March 2010
Turkish-ISA panels at the Annual Convention of the International Studies Association in New Orleans were a great success. Thanks for all the organizers, chairs, panelists, and the audience. In the coming months we shall be sending out a call for papers for Montreal, 2011.
October 2009
It is our pleasure to announce that Turkish-ISA will be sponsoring the following
three panels at the ISA Annual Convention in New Orleans, Feb 17-20, 2010.
Having received more than 30 proposals, our review committee has made every
effort to be inclusive of various approaches and perspectives. The following
panels are now included in the official ISA program.
Panel 1: (Roundtable)
Theory vs. Policy? Evaluating Scholarship on Turkish Foreign Policy
Halit Mustafa Tagma, Arizona State University (Chair)
Fuat Keyman, Koc University (Roundtable Participant)
Mustafa Aydin, (Roundtable Participant)
Faruk Yalvaç, Middle East Technical University (Roundtable Participant)
Huseyin Bagci, Middle East Technical University (Roundtable Participant)
Pinar Bilgin, Bilkent University (Roundtable Participant)
Panel 2: Leaders and Structures in the Making of Turkish Foreign Policy:
Decisionmaking Approaches
Ramazan Kilinc, Michigan State University (Chair)
Akan Malici, Furman University (Discussant)
Juliet Kaarbo, University of Kansas: Coalition Politics in Turkish Foreign
Policy
Binnur Ozkececi-Taner, Hamline University, Esra Cuhadar-Gurkaynak, Bilkent
University: Interaction Between Structure and Agency in Turkish Foreign Policy:
Conflicting Roles, Clashing Ideas, and Competing Priorities
Ozgur Ozdamar, TOBB University: A Strong Leader, a Prudent Majlis, and a
Legislative Accident: Turkey's Indecision to Join the 2003 Iraqi War
Binnur Ozkececi-Taner, Hamline University, and Baris Kesgin, University of
Kansas: Turkey's 2003 Iraqi War Decision Reconsidered? A Sequential Approach
Balkan Devlen, Izmir University of Economics: AKP vs. `Old Guard'? The
Operational Codes of Turkish Foreign Policy
Panel 3: Turkish Foreign Policy: Competing Approaches
Ramazan Kilinc, Michigan State University (Chair)
Binnur Ozkececi-Taner, Hamline University
Serdar Guner, Bilkent University, and Nil Satana, Bilkent University: The Use of
Constructivist Concepts in Rational Choice Models: When Religion Meets Foreign
Policy
Einar Wigen, Norwegian Insitute of International Affairs: Neo-Ottomanism as
Strategic Depth: When Theory Becomes Policy
Saban Kardas, University of Utah: A Neo-classical Realist Critique of the
`Regional Balancing Hypothesis': The Case of the Turkish Foreign Policy During
the Russo-Georgian Conflict of 2008
Caner Tekin, Izmir University of Economics and Dragos Mateescu, Izmir University
of Economics: The Time Beyond Space: The Identity of the Turkish Sovereign in
the Age of European Postmodernity
Visne Korkmaz, Yildiz Technical University: Regional Security in Post-Cold War
Europe: Creating New Territories or New Borders to be Secured in EU-Turkey
Relations?
March 2009:
It is our pleasure to announce that we had yet another successful International Studies Association Annual Convention in New York City.
The Turkish-ISA has sponsored two panels at this event. The total number of the audience of both panels combined was well over 50 people.
Panel 1: Social Structures, Political Elites and Democracy in the Middle East
Chair Ramazan Kilinc, Michigan State University
Disc. Turan Kayaoglu, University of Washington
Islam and Democracy: How Islam helps Authoritarian
Regimes?
Birol Baskan: Qatar University
Turkey's "Muslim Democrats" Did It Again: Scrutinizing the
Successes of the Justice and Development Party
Zeki Sarigil: Bilkent University
Framing the Consensus between the Political and Military
Elites during the Democratic Reform Process in Turkey
Mehtap Söyler: Humboldt‐Universität zu Berlin
Turkey's Back to the Future: Moderate Islam vs Offical
Secularim
Ana Gol: University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Transformation of the Foreign Policy Paradigm of Turkey in
the Middle East: Conflict Resolution Roles at Iraq, Lebanon
and Israel-Syria Relations
Ahmet S. Tekelioglu: Boston University
Talha Kose: George Mason University
Panel 2: Islam and Politics in Turkey
Chair Halit Mustafa Tagma, Arizona State University
Disc. Ahmet T. Kuru, Columbia University
The Relations of European Union with Turkey During the
JDP Government
Ercan Saribasak: Institut D'Etudes Politques De Grenoble,
Universite Pierre Mendes France
Religion in Politics: Two Patterns of Religious
Representation in Turkey: The Justice and Development
Party
Ramin Ahmadov: University of Cincinnati
The Politics of the Headscarf: The Kavakci Affair and Islamic
Mobilizations in Turkey
Mustafa Gurbuz: University of Connecticut
Redefining Islam and Europe in Turkey's European Union
Membership Process
Ahmet Yukleyen: University of Mississippi
We thank the panelists and participants to the panels.
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
April: 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
March 2007: 47 of our members attended our Meeting in Chicago, March 1 2007.
Several organizational matters and future directions of the association were discussed.
Three Decisions were reached:
A) The formation of a review committee that will oversee the Turkish-ISA panels for 2008 ISA convention in San Francisco by April. As decided in our meeting the review committee will be elected among those who volunteered to become a committee member in our meeting. Since the formation of the review committee will be responsible for the decisions on the paper proposals due this May, for practical purposes the review committee ought to be decided upon shortly.
B) Proposals to amend the constitution and a vote on the proposed
changes to constitution in April 2007.
C) The formation of a nomination committee that will accept
nominations for the office positions and execute the election process
in April 2007.
Call for Vote
1) Please vote for your choice of nominees for the Review Committee for Turkish-ISA panels for 2008 ISA convention in San Francisco. There are 10 nominees who volunteered to become a review committee member. Please vote for 6 of these nominees at the following address by April
1: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TurkishISA/surveys?id=2167139 You can also login to our Yahoogroup page and click the link polls in order to vote.
2) Please send your comments and proposed amendments to our current constitution to tisa@asu.edu by April 1. The current constitution is attached to this mail and is also available at our website: http://www.turkishisa.org. The proposals will be voted through the online Poll system of our Yahoogroup in April. Please be clear in your proposal and identify the reason why you would want an article or section changed.
As suggested in our annual meeting, the elections for officer positions will be held after the constitutional amendments.
TURKISH ISA MEETING AT CHICAGO March, 1, 2007
As you might have already heard, we will hold our First Annual Convention on Thursday , March 1: 12:00pm- 1:30pm in Chicago at the annual ISA convention.
We've been in communication with the ISA headquarters for a meeting space and time. The name of the room that ISA has generously allocated for us is "Grand Tradition" (please check for updates when you get to the convention site). Acknowledging that we will be meeting during lunch time, you are welcome to bring your beverage, snack or sandwich.
We strongly urge you to participate in our meeting, as it is you who will shape the future direction of Turkish-ISA.
This is a special opportunity for you to meet your fellow colleagues. Among many other things:
1) You'll get acquainted with colleagues who work on Turkey
2) Discover opportunities for collaborative research projects
3) Find out publishing avenues for your paper
4) Explore the possibility of becoming an officer of our Association. Calenders
5) Become a jury member of Turkish-ISA to select papers for organized panels for next year's ISA convention
6) Survey the job-market
7) Elect officers and direct the future of our association
And many more social and scholarly opportunities.
For convention logistics check ISA website:
http://www.isanet.org/chicago2007/
For the official ISA Blog and roommate opportunities for the convention. http://isa2007.blogspot.com
Further information on meetings can be found at: http://www.isanet.org/chicago2007/meetingsandreceptions.pdf
Turkish-ISA is arranging a meeting room with ISA for the Annual Convention!
Turkish-ISA panels have been accepted to ISA Chicago 2007.
Visit the preliminary program at: http://www.isanet.org/chicago2007/
Check out the TISA listserv for further news.
