CURRICULUM VITAE Assoc. Prof. Sezgin Seymen Çebi E-Mail:sezgin.cebi @antalya.edu.tr sezginseymen@yahoo.com Education May 2008 Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, SUNY/Albany./New York Major Field: Political Theory; Minor Fields: International Relations and Public Law Doctor of Philosophy: May/2008 June 2002 Brooklyn College, CUNY, New York Masters of Art in Political Science August 1998 Long Island University Completed ESL Program for Proficiency in English Nov.1997 The Institute of Social Research, Istanbul University Masters of Art in European Union Law Sep.1989 Faculty of Law, Istanbul University Bachelors of Art in Law Teaching Experience POS 103 Introduction to Political Theory (in the USA) POS 301 History of Political Theory I (in the USA) POS 302 History of Political Theory II (in the USA) POS 306 Contemporary Democratic Theory (in the USA) POS 310 Contemporary Political Philosophy (in the USA) POS 351 European Politics (in the USA) MLS 672 Islamic Empires (Graduate Course-in the USA) 1
LW 113 Philosophy (in Turkey) LW 115 Logic (in Turkey) LW 117 Sociology (in Turkey) LW 213 Philosophy of Law and Sociology of Law (in Turkey) LW 130 Phiolosopy of Science (in Turkey) LW 133 Law, Literature and Art (in Turkey) LW 134 Sociology (in Turkey) LW 331 Philosophy of Law (in Turkey) LW 332 Sociology of Law (in Turkey) LW 104 Constitutional Law I (in Turkey) LW 105 Constitutional Law II (in Turkey) Papers and Meetings - Politics, Contingency and Rawls's Theory of Justice presented in the Political Science Association Meeting; Chicago; April 2007. Midwest - The Aristotelian Principle and Rawls s Theory of Justice : poster presentation in the American Political Science Association Meeting; Chicago; Sep 2007. - Machiavelli, Weber and the Contingent Nature of Politics presented in the Northeastern Political Science Association Meeting; Philadelphia; Nov 2007. - Contingency and the History of Political Thought presented in the Northeastern Political Science Association Meeting; Philadelphia; Nov.2007. -Chair of the Panel Power, Politics, and Democracy in the Northeastern Political Science Association Meeting; Philadelphia; Nov 2007. - The Contingent Nature of Politics and Rawls s Two Principles of Justice presented in the New York State Political Science Association Meeting; Albany/New York; April 2008. 2
- Aristotle, Nietzsche, New Values and the Localization of Politics ; paper presentation in the Midwest Political Science Association Meeting; Chicago; April 2009. -Aristotle s Civic Friendship and the Reinvigoration of Republican Citizenship; paper presentation; Midwest Political Science Association Meeting; Chicago; April 2009. Publications Books -Chair of the Panel With and Against Habermas ; Midwest Political Science Association Meeting; Chicago; April 2009. -Chair of the Panel General Theory ; Midwest Political Science Association Meeting; Chicago; April 2009. Islam and Democracy, A Comprehensive Lecture to Graduate Students, Universitat Siegen, Cologne/ Germany, July 2009 - Roma Hukukunda ve Modern Hukukta Sorumluluk Kavramının Felsefi Temelleri; Sorumluluk Hukukunda Güncel Gelişmeler, ( The Philosophical Roots of the Concept of Liability in the Roman and Modern Law, in Turkish) 1. Türk-Alman Hukuk Sempozyumu (Turkish-German Legal Symposium) Kadir Has University, Cibali Campus, İstanbul, 30 Nisan 2010, -A Historical Introduction to Turkish Legal System, A Comprehensive Lecture, Universitat Salzburg, Salzburg/Austria, July 10, -İfade Özgürlüğü ve Yeni Anayasa ( Free Speech and the Prospective Constitution, in Turkish), Yeni Anayasa Sempozyumu ( A Symposium on the Prospective Constitution), Antalya International University, April 14, 2012. -Kuhn ve Yeni Anayasa İdeali (Kuhn and The Ideals of the Prospective Constitution, in Turkish), Yeni Anayasaya Doğru Toplantısı (Toward A New Constitution Meeting),Antalya International University, May 23, 2013 Sosyal Adalet, Tarihsel ve Kuramsal Bir Bakış (Social Justice, A Historical and Theoretical Review), Oniki Levha Yayınları, İstanbul, October, 2012, p.584 Book Chapters Book Chapter: Turkish Adult Guardianship Law in Perspective in In Kim Dayton (Eds.), Comparative Perspectives on Adult Guardianship, Carolina Academic Press, 2013, with Asst. Prof. Ekrem Kurt Articles 3
- Aristotle, Nietzsche and Politics of New Values, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Dural a Armağanı ( Essays in Honour of Prof. Mustafa Dural), April, 2013 - Antik Yunan da ve Modern Batı Toplumlarında Hukuk ve Bilim, Eleştirel Bir Bakış, (Law and Science in ancient Greece and Modern Western Societies, A Critical Approach; in Turkish) Kazancı Hukuk Dergisi, September/October, 2011 Vol.85-86 pp. 7-37 - Aristotelian Notion of Personal and Civic Freindship and Reinvigorating The Idea of Republican Citizenship, Mehmet Akad Armağanı, (Essays in Honor Prof. Mehmet Akad), Der Yayınları, İstanbul 2012 pp. 319-336 - Müzakereci Demokrasi ve Türkiye de Gençliğin Sanal Katilimi Dr. Sezgin Seymen Çebi- Yelda Şahin Akilli, (Deliberative Democracy and the Participation of the Youth in Cyberspace in Turkey; in Turkish) in Katilimin e-hali: Genclerin Sanal Alemi, alternatif bilişim, İstanbul, 2011, pp. 198-232. - The NGOs in Turkey- A Historical and Alternative Perspective, Prof. Ismail Dalay- Dr. Sezgin Seymen Çebi Politik & Gesellschaft of Siegen University, Universitat Siegen, Bonn- Germany; 2010, pp.34-60. - Contingency and the History of Political Thought Asst. Prof. Sezgin Seymen Çebi, (www.e-akademi.org., October, 2010. - Liberal Teori-Toplumcu, Yurttaşlik Kavramı ve Aristotelesçi Kentli Arkadaşlık, (Liberal Theory, The Concept of Communitarian Citizenship and Aristotelian Civic Friendship; in Turkish) Ali Güzel Armağanı (Essays in Honour of Prof. Ali Güzel), Volume 2, İstanbul February 2010, pp. 1595-1612. - Contingency in the Lifeworld, the Contingent Nature of Politics and Rawls s Theory of Justice, Asst. Prof. Sezgin Seymen Çebi Politik & Gesellschaft of Siegen University, Universitat Siegen, Bonn-Germany, May 2009, pp. 35-60. - Cağdaş Yurttaşlık Kavramı ve Liberal Paradigmanın Sonu (A Contemporary Understanding of the Concept of Citizenship and the End of Liberal Paradigm; online article in Turkish) Birikim Yayinları, March 2008. Encyclopedic Entries European Political Thought- Long Interpretative Essay in International Encyclopedia of Political Science (IEPS- 2010) Iron Law of Oligarchy- Long Interpretative Essay in IESP (2010) Feminist Parties- Short Descriptive Essay in IESP (2010) Conservative Parties-Long Interpretative Essay in IESP (2010) Contagion of the Left- Short Descriptive Essay in IESP (2010) 4
Theses Master thesis titled Turkey s Ba rriers to Become a Full-Member in the European Union as part of the master program s requirement in the Institute of Social Research, Istanbul University, Turkey. November 1997. (Turkish) Master thesis titled Democratization in Iran; the Future and Prospects of an Islamic Society ; Brooklyn College, New York/NY. June 2002. (English) PhD thesis titled Politics, Contingency and Rawls s Theory of Justice ; Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy; SUNY/Albany/NY May 2008. (English) Experience March 2012- Present International Antalya University, Asoc. Professor of Law Oct.2008-Feb.2012 Kadir Has University, Turkey; Asst Professor of Law Feb.2008-Sep.2008 The Coordinator of the political science section of the Center for Research on Turkey and a faculty member in the Political Science and International Relations Department in Istanbul Aydın University. Jan.2006- Jan.2008 Teaching as an adjunct professor in University at Albany, SUNY, New York; also teaching in Excelsior College, Albany/New York Jan.2006-Dec.2006 Sep.2003-Dec2005 An assistant in the Office of International Programs/SUNY; worked heavily on the educational programs and partnerships between the USA and Turkey; did preparatory stuff for the conferences and meetings; wrote reports as well as articles about Turkey. Research/Teaching Assistant, Intergovernmental Solutions Program, SUNY/Albany. Conducted several researches including the Rochester Case, a citizen initiative local quasi-direct democracy experience and the ORPS (Office of Real Property Services) Case, a study of recent bureaucratic- structural transformation. Wrote a detailed report for the NY State Comptroller, analyzing 5
the current stage of the relationship between the Comptroller s office and local governments within a political, social and especially historical context. Sep.1999- June. 2002 Worked on several projects concerning Political Theory, International Relations and Comparative Politics, especially focusing on Turkey, Iran and Middle East, in Brooklyn College/CUNY; Sep.1993-Dec.1997 Attorney, Inanli Law Bureau, Istanbul Turkey. Represented cases ranging from real estate to international trade. Also worked as a counselor for provincial and public affairs for the three provincial municipalities in Istanbul Dec.1991-Aug.1992 Attorney, Incirlik Turkish-American Military Base. Lieutenant attorney in the Turkish Military Headquarter; also the director of Turkish Library in the Turkish Headquarter. Jan.1990-Jan/1991 Rewards Assistant Attorney, worked in a law bureau as well as in several courts in Istanbul to complete the legal requirement to become an attorney. -Albert Gorvine Graduate Scholarship in Brooklyn College, 2002, a scholarship given to top graduate students. -GSO Award for 2007 at University at Albany Research Interests Constitutional Theory, Legal Thought, Critical Theory, Contemporary Political Thought, History of Political Thought, Political Ideologies, Social Justice Membership in Associations American Political Science Association Meeting Midwest Political Science Association Meeting Northeast Political Science Association Meeting 6