul, Turkey. He is a former director of the Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities at Koç University.
He received his BSc and MSc degrees in economics from London School of Economics. He obtained his PhD from University of Manchester in the field of development economics in 1984. His research lies at the intersection of political science and economics. He has published extensively on the political economy of Turkey, Turkish foreign policy and broader issues in global political economy. He has published extensively in leading journals of political science, international relations, and development studies. His work has been widely recognized and cited. His most popular publication, 'The Logic of the Developmental State,' continues to be highly regarded. He has collaborated extensively with important scholars in his field including Fikret à Âenses, Fuat Keyman, à Âuhnaz Yñlmaz, Selim Erdem Aytaç, James Riedel among others. His collaboration with Mustafa Kutlay over the past decade has been particularly productive resulting in a large number of influential articles.
Ziya ÃÂnià  is the grandson of who was the founding president of the Turkish Football Association and also served as the chairman of the leading Turkish soccer team Galatasaray on two consecutive occasions. He received a significant part of his education in the United Kingdom. He is married with two children and four grandchildren. In addition to his academic pursuits, ÃÂnià  is a football fan and a nature lover. In recent years, he has developed a growing concern for environmental issues.
During his graduate studies at the University of Manchester, ÃÂnià  worked under the supervision of Colin Kirkpatrick and Frederick Nixson. In the early stages of his career in the Economics Department at BoÃÂaziçi University, he actively participated as a consultant in several projects conducted by the OECD and the World Bank, in addition to his academic publications. Ziya ÃÂnià  became a full professor at a relatively early age in 1995. In September 1999, he joined the International Relations Department of Koç University and has been a faculty member there ever since. He is also a member of The Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÃÂBA). n recognition of his significant contributions to Turkish political economy, Turkish foreign policy, and Turkish politics from a comparative perspective, ÃÂnià  received the TUBITAK Science Award in Social Sciences in July 2012. This award is widely regarded as the most prestigious scientific honor in Turkey.
During his tenure at Koç University, ÃÂnià  held several administrative positions including Acting Dean of the College of Administrative Sciences and Economics (2001-2002), Director of the Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities (2006-2009), and Director of the Center for Globalization, Peace, and Democratic Governance (GLODEM) (2010-2013).
List of selected publications.
A select group of his best-known articles include
Some of his recent works include: