How does the space of a city influence democracy?
In this Dahrendorf Forum lecture, Berna Turam explores how urban sites create new and creative politics, particularly in Turkey where they challenge the binary view of Islamist-secularist conflict in both exceptional moments like the Gezi protests and everyday living.
Speakers
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Berna Turam is Associate Professor of Sociology and International Affairs at Northeastern University. She is the author of Between Islam and the State: The Politics of Engagement and the editor of Secular State and Religious Society: Two Forces at Play in Turkey.
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Chair: Esra Özyürek, Associate Professor in Contemporary Turkish Studies, LSE European Institute
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Event recorded May 4 2016