Seminar Program

09.04.2018
Introductory Session: Presentation of the Seminar Series
Dr. Bediz Yilmaz, IMIS, Universität Osnabrück (formerly Mersin Uni.)

16.04. 2018
The Double Faces of the Capitalist State: From „Democracy“ to the State of Emergency in Recent Politics of Turkey
Dr. Melehat Kutun, ICDD, Universitat Kassel (formerly Mersin Uni.)

23.04.2018
Women’s Labour at the Intersection of Neoliberal and Conservative Policies:
Family Friendly Policies*
Dr. Melda Yaman, IDA-İzmir Solidarity Academy (formerly 19 Mayıs Uni.)

07.05.2018
The Sources of Islamic Authoritarian Populism and the Transformation of the Political Regime in Turkey
Dr. Zafer Yılmaz, Universität Potsdam, Centre for Citizenship (formerly Ankara Uni.)

28.05.2018
Universal, Local and Regional Dimensions of Gezi Events
Dr. Ali Ekber Dogan, Philosophie Fakultät, Uni. Siegen (formerly Mersin Uni.)

04.06.2018
Political Economy of Urbanisation in Turkey*
Dr. Mehmet Penpecioğlu, Independent Researcher (formerly İzmir Ins. of Tech.)

11.06.2018
Apocalypse in the City: An Islamist Path to Non-place
Dr. Ayse Çavdar, Independent Journalist and Researcher

18.06.2018
Turkey’s Asylum Policy: A Socio-Legal Analysis from a Historical Perspective*
Dr. Cavidan Soykan, Independent Researcher (formerly Ankara Uni.)

25.06.2018
Rethinking Self-Determination: The Kurdish Movement, Autonomy and the Role of Women
Dr. Ulrike Flader, Universität Bremen & DEMOS (formerly Nişantaşı Uni.)

02.07.2018
City as Commons*
Dr. Ulaş Bayraktar, Kültürhane Café-Library, Mersin (formerly Mersin Uni.)

*Video Conference