[Bilimsel Haber] CfP: Turkey and Her Neighbours: Past, Present and Future, 2-6 August 2010, Ankara

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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, Ataturk-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 at adfa.edu.au

Dr Jonathan Warner
Professor and Tutor in Economics
Quest University, Canada
Contact: jww at questu.ca
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