Emin Fuat Keyman (born 1958) is a

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academic and political scientist. Fuat Keyman is Director of Istanbul Policy Center and Professor of International Relations at Sabancı University. Keyman is a leading Turkish political scientist and an expert on civil society development,

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, and Turkey – EU relations. He is member of "Think Tank 20″ and the author of four short articles submitted as a part of the project. Prior to joining Sabancı University, Keyman taught at the Department of International Relations of Koç University from 2002 to 2010 and at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at

Bilkent University Bilkent University ( tr, Bilkent Üniversitesi) is a private university located in Ankara, Turkey. It was founded by Prof. İhsan Doğramacı in 1984, with the aim of creating a center of excellence in higher education and research. It is constan ...

between 1994 and 2002. He was also Visiting Professor at

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in the summer of 1997. Keyman has received numerous prestigious grants from the Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey. He has been the research director of various projects, such as Peter Berger and Samuel Huntington's Many Civilizations,

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, and Mapping Civil Society in Turkey. He holds several post-doctoral Fellowships from

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and

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. Keyman has conducted extensive research and written copiously on the political and social trends in Turkey, urban transformation in Anatolian cities, the symbiotic relationship between globalization and local development, the impact of this relation on Turkey's bid for joining the

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as well as the culture of living together in Turkey. He is the author and editor of twenty books, including ''Hegemony through Transformation; Modernity, Democracy and Foreign Policy in Turkey'' (2013), Türkiye’nin Yeniden İnşası (Remaking Turkey, 2013), ''Symbiotic Antagonisms: Competing Nationalisms in Turkey'' (with Ayşe Kadıoğlu, 2011), ''Cities: The Transformation of Anatolia, the Future of Turkey'' (2010), ''Competing Nationalism in Turkey'' (2010), ''Turkey in a Globalizing World'' (2010), ''Remaking Turkey, Globalization, Alternative Modernities and Democracy'' (2008), ''Turkish Politics in a Changing World'' (with Ziya Öniş, 2007),'' Citizenship in a Global World: European Questions and Turkish Experiences'' (2005), ''Changing World, Transforming Turkey'' (2005). Keyman has also authored numerous articles published in prestigious, peer-reviewed international journals such as, Journal of Democracy,

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, and

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. His recent working papers and policy briefs were published in the "Global Turkey in Europe" series. He has been a member of respected international academic boards, such as the International Studies Association and has served on the editorial boards of the journals published by these organizations. He received his PhD in Political Science, with a concentration in International Relations and Comparative Politics from Carleton University. He completed his Bachelor's and master's degrees at the

Middle East Technical University Middle East Technical University (commonly referred to as METU; in Turkish language, Turkish, ''Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi'', ODTÜ) is a public university, public Institute of technology, technical university located in Ankara, Turkey. The ...

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External links

Homepage of Fuat Keyman at IPC

Fuat Keyman's opinions on the Turkish presidential election

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