6th LSE-Cambridge Workshop on Political Economy of Türkiye
Speaker
The European Institute and Contemporary Turkish Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science as well as the Department of Land Economy at the University of Cambridge are jointly organising a workshop on the Political Economy of Türkiye.
The workshop will take place at the University of Cambridge on 9-10 July 2026. The event will feature a keynote lecture, "Identity politics and intergroup relations in post-conflict societies", delivered by Prof. Melani Cammett (Harvard University). In addition, one of the invited papers will receive the “Atakan Yalçın Best Paper Award” which will be presented by the keynote speaker.
There will be a dedicated discussant for each paper, as well as open floor discussion. The event will provide a platform for researchers and policymakers to discuss new research and to identify areas where further academic and policy-oriented work is needed. Papers include the following (non-exhaustive) list of topics:
- Elections, political crises, democracy, and nationalism
- Inflation, exchange rates, bank credit, systemic risks
- Political connections, trade, firm performance, urban economics, regional inequality
- Economics of immigration and demographic transition
- Educational reforms, family and health policies, and topics in public economics
Meet your keynote speaker and chair
Melani Cammett (@MelaniCammett) is Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs in the Department of Government and Director of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. Her research focuses on ethnic politics, conflict, development, and authoritarianism, with a particular emphasis on the Middle East. She is the author and editor of several influential books on comparative politics and political economy, including Compassionate Communalism: Welfare and Sectarianism in Lebanon and The Oxford Handbook on Politics in Muslim Societies. Her current research examines how communities rebuild coexistence after violence, with a focus on Bosnia-Herzegovina, Lebanon, and Northern Ireland.
Yaprak Gürsoy (@ygursoy) is Professor of European Politics and Chair in Contemporary Turkish Studies in the European Institute at LSE.
Programme
View the full programme here.
More about this event
Contemporary Turkish Studies focuses on the politics and economy of Türkiye and its relations with the rest of Europe. The programme aims to promote a deeper understanding of contemporary Türkiye through interdisciplinary and critical research, teaching and related public activities.
The European Institute (@LSEEI) is a centre for research and graduate teaching on the processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe.
The Department of Land Economy at the University of Cambridge is a centre for interdisciplinary research and graduate teaching on the governance of land, property, the environment, and urban development. The Department brings together perspectives from economics, law, planning, and public policy to address contemporary environmental and societal challenges.
For any queries relating to this event please email ei.turkish.studies@lse.ac.uk.
Hashtag for this event: #LSETürkiye
Organising Committee:
Orkun Saka (City St George’s & LSE)
Davide Luca (Cambridge & LSE)
Programme Committee:
- Selim Aytac (Koç)
- Selva Demiralp (Koç)
- Selim Gulesci (TCD)
- Refet Gurkaynak (Bilkent)
- Yaprak Gursoy (LSE)
- Davide Luca (Cambridge)
- Adeel Malik (Oxford)
- Clement Minaudier (City St George’s)
- Kamiar Mohaddes (Cambridge)
- Berkay Ozcan (NYU)
- Orkun Saka (City St George’s)
- Mohamed Saleh (LSE)
Image credit: Osman Hamdi Bey, The Tortoise Trainer (1906), Wikimedia Commons.
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