We are happy to announce the call for submissions for the 2023-2024 Research Colloquia organized by the Turkish Politics Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association (PSA). These colloquia aim to bring together postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers, early-career, and senior academics who study various aspects of Turkish politics.
The colloquia will be conducted virtually, featuring monthly talks from November 2023 to January 2024 in accordance with Turkish time. It will offer scholars an opportunity to receive feedback on their works-in-progress and develop their knowledge of different theoretical and methodological approaches to studying Turkish politics.
Each colloquium is structured to accommodate two paper presentations. During the initial 20 minutes of the session, each speaker will deliver their working paper. Subsequently, a minimum of one discussant will provide their insights on the draft paper for 20 minutes. To conclude, the final 20 minutes will be dedicated to an extensive Q&A session with the virtual audience.
All participants are required to thoroughly review all papers before the event and be ready to offer constructive feedback in a supportive environment on the respective works. To facilitate this, we kindly request that speakers submit their draft papers at least 10 days ahead of the colloquium. This will grant ample time for both the discussants and the audience to critically assess the drafts.
Applicants should send the abstracts of their draft papers to turkishpoliticspsa@gmail.com (Subject: ResColloq 2023-2024) by September 10th, 2023.
We will notify the first round of successful applicants by September 17th, 2023. We will prepare the line-up once the successful applicants are determined.
We very much look forward to receiving your applications!
Colloquia Organizers
Dr. Buğra Güngör (Geneva Graduate Institute)
Prof. Özlem Kayhan Pusane (Isik University)
Dr. Seçkin Sertdemir-Ozdemir (University of Turku)
Dr. Begüm Zorlu (City, University of London)
PSA Turkish Politics Specialist Group 