Programme
Organising Committee Dr. Erman AKILLI CESRAN International, UK Prof. Dr. Murat CEMREK Konya Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey Dr. Rahman DAG CESRAN International, UK Prof. Dr. Alpaslan OZERDEM CESRAN International, UK Dr. Husrev TABAK CESRAN International, UK Dr. Ozgur TUFEKCI CESRAN International, UK International Scientific Committee Assist. Prof. Emel Akcali Central European University, Hungary Prof. Hayati Aktas Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey Prof. Mehmet Arslan Al-Farabi Kazakh National Uni., Kazakhstan Assoc. Prof. Harley D. Balzer Georgetown University, USA Prof. Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer Georgetown University, USA Assist. Prof. Boris Barkanov West Virginia University, USA Prof. Mark Bassin Södertörn University, Sweden Prof. Li Bennich-Björkman Uppsala University, Sweden Prof. László Borhi Indiana University, USA Dr. Emre Ersen Marmara University, Turkey Dr. Ayla Göl Aberystwyth University, UK Assoc. Prof. Steven Ekovich The American University of Paris, France Prof. Catherine Evtuhov Georgetown University, USA Assist. Prof. Vugar Imanov Istanbul Sehir University, Turkey Assoc. Prof. Emre Iseri Yasar University, Turkey Prof. Kamer Kasım Abant Izzet Baysal University, Turkey Assist. Prof. Oleg Kobtzeff The American University of Paris, France Dr. Nadiya Kravets Harvard University, USA Assist. Prof. Robert Kusnierz Harvard University, USA Dr. Edward J. Lazzerini Indiana University, USA Prof. Sheripzhan Nadyrov Al-Farabi Kazakh National Uni., Kazakhstan Prof. Zenonas Norkus Vilnius University, Lithuania Prof. Gulnara Nyussupova Al-Farabi Kazakh National Uni., Kazakhstan Prof. Kerem Oktem University of Graz, Austria Assist. Prof. Oner Ozcelik Indiana University, USA Dr. Paul Richardson University of Manchester, UK Dr. Indira Sarsenova Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan Prof. Nazif M. Shahrani Indiana University, USA Dr. Stuart Shields University of Manchester, UK Assoc. Prof. Oktay F. Tanrısever Middle East Technical University, Turkey Assoc. Prof. Aigul Tokbergenova Al-Farabi Kazakh National Uni., Kazakhstan Prof. Frances Trix Indiana University, USA
Programme at a glance Friday - 22 May 2015 Saturday - 23 May 2015 Sunday - 24 May 2015 09:00 Registration Panel SA01 09:30 Panel SA02 10:00 Opening Ceremony 10:30 Coffee Break 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 & Keynote Speeches Lunch Panel SA03 Panel SA04 Lunch 14:00 Panel SA05 14:30 Panel SA06 Panel FR01 15:00 Panel FR02 15:30 Coffee Break 16:00 Coffee Break 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 Panel FR03 Panel FR04 Gala Dinner Roundtable Discussion Panel SA07 Panel SA08 Dinner Book Discussion Rumi - Mevlana Tour IEPAS2015 5
Day-to-Day Programme Friday, May 22 nd 09:00-10:00 Registration 10:00-12:30 Opening Ceremony & Keynote Speeches Professor Murat Çemrek, Head of Department of International Relations, Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey Professor Muzaffer Şeker, Rector of Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey Professor Alpaslan Özerdem, President of CESRAN International, United Kingdom Mr. Tahir Akyürek, Mayor of Konya Metropolitan Municipality, Turkey Mr. Muammer Erol, Governor of Konya, Turkey (TBC) Professor Ahmet Davutoğlu, Prime Minister of Republic of Turkey (TBC) Keynote Speech: Dr Philip Robins, University of Oxford, United Kingdom Keynote Speech: Professor Mustafa Aydın, Rector of Kadir Has University, Turkey Keynote Speech: Professor Yasin Aktay, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Turkey 12:30-14:30 Lunch FR01: Friday Panel Theme: Cultural Diplomacy and Tools of Soft Power Chair: Murat Çemrek, (Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey) 14:30-16:00 A Cultural Cooperation Role Model in Eurasia: Turksoy Fırat Purtaş (TURKSOY, Turkey) Cultural Diplomacy in the Konya Metropolitan Municipality Mücahit Sami Küçüktığlı (Konya Metropolitan Municipality, Turkey) Cultural Diplomacy in the context of Turkish Foreign Policy Erman Akıllı (Ahi Evran University, Turkey / CESRAN International, United Kingdom) International Students in the Turkish Higher Education Institutions: To What Extent They Have Potential for Turkey's Soft Power Halil Kürşad Aslan (İstanbul Medipol University, Turkey) New Turkey s Soft Power Toolkit: The Somali Case Federico Donelli (University of Genoa, Italy) 6 IEPAS2015
FR02: Friday Panel Theme: Geopolitics of Eurasia: Culture and Religion Chair/Discussant: İdris Demir, (Medeniyet University, Turkey) 14:30-16:00 Role of Religion in Politics and Society in Kyrgyzstan Yaşar Sarı (Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University, Kyrgyzstan) Post-Kemalist Norms in the Outside Turks Locality in Kosovo: Kosovar Turks` Quandary with post-kemalist Turkey Hüsrev Tabak (CESRAN International, United Kingdom) Permanent Features of Tribal Behaviour towards the Ruling Regime in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Valeria Ruggiu (University of Cagliari, Italy) Women in Suicide Operations: An Issue for Eurasian Security Maria Alvanou (Catholic University-Milan, Italy) 16:00-16:30 Coffee Break FR03: Friday Panel Theme: Energy Politics Chair/Discussant: Alaeddin Yalçınkaya (Marmara University, Turkey) 16:30-18:00 16:30-18:00 Energy Card In Turkish Foreign Policy İdris Demir (Medeniyet University, Turkey) Energy Politics and Energy Security of Eurasia or Geopolitics of Eurasia Deniz Tören (Yıldız Technical University, Turkey) The Tripartite Energy Game and Turkey s Potential as a Eurasian Energy Hub Göktuğ Sönmez (School of Oriental and African Studies SOAS, United Kingdom) Iran-Russia Energy Cooperation: Strategic Implications Omid Shokri Kalehsar (Yalova University, Turkey) FR04: Friday Panel Theme: Historical Perspectives and New Issues in the Eurasia-Latin America Relations Chair/Discussant: Nilüfer Narlı (Bahçeşehir University, Turkey) Towards the peripheries of the Western World: Russia, Turkey and Azerbaijan s policies to Latin America Ariel Gonzalez (Koc University, Turkey / Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina) Brazil, Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey: Notes on Ancient Relations and Recent Proximity Monique Sochaczewski (Fundação Getulio Vargas, Brazil) Latin American Studies in Turkey Ayşe Yarar (Süleyman Demirel University, Turkey) On Dynamics of Turkey s Trade Relations with Latin America and Caribbean Region Emine Tahsin (Istanbul University, Turkey) Brazil Eurasia Relations Ekrem Eddy Güzeldere (University of Hamburg, Germany)
18:00-20:30 Gala Dinner Roundtable Discussion 20:30-22:00 Chair: Professor Alp Özerdem (CESRAN International, United Kingdom) Theme: Turkey s Responses to Regional Refugee Issues 8 IEPAS2015
Saturday, May 23 rd SA01: Saturday Panel Theme: Human Security and Conflict Resolution Chair/Discussant: Abdurrahman Kurt (Former MP of AK Party, Turkey) 09:00-10:30 The Role of Material and Non-Material Factors as Causes of Conflict and Building Stability in the Caucasus: Religion, Ideology and Pipeline Diplomacy as Tools of Conflict Resolution Roxana Andrei (University of Macedonia, Greece) Tana Tkadlecov (University of Bamberg, Germany) Constructive Role of the EU in Conflict Resolution Process: Karabakh Conflict Seymur Huseynli (Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey) Strengthening Human Security in Afghanistan: Perspectives from a Rising Non- Combatant Power Sertaç Canalp Korkmaz (Turkish Police Academy, Turkey) Consensus Democracy: The Route For Ending The Conflict in The Holy Land Massoud Ahmad Eghbarieh (Najah National University, Palestine) DDR: An Aspirin with Unthought Side Effects and Weaknesses Şeniz Bilgi (METU, Turkey) SA02: Saturday Panel Theme: Eurasia and Emerging Powers Chair/Discussant: Murat Çemrek, (Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey) 09:00-10:30 South Africa s Foreign Policy on Eurasia Ahmet Göksel Uluer (Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey) Brazilian Foreign Policy Towards the Levant: History, Solidarity and Curiosity Segah Tekin (Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey) Turkey on the Way of Post-Industrial Society: A Model for the Socio-Economic Structure and Future of Eurasia Ruhi Can Alkın (Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey) South Korea s Eurasian Diplomacy: A Political- Economic Approach Mustafa Cüneyt Özşahin (Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey) Turkey: A Pivotal Exemplary State Özgür Tüfekçi (Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey / CESRAN International, United Kingdom) 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break IEPAS2015 9
SA03: Saturday Panel Theme: Soft Power, Influence, and Perception Chair/Discussant: Birgül Demirtaş (TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey) 11:00-12:30 Cultural Hegemony of Colonial Power: Russia and Central Asia Seyit Ali Avcu (Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Kyrgyzstan) A Comparison of Chinese and Turkish Foreign Policies Regarding Their Soft Power in Central Asia and Caucasus Halil Kürşad Aslan (İstanbul Medipol University, Turkey) Otherness of Turkish Immigrants in Germany and Turkey Faruk Dündar (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom) Hydro-hegemony and the Euphrates-Tigris Basin Seyfi Kılıç (Turkey) Kazakhstan s Brand Power on Its Natural Sources through the Country of Origin Perspective Bengü Çelenk (Ahi Evran University, Turkey) SA04: Saturday Panel Theme: Nationalism, Ethnicity, and Foreign Policy Chair/Discussant: Yaşar Sarı (Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University, Kyrgyzstan) 11:00-12:30 Turkey's Kurdish Policy: From Nationalism to Civilisation Rahman Dağ (Adıyaman University, Turkey / CESRAN International, United Kingdom) Presentation of the Kurdish Question by the Kurdish Political Movement in Turkey Cengiz Dinç (Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Turkey) Nuray Altındağ (Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Turkey) The Analysis of the Crimean Crisis in 2014: The Bermuda Triangle of Russia, Ukraine and the Crimean Tatars Sezai Özçelik (Çankırı Karatekin University, Turkey) Reconsidering Russian Nationalism: Postnational or Pan- Ethnic? Sertan Akbaba (Ahi Evran University, Turkey) 12:30-14:00 Lunch 10 IEPAS2015
SA05: Saturday Panel Theme: Geopolitics of Eurasia: Regional Organisations and Identity Chair/Discussant: Metin Aksoy (Selçuk University, Turkey) 14:00-15:30 A Cultural Paradigm for Putin s Russia: Geopolitical Awareness as a Pattern of an Imperial Self-Perception Alessio Stilo (University of Padova, Italy) Putin s Eurasian Dialectic Paul Richardson (University of Manchester, United Kingdom) Turkey in Eurasia: View from Kazakhstan Dulat Sagnayev (L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan) NATO s Eurasian Connections in times of Change Arif Bağbaşlıoğlu (Ahi Evran University, Turkey) Eurasian Economic Union Aşkın İnci Sökmen (Gelişim University, Turkey) SA06: Saturday Panel Theme: Foreign Policy Making and Domestic Influences Chair/Discussant: Mustafa Nail Alkan (Gazi University, Turkey) 14:00-15:30 Understanding the New Occidentalism in Turkey Birgül Demirtaş (TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turkey) Enemies at the Doors: Turkish Foreign Policy in Syria and Georgia Alessia Chiriatti (University for Foreigners of Perugia, Italy) Prevailing Foreign Tutelage on Bosnia Herzegovina s Foreign Policy-Making: A Consociationalist View Didem Ekinci Sarıer (Çankaya University, Turkey) The Re-Production of the Ideology: The Example of the Paris Attack Hülya Anakız Ertürk (Selçuk University, Turkey) Makbule Evrim Gülsünler (Selçuk University, Turkey) 15:30-16:00 Coffee Break IEPAS2015 11
SA07: Saturday Panel Theme: Civil Society, Social Movement and Sustainable Development Chair/Discussant: Mehmet Özkan (Turkish National Police Academy, Turkey / SETA Foundation, Turkey) 16:00-17:30 Social Policy as The Main Factor of Sustainable Development of Kazakhstan/ Turkic Countries Nyussupova Gulnara Nurmuhamedovna (Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan) Tokbergenova Aigul Abdugaparovna (Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan) Kairova Shnar Galymovna, (Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan) Changing Dynamics of Turkish Regional Policy: Resistance for Multi-Level Governance? Ali Onur Özçelik (Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Turkey) Haluk Karadağ (Turkish Military Academy, Turkey) Palestine and Water Amal Hudhud (Nablus Municipality, Palestine) The Social Structures Heterogeneity Conception and Small and Medium Business Development in Central Asia Anton Ikhsanov (Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia) SA08: Saturday Panel Theme: Opportunities and Challenges in Eurasia Chair/Discussant: Erman Akıllı (Ahi Evran University, Turkey / CESRAN International, United Kingdom) 16:00-17:30 Legal Status of The Caspian Sea From The Perspective of Iran Hülya Ercan (Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey) Legal And Strategic Principles of Recognition of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus by Turkic Republics Soyalp Tamçelik (Gazi University, Turkey) Tangiz Hüseynli (Gazi University, Turkey) Assessing the Quantitative Records of Eurasian International Politics: A Comparative National Capacity Analysis of Eurasian Region Öner Akgül (Ahi Evran University, Turkey) The Major Power s Foreign Policy towards Central Asia: The Role of China Marian Karagyozov (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria) New Challenges in the Globalized World: Eurasian Economic Union and Turkey Serdar Yılmaz (İstanbul Arel University, Turkey) 12 IEPAS2015
18:00-19:30 Dinner Book Discussion Chair: Professor Murat Çemrek, (Necmettin Erbakan University, Turkey) Participant: Shane Brennan* Book Title: 20:30-22:00 Turkey and the Politics of National Identity: Social, Economic and Cultural Transformation by Shane Brennan and Marc Herzog * Shane Brennan is a historian whose research interests include identity in the ancient and modern worlds, minor Anatolian civilisations, leadership and the Persian Empire. He is the co-editor of Turkey and the Politics of National Identity and of the forthcoming Landmark Xenophon's Anabasis. He works at the History Department at Mardin Artuklu University. Sunday, May 24 th 10:00-12:30 Rumi - Mevlana Tour IEPAS2015 13
The 2nd International Conference on Eurasian Politics & Society IEPAS2015 Conference Theme: Cultural Diplomacy Dedeman Konya Hotel & Convention Centre, Konya Turkey Friday, May 22, 2015 Saturday, May 23, 2015 (All Day) Abstract Submission Deadline: February 01, 2015 Registration Deadline for Presenters: March 15, 2015 This international and interdisciplinary conference will again bring together a range of academics and practitioners to discuss new directions of research and discovery on Eurasian Studies. IEPAS2015 will afford the opportunity for networking new relationships, hearing the latest research, presenting and publishing before a global audience and experiencing Turkey. IEPAS2015 Conference Topics and Streams Conference Theme: Cultural Diplomacy Turkey in Eurasia Turkic Countries Geopolitics of Eurasia Energy Politics and Energy Security of Eurasia Globalisation in Eurasia Regions and Regionalism in Eurasia Islamic Movements in Eurasia Democracy in Eurasia Civilisation & Diplomacy in Eurasia Modernization in Eurasia Migration in Eurasia Terrorism and Eurasia Cultural Diplomacy in Eurasia Eurasia in World Politics Historical Perspectives to Eurasia Major and Regional Powers in Eurasia The Socio-Economic Structure and Future of Eurasia Conflicts and Conflict Resolution in Eurasia And relevant subjects