Call for Position – Assistant Professor in International Relations
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Open House: Information Session for Graduate Programs
At the open house you will have the opportunity to learn about the admission process and financial support opportunities and meet with our faculty and current graduate students in the department of your interest.
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Bilkent IR Talks- Arda Ozansoy
Arda Ozansoy
“Lessons from Turkey’s negotiations with the EEC: A Practical Perspective on IR”
Tarih & Saat: February 19, 12:30
A-130
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Call for Papers
We invite proposals for the 12th Annual Eurasian Peace Science Conference, to be held in person on January 11-12, 2024, at Bilkent University, Ankara Turkey. The conference’s goals are to broaden cooperation and intellectual dialogue among Eurasian and global peace science scholars, and to bring together the cutting-edge research with rigorous methods on various aspects of peace science.
The deadline for proposal submissions is August 1st, 2023.
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Bilkent IR Talks- Murat Esenli
Büyükelçi Murat Esenli
“Dışişleri Bakanlığında Kariyer”
Tarih & Saat: Aralık 19, 12:30
A-130
Biyografi: Sayın Büyükelçimiz Murat Esenli, Bakanlığımızdaki görevine 1984 yılında Ortadoğu ve Afrika Dairesinde başlamıştır. İlk yurtdışı görevini ülkemizin Vaşington Büyükelçiliğinde tamamlayan Esenli, sonrasında BM New York Ofisi Daimi Temsilciliği ile BM Cenevre Ofisi Daimi Temsilciliği’nde görev yapmış, 2009 yılında Pekin Büyükelçisi olarak atanmıştır. Sonrasında Roma Büyükelçiliği görevini üstlenen Esenli, halen Bakanlığımızda Dış Politika Danışma Kurulu Üyesi olarak görev yapmaktadır. Esenli, evli ve üç çocuk babasıdır.
*Etkinlik dili Türkçe’dir.
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Bilkent IR Talks- Çağla Kılıç
Çağla Kılıç
Arizona State University
“A Role Theoretic Approach to Grand Strategies: Explaining the Composition of Grand Strategy Over Time in China”
Date & Time: December 15, 12:30
Place: A-130
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Bilkent IR Talks- İpek Ece Şener
İpek Ece Şener
Washington University in St. Louis
Title: “State Oppression, Activist Propaganda, and Support for Militancy”
Date & Time: December 8, 12:30
Place: A-130
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Bilkent IR Book Talks 2
Binnur Özkeçeci-Taner & Sinem Akgül-Açıkmeşe
Hamline University & Kadir Has University
“One Hundred Years of Turkish Foreign Policy (1923-2023) Historical and Theoretical Reflections“
Date & Time: December 5, 15:30
Place: A-130
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Bilkent IR Talks – Burak Giray
Burak Giray
Hertie School
“Troop-providers’ ideational commitment to UN peacekeeping and effectiveness”
Date & Time: Monday, December 4th, 12.30
Place: A-130
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Bilkent IR Talks – Mark Berlin
Mark Berlin
George Washington University
“Why Armed Groups Adopt Extra-Lethal Violence: Evidence from the Jihadist Movement”
Date & Time: December 1, 12:30
Place: A-130
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Bilkent IR Talks – Tusi (Ündes) Wen
Tusi (Ündes) Wen
Duke University
“Wrestling with the Strong: Crisis Bargaining and Authoritarian Politics under Power Asymmetry”
Date & Time: November 28, 12:30
Place: A-130
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Bilkent IR Book Talks – Dr. Paul F. Diehl
University of Illinois Ashbel Smith Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Texas-Dallas
“When Peacekeeping Missions Collide: Balancing Multiple Roles in Peace Operations”
Day & Time: November 2, 16:00
Location: Zoom
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Turkish Foreign Policy on the 100th Anniversary of the Republic
On October 9, the Department of International Relations, in cooperation with Ankara Policy Center and the Center for Foreign Policy and Peace Research, held a conference titled “Turkish Foreign Policy on the 100th Anniversary of the Republic: A Reckoning and the Future.”
The conference provided an opportunity for students to come together with prominent scholars of the field to review Turkish foreign policy and to commemorate the Turkish Republic’s 100th Anniversary.
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Honoring Prof. Karaosmanoğlu
The Department of International Relations organized an event in June to honor Prof. Ali Karaosmanoğlu, who served as chair of the department from 1988 to 2007. During the event, Prof. Karaosmanoğlu, Rector Kürşat Aydoğan, FEASS Dean Refet Gürkaynak, Prof. Ersel Aydınlı and IR Department Chair Özgür Özdamar gave speeches. Prof. Karaosmanoğlu expressed his gratitude to Prof. İhsan Doğramacı and Prof. Ali Doğramacı for their encouraging attitudes towards research. He thanked them for their support in establishing the Center for Foreign Policy and Peace Research periodical All Azimuth as well as for their contributions to advance the IR department. The second half of the event proceeded with Prof. Aydınlı’s moderation as Prof. Karaosmanoğlu shared his views on international relations discipline. Prof. Karaosmanoğlu emphasized the necessity of reconnecting IR with its roots, such as philosophy, history and law. He stressed the importance of understanding history to fully comprehend the theoretical basis of international relations and to minimize the possible alterations and prejudices in the field. A video documentary of the event and speeches will be broadcast on the IR Department’s Youtube Channel in September 2023.
New Publication by Özgür Özdamar
“Leaders in the Middle East and North Africa, How Ideology Shapes Foreign Policy” is a new book coauthored by Assoc. Prof. Özgür Özdamar, chair of the Department of International Relations, and Sercan Canbolat.
Published by Cambridge University Press, the book explores the study of leadership in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
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Recent Publication by Serdar Güner
Assoc. Prof. Serdar Güner of the Department of International Relations recently published “Art and IR Theory: Visual Semiotic Games” with Springer Press, Mathematics in Mind Series.
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Call for Multiple Positions – Assistant Professor in International Relations
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Please direct questions about the application process and the positions to ir@bilkent.edu.tr.
Bilkent IR Talks, Spring 2023 – 5
Yekta Özcömert
Co-Founder of MobileAction.co & SearchAds.com
“From Startup to Global Leader: The MobileAction Story and Opportunities for Future Leaders”
Date: Thursday, May 4th, 12.30
Location: FFB-22
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Faculty Members Honored at BAGEP Awards Ceremony
A ceremony to honor this year’s recipients of the Distinguished Young Scientist (BAGEP) award was held on April 8 at the Bilkent Concert Hall.
Eight Bilkent faculty members were among the individuals receiving awards.
This year, 39 scientists were named BAGEP award recipients. The Bilkent awardees are: Asst. Prof. Ayşenur Dal (Department of Communication and Design), Asst. Prof. Hamdi Dibeklioğlu (Department of Computer Engineering), Asst. Prof. Burçin Kısacıkoğlu (Department of Economics), Asst. Prof. Aykut Koç (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and UMRAM), Asst. Prof. Seçkin Köstem (Department of International Relations), Asst. Prof. Onur Özcan (Department of Mechanical Engineering), Asst. Prof. Deniz Yılmaz (Department of Mathematics) and UNAM Asst. Prof. Hasan Yılmaz (UNAM).
Bilkent alumni Asst. Prof. Gökalp Alpan (MATH ’10; MS ’12; PhD ’17) and Asst. Prof. Talha Erdem (EE ’09; MS ’11; PhD ’16) are also among the 2023 award recipients.
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Bilkent IR Talks, Spring 2023 – 4
Makito Takei
University of North Texas
“Audience Costs and the Media”
Date: Monday, 3 April 12.30
Location: A-130
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Bilkent IR Talks, Spring 2023 – 3
Prof. Benjamin O. Fordham
Binghamton University (SUNY)
“Race, Trade, and the Demise of Southern Support for Multilateralism in U.S. Foreign Policy, 1945-62”
Date: Friday, March 31st, 12.30
Location: A-130
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Bilkent IR Talks, Spring 2023 – 2
“Global Historical IR and East Asia”
University of Southern California and Berggruen Institute
Inho Choi
Date: Monday, March 27, 12.30
Location: A-130
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ESBE Openhouse 08 April 2023
Information session for Graduate Programs:
Graduate School of Economics and Social Sciences Open House will be held on Saturday, April 8, 2023.
Learn about the admission process and financial support opportunities. Meet with our faculty and current graduate students in the department of you interest.
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Bilkent IR Talks, Spring 2023 – 1
Patrick James
University of Southern California
“Explanation and Understanding: A Systemist Graphic Engagement of International Relations Theories”
Time: Feb 20, 2023 12:30 PM
Venue: A-130
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