Turkish International Studies Association

A Network of Scholars working on Turkey

The Turkish International Studies
Association, a North America
based organization, is a network
of scholars working on Turkey . TISA brings together international relations and political science scholars from all specialties and regions within the academe in order to expand awareness and understanding of international politics. To this end TISA will be cooperating with the International Studies Association (ISA).

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March 2008

 

ISA 2008 Turkish-ISA Panels          

Turkish-ISA is sponsoring two panels at the Annual Convention in San Francisco

Both Panels are on Thursday, 27th March, 2008.

 

1) Comparative Foreign Policy in the Middle East and Europe

TD19 Thursday 3:45 - 5:30 PM

Aylin Gurzel

Bilkent University

Cognitive Change Theory: An Effective Approach to Settle International Relations Theories Differences?

 

Ahmet Sözen

Eastern Mediterranean University

New Principles of Turkish Foreign Policy Making

 

Pinar Tremblay

UCLA

Searching for the “Soul”: Explaining the Impact of Islam on Turkish Foreign Policy toward Israel

 

Joshua W. Walker

Princeton University

The Shadow of the ‘Strategic Alliance:’ America’s Influence on Turkey’s Middle East Policy

 

Isa Camyar

Louisiana State University

Halit Mustafa E. Tagma

Arizona State University

Why Does Turkey Seek European Union Membership?: A Historical Institutionalist Explanation

 

 

Discussant(s)

Binnur Ozkececi-Taner

Macalester College

 

Birol Yesilada

Portland State University

 

 

2) Islamic/Islamist Movements in the World and in Turkey: Differences

and Similarities

TC69 Thursday 1:45 - 3:30 PM

 

Ramazan Kilinc

Arizona State University

Islam, Secularism and Democracy: Patterns of Interaction in Turkey and France

 

Hasret Dikici Bilgin

Sabanci University

The Role of Left in Islamist Movements in Turkey and Iran: A Comparative Historical Analysis

 

Ayse Ozcan

Syracuse University

Unison Despite Differences: Transnational Attachments of Turkish Muslim Organizations in the Urban Space of

Europe

 

Discussant(s)

Ahmet T. Kuru

Columbia University

 

The elections for the Review Committee for the 2008 Turkish-ISA panels at the ISA, San Fransisco has ended.

The following scholars will be reviewing the submissions:

  Dr. Pinar Bilgin, Bilkent University
  Dr. Esra Cuhadar Gurkaynak, Bilkent University
  Dr. Birol Yesilada, Portland State University
  Dr. Hasan Kosebalaban, Michigan State University
  Dr. Meltem Muftuler-Bac, Sabanci University
  Dr. Binnur Ozkececi-Taner, Macalester College