CRISIS AND CHANGE IN WORLD POLITICS

IX. ULUDAG CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CRISIS AND CHANGE IN WORLD POLITICS 23-24 OCTOBER 2017 ULUDAG UNIVERSITY METE CENGIZ CONVENTION CENTER BURSA/TURKEY

IX. ULUDAG CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 23-24 OCTOBER 2017 / BURSA The Ninth Uludag Congress on International Relations will be held by Uludag University, Department of International Relations in 23-24 October 2017, with the main theme of Crisis and Change in World Politics. The Congress aims to include research and analyses into various dimensions of political, economic and social contemporary developments in the international system. Even though the main themes which will be discussed during the Congress are listed below, other papers related to the general outline of the Congress will also be evaluated. Main themes Regional Studies (Middle East / North Africa / Europe, Balkans / Eastern Europe / Central Asia / Caucasia / Balkans / Asia Pacific / America) Asymmetric Threats And State Security Effects of Non-Governmental Actors on the International System Humanitarian Intervention and Sovereignty International Migration Studies, Irregular Migration and the Issue of Refugees States and Non-State Actors Social Media Usage International Organizations Against Global/Regional Issues Global Armament / Disarmament And Stability of the International System Islamic Thought in Middle Eastern and Islamic Movements Radicalism and Extremism Social Movements and The International System Contemporary Discussions in International Security Studies The Pursuit of Strategic Balance in the International System Regional Conflicts and Crisis Management Energy, the Environment and Climate Change Ethnic and Sectarian Conflicts Cyber Security in International Relations Politico-Economic Competition in the International System Methods for Resolution of Legal and Commercial Contradictions in the International System Contemporary Discussions on the Theories of International Relations and Changing Geopolitical Conditions Gender and International Relations

Prof. Tayyar ARI Prof. İbrahim CANBOLAT Prof. Kamuran REÇBER Prof. Göksel İŞYAR Prof. Muzaffer Ercan YILMAZ Prof. Barış ÖZDAL Assoc. Prof. Ferhat PİRİNÇÇİ Assoc. Prof. Kemal ATAMAN Asst. Prof. Sezgin KAYA Asst. Prof. Çiğdem AYDIN KOYUNCU Asst. Prof. Mehmet ÇELENK ORGANIZATIONAL BOARD SCIENTIFIC BOARD (in alphabetical order) Atilla Eralp, Orta Doğu Teknik University, Ankara Birol Akgün, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara Fırat Purtaş, Gazi University, Ankara Fuat Keyman, Sabancı University, İstanbul Ghadir Nasri, Tarbiat Moaalem University, Tahran, Iran Gökhan Özkan, Bursa Teknik University, Bursa Haldun Yalçınkaya, TOBB ETU University, Ankara Irına Chudoska, Üsküp Fon University, Macedonia Hasan Köni, Kültür University, İstanbul Kemal İnat, Sakarya University, Sakarya Khurram Qadir, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan Mehmet Genç, Işık University, İstanbul Mehmet Şahin, Gazi University, Ankara Mehran Kamrava, Georgetown University, Doha, Qatar Meliha Altunışık, Orta Doğu Teknik University, Ankara Mesut Özcan, Dışişleri Bakanlığı, Ankara Meşti İsmailov, Bakü Devlet University, Azerbaijan Mousa Shteiwi, University of Jordan, Jordan Murat Yeşiltaş, Sakarya University, Sakarya Mustafa Aydın, Kadir Has University, İstanbul Mustafa Kibaroğlu, MEF Üniversiesi, İstanbul Nasser Yaseen, American University of Beirut, Lebanon Nuri Yurdusev, Orta Doğu Teknik University, Ankara R. Kutay Karaca, İstanbul Gelişim University, İstanbul Rayan al Ameen, American University of Beirut, Lebanon Sevinç Ruintan, Bakü Devlet University, Azerbaijan Sibel Turan, Trakya University, Edirne Şule Kut, Okan University, İstanbul Türel Yılmaz, Gazi University, Ankara Waleed Hazbun, American University of Beirut, Lebanon Zeynep Yücel, Bandırma 17 Eylül University, Balıkesir Secretariat Asst. Prof. Çiğdem AYDIN KOYUNCU R.A. Mehmet H.M. BEKTAŞ Ph.D. R. A. Samet YILMAZ R.A. Mehmet H.M. BEKTAŞ Ph.D. R. A. Özge Gökçen TERZİ R. A. Murat JANE R. A. Tunç DEMİRTAŞ R. A. Uğur ERMİŞ R. A. Samet YILMAZ R. A. Büşra ÖĞÜTÇÜ R. A. Talip ALAN R. A. Yusuf YILDIRIM R.A. Hüseyin Faruk ŞİMŞEK

IMPORTANT DEADLINES Abstract submission deadline 15 August 2017 Notification of acceptance 15 September 2017 Congress attendance records deadline 1 25 September 2017 Announcement of the congress program 9 October 2017 Congress dates 23-24 October 2017 Full text submission deadline 2 10 November 2017 REGISTRATION FEE (Deadline: 25 September 2017) Authors 50 The account information for congress participation fee will be announced to the authors together with the declaration of the accepted abstracts. ONE registration fee includes the following for registered authors: 1- Welcome Reception 2- Printed Name Card 3- Congress Folder 4- Participation in the Program 5- Printed Participation and Presentation Certificate 6- Coffee Breaks on the Presentation Day 7- Lunch on the Presentation Day 1 Even if accepted after this date, it is not possible for the papers posted to be included in the congress program and in the summary book. Even if not attended after registration, the fee cannot be returned. 2 Full texts will be subject to editorial and academic review prior to printing. The Congressional Committee has the right to refuse or amend full texts.

VENUE The Congress will be held at Mete Cengiz Convention Center, Uludag University, Görükle, Bursa, Turkey TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION Travel and accommodation fees are paid by the participants. However, available accommodation alternatives will be announced in the congress website one week prior to the event. CONFERENCE WEB SITE http://ucir.uludag.edu.tr RULES FOR PARTICIPATION Abstract Submission and Evaluation The papers sent for the congress shall not have been previously presented or published elsewhere. The congress welcomes all academics and researchers interested in the subject from Turkey or from abroad. The languages of the congress will be Turkish and English, with simultaneous translation provided. The abstracts should include the information below and submitted as an attached file to the e-mail ucirconference@gmail.com by 15 August 2017. The abstracts for the English papers shall be prepared in English and the abstracts for Turkish papers shall be prepared in Turkish. Paper proposals will be evaluated according to their subjects, their conformity with scientific criteria, and their authenticity by the members of Organizational Board and the Scientific Board. These evaluations will be in the form accepted or refused. Publication of the abst ract s bookl et The abstracts of the papers accepted for the congress will be published and presented to the participants upon the registration of the congress.

Submission of f ull texts The full texts of the papers accepted and presented in the conference shall be revised according to the publication guidelines (see below) and sent as an attached MS Word file to the e-mail ucirconference@gmail.com by 10 December 2017. These full texts will be published after evaluation according to their abstracts and their conformity with scientific criteria by the Congress s Scientific and Organizational Boards. Papers not presented in the Congress will not be taken into consideration. Guidelines for full texts will be announced in the congress web site.

VIII. ULUDAG CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 23-24 OCTOBER 2017 / BURSA PARTICIPATION FORM SURNAME :... NAME :... TITLE :... UNIVERSITY :... DEPARTMENT :... ADDRESS :... CITY :... COUNTRY :... PHONE :... E-MAIL :... PAPER TITLE... ABSTRACT (max. 400 words).... KEY WORDS (5 words).... Short C.V. (Max. 100 words)...