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Turkish Weekly Newsletter
Volume 1, Number 1, November 1-15, 2009

Featured Articles

Western Turkey in the East: New Turkish Foreign Policy
Is Turkey Drifting Away from the West? An Economic Interpretation
Prospect for Turkish-Armenian Rapprochement: A New Beginning or a Dead End?
Turkey

Western Turkey in the East: New Turkish Foreign Policy
By Sedat Laciner, Ph.D.

Turkey's location impacts too much its foreign policy for the ages. First of
all, Anatolia is a special place between the continents of Asia, Europe, and
Africa. It was always an important place for the Romans, for the Greeks, Arabs,
Iranians, and Russians. It has always been between important seaways and trade
routes.

The Parliament, Democracy and Terror
By Ihsan Bal, Ph.D.

'Combating terrorism' is falsely restricted to arresting terrorists or keeping
them under detention. The reason for this is that both governments and people
lean too much on armed combat against terrorism, which gives the wrong image
that combating terrorism consists solely of the combat between security staff
and terrorists.

Turkish Foreign Policy in the New Era
By Sedat Laciner, Ph.D.

There are some that accuse Turkey of deviating from its Western foreign policy
to that of the East. First of all, as President Abdullah Gul said in his speech
at International Strategic Research Organization (USAK) this week, we should not
look at Turkey's current trade relations or official visits to understand
Turkey's direction.

Expansion, not Shift in the Turkish Foreign Policy Axis
By Ihsan Bal, Ph.D.

The criticisms directed at the improvement of Turkey's relations with the 'East'
result from the lack of faith in Turkey's transformative power. The new Turkish
interest in the East and South has been the outcome of Turkey starting to 'read'
its neighborhood through its own lenses, from where it firmly dwells.

Is Turkey Drifting Away from the West? An Economic Interpretation (1/2)
By Mustafa Kutlay

In recent years one problematiqué in regards to Turkish foreign policy has
captured the attention of the pundits. It is the question of whether Turkey is
drifting away from the West. During the last couple of years some developments
brought this question to people's attention.

Turkey's Budding Relations with Syria and Iraq
By Stacy Maruskin

Some of us live by the same neighbors for ages and never seize the opportunity
to introduce ourselves, become friends, or even acquaintances with them. We live
our lives according to our best interests, and those do not always include
inviting others over for casual conversation; this has been the case for Turkey.

European Union

Cyprus Issue in the Progress Report: EU is Hesitant
By Fatma Yilmaz Elmas

The European Commission has published the 2009 Progress Report on Turkey. The
report, in which the Commission evaluates Turkey's progress in preparing for EU
membership in regards to previous year, gives place to both critiques and
encouragement for policies in progress.

The PASOK Period in Greece: What Does It Mean for Turkey?
By Muzaffer Vatansever

In the previous week, a new page in the Greek political life was opened with the
PASOK's victory in the parliamentary elections (on October 4th). Greek citizens
chose their new term prime minister to manage the country through the great
economic challenges of the time and to make crucial decisions for the country's
future.

People's Europe vs. State's Europe: the Lisbon Treaty as the Litmus Paper
By Yilmaz Kaplan

The nation-state was born in Europe and still so powerful to resist against its
alternatives. The year 1648 (Treaty of Westphalia) is seen as the symbolic
birth-year of nation-state, and in line with this assumption, the nation-state
is now 361 years old in Europe. This means that this system has enough
experience to survive or has a strong immune system that prevents radical
changes.

Lisbon-scepticism is not Euro-scepticism
By Marta Jazowska

The long-awaited changes to the European Union (EU) are now under the umbrella
of the Lisbon treaty. Whether and when the treaty will come into force remains
uncertain. Following an overwhelming "yes" to the second referendum held in
Ireland on the 3rd of October 2009, the Polish President signed the Lisbon
document.

Middle East

Turkish-Israeli Relations: Mending a Strained Alliance
By Alon Ben Meir, Ph.D.

Earlier this month, what should have been a multinational exhibit of military
cooperation between the Turkish Air Force and its counterparts in the US, Italy,
and Israel, has become yet another political snub in the growing public rift
between Turkey and Israel.

Turkish-Iraqi Relations and the Water Dispute
By Serpil Acikalin

Regarding Turkish-Iraqi relations, the Turkish perspective has focused on the
territorial integrity of Iraq after the US occupation. For years many terrorist
attacks against Turkish territories occurred near the border between Iraq and
Turkey and terror and security issues have been the primary agenda for Turkish
officials.

The EU's Position on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: Still "Foreign Policy
Without Tears" and Divided?
By Omer Aslan

The Palestinian-Israeli conflict continues to be one of the issues that the EU
can neither act independently on nor demonstrate a common stance towards. It
also manifests the extent to which the CFSP (Common Foreign and Security Policy)
of the EU is ineffective on certain issues, among which the policy to be
followed towards Russia also stands out.

Eurasia

Is Russia's Iran Policy Changing?
By Habibe Ozdal

We are witnessing a very active period in terms of international politics.
Especially with Obama's attitude on foreign policy, which tends more to solve
international problems via cooperation with other actors in international
relations, foreign policy issues have been brought to the top of the agenda.

The Afghan War: Why Escalation Is Not the Solution
By Kaitlin MacKenzie

Throughout his presidential campaign and in the months since he took office,
President Obama has reiterated his view of Afghanistan as "the good war" that
required the U.S.' attention and support. Contrasting this situation with "the
bad war" in Iraq, Obama has sought to scale up U.S. and international
involvement, arguing that the war in Afghanistan is necessary.

Election Scenarios in Afghanistan: Will There Be A Real Winner?
By Salih Dogan

Afghanistan held a presidential election on August 20th. This was the second
election for the Afghani people to elect their president since 2001. It was up
to the Afghani people whether to elect current President Hamid Karzai for the
second term or to make a new beginning with a new president. It was crucially
important for Afghanistan to have a free and fair election.

Two Parallel Processes in the Caucasus: The Turkish-Armenian Rapprochement and
The Nagorno-Karabakh Issue
By Hasan Selim Ozertem

Recently the Turkish government has started to pursue a pro-active policy on
delicate issues both in the domestic and foreign policy spheres, and this
political choice has the potential of having serious repercussions for the
leading party's political power on the public level.

Prospect for Turkish-Armenian Rapprochement: A New Beginning or a Dead End?
By Guner Ozkan, Ph.D.

The Turkish-Armenian Protocols, concurrently announced by Turkey and Armenia on
31 August on the establishment of diplomatic relations and the development of
relations, were signed on October 10 in Zurich by the foreign ministers of the
respective countries.

Kazakhstan's Struggle to Build Better Relations with the West
By Gulay Kilic

Since independence Kazakhstan has followed stable foreign policies in line with
the West when compared to other Central Asian countries. It has an effective
influence on Central Asian countries, and behaves like a leader for them. These
features have made Kazakhstan important for the EU, the U.S., Turkey and also
Russia in the region.

Interviews

Interview with Head of USAK, Assoc. Prof. Sedat Laciner on Turkey's Expanding
Foreign Policy
By Kaitlin MacKenzie

Dr. Sedat Laciner, Head of the International Strategic Research Organization
(USAK), addresses the impacts of Turkey's soft power in the Middle East and the
alleged shift in Turkish foreign policy within this context.

Interview with Assoc. Prof. Kamer Kasim on Turkish Foreign Policy
By Stacy Maruskin

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kamer Kasim, expert at the International Strategic Research
Organization (USAK) and IR Lecturer at Abant Izzet Baysal University, weighs in
on the importance of Turkish foreign policy in Central Asia and the Caucasus.

Interview with Head of USAK, Assoc. Prof. Sedat Laciner on the Changing Dynamics
of Turkey's Foreign Policy
By Stacy Maruskin

Dr. Sedat Laciner, Head of the International Strategic Research Organization
(USAK), offers insight into claims within the international community that a
negative shift in Turkish foreign policy has occurred. It is argued that Turkey
is diverging from a secularist, modern, western country to an Islamic state and
Laciner addresses the argument in the following interview.

The JTW is one of Turkey's most respected English-language sources for
international political news and analysis. Established in 2004, the JTW is
published by the International Strategic Research Organization (USAK), a Turkish
think tank based in Ankara.

Excerpts from JTW may be used with appropriate citation. Any comments should be
directed to info@....

To subscribe to JTW's Bimonthly Updates, visit www.turkishweekly.net.
Editor in Chief: Mustafa Kutlay
Managing Editors: Stacy Maruskin, Salih Dogan
Assistant Editor: Kaitlin MacKenzie
Book Review Editor: Dilek Aydemir
Director: Sedat Laciner

Address: USAK, Ayten Sok. No:21 Mebusevleri, Tandogan, Ankara, TURKEY
Phone: +90 312 212 28 86
Fax : +90 312 212 25 84
 
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Uluslararası Stratejik Araştırmalar Kurumu, AB Araştırmaları Merkezi
International Strategic Research Organization, Center for EU Studies

Adress: Mebusevleri Mah. Ayten Sok. No: 21, 06580 Tandogan Ankara/Turkey
Tel: +90 312 212 28 86
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in Turkey:

http://www.sde.org.tr/

STRATEJ�K D���NCE ENST�T�S� (SDE)
Stratejik D���nce Enstit�s� (SDE), stratejik derinliklerine ve bu kapsamda
tarihsel misyonuna do�ru emin ad�mlarla yol alan gelece�in b�y�k
T�rkiye’sinin stratejik d���nce anlam�nda bir d�n�m noktas�d�r. 3 Mart
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Vakf� (SDAV) b�nyesinde faaliyet g�stermek �zere kurulan SDE; i� ve d�� politika
ba�lam�nda gelece�in T�rkiye’sini �ekillendirme yolunda ortak akl�,
kollektif liderli�i esas alan, devleti ve halk�yla bir b�t�n olarak tarihsel
co�rafyas�na d�n�k �nemli bir misyonu �stlenmi� bulunan bir Sivil Toplum �rg�t�
(ST�)’d�r.
SDE’nin temel amac�, T�rkiye Cumhuriyeti Anayasas�’na ve demokrasiye
ba�l�, millet iradesine, temel insan hak ve h�rriyetlerine inanan, Atat�rk �lke
ve �nk�l�plar�’ndan ilham alan, �lkemizin  g��l�, laik, h�r ve ba��ms�z
varl���n� esas kabul eden, milli, manevi ve moral de�erlerimizi g��lendiren,
�a�da�, mutlu, m�reffeh ve ileri bir toplum hedefine y�nelmi�, ekonomik ve
teknolojik kalk�nmay� sa�lam��, sosyal hukuk devleti ve sivil toplum ilkelerini
i�ine sindirmi� bir T�rkiye’dir.

Bunun i�in halk�m�z�n t�m kesimlerini kucaklayan, T�rkiye’nin insan
kayna��n�, bilgi birikimini, d���nce �retimi ve ara�t�rma kapasitesini,
politika, strateji ve proje geli�tirme potansiyelini, uluslararas� ili�ki,
ileti�im ve organizasyon becerisini en verimli bi�imde de�erlendirerek ve
y�neterek; �lkemizin g��lenmesine, insan�m�z�n kalk�nmas�na hizmet etmeyi
hedefleyen SDE; b�lgesel g�� olmaktan h�zla k�resel g�� olmaya do�ru giden ve
k�resel bir g�� olman�n en �nemli vas�flar�ndan biri olarak kabul edilen
stratejik bak���n �lkemize kazand�r�lmas� noktas�nda temel bir misyon y�klenmi�
olup, Yeni T�rkiye’nin stratejik d���nce ekol� olma hedefindedir.
Bir Sivil Toplum �rg�t� olarak SDE’nin temel misyonu ve vizyonu; geli�mi�,
b�t�nle�mi� ve g��lenmi� T�rk-�sl�m D�nyas�’n�n olu�umuna; huzur, bar�� ve
g�venlik i�inde bir D�nya’n�n in�as�na; T�rkiye’nin tarihsel
co�rafyas�ndan g�� alarak k�resel anlamda bir g�� olmas�na katk� sa�lamakt�r.
Dolay�s�yla SDE; ba��ms�z, demokratik, refah i�inde kalk�nm��, insan hak ve
h�rriyetlerine sayg�l�, manevi ve moral de�erlerine ba�l�, mutlu, h�r ve g��l�
bir T�rkiye’yi (�nce b�lgesel bir g��, merkez �lke, sonra k�resel bir
akt�r olmak yolunda) hedef alan, tamamen milli ve ba��ms�z bir d���nce merkezi
olma hedefiyle yola ��km�� ve bu kapsamda bir yap�lanma ortaya koymu� bir
d���ncenin sonucudur.

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Call for Papers

EUROPOLIS

Issue 7, July 2010

Political Science Journal

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EUROPOLIS is a peer review journal, abstracted and indexed in
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CEU PSJ
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Political Communication
Dead-line for submissions: December 1, 2009

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different organizations such as interest groups,
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internet in particular in modern political communication is also of
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IGLRC 2010

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The Conference is hosted by the King's College London School of Law and
all proceedings will take place at the King's Strand Campus on 15th and
16th April 2010.





MAIN DEADLINES


- Receipt of abstracts: TUESDAY, 15th DECEMBER 2009.
Abstracts should
be no more than 350 words in length and accompanied by the applicant’s
brief CV. Abstracts can ONLY be submitted via the online submissions
form at www.iglrc.com

- Successful applicants informed: 1st February 2010


- Submission of completed papers due: 15th March 2010


- Conference: 15th and 16th April 2010



ELIGIBILITY

- Participants: MPhil/PhD students of any educational institution worldwide.


- Public attendance is open to anyone with an interest in legal
research. For planning purposes, we invite those wishing to express an
interest in attending to contact register@...



SUBJECT AREAS


The topics to be covered by the Conference include, but are not limited to:

        •       Criminology and Criminal Justice

        •       European Union Law

        •       Medical Law

        •       International Law and Human Rights

        •       WTO and International Trade Law

        •       Competition Law

        •       Constitutional Law and Theory

        •       Family Law

        •       Commercial and Contract Law

        •       Intellectual Property Law

        •       Legal Theory



PUBLICATION

The Conference committee will endeavour to secure publication of the best papers
at the Conference.



REGISTRATION & FEES

The registration fee of £20 will be payable at the beginning of the Conference
at the latest.



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Dear List members

We wish to remind you of the approaching deadline for abstract submission (15
December 2009) for the following conference:







world heritage and tourism:

Managing for the global and the local



3-4 June 2010, Quebec City, Canada





As of 2009, approximately 900 sites are registered on the UNESCO World Heritage
list. For many sites inscription on the World Heritage List acts as a
promotional device and the management challenge is one of protection,
conservation and dealing with increased numbers of tourists. For other sites,
designation has not brought anticipated expansion in tourist numbers and
associated investments. What is clear is that tourism is now a central concern
to the wide array of stakeholders involved with World Heritage Sites. We
increasingly need to understand the multi-layered relationships between the
diverse range of Sites and tourism and tourists and, to focus on how tourism is
effectively managed for the benefit of all.



This conference seeks to explore a series of critical and fundamental questions
being raised by the various 'owners', managers and local communities involved
with World Heritage Sites in relation to tourism: Why do tourists visit some
World Heritage Sites and not others? What is the tourist experience of such
Sites? How successful are Sites in the management of tourists? What roles do
local communities play in Site management? How can the 'spirit of place' be
protected in the face of the sheer volume of tourists? How can some Sites
maximize the potential of a sustainable tourism for the purposes of poverty
alleviation and community cohesion? How effective are communication strategies
in bringing stakeholders together? What management skills are needed to address
the needs of different stakeholders, different sites and different cultures?



We encourage papers from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives and welcome
submissions which address theoretical, empirical, methodological, comparative
and practical perspectives on the fullest array of themes associated with the
management of UNESCO World Heritage.



CALL FOR PAPERS

Original papers are invited to consider subject areas including, but not limited
to, the following themes:

*         Marketing in the management of World Heritage Sites;

*         The pragmatics of managing tourists;

*         Financing World Heritage;

*         Community involvement in Site management;

*         Relations between intangible cultural heritage and Site management;

*         The role of the private tourism sector;

*         The nature of tourist experience and behaviour at World Heritage
Sites;

*         Shaping local, regional and national identities through Site
inscription;

*         Issues of governance and transnational regulation;

*         Legal rights and notions of 'ownership';

*         The management of World Heritage 'values';

*         The geo-politics of inclusion and exclusion;

*         Methods of Site evaluation;

*         Managing spiritual values and biodiversity;

*         The role of UNESCO and the political economies of designation.



Please submit your 500 words abstract (in French or English) including a title
and full contact details as an electronic file to Professor Maria Gravari-Barbas
(Maria.Gravari-Barbas@...
<mailto:Maria.Gravari-Barbas@...> ) or Laurent Bourdeau
(laurent.bourdeau@... <mailto:laurent.bourdeau@...> ) as
soon as possible but no later than 15 December 2009.



Publication opportunity: Papers accepted for the conference will be published in
the conference proceedings, subject to author registration. Best papers from the
conference will also be considered for publication in a special issue of the
Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change <http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/rtcc> .



Conference Organisers: UNESCO/UNITWIN NETWORK for Culture, Tourism and
Development, the Faculty of Business Administration at Universit� Laval, the
Universit� Paris 1 Panth�on-Sorbonne and the Centre for Tourism and Cultural
Change at Leeds Metropolitan University.



For further details on the conference at a later stage please visit
www.tourism-culture.com <http://www.tourism-culture.com/>  or
http://www.fsa.ulaval.ca/tourisme <http://www.fsa.ulaval.ca/tourisme> .





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Daniela Carl

Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change

Faculty of Arts & Society

Leeds Metropolitan University

Old School Board

Calverley Street

Leeds

LS1 3ED

UK



phone +44 (0)113- 812 8541

fax +44 (0)113- 812 8544

www.tourism-culture.com

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Forthcoming International Conferences:



Journeys of Expression VIII: Celebrating through Times of Crisis: Prospects and
Potentials for Tourism, Festivals and Cultural Events

20-21 April, 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark



World Heritage and Tourism: Managingfor the Global and Local

3-4 June 2010, Quebec City, Canada



New MA Course

MA Cultural Tourism



For more information please go to www.tourism-culture.com
<http://www.tourism-culture.com>







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Dear friends of the European Forum for Restorative Justice,

The 6th Biennial Conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice will
take place from 17 until 19 June 2010 in Bilbao (Spain)

During this conference we will also celebrate the 10th anniversary of the
European Forum.

In our website (www.euforumrj.org) you will find the call for workshop
presentations.
Deadline for this call is 1 March 2010

If you have any questions concerning the conference, you can contact our
Executive Director Karolien Marien at: karolien@...

We are looking forward to receiving your proposals for presentations and to
welcoming you in Bilbao!

Best wishes,

Brunilda Pali
Researcher
EFRJ




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PHD PROGRAMME IN “Diversity Management and Governance”

THE CALL FOR APPLICATIONS OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA IS NOW AVAILABLE!!

The PhD Programme

The International PhD Programme in “Diversity Management and Governance” is
a new three-year English-taughtprogramme jointly launched by the University of
Bologna, the University of Graz, the New Bulgarian University of Sofia and the
University of Primorska.
	 1. History and politics
	 2. Anthropology
	 3. Sociology
	 4. Law
	 5. Entrepreneurship
How to Apply
Applicants must submit the following documents in .pdf format via email at the
address joint.phd@... later than November 30, 2009:
	 1. Application form
	 2. Research project structured with background, research presentation,
methodology, expected results (between 2,000-5,000 words)
	 3. CV in English
	 4. Diploma/Degree Certificate (plus English translation)
	 5. Proof of knowledge of English (TOEFL or equivalent, diploma from a UK or US
university etc.)
	 6. Two letters of recommendation
	 7. Transcript of university records (plus English translation)
Please note that application can only be accepted if sent to the
above-mentioned email address.
The Selection Committee is composed of the responsible coordinators in each
partner university. The research project will be a key component of the decision
since the project implies the identification of an appropriate supervisor by the
academic coordination board. The final decision on the acceptance of an
application is taken by the responsible coordinator in each partner university
for the respective applications.
Candidates assessed as eligible at University of Bologna shall enrol by January
15, 2010.

Tuition Fees & Scholarships
Tuition fees vary depending on the university of enrolment. Students enrolled at
the University of Bologna will have to pay approx. € 600,00 per year (if they
do not hold any scholarship), or approx. € 35,00 per year (for scholarship
holders).
The University of Bologna offers three study grants of about 13.600,00 € per
year to eligible candidates in the first 3 positions of the ranking list.
Furthermore, candidates are strongly invited to check the possibility forgrants
offered by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs through its Embassies abroad
and Italian Institutes of Culture. The University of Bologna can offer enrolment
to three students holding a scholarship from their home government, the Italian
one or other Institutions.

Further Information
Students applying at the University of Bologna are recommended to strictly
follow the requirements as set in the call for applications in Italian.
For additional information contact Ms Dessislava Krasteva.




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Dear  Colleagues,



I am co-organizing a workshop at the  International Society for the
Study of European Ideas (ISSEI) to be held at  Cankaya University
(Ankara) 2-6 August 2010. (See  http://issei2010.haifa.ac.il/ for
details). If you would like to submit a paper  proposal please email me
to express your interest. Details of the workshop are  below



I look forward to hearing from  you,



Jonathan



Jonathan Warner

Tutor in  Economics

Quest  University Canada

3200  University Boulevard

Squamish,  BC V8B  0N8



Section II:  Politics, Economics, Law

   Workshop:     Turkey  and Her Neighbours: Past, Present and  Future

   Chairs:              David W. Lovell and Jonathan  Warner

   The relationship  between Turkey  and her near neighbours has been
long, multifaceted, and often difficult (if not  positively hostile).
Like most relationships where questions of identity are at  stake,
mistrust or fear of `the other' seems to be a constant element,
moving in  a cycle from background to foreground as circumstances
change.

That the questions  of identity in the case of relations with Europe
centre on religion, and especially on  the longstanding tensions between
Islam and Christianity, adds intensity plus a  veneer of normalcy to the
difficulties. But Turkey's relationship with Europe is  also one of
mutual influence over many centuries, where ideas on a range of  issues
including (among others) politics, economics, military science, art and
literature have crossed the shifting boundaries between these two
entities,  along with workers and travellers. The Ottoman  Empire was
either helped or hindered in its last  century, according to one's
standpoint, by European reforms and funds. Modern,  Atat�rk-inspired
Turkey  certainly owes much of its social and political shape to
European ideas of  nationalism and modernity. And both the European
Union and Turkey  are currently engaged in an awkward, halting dance of
political and economic  unification to which neither side seems
particularly committed, but which  neither side wants strongly enough to
end. Particular bilateral  disputes with Greece and the long-running
Cyprus Problem complicate Turkey's  relationships with the EU.

Turkey's  relationships with her non-European neighbours are also
nuanced and often  problematic. The politics of the Armenian massacres
of the First world war  (which Turkey  denies was a genocide) have made
rapprochement difficult, despite recent  progress. Syria and  Iraq,
long sources of irritation because of their perceived support of the
Kurdish  terrorist group, the PKK, have seen generally improving
relations recently.  Further afield, Turkey's friendships with
Israel and now  Russia  have suggested that there is a perceived viable
alternative to looking  west.

Domestically, the  increasing role of religion under the current AKP
government has produced  tensions with the secular elite, as the two
groups vie to define the nature of  Turkish identity.

This workshop  provides an opportunity for scholars in various fields to
reflect on the long  relationships between Turkey  and her neighbours:
how these have developed; how they currently stand; and  where they
might be heading. Contributions for all areas of scholarly inquiry  will
be welcomed.

Dr David W.  Lovell
Professor of Politics and Head of the School of  Humanities and Social
Sciences
University of New  South Wales at ADFA, Australia
Contact: d.lovell@... <mailto:d.lovell@...>

Dr Jonathan  Warner
Professor and Tutor in  Economics
Quest University,  Canada
Contact: jww@... <mailto:jww@...>







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'Applications for Chinese Government Scholarships 2010-Postgraduate Study
Project'


Applications for Chinese Government Scholarships 2010
— Postgraduate Study Project
The “Chinese Government Scholarships — Postgraduate Study Project”, set up
by the Ministry of Education of China (MOE), is intended to provide support for
building universities to an international high level, and to promote Chinese
higher education. Enrolment is managed directly by China’s key universities.
The MOE has entrusted the China Scholarship Council (CSC) with maintaining the
enrolment records and handling the routine management.
Categories of applicants and duration of scholarship
Categories of Applicant Duration of Study and Scholarship
Master’s Degree Students 2-3 academic years
Doctoral Degree Students 3-4 academic years
Note: Courses start in September 2010. In principle, the duration of the
scholarship as specified at the time of admission can NOT be extended. However,
if scholarship students take a one-year Chinese language course first, their
scholarship will be extended for one year.
Scholarship details
1. Full scholarship:
- Exemption from registration fees, tuition fees, laboratory experiment fees,
any internship fees, and costs of basic course materials and accommodation on
campus;
- Living allowance;
- One-off settlement subsidy provided following registration;
- Out-patient medical services charges together with membership of the national
Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Benefit Plan for International Students in
China.
Notes:
1) Students are personally liable for expenditure on any laboratory experiments
or internship costs over and above those arranged by the university.
2) Students are personally liable for expenditure on any course or other
materials over and above those prescribed by the host institution.
3) A monthly living allowance is paid by the host institution to scholarship
students at the following rates (CNY Yuan per month):
- Master’s degree students: CNY 1,700 Yuan
- Doctoral students: CNY 2,000 Yuan
4) The one-off settlement subsidy for new students who enrol for one or more
years will be of CNY 1,500
5) Re-imbursement of out-patient medical services refers to such expenses
incurred at the institution’s hospital or at a hospital appointed by the
institution. Students may be required to pay a certain percentage of such
expenses in accordance with the relevant regulations imposed by the host
institution.
6) The Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Benefit Plan for International
Students in China is provided by MOE to cover hospitalisation in the event of
serious illness or accidental injury.
7 ? Students are personally liable for their international travel expenses
Eligibility
1. Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens and in good health.
2. Applicants must not be not studying currently at a Chinese university —
students already studying in China can apply for a Distinguished International
Student Scholarship provided by the CSC.
3. Educational background and age limits:
Applicants for master’s degree courses must hold a bachelor’s degree and be
under the age of 35.
Applicants for doctoral courses must hold a master’s degree and be under the
age of 40.
Application deadline: from Nov. 1 2009 to Jan.15 2010
For Details Please Visit

 
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'Doctoral Position (Research and Teaching Assistant) Chair of Professor J.
Goeree University of Zurich (Switzerland)'


Doctoral Position (Research and Teaching Assistant)
Chair of Professor J. Goeree
University of Zurich (Switzerland)
The candidate is expected to do research during a period of four years leading
to a doctoral
thesis. In addition, he or she will be involved in teaching activities. A
bachelor’s or master’s
degree in economics, mathematics or physics is required. The focus of the
research in our
group is on microeconomics, in particular, auction theory and mechanism design.
We
encourage applications of young researchers who want to benefit from and
contribute to a
stimulating environment at an internationally renowned economics department.

For Details Do Visit

http://www.scholar-guide.com/phd/doctoral-position-research-and-teaching-assista\
nt-chair-of-professor-j-goeree-university-of-zurich-switzerland/





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'MASDAR Institute Graduate Scholarship for all nationalities to study at Masdar
Institute in Abu Dhabi '


Full scholarship is available to qualified talented students who meet its high
admission standards which include appropriate TOEFL score, GRE and an excellent
CGPA from a recognized university. A minimum CGPA of 3.0 (on a 4 point scale) or
2:1 in the British system, minimum TOEFL score of 577 (91 on the IBT) or
academic IELTS (min 6.5), and a minimum GRE quantitative score of 700 are the
basic requirements without which an applicant will most likely not be
considered.
Students accepted into the Masdar Institute will be offered a full scholarship
which includes the following:
	 * 100% tuition fee scholarship
	 * Textbooks
	 * Laptop
	 * Medical Insurance
	 * Housing in a single unit apartment (at the Masdar campus)
	 * International students will receive reimbursement of travel expenses (economy
class air-ticket) into Abu Dhabi and back home after completion of studies.
Travel expenses (return economy class air-ticket) back to the student’s home
country at the end of the 1st year of studies will also be reimbursed.
	 * Reimbursement of TOEFL and GRE exam fees (upon registration at Masdar
Institute and submission of original receipts)
	 * A competitive stipend per month (cost of living allowance).
	 * No bond or conditions to the scholarship upon graduation
For Details Please Visit

http://www.scholar-guide.com/graduate-scholarships/masdar-institute-graduate-sch\
olarship-for-all-nationalities-to-study-at-masdar-institute-in-abu-dhabi/




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FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

FIVE COLLEGE WOMEN�S STUDIES RESEARCH CENTER
A collaborative project of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and
Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst

The Center invites applications for its RESEARCH ASSOCIATESHIPS for 2010-2011
from scholars and teachers at all levels of the educational system, as well as
from artists, community organizers and political activists, both local and
international. Associates are provided with offices in our spacious facility,
faculty library privileges, and the collegiality of a diverse community of
feminists. Research Associate applications are accepted for either a semester or
the academic year. The Center supports projects in all disciplines so long as
they focus centrally on women or gender. Research Associateships are
non-stipendiary. We accept about 15-18 Research Associates per year.

Applicants should submit a project proposal (up to 4 pages), curriculum vitae,
two letters of reference, and on-line application cover form. Applications
received by February 8 (including letters of recommendation) will receive full
consideration. Submit all applications to: Five College Women�s Studies Research
Center, Mount Holyoke College, 50 College Street, South Hadley, MA 01075-6406.
Deadline is February 8, 2010. For further information, contact the Center at TEL
413.538.2275, FAX 413.538.3121, email fcwsrc@..., website:
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
"RELIGION AND POLITICS IN THE CONTEXT OF MODERNITY" - A FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM AT
THE NEW EUROPE COLLEGE (the academic year 2010-11)
New Europe College - Institute for Advanced Study in Bucharest, Romania -
announces the competition for Fellowships on the topic "Religion and Politics in
the Context of Modernity" for the academic year 2010-11.
The program targets young Romanian and international researchers/academics
working in the fields of humanities and social studies. Applicants must be
doctoral students, or hold a Ph.D. title.
Duration of the Fellowship: a) a full academic year (10 months, October through
July) or (only for the international Fellows) b) a one-term fellowship (October
through February, or March through July). Location: New Europe College in
Bucharest, Romania.
The Fellowship consists of a monthly stipend of 600 Euro (tax free),
accommodation, international transportation to and from the home country of the
Fellows at the beginning and the end of the Fellowship, as well as for season
holidays. The Fellows who stay for the whole academic year are offered a
one-month research trip abroad to an institution of their choice (2,600 Euro for
transportation, accommodation, and per diem).
The Fellows are expected to work on their own projects and take part in the
scientific events organized by the New Europe College. At the end of their
Fellowship, each Fellow is expected to hand in a research paper reflecting the
results of his/her work over the duration of the Fellowship. The papers will be
included in a NEC publication.
Working languages: English, French, and German. A good command of English is
desirable.
The deadline (the arrival date, not the mailing date) for the international
candidates to submit the application both by regular mail and e-mail is February
1st, 2010. The applications will be evaluated by the Academic Board of the NEC.
The applicants will be notified by e-mail and regular mail on the results of the
evaluation process at the beginning of the month of March. The shortlisted
candidates will be invited for an interview organized at the NEC, in Bucharest,
on April 9-10, 2010.
The application form, the instructions for the application and additional
information on the New Europe College can be downloaded from www.nec.ro or
requested by e-mail at applications@...<mailto:applications@...>.
Contact person: Irina Vainovski-Mihai
When sending the application by email, please include in the Subject entry of
the message the following: "Religion and Politics"
Mailing address: New Europe College, str. Plantelor 21, 023971 Bucharest,
Romania
Tel. (+4) 021 307 9910, Fax: (+4) 021 327 0774, E-mail: applications@...


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Dear list members,



We wish to inform you about the following forthcoming event organised by
the Centre for Tourism and Culture Management, Copenhagen Business
School and the

Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change, Leeds Metropolitan University
(www.tourism-culture.com <http://www.tourism-culture.com/> ) in
association with the International Festivals and Events Association
Europe (www.ifeaeurope.com <http://www.ifeaeurope.com/> )







Journeys of Expression VIII

Celebrating through times of crisis: prospects and potentials for
tourism, festivals and cultural events



Copenhagen, Denmark 20th - 21st April 2010



Building on the established collaboration between the Centre for Tourism
and Cultural Change (CTCC) and the International Festivals and Events
Association (IFEA), this conference will bring together international
academic researchers in the field of tourism and festival studies with
policy makers and practitioners in the festivals and cultural events
sector. The CTCC and IFEA are delighted to be working in partnership
with the Centre for Tourism and Culture Management, Copenhagen Business
School in the organisation and hosting of this event which coincides
with IFEA's annual conference.



The conference will discuss the complex implications of the global
economic downturn for the relationships between tourism, festivals and
cultural events. We particularly welcome paper proposals that consider
questions of how the balance between social, artistic and commercial
aspects of festivals can be sustained during these challenging times and
how festivals and cultural events and their attractiveness to tourists
may contribute to addressing economic, social and environmental crises
at local, regional, national and international levels. The conference
will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark and will form the 8th edition of
the 'Journeys of Expression' conferences organised by the CTCC with
partners since 2002.



Conference Aims



Festivals and cultural events of all kinds are of enduring and growing
interest to policy makers and practitioners in the arts, community
development, regeneration and, tourism sectors. This interest and
involvement gives rise to a number of critical questions concerning the
relationships between these sectors in the development, management and
evaluation of festivals and cultural events during times of economic
downturn, social and environmental crises. The conference aims to share
the latest research findings and debates in these areas of critical
concern for researchers, policy makers and practitioners alike.
Proposals for papers are welcome from researchers working across the
social sciences and humanities in examining festival and tourism
relationships in any international setting.



Themes of Interest



Key themes of interest to the conference include:



* Economic development policy and regeneration dimensions of
festivals and cultural events
* Partnerships and collaborations in festival planning, management
and performance



* Festivals as product and packaging opportunities for the tourism
sector



* The contribution of festivals and cultural events to place
images



* The re-structuring, re-shaping and re-animation of city spaces
and new communities through festivals and cultural events



* Festival and event 'legacies'



* Emerging tourist market trends and their implications for
festivals and cultural events



* Service quality management at festivals and cultural events



* Economic assessments of festivals and cultural events



* Managing risk and visitor behaviour at festivals and cultural
events



* Festivals and cultural events as sites of protest and dissent



Please send your abstract of no more than 300 words with full
correspondence details as an electronic file to both Dr. Philip Long
(p.e.long@... <mailto:p.e.long@...> ) and Dr Lise Lyck
(ll.tcm@...) as soon as possible but by January 15th 2010 at the
latest. Selected papers will be considered for publication in a special
edition of the journal Event Management.



For further information in due to course please visit the conference's
page at http://www.tourism-culture.com/conferences_and_events.html



Cheers

Daniela



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Daniela Carl

Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change

Faculty of Arts & Society

Leeds Metropolitan University

Old School Board

Calverley Street

Leeds LS1 3ED

UK



phone +44 (0)113- 812 8541

fax +44 (0)113- 812 8544

www.tourism-culture.com

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Forthcoming Events



International Conferences:



Journeys of Expression VIII: Celebrating through Times of Crisis:
Prospects and Potentials for Tourism, Festivals and Cultural Events

20-21 April, 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark



World Heritage and Tourism: Managing for the Global and Local

3-4 June 2010, Quebec City, Canada



CTCC Guest Lecture Series 2009/ 2010:



Sun, Sea, Sand and Silicone

19 November 2009, 4:30 - 5:30pm, Leeds Metropolitan University, Civic
Quarter, D-Building, Room D507

by Dr David Bell and Professor Ruth Holliday (University of Leeds)



The Trajectories of three East African Museums

28 January 2010, 4:30-5:30pm, Leeds Metropolitan University, Civic
Quarter, Room LSB135 (LTB3)

by Sarah Longair (University of London and the British Museum)



New MA Course

MA Cultural Tourism



For more information please go to www.tourism-culture.com
<http://www.tourism-culture.com/>





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On November 20, 2009 an international conference titled Education, Politics,
History will be held in Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences as part
of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Faculty of Political
Sciences (Mulkiye).

For the conference programme please see;
http://www.politics.ankara.edu.tr/?bil=bil_haber&gosterim=haber_icerik&haber_id=\
41


20 Kas�m Cuma g�n� 150. Y�l faaliyetleri kapsam�nda, fak�ltemiz Aziz K�kl�
Salonunda, E�itim, Siyaset, Tarih ba�l�kl� bir uluslararas� konferans
d�zenlenmektedir. Herkes davetlidir.

Konferans program� i�in:
http://www.politics.ankara.edu.tr/?bil=bil_haber&gosterim=haber_icerik&haber_id=\
41

Dear all,



This is a reminder about our call for papers. The deadline for abstracts
is 7 December. Apologies for cross-postings.



Best regards,



Dan



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Call for Papers:



“Networking Democracy? New media innovations in participatory politics”



A three day Symposium to be held at Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania



25-27 June 2010



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Democratic politics worldwide are increasingly being conducted and
re-configured through the domain of digital communications networks. The
socio-technical developments, such as Web 2.0, facilitating these
media-saturated public spheres are in little doubt. What is highly
contested however is the interpretation of what these profound changes
offer for democratic governance in the twenty-first century. At its
heart is the recognition that these new media networks are themselves
the crucial site for a historical confrontation between opposing
political and/or business interests and discourses intent upon forging
new forms of social relations.



We will address questions such as:



What new forms and relations of power are produced in the digital
network society?



Who are the key social actors shaping the new public sphere and what are
their respective strategies, framing, and repertoires of action?



What is the democratic potential of Web 2.0 applications such as social
networking, blogging and twittering?



What empirical evidence do we have to understand and assess these
developments?



How is networked democracy influencing new democratic societies?



What are its consequences for human rights, social sorting, migration,
e-government, community politics, surveillance, protest, participation,
culture, identity, mobilization, representation, nationalism, security,
citizen journalism, trust, regulation, both exogenous and
self-regulation and much more?



Speakers include:



W. Lance Bennett <http://depts.washington.edu/bennett/about.html>,
University of Washington, USA



Bruce Bimber <http://www.polsci.ucsb.edu/faculty/bimber/>, University of
California at Santa Barbara, USA



Donatella Della Porta
<http://www.eui.eu/DepartmentsAndCentres/PoliticalAndSocialSciences/People/Profe\
ssors/Profiles/todump/bioDellaporta.aspx>,
European University Institute, Italy



William H. Dutton <http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/faculty.cfm?id=1>,
Oxford Internet Institute, UK



Brian Loader <http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/soci/about/s_load.htm>,
University of York, UK



Rodica Mocan
<http://www.plaxo.com/directory/profile/141734557021/4e737db5/Rodica/Mocan>,
Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania



We invite papers from all disciplines which have addressed these topics.
The paper title, an abstract of up to 500 words, a short bio and contact
details should be sent to Dan Mercea, Department of Sociology,
University of York, Heslington, YO10 5DD, dmm505@...
<mailto:dmm505@...> before 7 December 2009. Notifications of
acceptance will be sent out by 15 January 2010. For more details visit
http://www.brisc.info/NetDem/



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the Science and Technology Studies Unit
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<http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/soci/degrees/resscitech.htm>(University of
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*NEW KURDISH INITIATIVE: READY FOR A SOLUTION?*

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*MUSLIM DEMOCRACIES: CHANGES AND CHALLENGES*

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*TURKEY** IN THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL*



*TABLE OF CONTENTS*



Guest Editor�s Note [Full
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*Commentaries***

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*The Emergence of the �Government�s Perspective on the Kurdish Issue
*Umit Cizre, pp. 1-12


*The Kurdish Question: The Reasons and Fortunes of the �Opening�
*Cengiz Candar, pp. 13-19  [Full
Text<http://www.insightturkey.com/Insight_Turkey_2009_4_Cengiz_Candar.pdf>
]


*Mapping the Pathways: Public Perception and Kurdish Question
*Cemalettin Hasimi, pp. 21-27

*Articles

**A Research Note on Islam, Democracy, and Secularism *
Ahmet T. Kuru, pp. 29-40


*Democracy in Muslim Contexts: What Africa Can Bring to the Discussion? *
Leonardo A. Villal�n, pp. 41-50


*Islam and Democracy in Indonesia*
Michael Buehler, pp. 51-63


*Muslim Democratic Parties in Turkey, Egypt, and Morocco: An Economic
Explanation*
A. Kadir Yildirim, pp. 65-76


*Globalization and the Crisis of Authoritarian Modernization in Turkey*
Hasan Kosebalaban, pp. 77-97


*The Rise and Decline of the Turkish �Deep State�: The Ergenekon Case*
Serdar Kaya, pp. 99-113


*Charting the Hamas Charter Changes*
Mohamed Nimer, pp. 115-130


*Peacemaking between America and the Muslim World: A New Beginning?*
Nathan C. Funk , pp. 131-150


*Turkey** in the UN Security Council: Its Elections and Performance*
Berdal Aral, pp.151-168

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*Book Reviews

**Vera Costantini and Markus Koller (eds.), Living in the Ottoman Ecumenical
Community: Essays in Honour of Suraiya Faroqhi
*Christine Philliou, p. 169


*M. Sukru Hanioglu, A Brief History of the Late Ottoman Empire
*Ren�e Worringer, p. 171


*Mustafa Aksakal, The Ottoman Road to War in 1914: The Ottoman Empire and
the First World War
*Virginia H. Aksan, p. 173


*Christoph Schuhmann (eds.), Liberal Thought in the Eastern Mediterranean:
Late 19th Century until the 1960s
*J�rgen S. Nielsen, p. 175


*Sadik Unay, Neo-liberal Globalization and Institutional Reform: The
Political Economy of*

*Development Planning in Turkey
*Ziya Onis, p. 177


*Austin** Dacey, The Secular Conscience: Why Belief Belongs in Public Life
*Jodok Troy, p. 179


*Peter Mandaville, Global Political Islam
*Leif Stenberg, p. 181


*Yakub Halabi**, US Foreign Policy in the Middle East: From Crises to Change
*Janice J. Terry, p. 182


*Othon Anastasakis, Kalypso Nicolaidis and Kerem Oktem (eds.), In The Long
Shadow of Europe: Greeks and Turks in the Era of Postnationalism
*Yaprak Gursoy, p. 185


*Carol M. Swain (ed.), Debating Immigration
*Deniz Sert, p. 187

*ABSTRACTS*

*Commentaries

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*The Emergence of the �Government�s Perspective on the Kurdish Issue*
Umit Cizre
Insight Turkey, Vol. 11, No.4, 2009, pp. 1-12

The AK Party�s chronic �political insecurity� may have passed a threshold as
the ruling party resurfaces as an actor taking advantage of its pro-European
Union sentiments to begin a �grand negotiation� with Turkey�s thus-far
publicly shunned Kurdish leaders after decades of bloodshed. This new window
of opportunity could not have emerged without the explosion of the Ergenekon
incident, which has offered a persuasive critique of the closed, dark,
intolerant and secret communities friendly with the military bureaucracy and
state officials but insidiously devoted to destroying the government. In the
post-Ergenekon era, the new democratic opening represents a significant
departure from a military solution to the Kurdish issue which has blocked
civilian imaginations by declaring the Kurdish identity demands as a
security threat to the officially proscribed Turkish identity. The real
issue at stake now for the AK Party government is a redefinition of the
locus and space where the phenomenon of real political power takes place in
Turkey.



*The Kurdish Question: The Reasons and Fortunes of the �Opening�
*Cengiz Candar
Insight Turkey, Vol. 11, No.4, 2009, pp. 13-19   [Full
Text<http://www.insightturkey.com/Insight_Turkey_2009_4_Cengiz_Candar.pdf>
]

This commentary reflects on the Turkish government�s recent �opening� to
address the Kurdish problem and the domestic, regional and international
conditions that created a conducive environment for this initiative. It
maintains that although the Turkish leadership has grasped the new dynamics
of the regional and domestic developments and changed its conventional
perception of the problem, the initiative is constrained by the fact that it
is motivated by a concern to remove the violent aspect of the Kurdish
question, i.e., terminating the Kurdish insurgency once and for all. It also
suggests that despite the optimism generated by the opening to solve the
Kurdish problem, the achievement of its ultimate objective is far more
complex than seen at the first glance. The commentary places a special
attention on the dilemmas encountered by the Democratic Society Party as it
seeks to represent the demands of its predominantly Kurdish constituency.



*Mapping the Pathways: Public Perception and Kurdish Question
*Cemalettin Hasimi
Insight Turkey, Vol. 11, No.4, 2009, pp. 21-27

The Kurdish initiative announced by the governing Justice and Development
Party has increased the discussions on the proper ways and forms of dealing
with the Kurdish question in Turkey. The announcement acted as an opening of
Pandora�s box through which all different images of the problem began to be
manifested simultaneously. Assuming that the public perception would have a
direct impact on the trajectory of the implementation of the initiative,
this essay examines different aspects of the public perception of the issue
by relying on the findings of a joint survey conducted by SETA and Pollmark.
It is contended that effective settlement of the Kurdish question requires
encountering and resolving certain tensions in the public perceptions, which
can be done by achieving a language in which the grammar of politics and the
values that maintain social integration is more transitional and
interdependent.




*Articles*


*A Research Note on Islam, Democracy, and Secularism
*Ahmet T. Kuru
Insight Turkey, Vol. 11, No.4, 2009, pp. 29-40

This essay examines the validity of the argument that the alleged
theological lack of state-religion separation in Islam is the reason for
authoritarianism in many Muslim-majority countries. The essay criticizes
this argument by showing that a) secularism, in the sense of state-religion
separation, is neither a necessary nor sufficient condition for democracy;
b) Islam is not an inherently and exceptionally political religion, and c)
20 out of 46 Muslim-majority states are secular. The essay point out that
rather than analyzing the so-called essence of Islam as prodemocratic or
anti-democratic, it may be more effective to explore the socio-political and
economic conditions that have led to democracy or authoritarianism in
Muslim-majority countries.



*Democracy in Muslim Contexts: What Africa Can Bring to the Discussion?
*Leonardo A. Villal�n
Insight Turkey, Vol. 11, No.4, 2009, pp. 41-50

While the question of the relationship between Islam and democracy continues
to attract significant attention from scholars and policymakers, African
cases have been largely absent from these debates. This article argues that
the experiences of sub-Saharan African Muslim societies may nevertheless
have much to contribute to our understanding of democratic prospects in the
Muslim world. Considering the experiences of three Francophone countries of
Sahelian West Africa, it explores the ways in which the democratization
experiments led by secular civil society activists in the early 1990s moved
from the initial resistance of deeply religious Muslim majorities to an
acceptance of democracy as the only legitimating bases of political systems.
The article argues that this was possible due to the significant negotiation
both within religious society and between religious groups and the secular
elite on the actual content of democracy. These cases thus suggest a number
of tentative but important lessons for our understanding of democratic
possibilities in the Muslim world.



*Islam and Democracy in Indonesia
*Michael Buehler
Insight Turkey, Vol. 11, No.4, 2009, pp. 51-63

Islam and democracy are said to be in a relationship fraught with problems
as the former, allegedly, does not allow secular law to be put above divine
law or accept the legitimacy of worldly authorities. This relationship is
less problematic in Indonesia, a democratic Muslim-majority country, the
argument goes, due to the syncretic forms of Islam practiced in the
archipelago state that are less dogmatic, and hence more conducive to
democratic principles. While this is a valuable point, various factors
extraneous to �moderate Indonesian Islam,� such as a fragmented Islamic
authority in civil society, a weakly institutionalized party system as well
as dynamics triggered by recent institutional reforms all play a role in the
continuing insignificance of political Islam in the country.



*Muslim Democratic Parties in Turkey, Egypt, and Morocco: An Economic
Explanation
*A. Kadir Yildirim
Insight Turkey, Vol. 11, No.4, 2009, pp. 65-76

The recent emergence of Muslim democratic parties such as AKP in Turkey and
PJD in Morocco draws attention to the perennial question on the moderation
of Islamist parties yet again. Economic liberalization and the accompanying
socioeconomic transformation underlie the democratic and liberal turn
political Islam has taken in the Middle East. The precise nature of
liberalization is critical to this moderation. Competitive liberalization,
by enabling peripheral groups to benefit from liberalization, conduces to
the renewed interest in democracy and a liberal system. Crony
liberalization, by reinforcing the archaic rent-seeking relationship between
the state and big business and continuing to marginalize the peripheral
groups from politics and the economy, sustains the interest of peripheral
groups in the reactionary discourse of Islamism. The strength of Muslim
democratic parties is a reflection of competitiveness economic reforms
introduce in the society and the economy.



*Globalization and the Crisis of Authoritarian Modernization in Turkey
*Hasan Kosebalaban
Insight Turkey, Vol. 11, No.4, 2009, pp. 77-97

Conventional models developed through the conceptual lenses of modernization
theory dating back to the 1960s, are no longer applicable to Turkish
politics; they fall short of grasping the changes that Turkish ideologies
experienced in recent decades. In the face of Turkey�s growing
democratization and societal modernization, Turkish secularists have lost
their status as agents of reform and gradually emerged as defenders of the
status quo in the face of the rapid mobilization of Anatolian-based
conservative society. However, no factor was more responsible for this
transformation than the comprehensive external and internal structural
changes that Turkey experienced in the post-Cold War era, leading to the
emergence of a globalist conservative ideology in large parts of Anatolia.
This paper examines the question of why those who are commonly associated in
Western scholarly discourse with progress and modernity, have fallen behind
the Muslim conservatives in pursuit of democratization and further
integration of the country with the West. The paper argues that at the root
of the present conflict lies the tension between two modernization routes: a
bureaucratic top-down modernization that has allowed the allocation of
privileges to the secularist/nationalist elites, and the grassroots
socio-economic mobilization of conservative societal elements benefiting
from international integration and globalization.



*The Rise and Decline of the Turkish �Deep State�: The Ergenekon Case
*Serdar Kaya
Insight Turkey, Vol. 11, No.4, 2009, pp. 99-113

This article tests Mancur Olson�s theory of distributional coalitions
against the case of the Turkish �deep state.� Olson�s theory holds that
rent-seeking (or specialinterest) groups tend to be exclusive by nature and
pursue only the interests of their own members. Since their members account
to a very small minority, these groups present their interests as being the
interests of larger communities. The article argues that the Turkish case
confirms the fundamental assumptions of the theory of distributional
coalitions. An analysis of the historical process of the newly-exposed
Turkish deep state reveals that, when put in proper context, its clandestine
activities manifest a pattern which involves systematic efforts of an
exclusive circle of group members (1) to impact the workings of Turkish
society, and more recently, (2) to reverse the country�s democratization
process in an effort to sustain the network�s dominating influence.



*Charting the Hamas Charter Changes
*Mohamed Nimer
Insight Turkey, Vol. 11, No.4, 2009, pp. 115-130

Hamas Charter has sparked a lot of controversy, both inside and outside the
organization. This paper offers a critical analysis of the original Charter
that was issued in 1988. The document attempted to offer an ideology to
counter Zionism, but it advocated views that are essentially anti-Jewish,
xenophobic and outside the mainstream of the scholarly tradition of Islam.
The paper also highlights the contradiction between the search for a just
peace and the language of triumphalism and demonization in the Charter.
Tracing the political development of Hamas since 1992, the paper presents
evidence that current political leaders of Hamas are moving the organization
beyond the ideological rhetoric of the early years of the movement. While
they have abandoned the outdated Charter, they have not developed a credible
perspective on negotiating peace.



*Peacemaking between America and the Muslim World: A New Beginning?
*Nathan C. Funk
Insight Turkey, Vol. 11, No.4, 2009, pp. 131-150

The arrival of the Obama administration has created opportunities for
positive and enduring change in U.S. relations with the Muslim world.
Although early attempts to replace confrontation and ideological
inflexibility with a more circumspect approach rooted in conciliatory
gestures and �enlightened� political realism are encouraging, more
substantial shifts in U.S.-Islamic relations will require commitment to a
strategy of active peacemaking that moves beyond the standard repertoire of
concepts and practices associated with the Cold War�s dominant international
relations paradigm. Such a strategy would seek to grasp the potential
inherent in President Obama�s stated commitment to founding relations upon
�mutual interest and mutual respect,� breaking the present impasse in
U.S.-Islamic relations through principles and prescriptions derived from
academic studies of peacemaking as well as from a critical re-evaluation of
past U.S. policies.



*Turkey** in the UN Security Council: Its Elections and Performance
*Berdal Aral
Insight Turkey, Vol. 11, No.4, 2009, pp.151-168

Turkey successfully gained provisional membership of the United Nations
Security Council by receiving support from 151 states in the UN General
Assembly. Turkey is serving in the SC for the period between January 1, 2009
and December 31, 2010. This historic achievement was the end product of
arduous efforts on the part of the Erdogan government which has braced
itself for membership of the Security Council since 2003. Membership no
doubt brings Turkey plenty of benefits, like enhancing Turkey�s
international political weight and prestige. However, it also poses
challenges to the credibility of Turkey�s multi-dimensional and assertive
foreign policy with its strong tinge of fairness. Turkey ought now to take
principled stances on many key issues relevant to international peace and
security even at the cost of disappointing its long list of friends.



For details: *www.insightturkey.com*



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As this scheme offers a recognised first step into an independent research
career, candidates must have submitted a PhD (viva does not need to have taken
place) and have had no more than four years’ full-time postdoctoral experience
by 1 October 2009.  Career breaks such as maternity leave, EU national service
and Voluntary Service Overseas can be discounted, but teaching experience and/or
time spent in industry since the award of a PhD should be included in the total
amount of postdoctoral experience.  Part-time work will be considered on a
pro-rata basis.  Individuals who have been promised, or already hold, a
permanent post are considered to have achieved the aims of the scheme already
and will not be eligible.  The scheme is designed to offer support and
flexibility.

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Call for abstracts for the International Symposium
"Identities, gender and in-equalities"
January 5th, 2010
Trieste, Italy


The “International Research Center for Intercultural Studies” (C.I.R.S.I.)
promotes an International symposium on "Identities, gender and in-equalities" in
order to extend and deepen the debate on gender and migration launched by the
first issue of the Quarterly Journal “Temperanter” which will be presented on
that occasion (“Temperanter”, n. 1, January-March 2010: “Women and Equal
Opportunities: a Challenge for Everyone”).
Segregation and exclusion of non-dominant ethnic, linguistic, sexual, religious,
etc. groups, have been consolidated through time by the instauration of a
discriminatory system based on the imposition of false and subordinating
representations. A wider interest on these topics has determined an important
progress at the theoretical and philosophical level, although rarely followed by
effective policies and practices. The following topics can be presented through
the most appropriate scientific approach (sociological, literary, psychological,
juridical, historical, trans-disciplinary, comparative, etc.):
- relationship between theories and practices on gender, gender and migration,
trans-gender, gender and linguistic, religious, etc. minorities
- innovative theories on gender, gender and migration, trans-gender, gender and
linguistic, religious, etc. minorities
- innovative applications of consolidated theories on gender, gender and
migration, trans-gender, gender and linguistic, religious, etc. minorities
- case study on gender, gender and migration, trans-gender, gender and
linguistic, religious, etc. minorities
- relationship between theories and practices on gender and social exclusion,
work and social/political participation
- innovative theories on gender and social exclusion, work and social/political
participation
- innovative applications of consolidated theories on gender and social
exclusion, work and social/political participation
- case study on gender and social exclusion, work and social/political
participation

Languages of the symposium: Italian, English and French.
The selected papers will be published.

Calendar:
- Deadline to submit abstracts to the address <events(AT)cirsi.net>: November
30th 2009 (max. 1.500 spaces with a short biographical note)
- Notification of the acceptance of abstracts: December 7th 2009
- Deadline for the registration to the symposium: December 21st 2009
- International Symposium: January 5th 2010
- Deadline to submit the full paper to be published: February 28th 2010

Scientific coordinator of the Symposium: Lorenzo Dugulin


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International Research Center
for Intercultural Studies
C.I.R.S.I.
C.F. 90118200329
V.le R. Sanzio 17
34128 Trieste, Italy
tel.: +39 3343994638
e.mail: cirsi@...
website: www.cirsi.net
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'Master of Nutrition and Rural Development,Main Subject: Human
Nutrition,Universiteit Gent'


Ghent Universityis offering a 2-year Master of Science program in Nutrition and
Rural Development and this since 2007-2008. The main subject Human Nutrition is
an extended program based on the former one-year Master Program, ICP Food
Science and Nutrition. The theme of the program remains the same: ‘The
multidisciplinary approach of the nutrition problems in the development’.
The course provides an outline of all theoretical information and practical
experience, directly and indirectly related to a better understanding of
nutrition problems in the developing countries, their origin and solutions. The
program includes lectures, research projects, Masters’ Test, case studies,
discussions, seminars, demonstrations, lab work, exercises and visits. For more
details go to the webpage
www.opleidingen.ugent.be/studiegids/2009/EN/FACULTY/LA/MABA/IMNRDA/INDEX.HTM

Admission requirements
Each application will be evaluated by a board of admission of the specific
programme and has to be approved by the Faculty Council and by the Rector’s
office.

Entry conditions
Applicants must have a Bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 years with good overall
scores (at least a second class or equivalent, preferably higher) from a
university or recognized equivalent.
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