Call for Papers: SOCIO CRI '15 in Istanbul / July 2-4

DAKAM invites scholars from across the globe to come together in Sociology and Critical Perspectives Conference / SOCIO CRI '15 to discuss the concept of “social movements”, a theme obviously includes the most influential sociological questions of the present day.

SOCIO CRI '15 Conference will be held on JULY 2-4 2015, organized by DAKAM (Eastern Mediterranean Academic Research Center).

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Keynote Speakers: Sibel Kalaycıoğlu and Justus Uitermark

Sibel Kalaycıoğlu, Prof. Dr., in  Department of Sociology  and the Director  of South Eastern Anatolian Research and Development Center in Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. Ph.D.  from University of Kent at Canterbury, 1995. Her interest areas are mostly focused on: inequalities in work, gender, health, ageing, youth and poverty; social exclusion-inclusion; sociology of migration; intergenerational relations; relationship between state and civil society;  citizenship; informal work relations; social policies and social protection; social indicators of sustainable development; social vulnarability in disaster research. 

Justus Uitermark (1978) is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Amsterdam and the Gradus Hendriks Professor in Community Development at Erasmus University Rotterdam. In September 2010, he defended his PhD-thesis Dynamics of Power in Dutch Integration Politics (cum laude). Uitermark has published books and articles on a variety of subjects, including gentrification, state theory, social movements and urban governance.

Full CV can be found here



Panel Discussions and Panelists

I. Panel Discussion/ Social Problems & Urban Movements:
Mücella Yapıcı / TMMOB-MO (Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects- Chamber of Architects)
Oya Özarslan / Transparency International, Turkey
Reşit Elçin / Greenpeace, Turkey
Multimedia Documentary Show / Agence Le Journal

II. Panel Discussion/ Social Problems & Rights Based Struggle Movements:

Emel Kurma / Helsinki Citizens Assembly, Turkey
Arzu Çerkezoğlu / DİSK (Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey)/ Expected speaker
Hülya Gülbahar / ESITIZ (Equality Watch Women’s Group)/ European Commission Turkey Istanbul Convention Woman Monitoring Platform
Remzi Altunpolat / KAOS GL (Kaos Gay and Lesbian Cultural Research and Solidarity Association)