We are pleased to invite you to the launch of Dr. Seçkin Sertdemir Özdemir’s new book, Civic Death in Contemporary Turkey: Mass Surveillance and the Authoritarian State (Cambridge University Press).
Dr. Sertdemir Özdemir is a Visiting Fellow at the European Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research explores democratic theory and key issues in contemporary political philosophy, including civil disobedience and political rights.
In her book, Sertdemir examines the Turkish government’s response to the coup, which included the dismissal of approximately 152,000 individuals through emergency decrees known as “kanun hükmünde kararnameli” in Turkish. The book explores how these authoritarian securitisation methods were implemented and their impact on the lives of the affected individuals.
The book launch will take place on 4 June at 9:00 AM Pacific Time / 5:00 PM BST / 6:00 PM CEST.
The book will be discussed by Banu Bargu (University of California, Santa Cruz) and Elise Massicard (Sciences Po).
You can read more about the book here.
The event will take place via Zoom. You can find the joining link here.
PSA Turkish Politics Specialist Group 