Hasan Turunc
Groups
Civil Society
EU-Relationship
Foreign Policy
Nationalism
Political Culture
Transnationalism
Academic Career
since 2004 (Submitted November 2008) Royal Holloway, University of London. PhD
Title: “Aspects of democratic transition in Turkey in the context of EU candidature: thinking beyond dichotomies”
2004 Royal Holloway, University of London. Postgraduate Certificate in Skills of Teaching to Inspire Learning
2003-04 Royal Holloway, University of London. MSc Democracy, Politics and Governance
1995-00 Near East University, Turkey. BA International Relations
Career
2004- 2008 Tutor, Department of Politics and International Relations, Royal Holloway, University of London.
2006 Lecturer and Course convenor (continuous summer school teaching position) American Institute For Foreign Study, London Summer Advantage Program
2005 - 2006 Lecturer and Course co-ordinator, Richmond, American International University
Publications
“Turkey and the Kurds: politics and military action”, opendemocracy.net , 27 February 2008.
“The Politics of Administrative Decentralisation in Turkey since 1980” Gül Berna Özcan and Hasan Turunç (2008) in Jerri Killian and Niklas Eklund ed “Handbook of Administrative Reform: An International Perspective, CRC Press: Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton-London-New York.
-Islamicist or Democratic? The AKP’s Search for Identity in Turkish Politics Journal of Contemporary European Studies, Volume 15 Issue 1, 79.
Book review: “The Kurds in Turkey: EU accession and human rights. By Kerim Yildiz, London, Pluto Press. “International Affairs” Volume 82 Number 6 November 2006.
“Invasion of Iraq and its possible effects on Turkey’s political culture” ed Gavin Drewry & Steven Haines “Politics and Conflict: Domestic and International Implications of the Iraq War” , Department of Politics and International Relations, Royal Holloway, University of London publication. 2006 (departmental publication).
Other involvements
2004 - 2005 National Probation Service, Staines. Administrator
2004 - 2004 Royal Holloway, University of London. Library Assistant
2002 – 2003 Advice Information and Counselling in Huntingdonshire
2002 - 2003 Refugee Legal Centre, Interpreting and translating