Jean Monnet Student Workshop

Jean Monnet Chair of European Politics of Interculturalism is organizing a student workshop in the form of a round-table discussion where undergraduate and postgraduate students coming from Istanbul Bilgi University and other Universities in Istanbul will have access to the debates introduced by experts on various issues such as mobility, diversity, citizenship, minorities, identities, education, multiculturalism and interculturalismon on May 27th in Dolapdere Campus.

Program 

09.00-09.15 Opening Speeches 
Prof. Dr. Gencer Özcan, Chairperson, Department of International Relations, Istanbul Bilgi University 
Prof. Dr. Ayhan Kaya, Istanbul Bilgi University, Jean Monnet Chair 

09.15-10.45: Debates on Migration and Integration 

Açelya Duman, University of Vienna, PhD Candidate in Sociology, “University Student Austrian-Turks and Their perceptions of Homeland vs. Hostland: Is Roots Migration possible?” 

Hande Erdem, İstanbul Bilgi University, Sociology BA Candidate, “Production and Articulation of Identities among the Bulgarian Turks: Bursa” 

Nihal Şen, İstanbul Bilgi University, International Relations MA Candidate, “How Can We Explain the Activities of the National Socialist Underground in Germany Against German-Turks With the Existence and Prevalence of Xenophobia Among the German Public?” 

Fatma Hazal İnce, Sabancı University, European Studies MA Candidate, “The Relation Between the Economic Crisis and Attitude Toward Immigrants: A Comparative Analysis Between Spain and Greece in the EU Level. 

Discussant: Güneş Güvenç, Istanbul Bilgi University, PhD Candidate in Politics 


10.45-12.15 Interculturalism and Multiculturalism 

Furkan Şenay, İstanbul Bilgi University, European Studies and Political Science BA Candidate, “Interculturalism versus Multiculturalism and The Social Crisis of Europe” 

İnanç Civaz, İstanbul Bilgi University, Cultural Management MA Candidate, “Interculturalism and Multiculturalism” 

Ekin Can Genç, İstanbul Bilgi University, Comperative Literature BA Candidate, “Freedom of Speech and Political Correctness in Multicultural Europe” 

Deniz Can Akkaya, İstanbul Bilgi University, European Union Studies BA Candidate, “The role of the EU in the Turkish-Kurdish peace process” 


Discussant: Özge Özdemir, Istanbul Bilgi University, PhD Candidate in Politics 


12.15-13.30 Lunch 

13.30-15.00 Managing Minorities 

İmren Altuner, İstanbul Bilgi University, International Relations MA Candidate, “Minorities in Turkey, whom do you call?” 

Mirhan Yoğun, İstanbul Bilgi University, European Studies MA Candidate, “Much for Peace, Little for Minorities: Restraining Effect of the Treaty of Lausanne for “Minority” Concept” 

Sebahat Düzleyen, İstanbul Bilgi University, European Studies MA Candidate, “Identifying Exceptional Identities” 

Discussant: Dr. Sara Chiodaroli, İstanbul Bilgi University, Spanish and İtalian language teacher 

15.00 – 15.15 Tea and Coffee Break 

15.15-16.45 Historical and Political Technologies of Citizenship 

Ahenk Anbar, Galatasaray University, BA Candidate, “Questioning the Perception of Citizenship in Turkish Elite High Schools” 

Cansın İlgen, İstanbul Bilgi University, European Studies MA Candidate, “Turkish-Greek Population Exchange in Historiograpy" 

Kardelen Günaydın, İstanbul Bilgi University, International Relations, 3rd year student, “Managing the Kurdish Question on the way to the EU” 

Discussant: Dr. Canan Ezel Tabur, PhD, University of Sussex 

16.45-17.00 Closing Remarks by Prof. Ayhan Kaya