Recently, it has been debated whether to continue supporting political science research by National Science Foundation . The debate is taking place at Congress level and political scientists have been informed by ongoing debates , mobilized by emails, written petitions … Continue reading
Here is some good news from two good friends that I started grad school with in 2005 at Sabanci University , Istanbul. They recently published a paper in International Political Science Review March 2012 issue with the following title: ‘Public … Continue reading
Today, I have found out that Pelin Ayan, a good old friend from my undergraduate years at Marmara University, published her first book (to my knowledge:)) from Palgrave Macmillan. She is also the first person from my cohort to publish … Continue reading
Yes, French Senate approved the bill on non-citizens’ right to vote in local elections. The bill passed by 173 votes in favor and 166 votes against.French Senate is mainly composed of opposition parties, namely Socialist, Communists and Greens. The bill … Continue reading
I came across with Albert Durana’s PhD thesis on immigration and journalism.He defended his dissertation in University of the Basque Country and it is titled as ‘The profile of Basque journalists and their training in the social field of immigration.’ According … Continue reading
Today, my essay on local voting rights of immigrants has been published on EUDO Cafe. Here is the link to my essay. What is EUDO Cafe: The EUDO Cafe is a place for discussing ideas on the challenges facing democracy … Continue reading
Elections in Turkey took place last Sunday and ruling party (Justice and Development Party-AKP) received 49.9 percent of the votes and assured a single-party government despite losing several seats from its earlier majority within Turkish parliament. AKP will hold 325 … Continue reading
It has been a busy week so far… I just came to Istanbul a week ago and family visits were the first things to do along with my dear friend Can Nacar’s wedding. This week is a brand new one … Continue reading
Lately , I have been very busy. I assisted Prof. Barbara Kinsey on her collaborative research project. We have conducted several interviews on immigration centers, immigrant associations, state institutions, academics etc. She left last Wednesday and I have been focusing … Continue reading
Norwegian statistics agency, `Statistic Sentralbyra` revealed that one out of four voters in Oslo’s local elections have immigrant background. Here are few remarks: `In total, persons with an immigrant background comprise 10.4 per cent of the electorate. A total of … Continue reading
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