Between Kemalism and Islam: A Comparative Study of Republican, Liberal and Political Liberal Models of Secularism in Turkey
Mehmet Müderrisoğlu, University College London (UCL)

The Influence of Europeanization on Religious Discourses in Framing Gender Equality and Intimate Citizenship Policies in Turkey
Ana Frank, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

EU Conditionality and Minority Rights: A Contradictory Change in Turkey
Zelal Başak Kızılkan-Kısacık, University of Cologne, Germany
N.B. UNABLE TO ATTEND

14:00 – 14:40

14:40 – 15: 20

15:20 – 16:00

Parallel Session 3.2 (Room 1.09, NAB, LSE)

Chair: Professor Şevket Pamuk

Coded Criticism in "National" Literatures: Using Ankaraas a key to Yaban and the Newspaper Kampana as a Key to To Noumero
Natasha Lemos, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)

The Living Legacy of Modernism: Catalysing the Industrial Past
Övgü Pelen, University of Manchester

Educational Governance in Turkey: A Centralized National Education System under the Influence of Civil Society and International Organisations
Inga Schwarz, Tubingen University, Germany

16:00 – 16:20

Coffee Break (1st Floor Open Area, NAB, LSE)

16:20 – 17:00

17:00 – 17:40

Parallel Session 4.1 (Room 1.15, NAB, LSE)

Chair: Professor Deniz Kandiyoti

Understanding State-Civil Society Cooperation in Turkey through the Process of the Institutionalization of Human Rights
Hakkı Onur Arıner, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

Europeanization of Migration and the Effects on Non-State Actors:
The Turkish Case
Damla Bayraktar, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey

16:20 – 17:00

17:00 – 17:40

Parallel Session 4.2 (Room 1.09, NAB, LSE)

Chair: Professor Şevket Pamuk

The Emergence, Consolidation and Significance of the AK Party in Turkey
Sevinç Bermek, University of Warwick

A Reinvention of Tradition: AKP's Local Politics and Conservatism in Turkey Charlotte Joppien, University of Hamburg, Germany

17:40 – 18:00

Closing Remarks

Professor Deniz Kandiyoti and Professor Şevket Pamuk (Room, 1.15, NAB,LSE)

Note on the Chairs:

Deniz Kandiyoti: Emeritus Professor of Development Studies, School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS)

Şevket Pamuk: Professor of Economics and Economic History, European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

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Contemporary Turkish Studies

3^rd Annual Doctoral Dissertation Conference

Friday, 6 May 2011

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Third Doctoral Dissertation Conference of LSE Contemporary Turkish Studies will take place on Friday, 6^th of May 2011, at London School of Economics and Political Science. The purpose of this Conference is to discuss and contribute to the development of dissertations on Turkey. It is intended to help doctoral students present their ideas and findings to wider audiences. The Conference invites applications from students from a wide range of disciplines including politics, economics, international relations, cultural studies, sociology, history, literature, to present their doctoral dissertation research.

Please send your application to the following e-mail address no later than Friday,18 February 2011: euroinst.turkish.studies@lse.ac.uk

Presentations in the Conference will be selected on the basis of the following information:

- Abstract of the research to be presented (between 400 and 500 words)

- Title of the PhD thesis and research institution

- A brief CV including the programme of study, year of study, supervisor of research

Successful applicants will be notified by Monday, 7 March 2011 and will be asked to submit their full paper by Friday, 15 April 2011.

Conference Organization Committee

LSE Contemporary Turkish Studies, London School of Economics and Political Science

For further information, please contact:

Ümit Sönmez

Research Officer: Turkey and European Union
Contemporary Turkish Studies
European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science
E-mail:U.Sonmez@lse.ac.uk
Tel: 0044 (020) 79556067

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LSE Contemporary Turkish Studies 2nd Annual Doctoral Dissertation Conference

is held on Friday, 1 May 2009 at the Canada Blanch Room, J116 (First Floor),Cowdray House, Portugal Street, LSE

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

09:00 – 09:30	Arrival and Coffee
09:30 – 11:00	*Session 1: Turkish Foreign Policy: Historical Insights, Contemporary Challenges* Turkey's Accession to NATO: Building a 'Little America' Reem Abou-El-Fadl, Oxford University Turkish Foreign Policy after the end of Cold War: From Securitising to De-securitising Actor? Paula Sandrin, University of Westminster
11:00 – 11:15	Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:45	*Session 2: Civil Society : Changing Actors and Strategies in the EU Accession Process* The Route to Accession Talks – EU-Turkey Relations 1997-2004: Tracing the Process Natalie Martin, Loughborough University Politics of Civil Society: The Early Impact of EU Pre-accession Funding on Turkish Advocacy NGOs Markus Ketola, LSE
12:45 – 14:00	Lunch Break
14:00- 15:30	*Session 3:* Shifting Boundaries in Contemporary Turkey: Class and Community The Princes Islands of İstanbul: Coexistence, Sociability and Memory in a Multi-Faith, Multi-Ethnic Island Network Deniz Duru, University of Sussex Globalization, Class and Nationalism: An Analysis of Post-1980 Privatization Process in Turkey Cemil Boyraz, İstanbul Bilgi University
15:30 – 16:00	Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30	*Session 4: Social Transformation in the Context of Modernity and Globalisation* Worshipping Globalisation: The Role of Associations of Conservative Muslim Businessmen in Transforming the Turkish State Ebru İlhan, King's College Conceptualisation of the Muslim Work Ethic within Turkish Context Selçuk Uygur, Brunel University
17:30 – 17:45	Closing Remarks Prof. Şevket Pamuk

Note: All sessions are chaired by Professor Şevket Pamuk.

LSE Contemporary Turkish Studies 1st Doctoral Dissertation Conference

7-8 March 2008

Venue: Canada Blanch Room, J116 (First Floor), Cowdray House, Portugal Street, LSE

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Friday, 7 March 2008

09:30 - 10:10	Enacting Citizenship: Practices of Intimacy and Gift-Giving in Turkey Hilal Alkan Zeybek, Open University
10:10 - 10:50	The Challenges of Emerging Multiculturalism in Turkey and the Governance Response Kadir Onur Unutulmaz, Oxford University
11:50-11:00	Break
11:00 - 11:40	The Pioneers of the Turkey-Germany Relations. The German Armaments Industry (1871-1914) Naci Yorulmaz, University of Birmingham
11:40 - 12:20	Blind Gaze: Looking at the Provincial Histories S. Ozan Zeybek, Open University
12:20-14:00	Lunch Break
14:00 - 14:40	Nationalist Ideologies in Turkey and Syria from 1980s to the Present Melike Kara, EHESS
14:40 - 15:20	The Democrat Party and Turkish Nationalism Zelal Ozdemir Samur, LSE
15:20-15:30	Break
15:30 - 16:10	Transformation of Turkey's Strategic Perceptions towards the Middle East after the Cold War Ugur Kaya, EHESS
16:10 - 16:50	The Impact of EU on Turkish Foreign Policy: Turkey's Bilateral and Multilateral Relations Miguel Medina Abellan, CambridgeUniversity
16:50- 17:00	Break
17:00 - 17:40	Transnational Relations and Border-Crossing Activities of Alevi Communities in Europe Besim Can Zirh, University College London
17:40 - 18:20	Diversity of Experience: Construction of Transnational Social Spaces among Turkish Speaking Youth in London Dogus Simsek, City University

Saturday, 8 March 2008

09:30 - 10:10	Turkey's Transition to "Good Governance" through Transparency and Accountability? The Perspective of Civil Society" Sirin Duygulu, University of Massachusetts
10:10 - 10:50	Early Impacts of EU funding for Turkish NGO's: Whose Agenda Markus Ketola, LSE
10:50-11:00	Break
11:00 - 11:40	Transnational Governance and Global Democratic Deficit: Insights from Labour Markets in Turkey and India Tugce Bulut, CambridgeUniversity
11:40 - 12:20	The Development of the Cukurova Region in Southern Turkey in the Context of Global Networks Simon Suffa, Universitat Wurzburg
12:20-13:30	Lunch Break
13:30-14:10	The Turkish Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Sector and the European Information Society: Innovation for Integration Aygen S. Kurt, University of East London