[Bilimsel Haber] CfP: "The Second Constitution/Mesrutiyet on its Centenary", Istanbul, 7-10 May 2008

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*Call for papers*

"THE SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL PERIOD/MES,RUTiYET ON ITS CENTENARY"
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS Istanbul, 7-10 May 2008

The Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA),
Organisation of the Islamic Conference, is organising an international
congress on "The Second Constitution/Mesrutiyet on its Centenary", to be
held in Istanbul on 7-10 May 2008.

The Second Constitution/Mesrutiyet, proclaimed by the Ottoman State in
1908, was one of the turning points in the history of the Ottoman State
and marked the beginning of processes that shaped the geo-political
picture of the Middle East and the Balkans. In this congress, the Second
Constitution and its aftermath will be analysed from inter-disciplinary
perspectives, with regard to the historical background of the Second
Constitution, the ensuing intellectual, cultural, literary, artistic
etc. developments, and its repercussions ' its immediate and continuing
impacts observed in the Muslim world and in the countries with which the
Ottoman State held relations. The administrative and political
transformations resulting from the process will be highlighted, the
results of the ideological and intellectual dynamics involved will be
evaluated. It is expected that the congress will bring new focuses into
research on the subject, methods and references.

The main themes of the congress are attached. The sessions will be
arranged thematically and each paper presentation will be allowed twenty
minutes duration. The languages of the congress are English, French,
Arabic and Turkish. Translation will be provided. A selection of the
papers to be presented will be published as a book.

Prospective participants are invited to send the titles and the
abstracts of their proposed papers by *31 December 2007* to:

Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA) Yildiz
Sarayi, Seyir Köskü Barbaros Bulvari 80700 Besiktas-Istanbul, Turkey

Email: congress at ircica.org

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*"THE SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL PERIOD/MES,RUTiYET

ON ITS CENTENARY"

INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS

Istanbul, 7-10 May 2008

Main themes*

I) Dynamics leading to the proclamation of the Constitution in 1908 1.
Formation of the idea of the Constitution in the Muslim world
(ideational currents in the Ottoman Empire, Iran and other regions) 2.
Ideational currents and political movements (e.g. Ottomanism, Islamism,
Westernism, Turkism; New Ottomans, Young Turks,
centralization/decentralization) 3. Attempts at reform and renewal

II) The Constitution and its impact

1. The Young Turks movement and proclamation of the Constitution 2. The
impact of the proclamation of the Constitution

a) on Ottoman State and society

b) in the Balkans

c) in the Middle East

d) in Central Asia

e) in North Africa

III) Ideological and political developments in the aftermath World War I
1. Movements of nationalism and independence (in the Muslim world,
Turkistan, India, etc.) 2. The ascendancy of ideologies in the Muslim
world (e.g. Socialism, Liberalism, Nationalism) 3. Democratisation
processes and political parties 4. Legal developments, rights and
liberties

 

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