Date and Place of Birth: 10 July 1963, Karşıyaka-Izmir, Turkey

Address:          Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences,

Sabancı University, 81474 Orhanlı Tuzla Istanbul Turkey

 

Telephone:      Work   (216) 483 9297                        Fax: (216) 483 9250

Home   (212) 299 2140

 

E-Mail: :alicarkoglu@sabanciuniv.edu

 

PhD     Political Science            1994    SUNY-Binghamton

MA      Economics                    1989    Rutgers University

MA      Economics                    1988    Boğaziçi University

BA       Economics                    1986    Boğaziçi University

 

 

            Comparative Politics

with a specialization on Turkish Politics

                        Religiosity and Social Capital

            Political Economy,

Informal Markets and Politics, Corruption,

Regional Cooperation & Development

            Public Opinion,

Public Opinion and Foreign Policy

Electoral Behavior, Political Parties,

                        Public Choice Theory and Voting

            Research Methodology and Statistics

                        Basic Regression Methods

                        Regression Methods for Categorical Dependent Variables

                        Sampling

 

 

 

·Grant recipient, the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), December 2006 with co-researchers Serdar Atav and Aslı Çarkoglu.

·Jean Monnet Course Module for Analytical Approaches to the European Union, July 2006, European Commission.

·Resident researcher support, the Rockefeller Foundation, Bellagio Study and Conference Center, August-September 2006 with co-researcher Mine Eder.

·Winner, Middle East Research Competition (MERC) of the Ford Foundation with co-researcher Mine Eder, 2004-2005.

·Junior Academics Award, Boğaziçi University, January 2001.

·Winner, Middle East Research Competition (MERC) of the Ford Foundation with co-researcher Mine Eder, 1997-1998.

·Grant recipient for the Summer Program in International Politics, the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, 1996.

·Dissertation Year Fellowship, SUNY-Binghamton, Spring-Fall 1992.

·Graduate Assistantships, SUNY-Binghamton, 1989-1991.

·Fellowship Recipient, Turkish Ministry of Education, 1987-1989.

 

 

·      Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Sabancı University, February 2007-Present.

·      Graduate Program in Political Science, Coordinator, Sabancı University, Spring 2003-Present.

·      Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Sabancı University, September 2002-January 2007.

·      Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Boğaziçi University, December 1998-August 2002.

·      Research Design Director, Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV), September 2001-December 2002.

·      Resident Scholar, Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV), February-August 2001.

·      Co-Editor together with Barry Rubin, Special Issue on Religion and Politics in Turkey, Turkish Studies, Frank Cass, Spring 2005.

·      Co-Editor together with Barry Rubin, Special Issue on Greek-Turkish Relations, Turkish Studies, Frank Cass, Spring 2004.

·      Co-Editor together with Barry Rubin, Special Issue on Turkish-EU Relations, Turkish Studies, Frank Cass, Spring 2003.

·      Editorial Board Member, Turkish Studies, Frank Cass, 1999-Present.

·      Member of the Board of Directors, Boğaziçi University Research Fund, September 1999-July 2002.

·      Participant, Halki International Seminars, Halki-Greece, September 2000 and September 2001.

·      Assistant Director, Summer School, Boğaziçi University, November 1998-September, 1999.

·      Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Boğaziçi University, July 1994 –November 1998.

·      Coordinator, Boğaziçi-Binghamton University Exchange Program, Boğaziçi University, 1995-August 2001.

·      Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, SUNY- Binghamton, Fall 1993-Spring 1994.

·      Adjunct Professor, Department of Political Science, SUNY-Binghamton, Spring 1993.

·      Language Resource Specialist, French, Languages Across the Curriculum Project, SUNY-Binghamton, December 1992-May 1993.

·      Instructor, Department of Political Science, SUNY-Binghamton, Summer 1992.

·      Research and Teaching Assistantship in the Department of Political Science, SUNY-Binghamton, Fall 1990-Fall 1992.

·      Summer Intern, The World Bank, Industry and Energy Department, Summer 1990.

·      Research Assistant, Centre for Education and Social Research, SUNY-Binghamton, 1989-1990

·      Researcher, TUSIAD (Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen Association), Macro-econometric Modelling, Istanbul Turkey, 1986-1987.

·      Summer Intern, Golding Stewart Wrightson Limited, London, Great Britain. Training on international reinsurance brooking, August-September 1985.

·      Summer Intern, AIESEC, Polish Foreign Trade Ministry Computer Centre, Warsaw, Poland. Training on computer programming and on UNIDO's transfer of technology programs (system CORIS and TIES), July-August 1985.

 

 

Books and Edited Special Issues:

 

1.      The Rising Tide of Conservatism in Turkey, Palgrave (forthcoming 2008), with Ersin Kalaycıoğlu.

 

2.      Politics of Modern Turkey, Routledge (forthcoming 2007), with William Hale.

 

3.      Turkish Democracy Today: Elections, Protest and Stability in an Islamic Society, I. B. Tauris (February, 2007), with Ersin Kalaycıoğlu.

 

4.      Religion and Politics in Turkey, Special Issue of Turkish Studies, co-edited with Barry Rubin, vol. 6 no.2 June, 2005. Published as a separate book by Routledge (2006).

 

5.      Greek-Turkish Relations in an Era of Détente, Special Issue of Turkish Studies, co-edited with Professor Barry Rubin, vol. 5 no.1 Spring 2004. Also published as a separate book by Frank Cass.

 

6.      Turkey and the European Union, Domestic Politics, Economic Integration and International Dynamics, Special Issue of Turkish Studies, co-edited with Professor Barry Rubin, vol. 4 no. 1 Spring 2003. Also published as a separate book by Frank Cass.

 

7.      The Political Economy of Regional Cooperation in the Middle East, published by Routledge. Co-authored with Professors Mine Eder and Kemal Kirisci, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Boğaziçi University, 1998.

 

Book chapters:

 

1.      “Social vs Spritual Capital in Explaining Philanthropic Giving in a Muslim Setting: The Case of Turkey”, in Religion and the Individual: Belief, Practice, Identity, Abby Day (ed.) Ashgate, (forthcoming in 2007).

 

2.      “EU and Dynamics of Democratic Rule of Law in Turkey”, in Transitions from Hybrid Regimes: External Influence and Domestic Constraints, Leonardo Morlino and Amichai Magen (eds.), Routledge, (forthcoming in 2007).

 

3.      “Islamist Movements in Turkey”, Global Survey of Islamism, Barry Rubin (ed.), M.E. Sharpe Inc., (forthcoming in 2007).

 

4.      “The New Generation Pro-Islamists in Turkey: Bases of the Justice and Development Party in Changing Electoral Space”, in Emergence of a New Turkey : Islam Democracy and the AK Parti, University of Utah Press (May, 2006), Hakan Yavuz (ed.), pp.160-184.

 

5.     “Developmentalism à la Turca: The Southeast Anatolia Development Project (GAP)”, in Environmentalism in Turkey: Between Democracy and Development?, Ashgate Publishing, (September, 2005), Fikret Adaman ve Murat Arsel (eds), pp.167-184.

 

6.      “Societal Perceptions of Turkey’s EU Membership: Causes and Consequences of Support for EU Membership?” (2004), in Turkey and European Integration, Accession Prospects and Issues, Routledge, Nergis Canefe and Mehmet Uğur (eds.) pp.19-45.

 

7.      “Civil Society, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy: Greek-Turkish Relations”, in Voices for the Future, Civic Dialogue Between Turks and Greeks Istanbul Bilgi University Press, Taciser Ulaş Belge (ed.), Co-authored with Kemal Kirişçi, 2004, pp.33-45.

 

8.      “Sivil Toplum, Kamuoyu ve Dış Politika: Türk-Yunan İlişkileri”, (Türkçe) Geleceğin Sesi, Türk-Yunan Yurttaş Diyaloğu, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları içinde, Taciser Ulaş Belge (derleyen), Co-authored with Kemal Kirişçi, 2004, pp.31-43.

 

9.      “An Analysis of the Turkish Electorate from a Geographical Perspective”, in Politics, Parties and Elections in Turkey. Lynn Rienner, Yılmaz Esmer and Sabri Sayarı (eds.), Co-authored with Gamze Avcı, 2002, pp.115-135.

 

10.  “Religiosity and Public Policy Evaluations in Turkey”, in Turkey:Today and Tomorrow, ELIAMEP Publications, Theodore Couloumbis and Thanos Veremis (eds.), 2002, pp.153-193.

 

11.  “Su İhtilafı: Dicle-Fırat Havzası (Water Conflict: The Euphrates-Tigris Basin)”, (in Turkish) in Günümüzde Türkiye’nin Dış Politikası, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınları, Kemal Kirişci and Barry Rubin (eds.), translation of the original article in 2001 from English. Co-authored with Mine Eder, 2002, pp.352-373.

 

12.    “Water Conflict: The Euphrates-Tigris Basin”, in Turkey in World Politics, An Emerging Regional Power, Kemal Kirişci and Barry Rubin (eds.) Lynne Rienner Publishers, Co-authored with Mine Eder, 2001, pp.235-250.

 

13.  “Türk Gençliği ve Siyasal Katılım (Turkish Youth and Political Participation)”, (in Turkish), in Türk Gençliği ve Katılım, Katıl ve Geleceğini Yarat, ARI Düşünce ve Toplumsal Gelişim Derneği Yayınları, İstanbul, B. Ekim (ed.) 2001, pp.37-65.

 

14. “Devlet Sivil Toplum İlişkileri Üzerine” (On State-Civil Society Relations) in Turkish, in T. Ulaş (ed.) Merhaba Sivil Toplum (Welcome to Civil Society), Helsinki Citizens Assembly Publications, İstanbul, 1997, pp.79-89.

 

15. “Türkiye’de Temsil Adaleti: İllerin Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi’nde Sandalye Paylaşımınında Gelişmeler” (Representational Justice in Turkey: Developments in the Provincial Distribution of Seats in the Turkish Grand National Assembly), in Turkish, in Suna Kili’ye Armağan, Cumhuriyete Adanmış bir Yaşam, Boğaziçi University Press, 1998, pp.123-148.

 

16. “Conflict and Development in Turkey: The Problem of the Coup Trap”, in Political Conflict in Comparative Perspective, E.A. Ziegenhagen (ed.), Praeger, 1993, pp.69-99.

 

Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals:

 

1. “The Nature of the Left-Right Ideological Self-Placement in the Turkish Context”, Turkish Studies, forthcoming 2007.

 

2. “A Spatial Analysis of Turkish Party Preferences”, Electoral Studies, vol.25, pp.369-392, 2006, co-authored with Melvin J. Hinich.

 

3. “Political Preferences of the Turkish Electorate: Reflections of an Alevi-Sunni Cleavage”, in the special Issue of Turkish Politics on Religion and Politics in Turkey, vol. 6 no. 2 June 2005.

 

4. “Turkish Cypriot General Elections of December 2003, Setting the Stage for Resolving the Cyprus Conflict?” co-authored with Ahmet Sözen, South European Society & Politics, vol. 9.3, pp.122-136, 2004.

 

5. “The Rise of the New Generation Pro-Islamists in Turkey: The Justice and Development Party Phenomenon in the November 2002 Elections in Turkey”, South European Society & Politics, vol. 7.3, pp.123-156, 2003.

 

6. “Religiosity, Support for Şeriat and Evaluations of Secularist Public Policies in Turkey”, Middle Eastern Studies, vol.40, No.2, pp.111-136, 2004.

 

7. “The View from Turkey: Perceptions of Greeks and Greek-Turkish Rapprochement by the Turkish Public”, Special Issue on Greek-Turkish Relations, Turkish Studies, Frank Cass, vol. 5, No. 1, pp.117-154, Spring 2004.

 

8. “Social Capital and Corruption during Times of Crises: A Look at Turkish Firms in Economic Crisis of 2001” with Fikret Adaman, Turkish Studies, vol. 4, No. 2, pp.120-145, Summer 2003.

 

9. “Who Wants Full Membership? Characteristics of Turkish Public Support for EU Membership”, Special Issue on Turkey and the European Union, Turkish Studies, vol. 4, No.1, pp.171-194, 2003.

 

10.  “The Rise of Right-of-Centre Parties and the Nationalisation of Electoral Forces in Turkey”, New Perspectives on Turkey, vol.26 pp.95-137. co-authored with Ilgaz Ergen, 2002.

 

11.  “Domestic Concerns and the Water Conflict over the Euphrates-Tigris River Basin”, Middle Eastern Studies, vol. 37, No.1, pp.41-71. Co-authored with Mine Eder, 2001.

 

12.  “Geography of April 1999 Turkish Elections”, Turkish Studies, vol.1, no.1 pp.149-171, 2000.

 

13.   “Fairness in the Apportionment of Seats in the Turkish Legislature: Is There Room for Improvement?”, New Perspectives on Turkey, 19:97-124, Co-authored with Emre Erdoğan, December 1998.

 

14. “Turkish Party System in Transition: The Connection Between Macro-Level Party Competition and Agenda Change in Election Manifestoes”, Political Studies, XLVI, 544-571, 1998

 

15. “Macro Economic Determinants of Electoral Support for Incumbents in Turkey , 1950-1995”, New Perspectives on Turkey, vol. 17, Fall, 75-96, 1997.

 

16. “The Turkish General Election of 24 December 1995”, Electoral Studies, 1997, 16:86-95.

 

17. “The Interdependence of Politics and Economics in Turkey: Some Findings at the Aggregate Level of Analysis”, Boğaziçi Journal, Review of Social, Economic and Administrative Studies, vol.9, No.2, 85-108, 1995.

 

18. “Election Manifestoes and Policy Oriented Economic Voting: A Pooled Cross-National Analysis”, European Journal of Political Research, Volume 27, Number 3, 293-317, 1995.

 

 

Other Journal Articles:

 

1.      “Turkey's November 2002 Elections: A New Beginning?”, MERIA Journal (Middle East Review of International Affairs), Volume 6, Number 4, December 2002. <http://meria.idc.ac.il/journal/2002/issue4/jv6n4a4.html>

 

2.      “An Analysis of the Ideological Space Underlying Turkish Party Preferences” (Spring 2002) in Turkish Policy Quarterly, pp.89-100, co-authored with Melvin J. Hinich.

 

3.      “Religion and Public Policy in Turkey”, in International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World (ISIM) Newsletter, No. 8, 2001.

 

4. “Parti İçi Demokrasi ve 18 Nisan 1999 Seçimleri” (Perception of Problems, Political Preferences and Municipality Services) in Turkish, Görüş TUSIAD (Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen Association), Istanbul, Turkey, November 1999.

 

5. “From Hydropolitics to Regional Integrated Development: Transformation of the Southeast Anatolia Development Project (GAP) and Its Implications”, Turkish Review of Middle East Studies, Co-authored with Mine Eder, ISIS, Istanbul, 215-232, 1998/99.

 

6. “GAP and the Water Conflict”, Private View, TUSIAD (Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen Association), Istanbul, Turkey, Co-authored with Mine Eder, Autumn 1998.

 

7.      “The Southeast Anatolia Development Project (GAP) and the Water Conflict”, Private View, TUSIAD (Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen Association), Istanbul, Turkey, Autumn 1998, vol.2 No.6. Co-authored with Mine Eder.

 

8.  “The Electoral Message of December 1995 General Election in Turkey: Implications and Prospects for the April 1999 Elections” CIDC, Insight, Turkey, Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Cooperation publication, October 1998.

 

9. “The Southeast Anatolia Development Project from a Two-Level Game Perspective, Part I”, CIDC, Insight, Turkey, Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Cooperation publication, July 1998, Co-authored with Mine Eder.

 

10. “The Southeast Anatolia Development Project from a Two-Level Game Perspective, Part II”, CIDC, Insight, Turkey, Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Cooperation publication, August 1998, Co-authored with Mine Eder.

 

11. “Sorunlara Bakış, Siyasi Tercihler ve Belediye Hizmetleri” (Perception of Problems, Political Preferences and Municipality Services) in Turkish, Görüş TUSIAD (Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen Association), Istanbul, Turkey, November 1996.

 

12. “24 Aralık 1995 Seçimlerinde Bölgeselleşme, Oynaklık, Parçalanma ve Temsil Adaleti” (Regionalisation, Volatility, Fractionalisation and Representational Justice in Turkey’s December 24, 1995 Elections) in Turkish, Görüş TUSIAD (Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen Association), Istanbul, Turkey, April 1996.

 

Theses, Reports and Monographs:

1. Değişen Türkiye’de Din, Toplum ve Siyaset (Religion, Society and Politics in Changing Turkey) in Turkish, Türkiye Ekonomik ve Sosyal Etüdler Vakfı (TESEV) publications. Co-authored with Binnaz Toprak, 2006.

 

2. Toplumun Kamu Yönetimine, Kamu Hizmetlerine ve Reforma Bakışı (Turkish Society’s Evaluation of Public Administration, Public Services and Reform), Türkiye Ekonomik ve Sosyal Etüdler Vakfı (TESEV) publications. Co-authored with Fikret Adaman ve Burhan Şenatalar, 2005.

 

3. İş Dünyası Gözünden Türkiye’de Yolsuzluğun Nedenleri ve Önlenmesine İlişkin Öneriler (Causes and Policies against Corruption in Turkey from the Perspective of Business Community) in Turkish, Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) publications. Co-authored with Fikret Adaman and Burhan Şenatalar, 2003.

 

4. Household View on the Causes of Corruption in Turkey and Suggested Preventive Measures, translation of the earlier TESEV report, Türkiye Ekonomik ve Sosyal Etüdler Vakfı (TESEV) publications. Co-authored with Fikret Adaman, Department of Economics, Boğaziçi University and Burhan Şenatalar of Bilgi University, 2002.

 

5. Hanehalkı Gözünden Türkiye’de Yolsuzluğun Nedenleri ve Önlenmesine İlişkin Öneriler (Causes and Policies against Corruption in Turkey from the Perspective of Households) in Turkish, Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) publications. Co-authored with Fikret Adaman and Burhan Şenatalar, 2001.

 

6. Türkiye’de Yerel ve Merkezi Yönetimlerde Hizmetlerden Tatmin, Patronaj İlişkileri ve Reform (Satisfaction from Services, Patronage Relations and Reform in Central and Local Governments in Turkey) in Turkish, Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) publications. Co-authored with Fikret Adaman, Department of Economics, Boğaziçi University, 2000.

 

7. Türkiye’de Din Toplum ve Siyaset (Religion, Society and Politics in Turkey), in Turkish, Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) publications. Co-authored with Binnaz Toprak, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Boğaziçi University, 2000.

 

8. Siyasi Partilerde Reform (Reforming the Political Parties), in Turkish, Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) publications. Co-authored with Ömer Faruk Gençkaya, Bilkent University, Tarhan Erdem and Mehmet Kabasakal, 2000.

 

9. Türkiye ve Ortadoğu’da Bölgesel İşbirliğinin Ekonomi Politiği, Türkiye’nin Bölgesel Orta ve Uzun Dönem Politika Analizi (Political Cooperation and Economic Integration in the Middle East: An Analysis of Turkey's Regional Foreign Policy Options), in Turkish, Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV). Co-authored with Mine Eder and Kemal Kirisci, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Boğaziçi University, December 1998.

 

10. Turkey, Survey Results: Attitudes and Priorities of City Dwellers, International Republican Institute, Washington D.C., 1995.

 

11. “Reforming the Management System in Eastern Europe: What are the Available International Business Cooperation Mechanisms?”, Paper prepared during summer internship at the World Bank, 1990.

 

12. Macroeconomic Effects of Property Rights in Labor Managed Firms, MA Thesis at Rutgers University, May 1989.

 

13. Rational Expectations, Natural Rate Hypothesis and Stabilization Policy Debate: A Test for Turkish Economy, MA Thesis at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul Turkey, August 1988.

 

14. Turkish Steel Industry section in TUSIAD’s (Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen Association's) Foreign Trade Report, 1987.

 

 

 

·      “Subjective Well-being, Religiosity and Perceived Health”, research funded by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), with co-researchers Serdar Atav and Aslı Çarkoglu, 2006-2008.

 

·      “Political Islam in Turkey-A Follow-Up Study”, research funded by the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV). Co-directed with Binnaz Toprak, 2006.

 

·      “Türkiye Ortaöğretim Sektöründe Katma Değer Oluşumu (Value Added Formation in the Turkish Secondary Education Sector)”, research funded by TÜBİTAK. Co-directed with Ahmet Alkan, Alpay Filiztekin and Fırat İnceoğlu, 2005-2006.

 

·      “Conservatism in Turkey”, research funded by the Open Society Institute-Turkey. Co-directed with Ersin Kalaycıoğlu, Rector, Isık University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2005-2006.

 

·      “Evaluating the Influence of EU ‘Democratic Rule of Law’ Promotion in Variably Integrated Countries:  Romania, Turkey, Serbia-Montenegro, Ukraine and Morocco as Case Studies”, professors Leonardo Morlino, Institute for the Study of Humanities And Social Sciences (CIRES) and University of Florence (Italy) and Amichai Magen, Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL), University of Stanford (USA). Section on Turkey together with Senem Aydın, 2005.

 

·      “Eurobarometer 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5 and 6.6 National Report-Turkey”, Author. European Commission Representation, Turkey.

 

·      “Political Economy of Informal Networks in Turkey: Shopkeepers/Street Vendors and their Political Behaviour”, research funded by the Ford Foundation (MERC). Co-directed with Mine Eder, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Boğaziçi University, 2004-2005.

 

·      “Philanthropy in Turkey”, part of the project entitled Philanthrophy and Social Justice in Muslim Societies, funded by the Ford Foundation, co-directed with Murat Çizakça, Department of Economics, Bahçeşehir University and Rana Zincir, Turkish Third Sector Foundation (TUSEV), 2003-2005.

 

·      “EU and Public Opinion in Turkey”, funded by Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) co-directed with Refik Erzan, Kemal Kirişci and Hakan Yılmaz of Boğaziçi University, 2002.

 

·      “Voting Behaviour in Turkey”, research in progress funded by the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV), and Sabancı University. Co-directed with Üstün Ergüder and Ersin Kalaycıoğlu of Sabancı University, October 2002-June 2003.

 

·      “Corruption in Turkey”, research in progress funded by the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV), the World Bank, the Centre for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) and the International Republican Institute (IRI). Co-directed with Fikret Adaman of Boğaziçi University and Burhan Şenatalar of Bilgi University, 2000-2002.

 

·      Grant Recipient, “The Role of Public Opinion in Greek-Turkish Relations”, research in progress funded by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and the Boğaziçi University Research Fund. Co-directed with Kemal Kirişci of Boğaziçi University, June 2001-September 2002.

 

·      Grant Recipient, “Redefining Contagion: The Political Economy of the Suitcase Trade Between Turkey and Russia”, International Research Exchanges Board (IREX), Black and Caspian Sea Collaborative Research Program funded by the Starr Foundation, Washington D.C. Co-directed with Mine Eder of Boğaziçi University, Kiren Chaudhry of the University of California-Berkeley, Andrei Yakovlev of Moscow State University-Higher School of Economics, June 2001-June 2002.

 

·      Grant Recipient, “Interpersonal Trust and Trust in Institutions”, funded by the Boğaziçi University Research Fund, 2000-2001.

 

·      Data collection on Turkish party system for a comparative study of party government in modern democracies. Data got published in Party Government in 48 Democracies (1945-1998), J. Woldendorp, H. Keman and I.Budge (eds.) (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000), 1999.

 

·      “Reforming the Public Service Delivery Mechanism in Turkey: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead (Türkiye’de Kamu Servis Sunum Mekanizmalarının Islahı: Zorluklar ve Olanaklar)”, research funded by FEMISE Programme, Economic Research Forum, Cairo. Co-directed with Fikret Adaman, 1998-1999.

 

·      “Performance Evaluation Procedures for Municipality Administrations in Turkey”, research funded by the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) and the European Commission. Co-directed with Nihat Falay of İstanbul University and Fikret Adaman of Boğaziçi University and Fikret Toksöz of Union of Marmara Region Municipalities Association, 1998-1999.

 

·      “Intra-Party Democracy in Turkey”, research funded by the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) and the European Commission. Co-directed with Ömer Faruk Gençkaya, Bilkent University, Tarhan Erdem and Mehmet Kabasakal, 1998-1999.

 

·      “İstanbul’da Okul Dışı Eğitim Araştırması: İktisadi, Politik ve Sosyal Boyutlar (A Research on the Extra-curricular Activities in Istanbul: The Economic, Social and Political Dimensions)” research funded by the Turkish Education Volunteers Foundation (TEGV). Co-directed with Fikret Adaman of Boğaziçi University, 1997.

 

·      “Political Islam in Turkey”, research funded by the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV). Co-directed with Binnaz Toprak, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Boğaziçi University, 1998-99.

 

·      “Civic Education: Partnership Between Municipalities and NGOs”, adviser in European Commission funded project of the Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly, National Branch-Turkey, 1997.

 

·      “Political Economy of Water Management in Euphrates: A Focus on Turkey”, research funded by the Ford Foundation (MERC). Co-directed with Mine Eder, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Boğaziçi University, 1997-1998.

 

·      Grant Recipient, “Comparative Manifestoes Project”, the European Consortium for Political Science based at Science Centre-Berlin, Germany, Coding of the Turkish party manifestoes for content analytic purposes, 1990, 1996, 1999, 2003.

 

·      Grant Recipient, “Political Cooperation and Economic Integration in the Middle East: An Analysis of Turkey's Regional Foreign Policy Options”, research funded by the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV). Co-directed with Mine Eder and Kemal Kirisci, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Boğaziçi University, 1996-1997.

 

·      “City Dwellers’ Attitudes and Priorities in Turkey ”, technical adviser in the research funded by International Republican Institute, Spring and Fall 1995.

 

·      Grant Recipient, “Politico-Economic Interaction in Turkey”, research funded by Boğaziçi University Research Foundation, 1995-1996.

 

·      “Boğaziçi Universitesi Performans Arastırması” (Boğaziçi University Performance Evaluation Survey) in Turkish, research funded by Boğaziçi University Alumni Association. Co-directed with Professors Yılmaz Esmer, Ersin Kalaycıoğlu, Department of Political Science and International Relations and Professor Ahmet Koç, Department of Business Administration., 1995-1996.

 

·      Travel Grant, American Political Science Association, 1991.

 

·      Researcher, TUSIAD (Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen Association), Istanbul Turkey, 1986-1987.

 

 

 

“Democratic Values and Support for the EU Membership in Turkey”, Workshop at the University of Exeter, Communicating Europe in the News and in Public Opinion: European Integration and the Future of European Political Institutions. Sponsored by Centre for European Studies, University of Exeter and Halle Institute, Emory University. 15-16 March, 2007.

 

“Rethinking political economy of informality in Turkey: shopkeepers, bazaaris and street vendors”, Yale University, Department of Political Science, February 12, 2007.

 

“Religion, Society And Politics In A Changing Turkey”, German Marshall Fund of the United States sponsored conference: “Turkey at the Crossroads, Washington DC. February 8, 2007.

 

“A Cultural Divide between Turkey and the EU? A Comparative Assessment of European and Turkish Values”, European Political and Cultural Identities in the Age of EU Enlargement, International Symposium, EU Institute in Japan/Tokyo Consortium, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, September 2006.

 

“Tracing the Contours of Turkish Ideological Space, 2001-2004”, Department of Politics, New York University, and Department of Political Science, Binghamton University, SUNY, April 2006.

 

 

Religion, Religiosity and Political Islam:

 

·      “Subjective Well-being, Religiosity and Perceived Health”, research funded by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), 2007-2008.

 

·      “Political Islam in Turkey-A Follow-Up Study”, research funded by the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV), 2006.

 

·      “Conservatism in Turkey”, research funded by the Open Society Institute-Turkey, 2005-2006.

 

·      “Political Islam in Turkey”, research funded by Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV), 1998-1999.

 

·      “Philanthropy in Turkey”, part of the project entitled Philanthropy and Social Justice in Muslim Societies, funded by the Ford Foundation, 2003-2005.

 

 

Political Economy, Public Policy-making in Central and Local Governments:

 

·      “Political Economy of Informal Networks in Turkey: Shopkeepers/Street Vendors and their Political Behavior”, research funded by the Ford Foundation (MERC), 2004-2005.

 

·      “Corruption in Turkey”, research funded by Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV), 2000-2002.

 

·      “Performance Evaluation Procedures for Municipality Administrations in Turkey”, research funded by Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV), 1998-1999.

 

·      “Interpersonal Trust and Trust in Institutions”, funded by the Boğaziçi University Research Fund, 2000-2001.

 

·      “City Dwellers’ Attitudes and Priorities in Turkey ”, research funded by International Republican Institute, 1995.

 

 

Voting Behavior:

 

·      “Voting Behavior in Turkey”, funded by Sabancı University Research Fund and Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV), 2002.

 

 

Education Policy:

 

·      “Türkiye Ortaöğretim Sektöründe Katma Değer Oluşumu (Value Added Formation in the Turkish Secondary Education Sector)”, research funded by TÜBİTAK, 2005-2006.

 

·      “İstanbul’da Okul Dışı Eğitim Araştırması: İktisadi, Politik ve Sosyal Boyutlar (A Research on the Extra-curricular Activities in Istanbul: The Economic, Social and Political Dimensions)” research funded by Turkish Education Volunteers Foundation (TEGV), 1997.

 

·      “Boğaziçi Universitesi Performans Arastırması” (Boğaziçi University Performance Evaluation Survey), research funded by Boğaziçi University Alumni Association, 1995-1996.

 

 

Public Opinion and Foreign Policy; EU, Greek-Turkish Relations:

 

·      “EU and Public Opinion in Turkey”, funded by Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV), 2002.

 

·      “The Role of Public Opinion in Greek-Turkish Relations”, funded by the USIP and Boğaziçi University Research Fund, 2001-2002.

 

 

 

Political Science/Comparative Politics
Introduction to Political Science (undergraduate level)	Introduction to Political Economy (undergraduate level)
Political Behavior (undergraduate level)	Political Economy: Voters, Elections and the Economy (undergraduate level)
Comparative Party Systems and Interest Groups (graduate and undergraduate level)	Elections and Political Participation (undergraduate level)
Turkish Politics
Turkish Politics (graduate and undergraduate level)	Political Parties in Turkey (undergraduate level)
Political Economy of Turkey (graduate level)
Methods, Statistics
Political Statistics I, II; Introduction to Research Methods in Social Sciences (undergraduate level)	Introduction to Research Methods in Political Science (graduate level)
Advanced Research Methods (graduate level)	Forecasting in Public Administration (graduate level)
Introduction to Computer Applications for Public Administrators (graduate level)	Survey Research Methods, Field Research Workshop (graduate and undergraduate level)
Public Choice, Formal Modeling
Formal Modeling in Political Science (graduate and undergraduate level)	Decision Theory and Politics (undergraduate level)
European Union
Analytical Approaches to the European Union (graduate and undergraduate level)

 

 

 

·      Programming experience in BASIC, FORTRAN and TURBO PROLOG.

·      Simulation programming experience with PROFESSIONAL DYNAMO.

·      Statistical analysis, data management and word processing experience with following programs: STATA, SPSS, TSP, EViews, SAS, NCSS, Microsoft Office Programs, DBASE III, Endnote.

 

 

 

Turkish (mother tongue), English (excellent), French (proficient).