[Bilimsel Haber] CfP: Germany and Turkey in Interaction (Istanbul, 10-12 September 2009)

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CALL FOR PAPERS

GERMANY AND TURKEY IN INTERACTION: HISTORICAL & CROSSCULTURAL PERSPECTIVES
ON RELIGIOUS IDENTITIES AND INSTITUTIONS

A Conference jointly organized by Goethe Institute and YTU, Center for
Global Studies

10-12 September 2009, Yildiz Technical University, İstanbul, Turkey

We are pleased to announce the jointly organized Conference of Yildiz
Technical University, Center for Global Studies and Goethe Institute, titled
"Germany and Turkey in Interaction: Historical and Crosscultural
Perspectives on Religious Identities and Institutions."

The conference aims to identify the mutual influences between the two
countries specifically in the area of discourses regarding the place of
religion in the national identity and imagery, and the tensions between the
institutions that regulate religious life and those that regulate secular
citizenship.

The first part of the Conference will aim to develop a historical
perspective in mapping out the role of religion in the contested process of
state and nation building in both Turkey and Germany. The second part will
focus on the contemporary institutional structures and processes that
create, regulate, differentiate, and repress religious identities.

Although the conference has a comparative framework, individual papers
should not necessarily strive to include a discussion of both countries, as
long as the paper addresses one of the conference themes.

Papers are invited along two broad lines under the following themes:

A) The Role of Religion in State and Nation Building: A comparative
historical perspective on the role of religion in the course of imagining
and building the nation in Germany and Turkey

- The role of religion in national identity and state formation.
- The role of religion in immigration and minority policies.
- The historical origins of essentialist elements in political culture.

B) The Globalization of Religion: A comparative perspective on the
transformation of religious identities and institutions in the
context of supranationalization in Germany and Turkey.

- The German states' strategy to make Islam part of the culture and society
of the Federal Republic.
- The role of the EU and the ECtHR in the organization of the religious
sphere.
- The place of nationalism and national identity in the strategies of
different Turkish Sunni migrant organizations, such as DiTiB, Millî Görüş,
the Süleymancı-linked Islamic Cultural Centres and the Gülen Movement.
- The stance of the big German churches regarding the significance of
religious belonging for the granting of equal citizenship rights.
- The position of Germany's Alevi community regarding national identity and
the perception of this attitude by Alevi organizations in Turkey.
- The discourse of Diyanet İşleri regarding the issues of national and
religious belonging.
- The attitude of influential actors in Turkey's Muslim civil society, like
the Gülen network, toward religious minorities.
- Legal obstacles before the non-Muslim communities in Turkey for the
acquisition of full citizenship rights.

Those who wish to participate should submit their proposals no later than
June 15, 2009. The proposal should include: (a) an abstract of 250-400
words; (b) the institutional affiliation and position of the author/s; (c)
the contact information of the corresponding author: telephone number, fax
number, email address, postal address.
Applicants may use the standard form available at:
 <http://www.kim-cgs.yildiz.edu.tr/conferences.html>
http://www.kim-cgs.yildiz.edu.tr/conferences.html

Funding will also be available for participants who do not have other
sources of funding to attend the conference. Please indicate your need for
travel or accommodation grants in the application form. Travel grants will
cover the cost of travel to and from Istanbul. Accommodation grants will
cover the cost of 4 nights' stay.

Please note that proposals will be assessed by the organizing committe and
submitters will be notified of the outcome by June 30, 2009.

Please send inquiries and proposals to: cgs at yildiz.edu.tr 

Organizing Committee:  Professor Haldun Gülalp, Dr. Günter Seufert, Dr.
Evren Balta Paker




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