Alternative Approaches to International Relations: Turkey and Beyond.

Conference venue: Marmara (Turkey)
Period: Nov. 24 - 25, 2011
Deadline for submitting abstracts: Jul. 1, 2011
Deadline for submitting full papers: Oct. 10, 2011

Being one of the oldest research centers in the Turkish international relations academia and having pursued an interdisciplinary research agenda since its foundation, MURCIR aims to provide a venue for academic discussion with regard to these new perspectives and emerging topics. Due to its distinct geographical and cultural location which places the country in between Asia, Middle East and Europe, we believe that Turkey provides an excellent example for those who observe such transformations. The conference organizing committee particularly encourages scholars who focus on unconventional (non-state) agents of change in international relations, including sub-state, trans-national or non-governmental actors, social classes, religious communities, occupational groups, humanitarian agencies, migrant communities, identity groups (gender, ethnic, etc.) and individuals. The conference welcomes studies from both Turkey and abroad. While there is no limitations with regard to the geographical scope of individual papers, scholars who have conducted theoretical or empirical studies concerning Turkey and the surrounding areas are particularly encouraged to apply. We consider the publication of individual papers in an edited conference volume or in a special issue in a journal of international relations.

MURCIR Conference on “Alternative Approaches to International Relations: Turkey and Beyond” invites individual paper abstracts for the thematic sessions specified above. The paper abstract (not exceeding 400 words) should include the title and the main findings of the article. The full application package should include the paper abstract, the applicant’s short biography (not a detailed resume) and contact info. All paper proposals should be submitted electronically to murcir@marmara.edu.tr by July 1, 2011.

Marmara University Research Center for International Relations (MURCIR)
Marmara University Department of Political Science and International Relations
Anadolu Hisarı, Beykoz, Istanbul Turkey
tel: 0090.216.460.09.55 -or- +90 (216) 308 22 26 Ext: 1219
fax: 0090.216.308.22.26
e-mail: murcir@marmara.edu.tr