The International Conference on the Role of Think Tanks in Policy Formation
Senior Expert Korel Göymen organized the International Conference on the Role of Think Tanks in Policy Formation in Istanbul on November 18-19, 2011. Director Fuat Keyman participated in a panel on the status of think tanks in Turkey, while Senior Experts Ersin Kalaycıoğlu and Ahmet Evin moderated sessions throughout the event. During the conference, various topics were discussed, ranging from good governance in Turkey to the role of think tanks as agents of change in pluralistic societies. Various panels and conferences were held with the participation of representatives of civil society from Turkey and Europe.
Fuat Keyman
Fuat Keyman is the Director of the Istanbul Policy Center; Vice President for Institutional Affairs and Social Impact, and Professor of International Relations at Sabancı University. Keyman is a leading political scientist in Turkey and an expert on globalization, democratization, international relations, Turkey – EU relations, Turkish foreign policy, and civil society development.
Ersin Kalaycıoğlu
Ersin Kalaycıoğlu is a Senior Scholar at Istanbul Policy Center and Professor at Sabancı University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences since September 2007. Prior to his tenure at Sabancı University, Kalaycıoğlu was the Rector of Işık University between 2004 and 2007.
kalaycie@sabanciuniv.edu
Ahmet Evin
Ahmet Evin is a Senior Scholar in Istanbul Policy Center and Professor at Sabancı University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Jean Monnet chair at Sabanci University.
aevin@sabanciuniv.edu