C'est avec beaucoup de tristesse et d'émotion que nous apprenons le décès de Jean-Louis BACQUÉ-GRAMMONT, directeur de recherche émérite au CNRS, survenu le 8 mai 2024.

Né à Paris le 12 juin 1941, Jean-Louis Bacqué-Grammont a étudié le turc, le persan et l’arabe à l'École nationale des langues orientales vivantes (aujourd'hui l'INALCO). Il s'est ensuite initié au turc tchagatay, langue des Mémoires de Babur dont il a donné une traduction. Il était l'éditeur et le traducteur de plusieurs œuvres ottomanes du XVIe siècle notamment pour les collections Varia Turcica (éd. L'Harmattan) qu'il a créé en 1985 et Anatolia Moderna. Yeni Anadolu (éd. Maisonneuve), créée en 1991. Auteur d'un grand nombre d'articles, d'ouvrages et de traductions, Jean-Louis Bacqué-Grammont a dirigé l'Institut Français d'Études Anatoliennes (IFEA) d'Istanbul de 1984 à 1991.
Il était membre correspondant de la Société d’Histoire turque (Türk Tarih Kurumu) depuis 1988 et de la Société de la Langue turque (Dil Türk Kurumu) depuis 2000. Il fut président du Comité international d'études Pré-ottomanes et ottomanes (CIEPO) de 1988 à 2008 et secrétaire général de la Société Asiatique de Paris depuis 1999. Il fut nommé chevalier de l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques en 1989 et chevalier de l'ordre national du mérite en 1997.

Parmi ses publications:

- Le Livre de Babur (Imprimerie nationale, 1986) : Babur-Nama, mémoires du premier Grand Moghol des Indes.

- Les Ottomans, les Safavides et leurs voisins, 1500-1524 (Institut historique et archéologique néerlandais, Istanbul, 1987) ; version augmentée de sa thèse de doctorat ès-Lettres d’État.

Traductions
- Le Miroir des pays de Seyyidî Ali Re'is (Sinbad, 1999)
- La première histoire de France en turc ottoman : chroniques des padichahs de France (L'Harmattan, 1997)
- Le livre de Humayun (Gallimard, 1996) : traduction par Pierre Piffaretti, publiée sous la direction de Jean-Louis Bacqué-Grammont.

Ouvrages collectifs :

- Derviches et cimetières ottomans (J. Maisonneuve, 1991).
- L'Empire ottoman, la république de Turquie et la France (Isis, 1986).
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk et la Turquie moderne (Maisonneuve, 1983).

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: 

POSTDOCTORAL GRANTS AT INSTITUT FRANÇAIS D’ÉTUDES ANATOLIENNES (IFEA) 

& SILAHTARAĞA ELECTRIC PLANT ARCHIVE OF ISTANBUL BILGI UNIVERSITY (BILGI)

Description: The Institut français d’études anatoliennes (IFEA) and the Silahtarağa Electric Plant Archive intend to award up to three postdoctoral grants for durations of 3 to 12 months to be held between 1^St September 2024 - 31^st August 2025. Grants will support research and scholarly publications on the Silahtarağa Electric Plant Archive (Silahtarağa Archive) from a social sciences perspective. The postdoctoral grantee(s), hosted by the Institut français d’études anatoliennes (IFEA), will work closely with the Silahtarağa Electric Plant Archive curatorial team within İstanbul Bilgi University. The grants are made possible thanks to a partnership with the National Library of France (BnF) in the framework of the program Bibliothèques d’Orient supported by The Mellon Foundation. 

Context:

IFEA is a French research institute abroad under the joint umbrella of the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Higher Education and Research and National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). It is based in İstanbul and specializes in various disciplines of the humanities and social sciences in the Turkish and Ottoman area. 

Istanbul Bilgi University (BILGI) is a higher education foundation institution established by the Bilgi Education and Culture Foundation. BILGI has as its object the provision of higher education services by offering a broad spectrum of activities in the fields of teaching, research and technical consultancy by way of the various methods provided for under Turkish legislation. The responsibility for the Old Silahtarağa Electric Plant was granted to BİLGİ in 2004. The facility was renovated and repurposed to be one of the campuses of the University, which still serves this function. 

Silahtarağa Electric Plant Archive (Silahtarağa Archive) consists of two million items inherited from the Silahtarağa Electric Plant varying from correspondences, magazines, reports along with architectural and technical drawings, ranging from the establishment of the factory in 1910s to a decade after its closure in 1990s. Reflecting Istanbul's special place in the transition from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic of Turkey, documents in Silahtarağa Archive offer the opportunity to investigate the city's modernization, urbanization, capital transformation and industrialization processes on sociological, economic and ecological levels. So far documents are classified under 41 categories and written in six different languages with a large number in French. Silahtarağa Archive aims to digitize the archive materials and store digitized documents with the intention of allowing the public to access them at a later stage; another dimension of the work is scientific promotion of the material, through a seminar due to start in 2024 and an international conference planned for 2025.

Eligibility: 

• Expertise: The grants are open to holders of a doctoral degree in all relevant disciplines of the humanities and social sciences (history, geography, anthropology, sociology, and political sciences). It is expected that applicants’ education and research areas will be related to the transformation of social and cultural practices brought about by the advent of electricity, the latter’s impact on ecology and the environment, and its role in urban and capital transformation.
• Language Skills: Proficiency in (at least) reading French is required for studying and treating the archival materials; English proficiency would be highly valued for the dissemination of scientific results. (Pre)indermediate level of Turkish is appreciated, but not necessary.

Duration of the grants: Up to three grants will be awarded for periods ranging from 3 to 12 months depending on the scope of the selected research projects and applicants’ workplans.

Amount of the stipends: €1,875 per month all inclusive, with transportation to and from İstanbul, housing and other living expenses, and compulsory insurance (medical, civil liability and, if applicable, repatriation) in Turkey to be covered by the grantees. 

Working Conditions: The grantees will have facilitated access to the Santralistanbul campus of Istanbul Bilgi University and will have access to a dedicated workspace within IFEA.

Selection process: Applications will be reviewed by a committee composed of members from IFEA, BILGI and the BnF and evaluated on the basis of the candidates’ academic credentials, language skills, quality of the research project and work plan, and intentions regarding the dissemination of research results. 

Application requirements: Applications are to be submitted in French or English to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. They should include the following documents:

• 1 concise CV (5 pages); 
• 1 research project (min 10 pages) detailing the research and the relevance of the Silahtarağa Archive for the project;
• A detailed work plan covering the duration of the grant-holding period;
• A statement of intentions about the dissemination of research results, including the participation to and/or organization of academic events (with details) during the grant duration, and plans for publishing in international peer-reviewed indexed journals (please specify);   
• 1 cover letter stating the applicant’s interest for the proposed grant. 

Application Deadline: The deadline for applications has been extended to midnight (Istanbul time) on 10 May 2024.

Selection Results Announcement: 01/06/2024 

Earliest starting date: 01/09/2024 

Latest end date: 31/08/2024

APPEL À CANDIDATURES : 

BOURSES POSTDOCTORALES À L'INSTITUT FRANÇAIS D'ÉTUDES ANATOLIENNES (IFEA) 

ET AUX ARCHIVES DE LA CENTRALE ÉLECTRIQUE DE SILAHTARAĞA 

DE L'UNIVERSITÉ BILGI D'ISTANBUL (BILGI)

Description : L’Institut Français d’Etudes Anatoliennes et les archives de la centrale électrique de Silahtarağa (Istanbul, Turquie) proposent l’attribution d’une à trois bourses de recherche postdoctorales pour une durée de 3 à 12 mois entre le 1er septembre 2024 et le 31 août 2025. Ces bourses, qui constituent une aide à la recherche et à la rédaction de travaux scientifiques, sont destinées à favoriser l’étude et le traitement du fonds des Archives de la centrale électrique de Silahtarağa (Archive de Silahtarağa) sous l’angle des sciences sociales. Le ou les boursiers postdoctoraux, hébergés par l'Institut français d'études anatoliennes (IFEA), travailleront en étroite collaboration avec l'équipe de conservation des Archives de la centrale électrique de Silahtarağa au sein de l'Université Bilgi d'Istanbul. Ces bourses sont rendues possibles grâce à un partenariat avec la Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) dans le cadre du programme Bibliothèques d'Orient bénéficiant du soutien de la Fondation Mellon. 

Contexte :

L'IFEA est un institut de recherche français à l'étranger placé sous l'égide conjointe du ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères, du ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche et du Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS). Il est basé à Istanbul et est spécialisé dans diverses disciplines des sciences humaines et sociales portant sur l’espace turc et ottoman.

L'Université Istanbul Bilgi (BILGI) est un établissement d'enseignement supérieur établie par la Fondation Bilgi pour l'Éducation et la Culture. BILGI a pour objet la fourniture de services d'enseignement supérieur en proposant un large éventail d'activités dans les domaines de l'enseignement, de la recherche et du conseil technique, conformément à la législation turque. La responsabilité de l'ancienne centrale électrique de Silahtarağa a été confiée à BİLGİ en 2004. Les bâtiments ont été rénovés et constituent encore à ce jour l’un des campus de l'université.

Les Archives de la centrale électrique de Silahtarağa (Archive de Silahtarağa) comprennent deux millions de documents allant de correspondances, magazines, rapports, à des dessins architecturaux et techniques, et ce depuis la création de l'usine dans les années 1910 jusqu'à une décennie après sa fermeture dans les années 1990. Reflétant la place particulière d'Istanbul dans la transition de l'Empire ottoman à la République de Turquie, les documents des Archives de Silahtarağa offrent l'opportunité d'étudier la modernisation de la ville et son urbanisation, la transformation du capital, l’industrialisation ainsi que les processus sociologiques, économiques et écologiques qui y sont associés. Actuellement, les documents sont classés en 41 catégories et rédigés dans six langues différentes, dont un grand nombre en français. Le centre de conservation des Archives de Silahtarağa a pour mission de numériser ce fonds et d’en conserver les copies numériques en vue d’en permettre, à terme, l’accès au public ; il a également pour objectif la valorisation scientifique des documents dont via un séminaire devant être lancé en 2024 et une conférence internationale prévue pour 2025.

Conditions d’éligibilité : 

• Expertise : Les bourses sont ouvertes aux titulaires d'un doctorat dans toutes les disciplines pertinentes des sciences humaines et sociales (histoire, géographie, anthropologie, sociologie et sciences politiques). Il est attendu que le cursus et les domaines de recherche des candidats soient en lien avec la transformation des pratiques sociales et culturelles engendrées par l'avènement de l'électricité, l’impact de cette dernière sur l'écologie et l'environnement, ainsi qu’avec son rôle dans les transformations urbaine et économique.
• Compétences linguistiques : Une maîtrise du français (au moins de la lecture) est requise pour l'étude et le traitement des documents d'archives ; la maîtrise de l'anglais serait très appréciée pour la diffusion des résultats scientifiques. Un niveau (pré)intermédiaire de turc est apprécié, mais non nécessaire.

Durée des bourses : Une à trois bourses seront attribuées pour des périodes allant de 3 à 12 mois en fonction de l’étendue des projets de recherche sélectionnés et des plans de travail des candidats.

Montant de la bourse : 1 875 € par mois, tous frais compris ; le transport aller-retour vers Istanbul, le logement et autres dépenses de subsistance, ainsi que les assurances obligatoires en Turquie (médicale, responsabilité civile, rapatriement s’il y a lieu), seront à la charge des boursiers.

Conditions de travail : Les boursiers auront un accès facilité au campus de Santralİstanbul de l'Université Bilgi d'Istanbul et disposeront d'un espace de travail dédié au sein de l'IFEA.

Processus de sélection : Les candidatures seront évaluées par un comité composé de membres des trois institutions partenaires (IFEA, BILGI et BnF) sur la base des titres académiques des candidats, de leurs compétences linguistiques, de la qualité du projet de recherche et du plan de travail, ainsi que des intentions concernant la diffusion des résultats de la recherche. 

Eléments constitutifs du dossier : Les candidatures, rédigées en français ou anglais, sont à envoyer à This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Elles incluront les pièces suivantes :

• 1 CV concis (5 pages) ;
• 1 projet de recherche (minimum 10 pages) précisant le projet et l’intérêt de l’étude des Archives de Silahtarağa pour la recherche envisagée ;
• Un plan de travail détaillé pour la durée de la période d’attribution de la bourse ;
• Une déclaration d'intentions concernant la diffusion des résultats de la recherche, y compris via la participation à des manifestations scientifiques ou l’organisation de telles manifestations pendant la durée de la bourse (avec détails) ainsi que les projets de publication dans des revues internationales à comité de lecture (merci de spécifier) ;
• 1 lettre de motivation précisant les intérêts de la candidate ou du candidat pour la bourse proposée.

Date limite de réception des candidatures : La date limite pour le dépôt des candidatures est étendue au 10 mai 2024 à minuit (heure d’Istanbul).

Annonce des résultats : le 01/06/2024 

Début de la période d’attribution : au plus tôt le 01/09/2024 

Fin de la période d’attribution : au plus tard le 31/08/2024

Toutes nos félicitations à Kevin Parachaud, ancien boursier de courte durée à l'IFEA, qui a soutenu, le 15 mars 2024, sa thèse de doctorat en histoire intitulée « Les Galates en Méditerranée orientale (Ill^e s. a.C.-ll^e s. p.C.) », sous la direction de Stéphanie Guédon et Pierre-Yves Milcent.

Le jury était composé de :

Mme Stéphanie GUÉDON, professeure, Université de Nantes, directrice de thèse 
M. Pierre-Yves MILCENT, professeur, Université de Toulouse, directeur de thèse 
Mme Anna HELLER, professeure, Université de Tours, rapportrice 
M. Thierry LEJARS, directeur de recherche CNRS, École Normale Supérieure, rapporteur 
M. Stéphane LEBRETON, maître de conférences, Université d'Artois, examinateur 
Mme Sandra PÉRÉ-NOGUÈS, maîtresse de conférence, Université de Toulouse, examinatrice 
Mme Coline RUIZ DARASSE, chargée de recherche CNRS, Université de Bordeaux,  Examinatrice 

1 Şubat 2024 tarihinde, Léa Delmaire (Sciences Po, IFEA) tarih alanında "Büyük Türk Mucizesi". Türkiye'de veremin sorunsallaştırılması ve politikaları (1945-1975) adlı doktora tezini savunmuştur.

Tez savunması sşağıda yer alan kişilerden oluşan bir jüri önünde gerçekleşmiştir: 

Élise MASSICARD, Araştırma Direktörü, CNRS, CERI
Judith RAINHORN, Üniversite Profesörü, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Anne RASMUSSEN, Çalışmalar Direktörü, EHESS
Paul-André ROSENTAL, Üniversite Profesörü, Sciences Po
Ayşecan TERZİOĞLU, Assistant professor, Sabancı Üniversitesi
Alexandre TOUMARKINE, Üniversite Profesörü, Inalco
Erik-Jan ZÜRCHER,  Professor emeritus, Universiteit Leiden

Toutes nos féliciations à Armand Aupiais (Université Paris Cité, IFEA) qui a défendu, le 21 décembre 2023, sa thèse intitulée : « İstanbul “Terre Promise” Travail Évangélique et Institution des Migrations en Turquie Contemporaine » et rédigée sous la direction de Mahamet TIMÉRA, Professeur des Universités en Sociologie à l'université Paris Cité. 
Le jury était composé de :

Yannick FER, Président. Directeur de Recherche en Sociologie, CNRS (ENS)
Véronique BOYER, Rapportrice. Directrice de Recherche en Anthropologie, CNRS (EHESS)
Alexandre TOUMARKINE, Rapporteur. Professeur des Universités en Histoire, INALCO
Didem DANIŞ, Examinatrice. Maîtresse de Conférence en Sociologie, Galatasaray Üniversitesi
Béatrice De GASQUET, Examinatrice. Maîtresse de Conférence en Sociologie, Université Paris Cité
Émir MAHIEDDIN, Examinateur. Chargé de Recherche en Anthropologie, CNRS (EHESS)
Mahamet TIMÉRA, Directeur de thèse. Professeur des Universités en Sociologie, Université Paris Cité

Anatolia Antiqua XXXII (2024) Çağrı

Anatolia Antiqua’nın Kasım 2024’te yayımlanması planlanan gelecek sayısı (XXXII) için hazırlıklar başladı.

IFEA’nın arkeoloji alanındaki yıllık süreli yayını Anatolia Antiqua, arazi çalışmalarından kültürel miras ile ilişkili tüm alanlara uzanan, arkeometri ve malzeme bilimi gibi disiplinlerin de dâhil olduğu geniş yelpazede bir konu kapsamına sahiptir. İki bölümden oluşan Anatolia Antiqua’nın ilk bölümü bilimsel makalelere ayrılmış olup, “Türkiye’deki arkeolojik kazı ve araştırmalar üzerine raporlar” adlı ikinci bölümü ise kronolojik olarak tarihöncesi çağlardan modern döneme uzanan süre ile sınırlı olup, Türkiye’deki tüm kazı ve araştırmaların raporlarına yer vermektedir.

Dergiye gönderilen makalelerin özgün ve daha önce bir başka dergide yayımlanmamış olmaları gerekmektedir. Makaleler derginin uluslararası bilimsel komitesi ve yayın kurulunun incelemesine sunulacak olup, yayım kararı bağımsız olarak alınacaktır.

Yukarıda açıklanan kapsam dâhilinde derginin yayın ilkelerine (https://journals.openedition.org/anatoliaantiqua/429) uygun olarak hazırlanacak makalelerin Fransızca veya İngilizce dillerinden birinde yazılmış olması gerekmektedir.

Makalelerin 1 Mart 2024 tarihine kadar aşağıda belirtilen adrese gönderilmesi gerekmektedir. Bu tarihten sonra gönderilen makaleler bir sonraki yıl çıkacak sayı için değerlendirilecektir. Bilimsel komite ve yayın kurulunun değerlendirmelerine göre yayımlanıp yayımlanmayacağı belli olan makaleler ile ilgili gerekli bilgilendirme 15 Mayıs 2024 tarihinden itibaren yapılacaktır. Makale teslimini öncesinde yayın sorumlusu ile iletişime geçerek, daha fazla bilgi alınabilir.

Anatolia Antiqua’nın gelecek sayısına katkılarınız için şimdiden teşekkür ederiz.

Yayın kurulu adına,

Deniz Genceolu, yayın sorumlusu

İletişim adresi:

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The Fondation Maison des sciences de l’homme (FMSH), in collaboration with the Institut français d’études anatoliennes of Istanbul, offers short-term fellowships of two or three months in France for postdoc researchers from Turkey who have presented their thesis from 2017.

This research stay is designed to enable researchers to conduct research studies in France: field enquiries, library and archives work. 

This call is part of the Atlas short-term postdoctoral mobility programme offered by the FMSH and its partners.

Financial details

Laureates will receive a monthly stipend of 1 700€. This financial contribution is intended to cover expenditure such as transport and accommodation costs.

Besides, the FMSH and the IFEA Istanbul provide support for visa and logistical support to organise the stay (possibility to have a workspace, letter for the libraries...).

Eligibility criteria

Nationality: This program is open to researchers originating from Turkey (nationality is a requirement) and affiliated with an institution of higher education and research or a public or private research institute based in one of these countries. 

Educational Degree: Applicants must have obtained their PhD doctorate and presented their thesis from 2018.

Theme: Applicants   must   be   involved   in   research   in   social   and   human   sciences.

French host institution: Before submitting their application, applicants will have to find a French research institution to host them for the time of their stay. Applicants will have to provide a letter from the hosting institution addressed to the FMSH expressing the institution’s willingness to host the applicant during the time of fellowship and explaining the work conditions offered.

Researcher’s obligations

At the end of their stay, laureates will have to provide the FMSH with a report presenting the work done during their stay and the benefits for their research project.

Application procedure

Applicants will be required to submit an online application form and a scientific dossier (research project + appendices). The online application form will be available on the FMSH website as of September 18th, 2023. Completed proposals can be uploaded to the application portal at any time before the application deadline of December 4h 2023, 17:00 (Paris time).

Online application and scientific dossier can be submitted in French or English.

Content of scientific dossier

The research proposal: the research proposal should consist in a short presentation from 10 000 characters to 20 000 characters (spaces and references included) composed with:

1. State of art, problematic, objective and specific aim of the research project, methodology.
2. A bibliography
3. The detailed programme of the research stay (places and institutions to be visited, contacts, workplan).

Appendices:

• A Curriculum vitae (2 pages maximum)
• A list of publications
• A copy of the PhD diploma
• A letter from the director of the research institution in the country of origin
• A letter of invitation from the director of the host research institution in France expressing the institution’s willingness to host the applicant during the time of fellowship and explaining the work conditions they can offer

How to apply?

1. Reach the online application form and enter «Researcher Workspace».
2. You have to be registered on the online platform in order to use it. If you haven’t created an account yet, you will be asked to.
3. Create your profile by filling all your personal information and then enter “create a new application”.
4. Select “Programme Atlas incoming 2024” and then the specific call "FMSH-IFEA : Turquie France".
5. Fill all the information tabs.
6. In the “Documents” final tab, you will need to upload your research proposal and the appendices into one single PDF document:

• Research proposal
• Curriculum vitae (2 pages maximum)
• List of publications
• Copy of the PhD diploma
• Letter from the director of the research institution in your country
• Letter of invitation from the director of the host research institution in France

You can save your application and complete it later several times if you wish, until the closure of the call for applications. Once you have submitted your application, you will no longer have the possibility to amend it. Once submitted, you will receive an automatic email confirming the submission. Applications not submitted, incomplete application forms or applications that do not match the above description will not be taken into account.

For any information on the platform or in case of you meet difficulties to use it, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Evaluation process and criteria

A selection committee composed with members of FMSH and independent experts will analyse and proceed to final selection of applications regarding the following criteria:

• The quality of the scientific dossier and the methodology developed
• The relevance of a research stay in France regarding the scientific project and the candidate curricula
• The ability to identify scientific contacts in France
• Candidates that have never benefited from the programme will be prioritized.
• Candidates will be informed by email of the results early February 2024.

Call for Papers: Conference - Revolutions Beyond "The West": Historical Connections and Comparative Perspectives (6-7 October 2023)

On the occasion of the centenary of the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, Tarih Vakfı and the Institut Français d’Etudes Anatoliennes organize a conference on the connected history of revolutionary movements in the long nineteenth century. We invite contributions that will tackle the centrality given by historiography to Western revolutionary movement in the era of imperialism. We also wish to inquire into the place of Kemalism in that context.

The Centre for International Studies at Sciences Po, together with the Consortium of European Symposia on Turkey (CEST), is delighted to invite paper submissions for a Symposium to be held on November 17-18th, 2023 at Sciences Po in Paris, France.

The topic “State, Party, Society” hints at a debate on Turkey in the last years, both in the media and academia, around the question of how to qualify the place and role of the hegemonic party in the political field. Has Turkey under the AKP/Justice and Development Party rule become a “state party” or perhaps a “party state”? To what extent do these qualifications make sense, what do they uncover and enlighten - and possibly make invisible? This questioning has also fueled debate about the single party period that Turkey went through between 1923 and 1946 and that recent historical works have questioned anew. Parallels have even been drawn between Turkey’s single party period and today’s situation. Disentangling the relations and functioning of state and party seems particularly relevant in this respect, as well as thinking about possible historical continuities and discontinuities.

This questioning requires disentangling “state” and “party” by looking at their internal organization, conflicts, and workings, and the impact of these on their relationships. As far as the “state” is concerned, several works have shown that it may be more relevant to speak about public institutions in plural in order to avoid any reification of the “state”. Regarding the party, the alliance between the AKP and the Turkish nationalist MHP since the mid-2010s appears as an important parameter. What has this alliance produced in terms of relations between party/parties and state institutions? A further question is to what extent power concentration in the AKP has come along with, or given impetus to, concentration of power in public institutions. Finally, how have the reconfigurations between party and public institutions, and especially the concentration of power, impacted state capacity over time? The aftermath of the recent earthquake casts doubt on the common idea that concentration of power leads to more efficacy.

Complicating the picture is the question of what anchors public institutions and the hegemonic party and its allies in society. Relocating both party and institutions in their social environment complicates what would seem to be a face-off between state and party by introducing other social actors and social dynamics. To what extent and how do these social anchors fuel, hinder or refract relations between state and party? Social anchoring may include organized society (NGOs, labor unions, religious communities and brotherhoods, professional chambers, business, media, activists, vigilantes, etc.), but also broader social groups. What roles are played by the social anchoring of institutions and parties in exercising, consolidating or contesting power and government, and what forms does that take? To what extent do these anchors take various shapes and have divergent implications in diverse social fields? To what extent can we speak about a “hegemonic bloc” that extends throughout state, party, and society – and throughout various social fields?

A comparative perspective is particularly relevant, bringing in cases where these questions have been much worked on (USSR, Russia, the People's Republic of China). Another important comparative angle might be how Turkey’s diasporas abroad reconfigure the triangle between party, state and society in different locations.

We welcome applications from all fields related to the study of society and politics, with a particular interest in comparative work. We would also like to stress our interest in historical studies and a critical debate on the conclusions that can be drawn from those historical cases for our understanding of the relations between state party, and society today. Our emphasis is on Turkey and its region, but we welcome comparative or conceptual work from other world regions, as long as it promises valuable insights for our regional angle.

Applicants are invited to submit to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

• an abstract of max. 300 words,
• a CV of max. 300 words,
• a full CV with publications, if applicable.

The submission deadline is 15 June 2023. Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered.

Factsheet

     Convenor: Elise Massicard

     Who can apply? Advanced PhD students and post-doctoral scholars (within six years of graduation) from Turkey and Europe

     Submission deadline: 15 June 2023

     Submission requirements: 300 word abstract, 300 word CV, publication list.

     Submission mailbox: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

     Expenses: Accommodation for two nights and travel expenses will be reimbursed.

                       Travel expenses will be reimbursed according to the country of your institution, i.e. for Europe up to 350 Euro.

     Submission of papers: Draft papers must be submitted by October 15.

     Publication: A publication of the best papers is planned.

     Successful applicants will be informed mid-July 2023.

     Please consult Dr. Elise Massicard for further information: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

This Symposium is convened as part of the Consortium for European Symposia on Turkey (CEST) which is funded by Stiftung Mercator. CEST is committed to the study of modern Turkey by bringing together the expertise of leading European research institutions: SciencesPo Paris, Stockholm University, University of Vienna,Universita Ca’Foscari, Duisburg/Essen Universität, L’Orientale Napoli.