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Meral Ugur-Cinar @meralugurcinar.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Research assistant positions available for my upcoming project. Please distribute widely. Deadline September 15.

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Meral Ugur-Cinar @meralugurcinar.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Research assistant positions available for my upcoming project. Please distribute widely. Deadline September 15.

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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Open Rank Professor in Turkish Politics #ECPRMemberJobs 📅 Starting Spring / Fall 2027 🏫 Bilkent University ⌛ Wednesday 30 September 🔗 buff.ly/WDs76ho #PolSciJobs #PoliSky #AcademicSky

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Faculty Position in Department of Political Science and Public Administration (Turkish Politics)

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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Open Rank Professor in Political Theory #ECPRMemberJobs 📅 Starting Spring / Fall 2027 🏫 Bilkent University ⌛ Wednesday 30 September 🔗 buff.ly/nzo9oQU #PolSciJobs #PoliSky #AcademicSky

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Faculty Position in Department of Political Science and Public Administration (Political Theory)

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Meral Ugur-Cinar @meralugurcinar.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

In light of the past:Collective memory&gender-focused civil society organizations in TR,w/ Şule Taşcıoğlu Örs We examine the role of collective memory in the resilience of gender-focused civil society org.s facing unfavorable climates. Free access:50 days authors.elsevier.com/a/1nE1W-6kqs...

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Meral Ugur-Cinar @meralugurcinar.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Consider joining our editorial team at Gender, Place, and Culture. Deadline July 17. think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...

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Editor needed for Gender, Place & Culture

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Meral Ugur-Cinar @meralugurcinar.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

All are welcome to our two-day event on May 7-8. We are looking forward to it.

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Meral Ugur-Cinar @meralugurcinar.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

We are hiring! Turkish Politics & Political Theory at Bilkent POLS. Details for each position below : stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/POL... stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/POL...

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Meral Ugur-Cinar @meralugurcinar.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

My book is now available in paperback

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Meral Ugur-Cinar @meralugurcinar.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

I'd like to reiterate what I said on a publication workshop for graduate students today as I believe it is central to being an academic as a calling: You cannot put this profession on autopilot as it necessitates your critical and analytical facilities, constantly.+

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

#Employment The Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey, invites applications for two positions in Turkish Politics (open rank) and Public Policy (Assistant Professor). mesana.org/resources-an...

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Middle East Studies Association

The Department of Political Science and Public Administration invites applications for two positions in Turkish Politics (open rank) and Public Policy (Assistant Professor).

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Meral Ugur-Cinar @meralugurcinar.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Two job openings at our department. One for Turkish Politics (stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/POL...) and one for Public Policy (stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/POL...) .

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Faculty Position in Department of Political Science and Public Administration (Turkish Politics) | Applications for Faculty Positions

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Meral Ugur-Cinar @meralugurcinar.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Our special issue "Genocide is a feminist issue" is now available here: tandfonline.com/toc/cgpc20/3... @snehakrishnan.bsky.social

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Gabriela Greilinger @gabrielagreilinger.com · 12/05/2025

"It is long overdue that patriarchy and issues of gender are treated as central to the study of the states and political regimes. (...) patriarchy stands in the way of democracy and equal citizenship. (...) patriarchy provides a lens through which the legitimacy of a regime is judged." 💡

Title: Patriarchy and political regimes: the role of patriarchal narratives in neopatrimonialism, populism, and the rise of the far right
Author: Meral Ugur-Cinar
Abstract: This article is written with the motivation to call for more interaction between the fields of gender studies and the study of political regimes. Approaching the Turkish case in comparative perspective, it aims to demonstrate the necessity to bring the study of gender to the foreground of comparative politics and specifically the study of issues such as states, political regimes, political parties, and social movements. In what follows, I explain why gender studies need to have a central place in the study of political science and comparative politics in particular instead of being seen solely as the study of male domination. I demonstrate the crucial role patriarchy plays in neopatrimonialism, populism, and far right politics. I show that understanding the link between authoritarianism and patriarchy is key in making sense of the authoritarian dynamics in politics. Being able to understand this link, on the other hand, can serve as a vital springboard in imagining more democratic, pluralistic, and inclusive political futures, as some social movements have tried to show us.
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277539525000731

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Meral Ugur-Cinar @meralugurcinar.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

My latest article just got published: Patriarchy and political regimes: the role of patriarchal narratives in neopatrimonialism, populism, and the rise of the far right authors.elsevier.com/a/1l3dM-6kqp... First 50 copies free with this link.

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Meral Ugur-Cinar @meralugurcinar.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Siyasette hikayelerin,anlatıların kitabını yazmış biri olarak anlatacak yeni hikayeleri kalmayanların eski,kutuplaştırıcı,dışlayıcı hikayelerine sarılmalarına şaşırmıyor; bunun onlara fayda getireceğini de sanmıyorum.Daha kapsayıcı,çoğulcu,ilerici hikaleyelere... academic.oup.com/edinburgh-sc...

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Meral Ugur-Cinar @meralugurcinar.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

For those who want to make sense of how injustices by the incumbent toward the Istanbul mayor and toward the political opposition in general mobilize voters, our article with Tuğçe İnce just got assigned to an issue (open access) www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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What Leads to Voting Despite Intention to Abstain?: Emotions, Turnout, and Negative Campaigns in Turkish Elections | Review of Middle East Studies | Cambridge Core

What Leads to Voting Despite Intention to Abstain?: Emotions, Turnout, and Negative Campaigns in Turkish Elections - Volume 57 Issue 2

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Meral Ugur-Cinar @meralugurcinar.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

23 Nisan kutlu olsun. Cumhuriyet ve demokrasi öyle bir günde, öyle susarak, öyle korkarak kurulmadı. Azimle, kararlılıkla, cesaretle, vicdanla kuruldu. Elbette gelecek nesillere taşınması da öyle olacak, olmalı... Geleceğe kendi ömründen büyük bir miras bırakanlara saygıyla...

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Meral Ugur-Cinar @meralugurcinar.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

This game visualizes best what I tried to say in this article.The incumbent does not hit all opposition at once.Perhaps that gives a sense of competitiveness.But it hits hard where it sees a threat.Sometimes debilitatingly.Smth to think about re: comp. auth. politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/electio...

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Meral Ugur-Cinar @meralugurcinar.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

We are happy to learn that TRUEDEM has selected our post with Kursat Cinar among the winning submissions. truedem.eu/news/blog-re.... Our post called "Executive Constraints and Political Trust" can be found here: www.truedem.eu/blog/blog12

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TRUEDEM - blog12

Meral Ugur-Cinar is an Associate Professor at Bilkent University’s Department of Political Science and Public Administration. She is the author of Collective Memory and National Membership (Palgrave) ...

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Meral Ugur-Cinar @meralugurcinar.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Multiple open positions at our department. Turkish Politics and Public Policy stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/POL... stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/POL...

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Faculty Position in Department of Political Science and Public Administration | Applications for Faculty Positions

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Meral Ugur-Cinar @meralugurcinar.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

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Lisel Hintz @liselhintz.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Looking forward to today's PSA Turkish Politics event on @meralugurcinar.bsky.social's new book. So much to engage on narratives, from contested histories to patriarchal presents to promises of future economic development. Join us at 15:00 UK time/10:00am ET: psaturkishpolitics.uk/2025/01/03/o...

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Online Book Launch: Memory, Patriarchy and Economy in Turkey

We are inviting you to the online launch event of Meral Uğur-Çınar’s (Bilkent University) book, Memory, Patriarchy, and Economy in Turkey: Narratives of Political Power. The book, published b…

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Meral Ugur-Cinar @meralugurcinar.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Looking forward to this! Join if you can.

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Lisel Hintz @liselhintz.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Two participants in our Zoom writing solidarity group yesterday shared fantastic news. One just defended her dissertation and one just submitted hers. Both have been group members for over a year (we're in Week 92). If you know of MENA students who could benefit or want more info, please reach out!

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aslı zengin @asliz.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Call for applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Palestinian Studies at Brown University: cmes.watson.brown.edu/news/2024-10... #FreePalestine #SupportPalestinianScholarship

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Applications Open | Postdoctoral Research Associate in Palestinian Studies

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Ian Lustick @ianlustick.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

My article, “Democracy, Liberal Zionism, and Civil-Military Relations in Israel” has just appeared, comparing Guy Ziv’s 2024 book, Netanyahu vs. the Generals to Yoram Peri’s 2006 book, Generals in the Cabinet Room. Ask me directly for a copy of the article: ilustick@sas.upenn.edu

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Democracy, Liberal Zionism, and Civil-Military Relations in Israel: A Review Article

Abstract. Two books on civil-military relations in Israel, published eighteen years apart, focus on Israel's future as a Jewish democracy. Peri's 2006 volu

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POP @populismblog.bsky.social · 19/12/2023

Thanks to all those who accepted to write articles and realise interviews for POP, and especially to all the readers 🙏 2024 will be a great year, hopefully with more posts... Meanwhile, enjoy The Populism Interviews 🔥 www.routledge.com/The-Populism...

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The Populism Interviews: A Dialogue with Leading Experts

The Populism Interviews features interviews with many of the leading experts on this most controversial of issues. Populism is a widely debated topic, and it generates interest across the globe. As a ...

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