[Bilimsel Haber] CFP: Young Scholars on Turkey (YSOT) Conference, November 2, 2012, National Press Club, Washington, DC

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From: Kadir Üstün [kadirustun at setadc.org]


The Young Scholars on Turkey (YSOT) Conference 2012
November 2, 2012
National Press Club, Washington, DC


Call for Papers

The Young Scholars on Turkey (YSOT) Program calls for individual paper 
proposals for its annual conference to be held on November 2, 2012 at 
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 12:27 PMthe National Press Club in 
Washington, D.C.

The 2012 YSOT Program Conference is sponsored by the SETA Foundation at 
Washington D.C.

The YSOT Program aims to facilitate dialogue and exchange of ideas 
between Washington based policy makers, scholars, and early career 
researchers whose research is related to Turkey. The program aims to 
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 12:27 PMcontribute to the diversity of 
voices and analytical perspectives on Turkey. For further information, 
visit www.setadc.org/ysot<http://setadc.org/ysot>.

We welcome individual paper proposals on policy-relevant issues on 
Turkey from disciplines such as history, political science, 
international relations, public policy, economics, sociology, and 
conflict resolution. While papers can be from a broad range of topics, 
we emphasize that the subject matter should have policy implications.

Please submit a 300-500 word abstract and a short bio page as separate 
word document attachments to ysot at setadc.org<mailto:ysot at setadc.org> by 
September 17, 2012.

The YSOT program will cover travel and accommodation expenses for the 
conference. Limited funding may be available for international 
participants. The conference papers will be published in a separate 
volume. The edited volume from the YSOT 2011 Conference titled, History, 
Politics, and Foreign Policy in Turkey, can be found here: 
http://amzn.to/TS0xQw

Possible areas of research include, but are not limited to, the following:

  *   Turkey’s role in a new region
  *   Shifting global balance of power
  *   Turkey in G-20
  *   Turkey-EU relationship
  *   Turkey-US partnership
  *   New security architecture and prospects of democracy in the MENA 
region
  *   Domestic and foreign public opinion on Turkey
  *   Energy cooperation and economic integration
  *   Role of civil society organizations and initiatives
  *   Future of Turkish democracy

Kadir Üstün
Research Director, The SETA Foundation at Washington D.C.

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Kadir Üstün
Research Director
SETA Foundation at Washington D.C.
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