1. Family name: Kalem Berk 2. First name: Seda 3. Date of birth: 13.03.1977 4. Nationality: Turkish 5. Education: PhD in Sociology Institution [Date from - Date to] The New School, The New School for Social Research May 2003- May 2010 The New School, The New School for Social Research 2001-2003 Boğaziçi University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences 1995 Feb. 2000 Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained: PhD in Sociology Dissertation title: Contested Meanings-Imagined Practices: Law at the Intersection of Mediation and Legal Profession; A socio-legal study of the juridical field in MA in Sociology BA in Sociology 6. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic) Language Reading Speaking Writing Turkish 1 1 1 English 1 1 1 German 4 3 4 7. Membership of professional bodies: Law and Society Association; Turkish Sociology Association. 8. Present position: Assistant Professor at Istanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Law; Expert Researcher at Istanbul Bilgi University Human Rights Law Research Center. 9. Key qualifications: Interest and training in socio-legal studies, sociology of law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, access to justice studies, legal profession, feminist legal theory and research, ethnographic field research, qualitative data analysis.
10. Professional experience: Date from Date to September 2007- present Location Company Position Description Istanbul University Faculty of Law Bilgi Assistant Professor Courses: Sociology of Law Law and Society Law and Politics Access to Justice in : Research and Policy Social Transformations and Legal Profession Social Science Methods in Legal Research Principles of Sociology Nov. 2006- present Istanbul Bilgi University Human Rights Law Research Center Expert Researcher Coordinator of the project Justice Watch supported by Istanbul Bilgi University and Open Society Assistance Foundation in Coordinator of the project Establishment and Operation of National Focal Point in supported by EUMC (now FRA). Researcher on the project Promoting the Practice of Victim Offender Mediation, carried out by Istanbul Bilgi University Human Rights Law Research Center, funded by the European Commission. Technical Assistance to Better Access to Justice Project / Ankara, Expert /Trainer for the Legal Aid component of the project (Project ref: EuropeAid/123555/D/SER/TR) Researcher and analyst on the project Strengthening Respect for Human Rights of Women in carried out by Istanbul Bilgi University Human Rights Law Research Center, funded by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). Sept.2004- Nov. 2006 Istanbul University Bilgi Visiting Scholar Researcher on the project about the accessibility and the quality of criminal legal aid services in carried out by Istanbul Bilgi University Human Rights Law Research Center, co-funded by the Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation in. Researcher on a diagnostic study about the functioning of the civil justice system in Istanbul carried out by Istanbul Bilgi University Human Rights Law Research Center, cofunded by the Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation in. Short term expert on the project Strengthening Respect for Human Rights of Women in carried out by Istanbul Bilgi University Human Rights Law Research Center,
funded by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). Sept. 2003- Jan. 2004 Feb. 2000- June 2001 Jamaica, NY, USA St. John University, Adjunct Professor Taught Introduction to Sociology to 20 freshmen students Department of Selected course readings which combined theoretical knowledge with applied sociology Sociology and Anthropology Prepared course syllabus and lecture materials; prepared and graded exams Freelance Research Assistant Made participant observation in the local court house of the field, Üsküdar, Istanbul Participated in conducting interviews and transcribed interviews Conducted extensive media and internet research 11. Publications Kalem Berk, S. 2015. Arabuluculuk Tartışmaları Üzerinden Türkiye de Hukuk Mesleğine Bourdieucü Bir Bakış, Toplum ve Bilim, No. 132. Kalem Berk, S. 2013. Toplumsal Cinsiyet ve Profesyonelleşme: Hukuk Mesleğinde Kadın Örneği, Sosyoloji Araştırmaları Dergisi, Vol. 16, No. 1. Kalem Berk, S. and Uyan Semerci,P. (eds.) 2013. Kentsel Dönüşüm ve İnsan Hakları.. Istanbul: Istanbul Bilgi University Publications. Kalem, S. 2012. Türkiye de Hukuk Sisteminin En Önemli Sorunları ve Değerlendirme Güncel Hukuk, May 2012/5-101. Kalem, S. 2012. Hukuk Mesleğinde Kadın Güncel Hukuk, February 2012/2-98. Kalem, S. 2012. Bir Yargısal Alan Kurgusu: Türkiye de Arabuluculuk Kurumunun Ortaya Çıkışı ve Gelişmeleri 6. Sosyoloji Kongresi Bildiri Kitabı, Sosyoloji Derneği. Kalem, S. 2011. Çağlayan Adliyesine Dair İlk İzlenimler Güncel Hukuk, November 2011/11-95. Ayata, G., Eryılmaz, S. ve Kalem, S. 2011. Ailenin Korunmasına Dair Kanun Kimi ve Neyi Koruyor? Hakim, Savcı ve Avukat Anlatıları. Istanbul: Istanbul Bilgi University Publications. Kalem, S. 2011. Access to Justice in : Indicators and Recommendations. Istanbul: TESEV Publications. Kalem, S. 2011. Türkiye de Adalete Erişim : Göstergeler ve Öneriler, Istanbul: TESEV Publications. Kalem, S. 2011. Kadınlar ve Adalete Erişim : Türkiye Özelinde Kısa Bir Değerlendirme, AMARGİ, Summer 2011, No. 21. Kalem, S. 2010. Adalet Gözet Projesi ve Hukukun Toplumdan Uzaklaşması: Yargı Reformu Kimin İçin?, TÜSİAD Görüş, June 2010. Kalem, S. 2010. Contested Meanings-Imagined Practices: Law at the Intersection of Mediation and Legal Profession; A socio-legal study of the juridical field in, Unpublished PhD Thesis, New School For Social Research, NY. Kalem, S. (der.). 2009. Adalet Gözet: Yargı Sistemi Üzerine Bir İnceleme. Istanbul: Istanbul Bilgi University Publications. Kalem, S. 2009. Adalet Gözet Projesi. Kalem, S. (ed.). Adalet Gözet: Yargı Sistemi Üzerine Bir İnceleme Istanbul: Istanbul Bilgi ÜniversityPublications.
Jahic, G. and Kalem, S. 2009. Vatandaşın Gözünden Mahkemeler: Katılım, Tutumlar ve Güven. Kalem, S. (ed.). Adalet Gözet: Yargı Sistemi Üzerine Bir İnceleme. Istanbul: Istanbul Bilgi University Publications. Elveriş, İ., Jahic, G., and Kalem, S. 2009. İstanbul Asliye Hukuk Mahkemelerinde Yargılama Süreci: Taraflar, Davalar ve İşleyiş / Judicial Proceedings at Istanbul Civil Courts: Parties, Cases and Process. Istanbul: Istanbul Bilgi University Publications. Kalem, S. 2008. Ceza Davalarında Uzlaşma: Uygulayıcı Görüşü Jahic, G. and Yeşiladalı, B. (eds.). Onarıcı Adalet, Mağdur-Fail Arabuluculuğu ve Uzlaşma Uygulamaları: Türkiye ve Avrupa Bakışı. Istanbul: Istanbul Bilgi University Publications. Elveriş, İ., Jahic, G. and Kalem, S. 2008. Mahkemede Tek Başına: İstanbul Mahkemeleri nde Müdafiliğin Erişilebilirliği. Uğur Alacakaptan a Armağan. Istanbul: Istanbul Bilgi University Publications. Kalem, S., Jahic, G., and Elveriş, İ. 2008. Adalet Barometresi: Vatandaşların Mahkemeler Hakkındaki Görüşleri ve Değerlendirmeleri. Istanbul: Istanbul Bilgi University Publications. Kalem, S., Jahic, G., and Elveriş, İ. 2008. Justice Barometer, Public Opinion on Courts in. İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi University Publications. Kalem, S., Jahic, G., and Elveriş, İ. 2008. Adliye Gözlemleri: İstanbul Mahkemeleri; Fiziksel Koşullar, Duruşmalar ve Gecikmeler. Istanbul: Istanbul Bilgi University Publications. Elveriş, İ., Jahic, G. and Kalem, S. 2007. Mahkemede Tek Başına: İstanbul Mahkemelerinde Müdafiliğin Erişilebilirliği ve Etkisi/Alone in the Courtroom: Accessibility and Impact of Criminal Legal Aid in Istanbul Courts. Istanbul: Istanbul Bilgi University Publications. Kalem, S. 2007. Adalet Gözet Güncel Hukuk 8-44, August 2007 Kalem, S. 2007. Anket Anket Söyle Bana Radikal 2, 17.06.2007. Elveriş, İ., and Kalem, S. 2006. Türk İnsanı Ayrıcalık İster Güncel Hukuk 10, October 2006. Kalem, S. 2005. Adalet? Güncel Hukuk 24, December 2005. Kalem, S. 2005. Disiplinlerarası Disiplinler Pahasına? Hukuk Sosyolojisinin Türkiye de Nasıl Çalışıldığına Dair Bir Eleştiri Hukuk ve Adalet, 2:5. Kalem, Seda. 2004. A Look at Constitutional Debates: The Case of Civil Constitution Initiative and Its Implications for the Future of Democracy in. Re//Fusing Structures, 1:1. 12. Presentations Kalem, S. 2016. Gender Issues in the Judiciary in, Comparative Legal Gender Studies-Network: The Emilie Kempyn-Spyri of the past, present and future, Justus Liebig University Giessen Faculty of Law, Giessen, Germany, 21 June 2016. Kalem, S. 2016. Gender and what is made of it: Being a woman judge in Turkish judicial culture. At the Delta: Belonging, Place and Visions of Law and Social Change, Annual Conference of the Law and Society Association, New Orleans, USA: 2-5 June 2016. Kalem, S.2016. Toplumsal cinsiyet: Kadın yargıçlara dair araştırma verileri üzerine bir tartışma, Hukuk Mesleğinde Kadın: Kadın hukukçuların sayısının artışı mesleğe nasıl yansıyor?, Organized by Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi and YARSAV, 13 May 2016. Kalem, S. 2016. Hukukun Gerekliliği ve Sınırlılığı, Beraber Yaşamayı Konuşmak Toplantıları-2, 16 Mart 2016, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Göç Çalışmaları Uygulama ve Araştırma MerkeziKalem, S. 2015., Kadınların Cinsel Taciz Tecrübelerinde Polis: #sendeanlat Anlatılarının Ortaya Koydukları. Gender Equality and Violence against Women Certificate Programme, Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian and Police Academy, 20-22 May.
Kalem, S. 2012. Türkiye de Hukuk Mesleğine Sosyolojik Bir Bakış: Bourdieucü Bir Okuma, Hukuka Felsefi ve Sosyolojik Bakışlar VI, 26-29 November 2012, İstanbul. Kalem, S. 2012. Türkiye de Hukuk Eğitimi ve Hukukçu Kimliği Üzerine Düşündürdükleri, Boğaziçi Avukatlar Derneği Workshop, 25 February 2012. Kalem, S. 2011. Türkiye de Adalete Erişim : Göstergeler ve Öneriler TESEV meeting, Ankara: 22 July 2011. Kalem, S. Türkiye de Adalete Erişim : Göstergeler ve Öneriler Demokratik Geçiş Dönemlerinde Adalet: Anayasa Yapımı, Yargı Reformu ve Geçmişle Yüzleşme, TESEV Uluslararası Yargı Konferansı, Istanbul: 24-25 June 2011. Kalem, S. Negotiating Mediation, Negotiating Modernity: A Study of the Juridical Field in, Annual Conference of the Law and Society Association, San Francisco, ABD: 2-5 Haziran 2011. Kalem, S. 2011. Yargı Bürokrasisi ve Vatandaş: Karşılıklı Algılamalar Yargının Hızlandırılması: Peki Ya Adalet? Eskişehir Hukuksal Bakış Derneği conference, Eskişehir: 13 May 2011. Kalem, S. Bir Yargısal Alan Kurgusu: Türkiye de Arabuluculuk Kurumunun Ortaya Çıkışı ve Gelişmeler, VI. Ulusal Sosyoloji Kongresi Toplumsal Dönüşümler ve Sosyolojik Yaklaşımlar, Didim, 1-3 October, 2009. Kalem, S. Yargı Bürokrasisi Gözünden vatandaş, Yargı ve İnsan Hakları Konferansı, 11-12 September, 2009. Kalem, S. Understanding the Making of a Juridical Field: The Practice and Institution of Mediation in Onati International Institute fort he Sociology of Law Joint Meeting Complexity, Conflicts and Justice: 20 Years of Sociology of Law, Onati, 7-10 July, 2009. Kalem, S. and Jahic, G. Attitudes Towards Courts in : Does Experience Matter?, European Society of Criminology Conference 2008, Edinburgh, 2-5 September, 2008. Jahic, G., and Kalem, S. Researching Attitudes towards Restorative Justice and Victim Offender Mediation: Comparing Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. Forum for Restorative Justice 5 th Conference Building Restorative Justice in Europe: Cooperation Between the Public, Policy Makers, Practitioners and Researchers, Verona, 17-19 April, 2008. Kalem, S. and Elveriş. İ. Sitting In Front of Authority Outside the Courtroom: Memoirs from a Field Research in Istanbul. International Conference on Law and Society in the 21 st Century: Joint Annual Meetings of Law and Society Association and Research Committee on Sociology of Law, Berlin, 25-28 July, 2007. Jahic, G., and Kalem, S. Court experiences and Attitudes towards Courts: Results of a National Survey in. International Conference on Law and Society in the 21 st Century: Joint Annual Meetings of Law and Society Association and Research Committee on Sociology of Law, Berlin, 25-28 July, 2007. Kalem, S., Elveriş, İ., and Jahic, G. An Insider Evaluation: How Do Criminal Judges in Assess Their Roles Within the System. Law and Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, 6-9 July, 2006. Elveriş, İ., Jahic, G., and Kalem, S. Access to and Quality of Criminal Legal Aid Services in : Lawyers Perspective. Law and Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, 6-9 July, 2006. Elveris, I., Jahic, G., and Kalem, S. Evaluating Accessibility of Criminal Legal Aid Services in. 6th LSRC International Research Conference Transforming Lives: The Impact of Legal Services and Legal Aid, Belfast, April 2006. Elveriş, İ., Jahic, G., and Kalem, S. Accessibility and Quality of Criminal Legal Aid in : Evaluation and Proposed Research. Criminology and Criminal Justice in : New Research New Projects Colloquium, 14 May, 2005. Kalem, S. A Look at Constitutional Debates: The Case of Civil Constitution Initiative and Its Implications for the Future of Democracy in. Paper presented at the Re//Fusing Structures Student Presentations, organized by the Sociology Department at the Graduate Faculty, New School for Social Research, 27 April, 2004.
Kalem, S. A Look at Constitutional Debates: the Case of Civil Constitution Initiative and Its Implications for the Future of Democracy in. Graduate Faculty Historical Studies Conference, New School for Social Research, NY, 3 May, 2003. 13. Projects Project Coordinator- Justice Watch. İstanbul Bilgi University and Open Society Assistance Foundation Grant No: 20017580. 2006-2008 Project Coordinator- Establishment Operation of National Focal Points in Croatia and. Fundamental Rights Agency, Contract No: EUMC2-2006-RO- RAXEN CT. 2006-2007 Legal Aid Expert- Technical Assistance for Better Access to Justice- (EuropeAid/123555/D/SER/TR) Expert Researcher- Promoting the Practice of Victim-Offender Mediation. European Commission, 2005 EIDHR Micro Grants Program, Project No: DDH/2006/120-562 Expert Researcher - Judicial Proceedings at Istanbul Civil Courts: Parties, Cases and Process. İstanbul Bilgi University and Open Society Assistance Foundation. 2005-2007 Expert Researcher - Legal Aid Study (The Study of the Accessibility and Quality of Criminal Legal Aid in : A Research Policy Recommendations). Danish Embassy in Ankara and Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation. 2004-2006 Expert Researcher - Strengthening Respect for Human Rights of Women in. Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) with the support from Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency (SIDA). 2005-2008 Consultant- Expert Researcher Analyst- Strengthening Respect for Human Rights of Women in. Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) with the support from Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency (SIDA). 2009-2010 Consultant- Judicial Reform Consultant. Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV). September 2009- Consultant- Human Rights Capacity Development Programme HR Research Grant. Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI). September-November 2012. Consultant- Human Rights Capacity Development Programme HR Research Grant. Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI). June 2012. Consultant- Human Rights Capacity Development Programme Research Project on Women Issue of Police: Gender Awareness. Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI). September 15 - December 31, 2015. Consultant- Human Rights Capacity Development Programme Research Project on Democratic Review of Policing. Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI). September 15 - December 31, 2015. Human Rights Grant Selection Committee Member- Human Rights Capacity Development Programme. Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI). April-May 2012; March-May 2013; March-May 2014; March-May 2015; March-May 2016. Head Consultant- Enhancing Civic Participation and Confidence Building in the Judicial Reform Process. Strichting Stichting Turkije Instituut Leiden (Holland), Turkish Economic and Social Studies Association (TESEV), Funded by EU Civil Society Dialogue Programme, October 2014- November 2015.
14. Awards Albert Salomon Memorial Award in Sociology, New York, New School for Social Research Commencement Award, May 2010 Dissertation Fellowship, New York, New School for Social Research, 2006-2007 University Fellowship, New York, New School for Social Research, 2003-2004 Tuition scholarship, New York, New School for Social Research, 2001-2003 15. Administrative Tasks Coordinator of Istanbul Bilgi University Unit for the Prevention of Sexual Harassment and Assault.