2019 Madrid Climate Summit – Impressions from COP25
The Initiative convened the panel titled "2019 Madrid Climate Summit – Impressions from COP25," with the participation of Climate Change Studies Coordinator Ümit Şahin, 2019/20 Mercator-IPC Fellow Sinan Erensü, and Semra Cerit Mazlum from Marmara University, on December 19, 2019 at IPC Karaköy.
The Protests in Lebanon: Perspectives on Context, Dynamics and Future
2018/19 Mercator-IPC Fellow Maissam Nimer organized a panel on “The Protests in Lebanon: Perspectives on Context, Dynamics and Future” on December 10, 2019 at IPC Karaköy. Raja Abillama and Mert Arslanalp from Boğaziçi University and Freelance Journalist Bissane El Cheikh participated as speakers.
COP25 Madrid – Social and Economic Co-Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation: Employment, Industrial Development, and Energy Transition
The Initiative, SHURA Energy Transition Centre, and the Institute of Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) organized the side-event titled “Social and Economic Co-Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation: Employment, Industrial Development, and Energy Transition (COP25 Madrid - İklim Değişikliği Mitigasyonunun Sosyal ve Ekonomik Ek Faydaları: İstihdam, Sınai Kalkınma ve Enerji Dönüşümü)” on December 6, 2019 at COP25 Madrid.
Problems and Prospects for EU-Germany-Turkey Relations under New EU Leadership
The Initiative organized the meeting “Problems and Prospects for EU-Germany-Turkey Relations under New EU Leadership” on December 3, 2019 at the Galata Hotel by SOFITEL with the participation of Visiting Senior Fellow Wolfgang Wessels as the keynote speaker, Senior Fellow Atila Eralp as the discussant, and Senior Scholar and Research and Academic Affairs Coordinator Senem Aydın-Düzgit as the chair.
Exploring the Dimensions of Refugee Inclusion: Social Structures, Institutions and Strategies Conference
2018/19 Mercator-IPC Fellows Maissam Nimer and Jannes Tessmann convened an international conference on “Exploring the Dimensions of Refugee Inclusion” on November 28-29, 2019 at the Consulate General of the Netherlands, Istanbul.The first keynote speech of the conference “Shifting the Gaze: Beyond Inclusion and Social Cohesion toward Refugee-Refugee Relationality” was given by Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh from University College London on November 28 at the Consulate-General of the Netherlands. The second keynote speech of the conference “Rethinking ‘Inclusion’: Coloniality, Patriarchy and the Administrator’s Gaze in ‘Refugee Inclusion’ Projects” was given by Prem Kumar Rajaram from Central European University on November 29, 2019 at the Consulate-General of the Netherlands.
Turkey and the West in Global Turmoil
The Initiative convened the panel “Turkey and the West in Global Turmoil” moderated by Research and Academic Affairs Coordinator and Senior Scholar Senem Aydın-Düzgit with the participation of Mercator-IPC Senior Fellows Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, Atila Eralp, and Michael Thumann on November 25, 2019 at IPC Karaköy.
Istanbul Perspectives 9 – “Contemporary Art in Istanbul: Structures, Processes”
The ninth meeting in the Istanbul Perspectives Talks series took place with sociologist and curator Ali Akay’s talk on “Contemporary Art in Istanbul: Structures, Processes (İstanbul'da Çağdaş Sanat: Yapılar, Süreçler)” moderated by Asuman Suner, on November 21, 2019 at IPC Karaköy.
Power Asymmetries, Divergent Values and Alternative Facts: Prospects for Building Public Deliberation under Conditions of Violence, Confusion and Stress
2018/19 Mercator-IPC Fellow Cem İskender Aydın convened the talk “Power Asymmetries, Divergent Values and Alternative Facts: Prospects for Building Public Deliberation under Conditions of Violence, Confusion and Stress” by Martin O’Connor from University of Paris-Saclay on November 19, 2019 at IPC Karaköy.
How to Write for Media
Mercator-IPC Senior Fellows Aslı Aydıntaşbaş and Michael Thumann convened the workshop “How to Write for Media” for the Mercator-IPC Fellows on November 14, 2019 at Adahan Istanbul Hotel.
COBENFITS Istanbul Conference: “Mobilizing the Social and Economic Co-Benefits of Renewable Energy in Turkey”
IPC and IASS co-organized the COBENEFITS Istanbul Conference on November 13, 2019 at IPC Karaköy to share the first findings of the COBENEFITS Studies conducted within the international “COBENEFITS: Mobilizing the Social and Economic Co-Benefits of Renewable Energy” project. The conference was followed with a roundtable meeting on the issue on November 14, 2019 at IPC Karaköy.
COBENEFITS Istanbul Conference : Mobilizing the Social and Economic Co-Benefits of Renewable Energy in Turkey
IPC and IASS co-organized the COBENEFITS Istanbul Conference on November 13, 2019 at IPC Karaköy to share the first findings of the COBENEFITS Studies conducted within the international “COBENEFITS: Mobilizing the Social and Economic Co-Benefits of Renewable Energy” project. The conference was followed with a roundtable meeting on the issue on November 14, 2019 at IPC Karaköy.
The Crisis of Democratic Governance in Turkey and the World
IPC organized the panel “The Crisis of Democratic Governance in Turkey and the World (Türkiye'de ve Dünyada Demokratik Yönetişim Krizi)” on November 8, 2019 at IPC Karaköy to introduce three new books: Age of Discontent: Essays on Violence, Politics and Belonging by Evren Balta, Democracies Divided: The Global Challenge of Political Polarization, which was edited by Andrew O’Donohue and Thomas Carothers and includes a section by Senem Aydın-Düzgit, and Kurdish Issue: Local Dynamics and Conflict Resolution by Fuat Keyman and Ayşe Köse Badur.