The PSA Greek Politics and Turkish Politics Specialist Groups are inviting you to a virtual roundtable to discuss the domestic and international dynamics of the post-electoral context in Turkey and Greece on 20 November 2023 from 16:30 – 17:30 GMT.
The event will host:
Professor Myrto Tsakatika (University of Glasgow)
Dr Özlem Kayhan Pusane (Işık University)
Dr Leonidas Karakatsanis (University of Macedonia)
Dr Buğra Güngör (American University of Central Asia)
The discussion will be moderated by Dr Georgios Giannakopoulos and Dr Begum Zorlu (City, University of London).
Registration can be made via the Zoom link: https://newcastleuniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qD658d76RuWl9dNla6Targ#/registration
About the Speakers:
Professor Myrto Tsakatika’s research mainly centers on European Union politics and public policy, with a particular emphasis on exploring the concept of the ‘democratic deficit,’ and shifts in public Euroscepticism. She is also conducting a comparative study of radical left parties, with a special focus on Southern European countries.
Dr Özlem Kayhan Pusane’s broader research and teaching interests lie in the areas of security studies, civil-military relations, counterinsurgency, and counterterrorism. Özlem Kayhan Pusane is also the International Relations officer of the PSA Turkish Politics Specialist Group.
Dr Leonidas Karakatsanis’s research interests include the politics of identity and reconciliation, peace and conflict transformation, nationalism, minority rights, immigration, civil society and the politics of resistance. His theoretical interests include discourse theory, theory of deconstruction, theories of affect, post-structuralist political theory and interdisciplinary approaches to social and political sciences. The area of his research is Turkey and its neighbours in the Caucasus, the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean.
Dr Buğra Güngör’s research interests include conflict processes, soft power, public diplomacy, foreign policy analysis, and Turkish foreign policy. He has extensive experience with managing development and humanitarian projects commissioned by various UN agencies, IOs, and INGOs in Switzerland and Turkey. He is also the co-convenor and chair of the PSA Turkish Politics Specialist Group.
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